Australia and New Zealand Flashcards
What are the three GIs of the Mount Lofty Ranges zone?
Adelaide Hills GI
Adelaide Plains GI
Clare Valley GI
What are the two subregions of the Adelaide Hills GI from north to south?
Lenswood
Piccadilly Valley
What are the main grapes of Adelaide Hills GI?
Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc are the top white varieties here.
Pinot Noir and Shiraz are the top red grapes here.
What is the GI of Primo Estate?
Adelaide Plains
Which zones together make up the Adelaide Superzone?
Mount Lofty Ranges
Fleurieu
Barossa
What are the 5 GIs of the Northeast Victoria Zone?
Alpine Valleys GI Beechworth GI Glenrowan GI King Valley GI Rutherglen GI
What are three eclectic varieties found in the Alpine Valleys GI?
Arneis
Saperavi
Petit Manseng
In 2012 what name was registered as the name to replace Sherry for Australian wines that were thus named?
Apera
What are the 6 major wine estates in Australia that belong to Treasury Wine Estates?
Penfolds Wolf Bass Wynns Rosemount Yellowglen Lindemans
What states make up the South Eastern Australia Zone?
South Australia Victoria New South Whales Tasmania Queensland (Southeastern Half)
What is the name of Australia’s finest sparkling wine brand and who is the winemaker? Where is this?
House of Arras
Ed Carr
Tasmania
Why are most Australian wines bottled under screwcap?
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.
What is Topaque? Name the grape and GI of origin?
Fortified wine specialty produced from Muscadelle grapes in Rutherglen and Glenrowan
What are the 4 quality levels of Rutherglen Muscat and the average age for each along with RS ranges.
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
In what GIs are Muscat and Muscadelle produced in a fortified, sweet style?
Rutherglen GI and Glenrowan GI in the North East Victoria Zone
What is considered the best GI for quality Cabernet Sauvignon in Australia? Second-best?
Margaret River GI
Coonawarra GI is considered second-best but was originally considered the best for quite some time.
What are considered the top GIs for Pinot Noir in Australia?
Geelong GI Gippsland GI Yarra Valley GI Mornington Peninsula GI Tasmania
Where are the oldest bush-trained Grenache vines in Australia?
McLaren Vale GI
What is Mourvedre called in Australia?
Mataro
What are the top three white grapes planted in Australia?
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Semillon
What is Muscat of Alexandria called in Austraila?
Muscat Gordo Blanco
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?
min 85%
If a blend of grapes is listed on a bottle of Australian wine, which varietal is listed first?
The varietal that comprises the highest amount.
How many zones does each state have?
New South Whales (8) Victoria (6) South Australia (8) Western Australia (5) Queensland (2)
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.
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
What was Topaque called previously? What is it sometimes called now.
Liqueur Tokay
Sometimes called, but rarely, Dessert Muscadelle
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
What is the GI of Giaconda?
Beechworth GI
What are the 4 GIs of the Big Rivers Zone in New South Whales?
Murray Darling GI
Swan Hill GI
Riverina GI
Perricoota GI
What are the 7 zones of New South Whales?
Big Rivers Central Ranges Hunter Valley Northern Rivers Northern Slopes Southern New South Whales South Coast
What are the 3 GIs of the Central Ranges zone?
Mudgee
Orange
Cowra
What is the GI of the Hunter Valley zone?
Hunter GI
What is the Gi of the Northern Rivers zone?
Hastings River GI
What is the GI of the Northern Slopes zone?
New England Australia GI
What are the GIs of the South Coast zone?
Shoalhaven Coast GI
Southern Highlands GI
What are the 4 GIs of the Southern New South Whales zone?
Canberra GI
Gundagai GI
Tumbarumba GI
Hilltops GI
What are the two GIs of Queensland?
South Burnett GI
Granite Belt GI
What are the 8 zones of South Australia?
Far North Fleurieu Lower Murray Limestone Coast Barossa Mount Lofty Ranges The Peninsulas Adelaide Superzone
What are the GIs of the Barossa Zone?
Eden Valley GI
Barossa Valley GI
What is the GI of the Far North zone?
Southern Flinders Ranges GI
What are the 5 GIs of the Fleurieu zone?
Currency Creek GI Langhorne Creek GI Kangaroo Island GI McLaren Vale GI Southern Fleurieu GI
What are the 6 GIs of the Limestone Coast zone?
