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Australian appellation divisions

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Zone

Region

Sub-region

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How are regions and sub-reagions defined by Wine Australia?

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Single tracts of land comprising at least five independently owned vineyards of at least 5 ha. with a minimum output of 500 tons of wine grapes annually.

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Mataro is a synonym for which grape?

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Mouvedere

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What is the most important classification of Australia’s wines?

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Langton’s Classification

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What is Langton’s Classification?

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Langton’s Classification of Australian Wine is a listing of fine Australian wines compiled by wine-specialist auction house and online merchant Langton’s. The Classification is a ranking of the best-performing Australian wines based on secondary market support over a minimum of 10 vintages. It was first published in 1991.

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Nickname for sherry-style fortified wines in Australia.

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Stickies

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In which GI would you find the sub-region of Nagambie Lakes?

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Goulburn Valley

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Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley are in which GI?

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Adelaide Hills

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Six states in Australia

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South Australia

New South Wales

Victoria

Western Australia

Tasmania

Queensland

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What is included in the South Eastern Australia multistate zone?

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Victoria

New South Wales

Tasmania

plus the winegrowing sectors of South Australia and Queensland

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Zones of New South Wales

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Northern Slopes

Norhtern Rivers

Hunter Valley

Central Ranges

Southern New South Wales

South Coast

Western Plains

Big Rivers

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Queensland GIs

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Granite Belt

South Burnett

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Zones of South Australia

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Far North

The Peninsulas

Mount Lofty Ranges

Barossa

Lower Murray

Fleurieu

Limestone Coast

Adelaide Superzone

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The Adelaide Superzone includes what zones?

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Mount Lofty Ranges

Barossa

Fleurieu

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Zones of Victoria

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North West Victoria

Western Victoria

Central Victoria

Port Phillip

North East Victoria

Gippsland

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Zones of Western Australia

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South West Australia

Greater Perth

Central Western Australia

West Australian South East Coastal

Eastern Plains, Inland, & North of Western Australia

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Seppeltsfield and Rowland Flat are informal sub-regions in which Australian GI?

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Barossa Valley

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The _________________ is Australia’s largest fine wine region, and it is the fourth-largest region overall.

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Barossa Valley GI

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100 Year Old Para Liqueur producer and region.

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Seppeltsfield, Barossa Valley

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Barossa’s top bottlings

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Penfolds “Grange”

Elderton “the Command”

Torbreck “RunRig” and “The Laird”

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Producer of Australia’s first Sparkling Burgundy

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Edmond Mazure, 1888, Adelaide Hills

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Henschke’s Hill of Grace is produced in what region?

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Eden Valley

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Clarendon Hills is produced where?

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McLaren Vale

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Penley Estate, Belnaves, and Parker are top producers in what region?

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Coonawarra

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Octavius producer
Yalumba
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Dead Arm producer
d'Arenberg
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Diana Madeline producer
Cullen
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King and Alpine Valleys are located in which zone of Victoria?
Northeast Victoria
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Barossa Valley river
Para River
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What grape variety is used to produce Australian Topaque?
Muscadelle
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In which South Australian GI are the producers Jim Barry and Wendouree located?
Clare Valley
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Which Australian states have been affected by phylloxera?
Victoria New South Wales
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Blackwood Valley is in what Australian state?
Western Australia
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Mornington Peninsula is located in what Australian state?
Victoria
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Cowra is in what Australian state?
New South Wales
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Robe is in what Australian state?
South Australia
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In which South Australian GI are the producers Jim Barry and Wendouree located?
Clare Valley
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Who produces Cyril Cabernet Sauvignon
Henschkle
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What is the most important GI for fine wines in the Limestone Coast?
Coonawarra
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What famous Northern Rhône producer established a winery in Mount Benson?
Michel Chapoutier
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Barossa Valley and Eden Valley are in what zone?
Barossa Adelaide Superzone
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McLaren Vale is in what zone?
Fleurieu Adelaide Superzone
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Clare Valley, Adelaide Plains, and Adelaide Hills are in what zone?
Mount Lofty Ranges Adelaide Superzone
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Coonawarra, Mount Benson, Robe, Mount Gambier are in what zone?
Limestone Coast
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Coonawarra key producers
Penley Estate, Zema Estate, Wynns Coonawarra, Majella
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McLaren Vale key producers
Chapel Hill, Clarendon Hills, d'Arenberg, Rosemount Estate, Wirra Wirra
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Barosssa Valley key producers
Seppeltsfield, Torbreck, Peter Lehmann, Penfolds, Two Hands, Wolf Blass
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Eden Valley key producers
Henschke, Yalumba, Pewsey Vale
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Clare Valley key producers
Grosset, Kilkanoon, Jim Barry, Taylors, Wendouree, Sevenhill Cellars
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Hunter key producers
Tyrrell's, Yarraman Estate, Wyndham Estate, Rosemount Estate, Brokenwood
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Which Australian estate is owned by a famous Rhone producer?
Mount Benson
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Which estate makes the ‘Art Series’ Chardonnay?
Leeuwin Estate Margaret River - Western Australia
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Australia's largest wine region
Great Southern
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Hottest wine region in Australia
Swan District - Western Australia
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In which Australian state is the Hunter Valley wine region?
New South Wales
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Winemakers David Hohnen and Kevin Judd are connected through which iconic wine?
Cloudy Bay
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What is the Aboriginal meaning of ‘Coonawarra’?
Meeting of 2 rivers
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How are Australian wine regions organized?
States Zone Region Sub-region

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