Australia and New Zealand Flashcards
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What are the three GIs of the Mount Lofty Ranges zone?
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Adelaide Hills GI
Adelaide Plains GI
Clare Valley GI
2
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What are the two subregions of the Adelaide Hills GI from north to south?
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Lenswood
Piccadilly Valley
3
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What are the main grapes of Adelaide Hills GI?
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Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are the top white varieties here.
Pinot Noir and Shiraz are the top red grapes here.
4
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What is the GI of Primo Estate?
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Adelaide Plains
5
Q
Which zones together make up the Adelaide Superzone?
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Mount Lofty Ranges
Fleurieu
Barossa
6
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What are the 5 GIs of the Northeast Victoria Zone?
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Alpine Valleys GI Beechworth GI Glenrowan GI King Valley GI Rutherglen GI
7
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What are three eclectic varieties found in the Alpine Valleys GI?
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Arneis
Saperavi
Petit Manseng
8
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In 2012 what name was registered as the name to replace Sherry for Australian wines that were thus named?
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Apera
9
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What are the 6 major wine estates in Australia that belong to Treasury Wine Estates?
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Penfolds Wolf Bass Wynns Rosemount Yellowglen Lindemans
10
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What states make up the South Eastern Australia Zone?
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South Australia Victoria New South Whales Tasmania Queensland (Southeastern Half)
11
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What is the name of Australia’s finest sparkling wine brand and who is the winemaker? Where is this?
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House of Arras
Ed Carr
Tasmania
12
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Why are most Australian wines bottled under screwcap?
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A steep rise in the twin issues of random oxidation and cork taint since 2000 due to dialing back free SO2 in wine have led to most Australian wines to be bottled under screwcap to allow for the lower amount of bottled free SO2.
13
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What is Topaque? Name the grape and GI of origin?
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Fortified wine specialty produced from Muscadelle grapes in Rutherglen and Glenrowan
14
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What are the 4 quality levels of Rutherglen Muscat and the average age for each along with RS ranges.
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Rutherglen: 3-5 years; 180-240g/L
Classic: 6-10 years; 200-280g/L
Grand: 11-19 years; 270-400g/L
Rare: 20+ years; 270-400g/L
15
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In what GIs are Muscat and Muscadelle produced in a fortified, sweet style?
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Rutherglen GI and Glenrowan GI in the North East Victoria Zone
16
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What is considered the best GI for quality Cabernet Sauvignon in Australia? Second-best?
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Margaret River GI
Coonawarra GI is considered second-best but was originally considered the best for quite some time.
17
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What are considered the top GIs for Pinot Noir in Australia?
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Geelong GI Gippsland GI Yarra Valley GI Mornington Peninsula GI Tasmania
18
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Where are the oldest bush-trained Grenache vines in Australia?
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McLaren Vale GI
19
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What is Mourvedre called in Australia?
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Mataro
20
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What are the top three white grapes planted in Australia?
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Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Semillon
21
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What is Muscat of Alexandria called in Austraila?
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Muscat Gordo Blanco
22
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In order for variety or region to be specified on a wine label what percentage of the grape or provenance of grapes must be present in the bottle?
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min 85%
23
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If a blend of grapes is listed on a bottle of Australian wine, which varietal is listed first?
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The varietal that comprises the highest amount.
24
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How many zones does each state have?
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New South Whales (8) Victoria (6) South Australia (8) Western Australia (5) Queensland (2)
25
What is a "region" defined as according to the Australian legislation in regards to wine region?
Single tract of land that is discrete and homogenous in its grape growing attributes to a degree that is measurable producing at least 500 tonnes of grapes a year and includes at least 5 differently owned vineyards of at least 5ha in size.
26
In what year did it become law to forbid the use of claret, burgundy, champagne, port, sherry, and other generic names on Australian wine labels?
1994
27
What was Topaque called previously? What is it sometimes called now.
Liqueur Tokay
Sometimes called, but rarely, Dessert Muscadelle
28
When was the Barossa Charter formalized and what are the 4 different age designations and the ages associated with each?
Formalized in 2009
Barossa Old Vine: Min 35 years old
Barossa Survivor Vine: Min 70 years old
Barossa Centenarian Vine: Min 100 years old
Barossa Ancestor Vine: Min 125 years old
29
What is the GI of Giaconda?
Beechworth GI
30
What are the 4 GIs of the Big Rivers Zone in New South Whales?
Murray Darling GI
Swan Hill GI
Riverina GI
Perricoota GI
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What are the 7 zones of New South Whales?