Mount Benson GI Mount Gambier GI Coonawarra GI Padthaway GI Robe GI Wrattonbully GI
What’s the GI of the Lower Murray zone?
Riverland GI
What are the GIs of the Mount Lofty Ranges zone?
Adelaide Hills GI
Adelaide Plains GI
Clare Valley GI
What are the 5 subregions of Clare Valley GI?
Polish Hill Auburn Watervale Sevenhill Clare
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
What are the 6 zones of Victoria?
Central Victoria GI North East Victoria GI North West Victoria GI Western Victoria GI Gippsland GI Port Phillip GI
What are the 5 GIs of Central Victoria?
Goulburn Valley GI Bendigo GI Upper Goulburn GI Strathbogie Ranges GI Heathcote GI
Where is the subregion Nagambie Lakes?
Goulburn Valley GI
What are the 5 GIs of North East Victoria zone?
Rutherglen GI Glenrowan GI Beechworth GI Alpine Valleys GI King Valley GI
What are the 5 GIs of the Port Phillip zone?
Yarra Valley GI Geelong GI Macedon Ranges GI Mornington Peninsula GI Sunbury GI
What are the three GIs of the Western Victoria zone?
Grampians GI
Henty GI
Pyrenees GI
What are the two zones of Western Australia?
Greater Perth
South West Australia
What are the three GIs of the Greater Perth zone?
Peel GI
Perth Hills GI
Swan District GI
What are the 6 GIs of the South West Australia zone?
Geographe GI Great Southern GI Manjimup GI Margaret GI Pemberton GI Blackwood Valley GI
What are the 5 subregions of Great Southern GI?
Albany Denmark Frankland River Mount Barker Porongorup
What is the subregion of Swan District GI?
Swan Valley
What river flows through Barossa Valley GI?
Para River
What river flows through the Riverland Gi?
Murray River
What river flows through the Strathbogie Ranges?
Goulburn River
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
What is the greatest challenge regarding organic and biodynamic viticulture in Australia?
Lack of labor
Who are the “First Five” or founding wineries of Margaret River?
Vasse Felix Cullen Cape Mentelle Moss Wood Leeuwin
What is the GI of John Riddoch?
Coonawarra GI in the Limestone Coast
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.
When was the Seppeltsfield Centennial collection started?
1878
Willyabrup, Karridale, and Yallingup are all informal subregions of what GI?
Margaret River GI
What is the GI of Yalumba “Octavius”? Grape?
Barossa Valley GI; Shiraz
What is the GI of D’Arenberg “Dead Arm Shiraz”?
McLaren Vale GI
What is the GI of Brokenwood “Graveyard Shiraz”?
Hunter Valley GI
What is the GI and grape(s) of Henschke’s “Hill of Grace”?
Eden Valley GI; Shiraz
What is the GI of Mount Mary “Quintet”?
Yara Valley GI
What is the GI of Wendouree?
Clare Valley GI
What is the GI of Bass Phillip Reserve Pinot Noir?
Gippsland GI, more specifically in the unofficial subregion of South Gippsland
What is the GI and grape of Clarendon Hills “Astralis”?
McLaren Vale GI; Shiraz
What is the GI of Chris Ringland?
Barossa Valley GI
What is the GI of Clonakilla?
Canberra Disctrict GI
What is the GI of Jim Barry “Armagh Shiraz”?
Clare Valley GI
What is the GI of Rockford “Basket Press”?
Barossa Valley GI
What is the grape and GI of Ben Glaetzer “Amon Ra”?
Shiraz from Barossa Valley GI
Main Ridge Estate and Paringa Estate are located in what GI?
Mornington Peninsula GI
What does RDI stand for and where is it most commonly used?
Regulated Deficit Irrigation
In the arid interior
Who is the largest sparkling wine producer in Australia?
Jansz
Who brought Vitis vinifera cuttings to Australia?
James Busby
Who planted the first grape vines in Australia?
Captain Arthur Phillip
The Albany, Freemantle, and Lake Doctors all refer to what type of meterological effect?
Wind patterns off nearby bodies of water.
Where is By Farr winery?
Geelong
What is the body of water north and west of the Mornington Peninsula?
Port Phillip Bay
What is the name of Michel Chapoutier’s winery in Mount Benson?
