Australia and New Zealand - MA Questions 30.05.20 Flashcards
In which region is Clarendon Hills producer located?
McLaren Vale, Fleurieu Zone, South Australia.
What are the conditions defining both Regions and Sub-Regions in Australia?
- single tract of land.
- must comprise at least 5 independently owned vineyards of minimum 5 hectares each.
- minimum 500 tons of grapes annually output.
What are the additional production requirements for an Australian “Cream” fortified wine produced for the export market?
- must be produced using the solera system.
- must be aged in oak barrels for min 3 years.
When was the multi state zone of South Eastern Australia authorized?
1996.
How else is Riverina called?
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area.
Who produces Yellow Tail?
Casella.
In which region would you find the Brokenback Mountain Range?
Hunter, NSW, Australia.
Who produces “Vat 1”? What is the grape?
Tyrell’s, Semillon.
What are the sub-regions of Hunter?
Broke Fordwich, Pokolbin, Upper Hunter Valley.
Where would you find the producer Clonakilla?
Canberra District, NSW, Australia.
What are the regions of Big Rivers Zone in NSW?
Murray Darling, Swan Hill, Perricoota, Riverina.
Where is Hilltops GI?
Southern New South Wales Zone, NSW, Australia.
What is the name of the mountain range in Tumbarumba GI?
Snowy Mountains.
Where is Nagambie Lakes GI?
Sub-region of Golburn Valley GI in Central Victoria Zone, Victoria, Australia.
Where is Macedon Ranges GI?
Port Philip Zone, Victoria, Australia.
Which Champagne producer started the production of sparkling wines in Yara Valley and when?
Moet et Chandon started Domaine Chandon in 1987.
Which GI in Victoria is the coolest?
Mornington Penisnula GI in Port Philip Zone.
Who is producing “1860” Shiraz? In which GI?
Tahbilk in Nagambie Lakes GI sub-region of Goulburn Valley GI in Central Victoria Zone, Australia.
Which estate has the oldest Marsanne vines in Australia and possibly in the whole world?
Tahbilk in Nagambie Lakes GI.
Age and residual sugar for Grand Rutherglen Muscat.
11 - 19 years; 270 - 400 gr/liter
Where would you find the producer called Majella?
Coonawarra GI, Limestone Coast Zone, South Australia.
Who produces “First Growth”? Where is it located?
Parker Estate. Coonawarra GI, Limestone Coast Zone, South Australia.
What are the sub-segions of Adelaide Hills?
Lenswood GI, Picadilly Valley GI
Where is Currency Creek GI?
Fleurieu Zone, South Australia, Australia.
Which Zones form together the Adelaide Super Zone?
Fleurieu + Mount Lofty Ranges + Barossa
Who is producing the Grenache based wine called “Eclipse”? Where is it located?
Drew Noon. McLaren Vale GI, South Australia, Australia.
What are the unofficial sub-regions of Clare Valley?
Watervale Auburn and Polish Hill.
How old must be the Survivor Vines according to the Barossa Old Vine Charter?
70+; Old Vines - 35+ years; Centenarian Vines - 100+ years; Ancestor Vines - 125+ years
What was the first vintage of “Hill of Grace”?
1958
What are the GIs of Queensland?
Granite Belt GI, South Burnett GI.
Where can you find Chateau Hornsby?
Northern Territory, Australia.
What are the regions of Greater Perth?
Peel GI, Perth Hills GI, Swan District GI.
Name the 4 winemakers that made Grange to date.
Max Schubert, Don Ditter, John Duval, Peter Gago.
Who produces the “Graveyard Shiraz”? Where is it located?
Brokenwood. Hunter Valley GI, NSW, Australia.
What are the unofficial regions of Northern Tasmania?
Pipers River, Tamar Valley, North West Coast.
In which region would you find the producer called Elsewhere Vineyard?
Southern Tasmania.
What is “Albany Surprise”?
A hybrid which was the most planted grape in NZ in the 60s.
What are the unofficial regions of Northland?
Kerikeri, Kaitaia, Whangarei.
Which region in New Zealand is the lowest in hectares planted?
Waikato/Bay of Plenty.
Where would you find Wanaka?
Unofficial sub-region in Central Otago, New Zealand.
In which region of New Zealand you can find the producer called Schubert Wines?
Martinborough, Wairarapa, North Island.
Where can you find the producer Esk Valley?
Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.
Where can you find the producer Babich?
Auckland, New Zealand.
What are the official sub-regions of Wairarapa?
Martinborough, Gladstone.
Where can you find Bridge Pa sub-region?
Unofficial sub-region in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