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Big Rivers
Central Ranges
Hunter Valley
Northern Rivers
Northern Slopes
Southern New South Whales
South Coast
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32
What are the 3 GIs of the Central Ranges zone?
Mudgee
Orange
Cowra
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What is the GI of the Hunter Valley zone?
Hunter GI
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What is the Gi of the Northern Rivers zone?
Hastings River GI
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What is the GI of the Northern Slopes zone?
New England Australia GI
36
What are the GIs of the South Coast zone?
Shoalhaven Coast GI
| Southern Highlands GI
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What are the 4 GIs of the Southern New South Whales zone?
Canberra GI
Gundagai GI
Tumbarumba GI
Hilltops GI
38
What are the two GIs of Queensland?
South Burnett GI
| Granite Belt GI
39
What are the 8 zones of South Australia?
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Far North
Fleurieu
Lower Murray
Limestone Coast
Barossa
Mount Lofty Ranges
The Peninsulas
Adelaide Superzone
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40
What are the GIs of the Barossa Zone?
Eden Valley GI
| Barossa Valley GI
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What is the GI of the Far North zone?
Southern Flinders Ranges GI
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What are the 5 GIs of the Fleurieu zone?
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Currency Creek GI
Langhorne Creek GI
Kangaroo Island GI
McLaren Vale GI
Southern Fleurieu GI
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What are the 6 GIs of the Limestone Coast zone?
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Mount Benson GI
Mount Gambier GI
Coonawarra GI
Padthaway GI
Robe GI
Wrattonbully GI
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44
What's the GI of the Lower Murray zone?
Riverland GI
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What are the GIs of the Mount Lofty Ranges zone?
Adelaide Hills GI
Adelaide Plains GI
Clare Valley GI
46
What are the 5 subregions of Clare Valley GI?
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Polish Hill
Auburn
Watervale
Sevenhill
Clare
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47
What are 3 unofficial subregions of Northern Tasmania? Southern Tasmania?
Northern Tasmania:
Pipers River Valley, Tamar Valley, North West Coast
Southern Tasmania:
Derwent Valley, Coal River, Huon Valley
48
What are the 6 zones of Victoria?
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Central Victoria GI
North East Victoria GI
North West Victoria GI
Western Victoria GI
Gippsland GI
Port Phillip GI
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49
What are the 5 GIs of Central Victoria?
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Goulburn Valley GI
Bendigo GI
Upper Goulburn GI
Strathbogie Ranges GI
Heathcote GI
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50
Where is the subregion Nagambie Lakes?
Goulburn Valley GI
51
What are the 5 GIs of North East Victoria zone?
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Rutherglen GI
Glenrowan GI
Beechworth GI
Alpine Valleys GI
King Valley GI
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52
What are the 5 GIs of the Port Phillip zone?
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Yarra Valley GI
Geelong GI
Macedon Ranges GI
Mornington Peninsula GI
Sunbury GI
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53
What are the three GIs of the Western Victoria zone?
Grampians GI
Henty GI
Pyrenees GI
54
What are the two zones of Western Australia?
Greater Perth
| South West Australia
55
What are the three GIs of the Greater Perth zone?
Peel GI
Perth Hills GI
Swan District GI
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What are the 6 GIs of the South West Australia zone?
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Geographe GI
Great Southern GI
Manjimup GI
Margaret GI
Pemberton GI
Blackwood Valley GI
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57
What are the 5 subregions of Great Southern GI?
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Albany
Denmark
Frankland River
Mount Barker
Porongorup
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58
What is the subregion of Swan District GI?
Swan Valley
59
What river flows through Barossa Valley GI?
Para River
60
What river flows through the Riverland Gi?
Murray River
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What river flows through the Strathbogie Ranges?
Goulburn River
62
What are the worst vintages in the Barossa Valley from 2000-2015? What made them bad?
2000: Rainy at harvest
2003: Severe drought and hot
2011: Cold and Rainy
63
What is the greatest challenge regarding organic and biodynamic viticulture in Australia?
Lack of labor
64
Who are the "First Five" or founding wineries of Margaret River?
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Vasse Felix
Cullen
Cape Mentelle
Moss Wood
Leeuwin
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65
What is the GI of John Riddoch?
Coonawarra GI in the Limestone Coast
66
What are the grapes used in Seppeltsfield "100 Para"?
Grenache and Shiraz are always present but Mataro is also in the blend which isn't completely disclosed.
67
When was the Seppeltsfield Centennial collection started?