Domaine Tournon
What is larger Napa Valley or the Barossa Valley?
Napa Valley
Who produces Vat 1 Semillon?
Tyrell’s
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.
What is the historic Montana estate in New Zealand known as today?
Brancott Estate
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.
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.
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
What is Cask Wine in Australia?
Wine that has been misleadingly packaged in a bag in box.
What is the climate like in the Clare Valley?
Strongly continental with warm summer days and cool nights
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
What are 3 top producers of Clare Valley Riesling?
Grosset
Pikes
Mount Horrocks
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
What was the first vintage of Henschke’s Hill of Grace and who produced it?
1958; Cyril Henschke
What is the appellation and grape(s) of Best Great Western “Thompson Family Shiraz”?
Grampians GI; Shiraz
What is the GI of Seppeltsfield?
Barossa Valley GI
What winery in Margaret River’s First Five is known for founding Cloudy Bay in Marlborough? Who founded it?
Cape Mentelle by David Hohnen
Which vintage of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc is credited with giving Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc its overnight recognition world wide?
1985
What is the top producer of wine in the Coal River Valley in Tasmania?
Tolpuddle
What are the top three grapes produced in the Coal River Valley?
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Riesling
What three GIs of Tasmania surround the town of Hobart?
Huon Valley
Derwent Valley
Coal River Valley
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
What type of climate does Coonawarra experience?
Mediterranean
What are three top producers in Coonawarra GI?
Wynns
Jim Barry
Penley Estate
Parker Estates
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
What is the subregion of Eden Valley GI?
High Eden GI
What are wine flights called in Australia?
Brackets
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
What is Frontignac?
Australian synonym for Muscat Blanc à Petis Grains
What 3 GIs are located on the Pinot Coast Wine Trail and where is this?
Mornington Peninsula GI
Geelong GI
Gippsland GI
What is the top producer of Gewurztraminer in Gisborne?
Vinoptima
Bass Phillip is most closely associated with which GI and what are they famous for?
Gippsland GI; famous for world class Pinot Noir
What is the appellation of Tahbilk?
Nagambie Lakes (Goulburn Valley) in Central Victoria Zone
Where is Seppelt Winery? Where is Seppeltsfield?
Seppelt is in Grampians in Western Victoria
Seppeltsfield is in Barossa Valley
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.
Great Western is a subregion of which GI?
Grampians GI in Western Victoria Zone
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
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.
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.
In what GI may you find plantings of Corvina, Nebbiolo, and Tempranillo?
Hilltops GI in the Southern New South Whales Zone
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
Chester Osborn is associated with what winery? Where is this?
D’Arenberg; McLaren Valey GI
John Duval is associated most closely with what GI? Where did he work?
Barossa Valley; worked at Penfolds and founded his own label afterwards.
Andrew Pirie is most closely associated with what region of Australia? What wineries is he associated with?
Tasmania; Pipers Brook, Apogee, Ninth Island, Pirie
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.
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
Dennis Horgan is the owner of what wine estate? What is the GI?
Leeuwin Estate; Margaret River GI
What percentage of New Zealand’s domestic wine sales does supermarket sales come from?
60%
What is Te Kauwhata as it applies to New Zealand wine?
The government’s viticultural research station
Where was New Zealand’s first commercial Sauvignon Blanc produced and when?
Auckland; Matua Road in 1974 (planted in 1969)
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.
When was the first commercial release of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc?
1979 by Montana
What are the 6 GIs of the North Island of New Zealand from north to South?
Northland GI Auckland GI Waikato/Bay of Plenty GI Gisborne GI Hawke's Bay GI Wairarapa GI
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.
What are the GIs from North to South of the South Island of New Zealand?
Nelson GI Marlborough GI Canterbury GI Waitaki Valley GI Central Otago GI
What percentage of New Zealands wine is produced in Marlborough?
69%
What is Appellation Wine Marlborough?
A certification scheme for wines sustainably grown in Marlborough and bottled in New Zealand
What is the climate classification of Northland GI?
Sub-Tropical
What is the world’s most southerly wine region?
Central Otago GI
What is the climate classification of Central Otago GI?
Semi-Continental
What area of New Zealand is the driest? (subzone of what region)?
Alexandra Basin in Central Otago
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.
