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Australia and New Zealand Flashcards

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The nations of the Pacific are collectively known as what?

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Oceania

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2
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Australia has been making wine with with traditional European grapes since

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1800

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What new world country is the largest exporter of wine?

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Australia

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4
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Where is Australian wine mostly produced?

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The southeastern quadrant, and somewhat along the southwestern coast.

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5
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Most of the vineyards in Australia are found in what states?

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South Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria & offshore Tasmania

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6
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What are the large rivers in Australia that assist with irrigation?

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Murray, Darling & Murrumbidgee rivers

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7
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What is Australia’s primary mountain chain?

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The Great Dividing Range

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8
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The Great Dividing Range parallels the woutheastern coast from _______ to _________.

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Melbourne to Brisbane

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9
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What is Australia’s coolest wine growing area?

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Tasmania

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What is Australia’s most southern wine growing area?

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Tasmania

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11
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Shiraz was mistakenly thought to have originated where?

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Shiraz, Persia

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12
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What is Australia’s most widely planted red grape varieties?

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Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Grenache, Mourvedre.

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What is Australia’s most widely planted white grape varieties?

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Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon.

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14
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What other grape varieties have significant plantings after the main varieties?

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Pinot Noir, Riesling, Chenin Blanc, Gordo Blanco (Muscat of Alexandria)

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15
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What grape variety is becoming widely grown in Western Australia?

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Chenin Blanc

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16
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What grapes are grown in the hotter areas of Australia and are often used in fortifies wines?

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Gordo Blanco & 2 other Muscat varieties.

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17
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Within a state, the large GI’s are called

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Zones

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18
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What is the name of the governmental agency in charge of the GI’s?

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Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation

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19
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In order to list a single GI on a label what is the minimum percentage of grapes that have to have been grown in that appellation?

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85%

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20
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Vintage dates and single varieties on a label have what minimum level requirement?

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85%

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21
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Labels must list grape varieties in order of decending order of content if more than ____% is a blending grape. Or not list the grapes at all.

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More than 15% of blending grape

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22
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What year was Australia’s place name protections system established?

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1993

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23
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List the levels of Australian GI’s.

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Multistate, State, Zone, Region, Subregion

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24
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What zone is considered a super-zone?

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Adelaide

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25
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Australia’s almost unlimited sunshine and warm to hot temps produce what style wines in terms of alcohol, fruit and body?

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High alcohol, fruit driven and full body.

26
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Medium alcohol wines with more natural acidity are produced in warmer or cooler areas?

A

Cooler

27
Q

Red wines are more prevalent than white wines. T or F?

A

True

28
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Dessert and fortified wine from Australia are known as

A

stickies.

29
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What zone is to the west of South Australia?

A

Western Australia

30
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What zone is to the east of South Australia?

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New South Wales

31
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What zone is to the southeast of South Australia?

A

Victoria

32
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What are the regions surrounding Perth?

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Perth Hills, Swan District and Peel

33
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Perth is in what state?

A

Western Australia

34
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What region lies south of Perth and is at Australia’s southwestern extremity?

A

Margaret River

35
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Where is the Great Southern region in Australia?

A

Western Australia

36
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What subregions are in the Great Southern region?

A

Frankland and Mount Barker

37
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What is the growing climate of the Margaret River region?

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Constant sea breezes off the Indian Ocean keep the area cool.

38
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What style wines is Margaret River known for?

A

Whites, Chardonnay and Sauv. Blanc/Semillon blends.

39
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Adelaide is in what State?

A

South Australia

40
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McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley are know for what style wines?

A

Shiraz. Warm & dry mediterranian climate.

41
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What two regions surrounding Adelaide are known for Reisling?

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Clare Valley and Eden Valley

42
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What region borders South Australia and Victoria and is known for it’s red soils known as terra rosa?

A

Coonawarra

43
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Coonawarra is in what Zone?

A

Limestone coast

44
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Coonawarra is known for famous for what red wines?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

45
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What two regions surround Adelaide and are known for cool climate and higher altitude Reisings?

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Clare Valley and Eden Valley

46
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List the main regions in Southern Australia.

A

Barossa, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley, Eden Valley, Coonawarra

47
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What are the main regions within New South Wales?

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Hunter Valley, Mudgee and Riverina. Lesser known are Murray Darling and Orange

48
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What region in NSW is north of Sydney and hot and humid?

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Hunter Valley

49
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What region in NSW is to the west of the Great Dividing Range?

A

Mudgee

50
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What city lies to the north of the Great Dividing Range?

A

Brisbane

51
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Rivernina is in what zone and known for

A

New South Wales. largest region, largerst producer, bulk wine. Some botrytis semillon.

52
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Tasmania is located how many miles off the coast of Victoria?

A

150

53
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Tasmania is especially known for what style wines?

A

Cold climate w/short growing season: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and sparkling wine.

54
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What are the main zones in Victoria?

A

Rutherglen, Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula & Heathcote. Followed by Bendigo & Goulburn Valley

55
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What is the southern most region in Victoria?

A

Mornington Peninsula

56
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Rutherglen’s climate is

A

continental. Hot summer days, frosts spring & fall

57
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What are the wine styles for Rutherglen?

A

Big reds from Shiraz, fortified Muscat

58
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What is the region that lies between Bendigo and Goulburn Valley?

A

Heathcote

59
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What are the wine styles for Heathcote?

A

Cool winds from the Mt. Camel Range. Premium Shiraz.

60
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What regions are on the outskirts of Melbourne?

A

Yarra Valley & Mornington Peninsula

61
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What are the wine styles for Yarra Valley & Mornington Peninsula?

A

Since they are far south in Victoria, cool climate, therefore Chardonnay & Pinot Noir for still and sparkling wine.

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