1878
68
Willyabrup, Karridale, and Yallingup are all informal subregions of what GI?
Margaret River GI
69
What is the GI of Yalumba "Octavius"? Grape?
Barossa Valley GI; Shiraz
70
What is the GI of D'Arenberg "Dead Arm Shiraz"?
McLaren Vale GI
71
What is the GI of Brokenwood "Graveyard Shiraz"?
Hunter Valley GI
72
What is the GI and grape(s) of Henschke's "Hill of Grace"?
Eden Valley GI; Shiraz
73
What is the GI of Mount Mary "Quintet"?
Yara Valley GI
74
What is the GI of Wendouree?
Clare Valley GI
75
What is the GI of Bass Phillip Reserve Pinot Noir?
Gippsland GI, more specifically in the unofficial subregion of South Gippsland
76
What is the GI and grape of Clarendon Hills "Astralis"?
McLaren Vale GI; Shiraz
77
What is the GI of Chris Ringland?
Barossa Valley GI
78
What is the GI of Clonakilla?
Canberra Disctrict GI
79
What is the GI of Jim Barry "Armagh Shiraz"?
Clare Valley GI
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What is the GI of Rockford "Basket Press"?
Barossa Valley GI
81
What is the grape and GI of Ben Glaetzer "Amon Ra"?
Shiraz from Barossa Valley GI
82
Main Ridge Estate and Paringa Estate are located in what GI?
Mornington Peninsula GI
83
What does RDI stand for and where is it most commonly used?
Regulated Deficit Irrigation
In the arid interior
84
Who is the largest sparkling wine producer in Australia?
Jansz
85
Who brought Vitis vinifera cuttings to Australia?
James Busby
86
Who planted the first grape vines in Australia?
Captain Arthur Phillip
87
The Albany, Freemantle, and Lake Doctors all refer to what type of meterological effect?
Wind patterns off nearby bodies of water.
88
Where is By Farr winery?
Geelong
89
What is the body of water north and west of the Mornington Peninsula?
Port Phillip Bay
90
What is the name of Michel Chapoutier's winery in Mount Benson?
Domaine Tournon
91
What is larger Napa Valley or the Barossa Valley?
Napa Valley
92
Who produces Vat 1 Semillon?
Tyrell's
93
What is Romeo Bragato known for in New Zealand?
He identified New Zealand regions that were promising for wine production encouraging an influx of investment into the industry there.
He also identified phylloxera there and suggested the use of resistant rootstocks there.
94
What is the historic Montana estate in New Zealand known as today?
Brancott Estate
95
Which fine wine region of Australia is known for instances of premature budbreak in the middle of winter? Why does this happen?
Margaret River
Sometimes, due to the warming influences of the nearby Indian Ocean, temperatures rise enough for a few days to the point that vines, particularly Chardonnay will prematurely show budbreak.
96
Who is considered the father of Australian viticulture? What is his claim to fame in New Zealand?
James Busby; he is also said to be the first person to make wine in New Zealand.
97
What is the GI of Clonakilla and what is their top wine produced?
Canberra District GI in the Southern New South Whales Zone.
Its top wine is the Shiraz/Viognier
98
What is Cask Wine in Australia?
Wine that has been misleadingly packaged in a bag in box.
99
What is the climate like in the Clare Valley?
Strongly continental with warm summer days and cool nights
100
Clare Valley is well known for its world class Riesling but what red grapes are produced here? What is a top producer of these red grapes?
Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Malbec
Wendouree
101
What are 3 top producers of Clare Valley Riesling?
Grosset
Pikes
Mount Horrocks
102
What were the 3 tiers of quality for the Langton's Classification of Australian Wine from top to bottom? What are the new categories as of the most recent edition in
Used to be:
1) Exceptional
2) Outstanding
3) Excellent
Now is:
First Classified
Classified
103
What was the first vintage of Henschke's Hill of Grace and who produced it?
1958; Cyril Henschke
104
What is the appellation and grape(s) of Best Great Western "Thompson Family Shiraz"?
Grampians GI; Shiraz
105
What is the GI of Seppeltsfield?
Barossa Valley GI
106
What winery in Margaret River's First Five is known for founding Cloudy Bay in Marlborough? Who founded it?
Cape Mentelle by David Hohnen
107
Which vintage of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc is credited with giving Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc its overnight recognition world wide?
1985
108
What is the top producer of wine in the Coal River Valley in Tasmania?
Tolpuddle
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What are the top three grapes produced in the Coal River Valley?