What is the minimum abv for New Zealand wine to be exported?
min 8.5% adhering to EU standards
What is the minimum percentage that must be present for vintage, variety, or origin for New Zealand wine?
min 85%
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.
Michael Brajkovich MW is most closely associated with what winery and GI?
Kumeu River in Auckland GI
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.
In what year did Sauvignon Blanc become New Zealand’s most-planted variety?
2002
Where is Sacred Hill winery located?
Hawke’s Bay
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.
When was new oak first introduced to New Zealand?
1970s
Who introduced malo to wines in New Zealand?
Michael Brakjovich MW in 1985 (Kumeu River)
What was William Beetham’s largest contribution to the New Zealand wine industry?
Planted the country’s first Pinot Noir vines in 1895
When were the first commercial plantings of Pinot Noir established in New Zealand?
1970s
When was the first commercial Central Otago Pinot Noir made?
1987
In what GI is Martinborough located?
Wairarapa GI
In what GI is Gladstone located?
Wairarapa GI
The Abel/Gumboot Clone is what?
Said to be a smuggled vine cutting into New Zealand from DRC.
What is the GI of Ata Rangi?
Wairarapa GI; Martinborough
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.
Where does François Millet of Comte Georges de Vogue produce wine in New Zealand?
Prophet’s Rock in Central Otago GI
What GI of New Zealand accounts for the country’s highest percentage of Merlot?
Hawke’s Bay GI (90%)
When were the first commercial Syrah vines planted in Hawke’s Bay and where?
1984; Gimblett’s Gravel
What is the grape of the Limmer Clone and where is this mostly found?
Syrah; Hawke’s Bay
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%).
What is the GI of Villa Maria?
Auckland GI
Villa Maria “Ngakirkiri” is produced from what grape and in what GI?
Cabernet Sauvignon in Hawke’s Bay GI
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)
What are two producers based in Waiheke Island?
Destiny Bay
Stony Ridge
Man O’War
In what Gi were New Zealand’s first vines planted?
Northland GI
Kerikeri is located in what GI?
Northland GI
What is the most-planted grape in Northland GI?
Chardonnay
What GI is home to the Bay of Islands?
Northland GI
Dalmatian immigrants most heavily-influenced what GI of New Zealand?
Auckland GI
What three subregions of Auckland have GI status?
Kumeu GI
Matakana GI
Waiheke Island GI
What are the 5 GIs of Auckland that do not have GI status?
Clevedon Huapai Henderson West Auckland South Auckland
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
When were the first Vitis vinifera vines planted in Waiheke Island?
1977
Which producer of Waiheke Island accounts for over half the island’s total wine production?
Man O’War
What is the body of water that separates Waiheke Island from the mainland?
Hauraki Gulf
What is the northern-most subregion of Auckland GI?
Matakana GI
Within what area of Auckland is Kumeu GI located?
West Auckland
What are the 3 GIs of Auckland from North to South?
Matakana GI
Waiheke Island GI
Kumeu GI
What is the climate classification of Gisbourne, New Zealand?
Maritime
Millton, Vinoptima, and Matawhero are all producers located in what GI?
Gisbourne GI
What grape does the producer Vinoptima specialize in and where are they located?
Gewurztraminer. Located in Gisbourne GI
What is the most planted grape of Gisbourne GI?
Chardonnay
What are the subregions of Gisbourne GI?
Ormond Ormond Valley Central Valley Golden Slope Riverpoint Patutahi Patutahi Plateau Manutuke Waipaoa
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
What is the GI of Te Mata?
Hawke’s Bay GI
Tom McDonald and Dennis Kaska are largely responsible for what region’s shift away from port and sherry fortified style wines?
Hawkes’ Bay GI
What is the climate classification of Hawke’s Bay GI?
Maritime
The village of Te Awanga is located in what GI?
Hawke’s Bay GI
What is the only subregion of Hawke’s Bay with GI status?
Central Hawke’s Bay GI
What are 5 subregions of Hawke’s Bay?
Esk River Dartmoor Valley Northern Esk Valley Te Awanga Bridge Pa Gimblett Gravels Havelock Hills Crownthorpe Terraces
What is the GI of Wellington?
Wairarapa GI
Wha is the coolest subregion of Hawke’s Bay?
Te Awanga
Vines planted on the Heretaunga Plains is planted where? What is the dominant soil type here?
Hawke’s Bay GI; alluvial soils
Wine produced near the town of Hastings would be produced where?
