Australia - General Flashcards
Where do most vineyards sit in latitude for Australia? (2)
30-37 degrees south
Tasmania 41-42 degrees south
What vine training do new planting use in Australia to combat high vigour? (2)
Scott Henry
Smart-Dyson
What does soil salinity do to vines? And what can you do to help it?(4)
Reduces vine growth as the vine does not get the water it needs
Can cause vine death
Chardonnay is susceptible to this
Using different Rootstocks can help as well as changing irrigation patterns
Why is it important to pick as quickly as possible in Australia?
Due to the climate, producers have a very small window of time to pick before acid drops. Early picking is often done
Malolactic conversion in Australian chardonnays?
Full, partial or none depending on region and style
Australian Sauvignon Blanc reputation?
Less herbaceous than Marlborough
Rules to become a region in Australia?
Must produce 500 tonnes of grapes PA
Across 5 different lot owned vineyards of min 5 ha each
Murray Darling climate?
Hot continental
Barossa Valley altitude?
250-370m plains
Eden Valley Altitude?
Up to 600m
Adelaide Hills climate?
Moderate Mediterranean with altitude and aspect influences
Adelaide hills altitude?
400-500m
Central Adelaide hills subs regions? (2)
Piccadilly valley
Lenswood
What does Australia do to mitigate drought?
Build dams
Moderating factors in Clare Valley?
Cool afternoon breezes and cold nights
Clare Valley altitude?
300-500m
Fungal disease risk is Clare Valley?
Low as it has low humidity
Polish Hill vs Watervale soils? (2)
Polish hill: slate - Lowe aromatics, high mineralty
Watervale: limestone - high aromatics, approachable when young
Northern McLaren Vale soils?
Poor with lower nutrients
Southern McLaren Vale soils?
Deeper and more fertile
What moderates the climate in Coonawarra? (2)
Cloud cover
Sea breezes
Weather hazard in Coonawarra? (2)
Spring frosts and strong winds
Producers may use sprinklers to protect their vines from frost
What controls vigour in Coonawarra? (3)
Alkaline soils
Hard limestone bedrock (less water)
Free draining loam soil
Yarra valley altitude? (3)
50-400m
Lower valley in south at lower altitude
Upper Yarra in north at higher altitudes
Yarra valley rainfall in growing season? (2)
High - 450-500mm
High humidity and disease pressure
Lower yarra valley soils?
Poor free draining sand and clay loam
Upper Yarra valley soils?
Fertile deep volcanic - dry farming
Yarra valley PN barrel choices?
Usually large 500L barrels
Malolactic conversion in chardonnay, in Yarra Valley?
Often avoided for a leaner style
Vie training In Mornington?
Lyre system to manage vigour
Macedon ranges altitude?
300-800m one of the coolest climates in mainland Aus
Top producer in Macedon ranges?
Bindi
Soils types in hillsides in Macedon Ranges?
Shallow Sandy loam granite
Soil types in lower slopes of Macedon Ranges?
Deeper loams
Where is the Great Western region?
In the Grampians, part of the great dividing range
Grampians and Pyrenees climate?
Moderate continental.
Warmer in the lower Pyrenees
Grampians and Pyrenees soils?
Sandy loam - good drainage and retention
Irrigation common
Heathcote soils?
Red limestone
Oak use for Hunter Shiraz?
Mainly large barrels and foudres as they are not as ripe as other Australian Shiraz and they don’t want oak to dominate
Orange region altitude?
600-900m
Orange region soils? (3)
Red basalt
Clay loam
Shallow gravel
Tasmania climate?
Cool maritime
Tasmania rain?most falls on the west coast (like South Island in NZ)