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Riesling
110
What three GIs of Tasmania surround the town of Hobart?
Huon Valley
Derwent Valley
Coal River Valley
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In what zone is the Coonawarra GI located and what is the prized soil type and top-performing grape here?
Limestone Coast Zone
Terra Rossa soil type
Cabernet Sauvignon
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What type of climate does Coonawarra experience?
Mediterranean
113
What are three top producers in Coonawarra GI?
Wynns
Jim Barry
Penley Estate
Parker Estates
114
In what zone is Currency Creek located within and what style of wines is this GI best known for?
Fleurieu Zone
Best known for Bordeaux blends and Shiraz
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What is the subregion of Eden Valley GI?
High Eden GI
116
What are wine flights called in Australia?
Brackets
117
In which GI is the Bremer River famously used to flood the vineyards of the area for the purpose of fertilization with silt and creating reserves of water through the summer for the vines there?
Langhorne Creek GI in the Fleurieu Zone of South Australia
118
What is Frontignac?
Australian synonym for Muscat Blanc à Petis Grains
119
What 3 GIs are located on the Pinot Coast Wine Trail and where is this?
Mornington Peninsula GI
Geelong GI
Gippsland GI
120
What is the top producer of Gewurztraminer in Gisborne?
Vinoptima
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Bass Phillip is most closely associated with which GI and what are they famous for?
Gippsland GI; famous for world class Pinot Noir
122
What is the appellation of Tahbilk?
Nagambie Lakes (Goulburn Valley) in Central Victoria Zone
123
Where is Seppelt Winery? Where is Seppeltsfield?
Seppelt is in Grampians in Western Victoria
Seppeltsfield is in Barossa Valley
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What may be used for the prefermentation enrichment of grape must in Australia? What is illegal?
Grape concentrate may be used for enrichment in Australia prefermentation. Sugar may not be used.
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Great Western is a subregion of which GI?
Grampians GI in Western Victoria Zone
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What is the top grape produced in the Hastings River GI of New South Whales? What is the zone of this GI?
Chambourcin; Northern Rivers Zone
127
What is the top grape of Heathcote GI and in what zone is this located? What is the top producer here?
Shiraz; Central Victoria
Jasper Hill is the top producer here.
128
What GI is home to the only known Corvina/Rondinella blends? What other grapes thrive here and what is the zone of this GI?
Hilltops GI; Cabernet Sauvignon, Tempranillo, Nebbiolo, and Shiraz also thrive here.
129
In what GI may you find plantings of Corvina, Nebbiolo, and Tempranillo?
Hilltops GI in the Southern New South Whales Zone
130
What is the region and the subregions of the Hunter Valley Zone?
Hunter is the main region;
Polkobin, Upper Hunter, and Broke Fordwich are the subregions
131
Chester Osborn is associated with what winery? Where is this?
D'Arenberg; McLaren Valey GI
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John Duval is associated most closely with what GI? Where did he work?
Barossa Valley; worked at Penfolds and founded his own label afterwards.
133
Andrew Pirie is most closely associated with what region of Australia? What wineries is he associated with?
Tasmania; Pipers Brook, Apogee, Ninth Island, Pirie
134
What is significant about the 1994 Ninth Island Chardonnay?
This wine put Tasmania on the map when it won the London International wine competition for white wine.
135
What is the GI of Mount Mary "Quintet"? Grapes?
Yarra Valley GI; Bordeaux Blend of mostly Cab with Merlot, Cab Franc, Malbec, and Petit Verdot
136
Dennis Horgan is the owner of what wine estate? What is the GI?
Leeuwin Estate; Margaret River GI
137
What percentage of New Zealand's domestic wine sales does supermarket sales come from?
60%
138
What is Te Kauwhata as it applies to New Zealand wine?
The government's viticultural research station
139
Where was New Zealand's first commercial Sauvignon Blanc produced and when?
Auckland; Matua Road in 1974 (planted in 1969)
140
What was Ross Spence's biggest contribution to the New Zealand wine industry?
Planted New Zealand's first Sauvignon Blanc vines in Auckland (1974)
Gave Sauvignon Blanc cuttings to Wayne Thomas of Montana who planted Marlborough's first SB plantings in 1975.
141
When was the first commercial release of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc?
1979 by Montana
142
What are the 6 GIs of the North Island of New Zealand from north to South?