Hawke’s Bay GI
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
What are the main soil types of the Gimblett Gravels?
Gravel, silt, and loam
When were the first vines planted in GImblett Gravels?
1981
What percentage of New Zealand’s Syrah is grown in Hawke’s Bay GI?
75%
What is the climate classification of Hawke’s Bay GI?
Temperate Maritime
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.
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.
IN what GI is Masterton located?
Wairarapa GI
What are three wineries located in the Martinborough subregion of Wairarapa GI?
Ata Rangi
Dry River Wines
Martinborough Vineyard
What is the driest and warmest subregion of Wairarapa GI?
Martinborough GI
What are the three subregions of Wairarapa GI from north to south?
Masterton GI
Gladstone GI
Martinborough GI
Which river flows through each of the subregions of the Wairarapa GI?
Ruamahanga River
What are the main soils found in Wairarapa GI?
Silty loams over free-draining gravels
What is the name of the body of water that separates the North and South Islands of New Zealand?
Cook Straight
What is the top red and white grape of Wairarapa GI?
Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc
Where was Marlborough’s first Sauvignon Blanc planted and when?
Brancott Vineyard in 1975
Who owns Brancott Estate (Formerly Montana)?
Pernod Ricard
Which winery owner established Cloudy Bay winery and when?
David Hohnen of Cape Mentelle in 1985
What are the subregions of Marlborough from north to south?
Wairau Valley
Southern Valleys
Awatere Valley
Which two mountain ranges protect the Wairau Valley in the north and south respectively?
Richmond Ranges and the Wither Hills
What is the largest subregion of the Marlborough Valley?
Awatere Valley
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
What is the main soil type found in Marlborough?
Alluvial soils of gravel, silt, and loam
What is the top subregion for Marlborough Pinot Noir?
Southern Valleys
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.
What are three Champagne houses with operations in Marlborough?
Deutz
GH Mumm
LVMH
Which mountain range separates Marlborough and Nelson?
Richmond Range
What GI of New Zealand is better known for hops than it is grapevines?
Nelson GI
What is the New Zealand GI of Neudrof and the top varietal they produce?
Nelson GI; Chardonnay
What is the body of water that provides a cooling, wet influence to the maritime climate of Nelson?
Tasman Bay
What are the two subregions of Nelson GI from north to south and the main soil for both?
Moutere Hills (clay) Waimea Planes (gravel)
What is the most planted red and white grapes respectively in Nelson GI?
Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc
The city of Christchurch is found within what GI?
Canterbury GI
What are the three subregion of Canterbury GI from north to south?
North Canterbury GI
Waipara GI
Canterbury Plains
What mountains protect the Waipara Valley GI from the cool winds coming from Pegasus Bay?
Teviotdale Hills
In what New Zealand GI would you find Glasnevin Gravels
Waipara Valley GI within Canterbury
In what GI is the town of Waikari located and what is the rare soil type found here?
Wairau Valley GI; limestone
What is the star red grape of North Canterbury?
Pinot Noir
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.
What percentage of New Zealand’s Riesling is planted in North Canterbury?
30%
What are three top producers located in Canterbury GI?
Pegasus Bay
Bell Hill
Pyramid Valley
Which two subregions of Central Otago are considered the heartland of the GI today?
Cromwell and Bannockburn
Who was the first to plant grapes for wine in Central Otago? What winery did she found?
Anne Pinckney; Taramea Winery
Who is considered the founding father of Central Otago wines? What was the name of his winery?
Alan Brady; Gibbston Valley Wines
What is the wettest subregion of Central Otago?
Wanaka
What is the driest subregion of the Central Otago?
Alexandra Basin
What are the most prominent soils of Central Otago?
Schist with Greywacke with clay, laom, and windblown loess
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
What is the coolest subregion of Central Otago?
Gibbston
Queenstown is located within what GI of New Zealand?
Central Otago GI
In what GI would you find Lake Dunstan?
Central Otago GI
What is the most-planted white grape in Central Otago?
Pinot Gris
Where is the Waitaki Valley located?
Central Otago
What is the coolest and smallest region for winemaking in New Zealand?
Waitaki Valley GI in Central Otago
Kurow is a town located in what New Zealand GI?
Waitaki Valley GI
What are two wine regions in New Zealand where limestone is found?