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Northland GI
Auckland GI
Waikato/Bay of Plenty GI
Gisborne GI
Hawke's Bay GI
Wairarapa GI
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143
What is the southernmost GI on the North Island of New Zealand? What is the northernmost GI on the South Island?
Wairarapa GI is the southernmost on the North Island.
Nelson GI is the northernmost on the South Island.
144
What are the GIs from North to South of the South Island of New Zealand?
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Nelson GI
Marlborough GI
Canterbury GI
Waitaki Valley GI
Central Otago GI
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145
What percentage of New Zealands wine is produced in Marlborough?
69%
146
What is Appellation Wine Marlborough?
A certification scheme for wines sustainably grown in Marlborough and bottled in New Zealand
147
What is the climate classification of Northland GI?
Sub-Tropical
148
What is the world's most southerly wine region?
Central Otago GI
149
What is the climate classification of Central Otago GI?
Semi-Continental
150
What area of New Zealand is the driest? (subzone of what region)?
Alexandra Basin in Central Otago
151
When was the Geographic Indications Bill passed in New Zealand and what did it do?
This law was passed in 2016 and protected the use of New Zealand GI names.
152
What is the minimum abv for New Zealand wine to be exported?
min 8.5% adhering to EU standards
153
What is the minimum percentage that must be present for vintage, variety, or origin for New Zealand wine?
min 85%
154
What must New Zealand producers obtain in order to export wines?
Export certification achieved through testing that demonstrates that wines are free of faults and that there is an auditable trail tracing from grape to glass in regards to production.
155
Michael Brajkovich MW is most closely associated with what winery and GI?
Kumeu River in Auckland GI
156
What are the first, second, and Third-most planted red and white grapes respectively in New Zealand?
Pinot Noir is the most-planted red followed by Merlot and Syrah.
Sauvignon Blanc is the most-planted followed by Chardonnay then Pinot Gris.
157
In what year did Sauvignon Blanc become New Zealand's most-planted variety?
2002
158
Where is Sacred Hill winery located?
Hawke's Bay
159
What is the winery and GI of Te Koko? Style?
Cloudy Bay in Marlborough GI
Wild Barrel Ferment with extended lees contact prior to botling.
160
When was new oak first introduced to New Zealand?
1970s
161
Who introduced malo to wines in New Zealand?
Michael Brakjovich MW in 1985 (Kumeu River)
162
What was William Beetham's largest contribution to the New Zealand wine industry?
Planted the country's first Pinot Noir vines in 1895
163
When were the first commercial plantings of Pinot Noir established in New Zealand?
1970s
164
When was the first commercial Central Otago Pinot Noir made?
1987
165
In what GI is Martinborough located?
Wairarapa GI
166
In what GI is Gladstone located?
Wairarapa GI
167
The Abel/Gumboot Clone is what?
Said to be a smuggled vine cutting into New Zealand from DRC.
168
What is the GI of Ata Rangi?
Wairarapa GI; Martinborough
169
Cuttings which have given rise to the vines at Ata Rangi are rumored to have come from where?
DRC; the smuggled gumboot or Abel clone.
170
Where does François Millet of Comte Georges de Vogue produce wine in New Zealand?
Prophet's Rock in Central Otago GI
171
What GI of New Zealand accounts for the country's highest percentage of Merlot?
Hawke's Bay GI (90%)
172
When were the first commercial Syrah vines planted in Hawke's Bay and where?
1984; Gimblett's Gravel
173
What is the grape of the Limmer Clone and where is this mostly found?
Syrah; Hawke's Bay
174
Where is the most Syrah planted in New Zealand? Where is the second-most?
Hawke's Bay is where the most is planted (77%); Auckland is where the second-most is (12%).
175
What is the GI of Villa Maria?
Auckland GI
176
Villa Maria "Ngakirkiri" is produced from what grape and in what GI?
Cabernet Sauvignon in Hawke's Bay GI
177
What are three top Cabernet Sauvignon-based wines from New Zealand?
Villa Maria "Ngakirikir" (Hawke's Bay)
Destiny Bay "Magna Praemia" (Waiheke Island)
Stony Ridge "Larose" (Waiheke Island)
178
What are two producers based in Waiheke Island?
Destiny Bay
Stony Ridge
Man O'War
179
In what Gi were New Zealand's first vines planted?
Northland GI
180
Kerikeri is located in what GI?
Northland GI
181
What is the most-planted grape in Northland GI?
Chardonnay
182
What GI is home to the Bay of Islands?
Northland GI
183
Dalmatian immigrants most heavily-influenced what GI of New Zealand?
Auckland GI
184
What three subregions of Auckland have GI status?
Kumeu GI
Matakana GI
Waiheke Island GI
185
What are the 5 GIs of Auckland that do not have GI status?
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Clevedon
Huapai
Henderson
West Auckland
South Auckland
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186
The climate of Kumeu in Auckland has been compared to the climates of what two benchmark wine regions in Europe?
Rioja and the Yarra Valley
187
When were the first Vitis vinifera vines planted in Waiheke Island?
1977
188
Which producer of Waiheke Island accounts for over half the island's total wine production?
Man O'War
189
What is the body of water that separates Waiheke Island from the mainland?
Hauraki Gulf
190
What is the northern-most subregion of Auckland GI?
Matakana GI
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Within what area of Auckland is Kumeu GI located?
West Auckland
192
What are the 3 GIs of Auckland from North to South?
Matakana GI
Waiheke Island GI
Kumeu GI
193
What is the climate classification of Gisbourne, New Zealand?
Maritime
194
Millton, Vinoptima, and Matawhero are all producers located in what GI?
Gisbourne GI
195
What grape does the producer Vinoptima specialize in and where are they located?
Gewurztraminer. Located in Gisbourne GI
196
What is the most planted grape of Gisbourne GI?
Chardonnay
197
What are the subregions of Gisbourne GI?
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Ormond
Ormond Valley
Central Valley
Golden Slope
Riverpoint
Patutahi
Patutahi Plateau
Manutuke
Waipaoa
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198
What is the oldest winery in New Zealand? Where is this located and when was it founded?
Mission Estate located in Hawke's Bay and founded in 1851
199
What is the GI of Te Mata?
Hawke's Bay GI
200
Tom McDonald and Dennis Kaska are largely responsible for what region's shift away from port and sherry fortified style wines?
Hawkes' Bay GI
201
What is the climate classification of Hawke's Bay GI?
Maritime
202
The village of Te Awanga is located in what GI?
Hawke's Bay GI
203
What is the only subregion of Hawke's Bay with GI status?
Central Hawke's Bay GI
204
What are 5 subregions of Hawke's Bay?
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Esk River
Dartmoor Valley
Northern Esk Valley
Te Awanga
Bridge Pa
Gimblett Gravels
Havelock Hills
Crownthorpe Terraces
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205
What is the GI of Wellington?
Wairarapa GI
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Wha is the coolest subregion of Hawke's Bay?
Te Awanga
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Vines planted on the Heretaunga Plains is planted where? What is the dominant soil type here?
Hawke's Bay GI; alluvial soils
208
Wine produced near the town of Hastings would be produced where?
Hawke's Bay GI
209
The best soils for viticulture in the Gimblett Gravels represent the riverbed of what river that changed courses as a result of an earthquake in 1867?
Ngaururoro River
210
What are the main soil types of the Gimblett Gravels?
Gravel, silt, and loam
211
When were the first vines planted in GImblett Gravels?
1981
212
What percentage of New Zealand's Syrah is grown in Hawke's Bay GI?
75%
213
What is the climate classification of Hawke's Bay GI?
Temperate Maritime
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How do the wine styles of Gimblett Gravels differ from Bridge Pa?
Gimblett Gravels are more structured and elegant while wines from Bridge Pa are more opulent and lush in character.
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What is the most-planted white grape in Hawke's Bay? What is considered the top white grape?
Sauvignon Blanc is the most-planted and Chardonnay is considered the top quality grape produced in the Hawke's Bay GI.
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IN what GI is Masterton located?
Wairarapa GI
217
What are three wineries located in the Martinborough subregion of Wairarapa GI?
Ata Rangi
Dry River Wines
Martinborough Vineyard
218
What is the driest and warmest subregion of Wairarapa GI?
Martinborough GI
219
What are the three subregions of Wairarapa GI from north to south?
Masterton GI
Gladstone GI
Martinborough GI
220
Which river flows through each of the subregions of the Wairarapa GI?
Ruamahanga River
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What are the main soils found in Wairarapa GI?
Silty loams over free-draining gravels
222
What is the name of the body of water that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Cook Straight
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What is the top red and white grape of Wairarapa GI?
Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc
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Where was Marlborough's first Sauvignon Blanc planted and when?
Brancott Vineyard in 1975
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Who owns Brancott Estate (Formerly Montana)?
Pernod Ricard
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Which winery owner established Cloudy Bay winery and when?
David Hohnen of Cape Mentelle in 1985
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What are the subregions of Marlborough from north to south?