Waitaki Valley GI
Wairau Valley GI
What are 3 producers of Gimblett Gravels?
Mission Estate
Trinity Hill
Craggy Range
Church Road
What was the first vintage of Penfolds Grange?
1951
From what vintage did Penfolds Grange Hermitage become known simply as Grange?
1990
What years did Max Schubert work for Penfolds?
1948-1975
What is Dekkera bruxellensis?
Brettanomyces
Where are Australia’s oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines located?
Penfolds “Block 42” in Kalimna in the northern Barossa Valley
What is said to be the oldest Syrah vineyard in the world?
Langmeil’s Freedom Vineyard in Barossa Valley; planted in 1843
What is the grape of Peter Lehman’s “Margaret” and how old are the vines?
Semillon; planted in 1929 in the Barossa Valley GI
When was the Hill of Grace planted and what was the first vintage produced?
Planted in 1860 and first vintage was 1958
Mountadam is a pioneer of which Australian GI?
High Eden
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.
What is the GI of Kilakanoon?
Clare Valley GI
What is the GI of Jim Barry?
Clare Valley GI
What is the principal soil type of Polish Hill?
Blue Slate Bedrock
Petaluma is a pioneering producer in what Australian GI?
Adelaide Hills
Wines evaluated by the Scarce Earth project will be from what GI and grape?
McLaren Valley GI
Shiraz
Lane, Golding, Bird in Hand, and BK wines are all producers in what Australian GI?
Adelaide Hills GI
The Macgill Estate is most closely associated with what famous producer and wine?
Penfolds and Grange
What is the most planted red and white grapes respectively in the Mount Gamier GI?
Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc
Iain Leslie Riggs is associated with what winery?
Brokenwood in the Hunter Valley
What are two expressions of Hunter Valley Semillon that are released five and six years after the vintage?
Brokenwood “ILR Reserve”
Tyrell “Vat 1”
What white grape has significant planting acreage in the Hunter Valley due to its thick skins?
Verdelho
Bloodwood is a pioneering producer in what GI?
Orange GI
What is the most planted varietal in the Southern Highlands GI of NSW?
Tempranillo
What is the largest family-owned winery in Australia?
Casella
what is the GI of De Bortoli Noble One?
Riverina GI; though often the wine is labeled as Wine of Australia.
What winery is Tim Kirk most closely associated with?
Clonakilla
Which GI of the Southern New South Whales Zone is known for being an ideal climate for producing quality sparkling wines?
Tumbarumba GI
What is the name of James Halliday’s winery and where is it located/
Coldstream Hills; Yarra Valley GI
In what GI of Australia is Domaine Chandon located?
Yarra Valley GI
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.
Surf Coast/Otways, the Bellarine, and the Moorabool Valley are unofficial subzones of what GI?
Geelong GI
What is the GI of Bindi Wines?
Macedon Ranges GI
How long is the fermentation for Rutherglen Muscat?
1-2 days
What is the grape used in the production of Rutherglen Muscat?
Muscat Rouge a Petits Grains
Which is sweeter, Rutherglen Muscat or Topaque?
Rutherglen Muscat
True or False; Topaque is categorized by the same 4 levels of quality as Rutherglen Muscat?
True
Which two GIs are shared between Victoria and New South Whales?
Murray Darling GI
Swan Hill GI
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.
What was the first traditional method sparkling wine produced in Australia called?
Sparkling Burgundy
What is the name of the top winery in Grampians GI?
Best’s Great Western Wines
What are the top grapes grown on Henty GI?
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Riesling
Where is Bass Phillip located?
Gippsland GI
What is the hottest GI in Australia?
Swan Valley GI
Who produced Margaret River’s first commercial wine and when was this?
Vasse Felix who produced a Riesling in 1971
The “Houghton Selections” provided the first Cabernet Sauvignon cuttings for which GI?
Margaret River GI
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.
What GI is located along the Bay of Islands?
Northland GI
THe Waitakare Ranges are an influential geographical feature of what GI?
Auckland GI
How does the climate of Waiheke Island differ from the mainland?
Drier and warmer
What is the top white grape produced in the Matakana subzone of Auckland?
Pinot Gris
What are the three subregions of Auckland GI with GI status?
Matakana
Kumeu
Waiheke Island
What are the most planted red and white grapes of Auckland?
Syrah and Chardonnay
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