Wairau Valley
Southern Valleys
Awatere Valley
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Which two mountain ranges protect the Wairau Valley in the north and south respectively?
Richmond Ranges and the Wither Hills
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What is the largest subregion of the Marlborough Valley?
Awatere Valley
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Which two subregions of Marlborough account for the most and second-most vineyard land in the country if they were considered separate regions?
Wairau Valley and Awatere Valley
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What is the main soil type found in Marlborough?
Alluvial soils of gravel, silt, and loam
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What is the top subregion for Marlborough Pinot Noir?
Southern Valleys
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What are the requirements for Méthode Marlborough sparkling wine?
Group members must use three Champagne varieites; Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier and wines must spend at least 18 months on the lees.
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What are three Champagne houses with operations in Marlborough?
Deutz
GH Mumm
LVMH
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Which mountain range separates Marlborough and Nelson?
Richmond Range
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What GI of New Zealand is better known for hops than it is grapevines?
Nelson GI
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What is the New Zealand GI of Neudrof and the top varietal they produce?
Nelson GI; Chardonnay
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What is the body of water that provides a cooling, wet influence to the maritime climate of Nelson?
Tasman Bay
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What are the two subregions of Nelson GI from north to south and the main soil for both?
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Moutere Hills (clay)
Waimea Planes (gravel)
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What is the most planted red and white grapes respectively in Nelson GI?
Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc
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The city of Christchurch is found within what GI?
Canterbury GI
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What are the three subregion of Canterbury GI from north to south?
North Canterbury GI
Waipara GI
Canterbury Plains
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What mountains protect the Waipara Valley GI from the cool winds coming from Pegasus Bay?
Teviotdale Hills
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In what New Zealand GI would you find Glasnevin Gravels
Waipara Valley GI within Canterbury
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In what GI is the town of Waikari located and what is the rare soil type found here?
Wairau Valley GI; limestone
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What is the star red grape of North Canterbury?
Pinot Noir
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What is the most planted white grape in North Canterbury? What is the most prized white grape here?
Sauvignon Blanc is the most-planted but Riesling appears to be the star and 30% of the country's Riesling is planted here.
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What percentage of New Zealand's Riesling is planted in North Canterbury?
30%
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What are three top producers located in Canterbury GI?
Pegasus Bay
Bell Hill
Pyramid Valley
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Which two subregions of Central Otago are considered the heartland of the GI today?
Cromwell and Bannockburn
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Who was the first to plant grapes for wine in Central Otago? What winery did she found?
Anne Pinckney; Taramea Winery
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Who is considered the founding father of Central Otago wines? What was the name of his winery?
Alan Brady; Gibbston Valley Wines
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What is the wettest subregion of Central Otago?
Wanaka
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What is the driest subregion of the Central Otago?
Alexandra Basin
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What are the most prominent soils of Central Otago?
Schist with Greywacke with clay, laom, and windblown loess
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What percent of New Zealand's vine land is located in Central Otago? What percent of the country's Pinot Noir is planted there?
5% of the country's total plantings and around 25% of the country's Pinot Noir
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What is the coolest subregion of Central Otago?
Gibbston
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Queenstown is located within what GI of New Zealand?
Central Otago GI
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In what GI would you find Lake Dunstan?
Central Otago GI
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What is the most-planted white grape in Central Otago?
Pinot Gris
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Where is the Waitaki Valley located?
Central Otago
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What is the coolest and smallest region for winemaking in New Zealand?
Waitaki Valley GI in Central Otago
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Kurow is a town located in what New Zealand GI?
Waitaki Valley GI
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What are two wine regions in New Zealand where limestone is found?
Waitaki Valley GI
| Wairau Valley GI
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What are 3 producers of Gimblett Gravels?
Mission Estate
Trinity Hill
Craggy Range
Church Road
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What was the first vintage of Penfolds Grange?
1951
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From what vintage did Penfolds Grange Hermitage become known simply as Grange?
1990
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What years did Max Schubert work for Penfolds?
1948-1975
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What is Dekkera bruxellensis?
Brettanomyces
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Where are Australia's oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines located?
Penfolds "Block 42" in Kalimna in the northern Barossa Valley
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What is said to be the oldest Syrah vineyard in the world?
Langmeil's Freedom Vineyard in Barossa Valley; planted in 1843
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What is the grape of Peter Lehman's "Margaret" and how old are the vines?
Semillon; planted in 1929 in the Barossa Valley GI
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When was the Hill of Grace planted and what was the first vintage produced?
Planted in 1860 and first vintage was 1958
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Mountadam is a pioneer of which Australian GI?
High Eden
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Which area of the Eden Valley is planted to red grapes? Which to white?
Red grapes are planted in the warmer northern area and white in the cooler southern.
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What is the GI of Kilakanoon?
Clare Valley GI
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What is the GI of Jim Barry?
Clare Valley GI
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What is the principal soil type of Polish Hill?
Blue Slate Bedrock
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Petaluma is a pioneering producer in what Australian GI?
Adelaide Hills
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Wines evaluated by the Scarce Earth project will be from what GI and grape?
McLaren Valley GI
Shiraz
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Lane, Golding, Bird in Hand, and BK wines are all producers in what Australian GI?
Adelaide Hills GI
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The Macgill Estate is most closely associated with what famous producer and wine?
Penfolds and Grange
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What is the most planted red and white grapes respectively in the Mount Gamier GI?
Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc
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Iain Leslie Riggs is associated with what winery?
Brokenwood in the Hunter Valley
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What are two expressions of Hunter Valley Semillon that are released five and six years after the vintage?
Brokenwood "ILR Reserve"
Tyrell "Vat 1"
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What white grape has significant planting acreage in the Hunter Valley due to its thick skins?
Verdelho
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Bloodwood is a pioneering producer in what GI?
Orange GI
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What is the most planted varietal in the Southern Highlands GI of NSW?
Tempranillo
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What is the largest family-owned winery in Australia?
Casella
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what is the GI of De Bortoli Noble One?
Riverina GI; though often the wine is labeled as Wine of Australia.
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What winery is Tim Kirk most closely associated with?
Clonakilla
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Which GI of the Southern New South Whales Zone is known for being an ideal climate for producing quality sparkling wines?
Tumbarumba GI
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What is the name of James Halliday's winery and where is it located/
Coldstream Hills; Yarra Valley GI
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In what GI of Australia is Domaine Chandon located?
Yarra Valley GI
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How does the soil type of the Yarra Valley change as one moves north?
Cooler and higher altitude in the south with more younger red basalt.
Warmer and lower in altitude as you move north with sandy loam soils.
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Surf Coast/Otways, the Bellarine, and the Moorabool Valley are unofficial subzones of what GI?
Geelong GI
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What is the GI of Bindi Wines?
Macedon Ranges GI
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How long is the fermentation for Rutherglen Muscat?
1-2 days
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What is the grape used in the production of Rutherglen Muscat?
Muscat Rouge a Petits Grains
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Which is sweeter, Rutherglen Muscat or Topaque?
Rutherglen Muscat
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True or False; Topaque is categorized by the same 4 levels of quality as Rutherglen Muscat?
True
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Which two GIs are shared between Victoria and New South Whales?
Murray Darling GI
Swan Hill GI
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Which winery is known for producing Australia's first traditional method sparkling wine and who produced it?
Great Western Winery; produced by Charles Pierlot, a French winemaker that trained at Pommery.
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What was the first traditional method sparkling wine produced in Australia called?
Sparkling Burgundy
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What is the name of the top winery in Grampians GI?
Best's Great Western Wines
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What are the top grapes grown on Henty GI?
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Riesling
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Where is Bass Phillip located?
Gippsland GI
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What is the hottest GI in Australia?
Swan Valley GI
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Who produced Margaret River's first commercial wine and when was this?
Vasse Felix who produced a Riesling in 1971
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The "Houghton Selections" provided the first Cabernet Sauvignon cuttings for which GI?
Margaret River GI
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Tom McDonald is most closely associated with the emergence of what New Zealand GI?
Hawke's Bay; his Cabernet Sauvignon-based blends were among the first great red wines of New Zealand and the success of these resulted in an influx of foreign investment from Australian McWilliam's.
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What GI is located along the Bay of Islands?
Northland GI
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THe Waitakare Ranges are an influential geographical feature of what GI?
Auckland GI
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How does the climate of Waiheke Island differ from the mainland?
Drier and warmer
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What is the top white grape produced in the Matakana subzone of Auckland?
Pinot Gris
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What are the three subregions of Auckland GI with GI status?
Matakana
Kumeu
Waiheke Island
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What are the most planted red and white grapes of Auckland?
Syrah and Chardonnay
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Where is the Matua winery located and what is its claim to fame?
Auckland GI; claims to be the first to plant and produce varietal Sauvignon Blanc in New Zealand by Bill and Ross Spence
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