Australia Hard Flashcards
What is grape variety used for Penfolds bin 707?
Cabernet Sauvignon, A multi-regional blend, all South Australia: Barossa Valley, Coonawarra, Padthaway, Robe and Wrattonbully.
Who is producing “Yattarna”, grape variety?
Penfolds, Chardonnay, Multi-district blend drawing fruit from Adelaide Hills (SA), Tumbarumba (NSW), Henty (Victoria) and Derwent River Valley (Tasmania).
Source is dependent on vintage conditions.
What is grape variety used for Penfolds bin 169?
Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawarra prime vineyards, including Blocks 10 and 20. All located on classic terra rossa soils. First vintage 2008.
What is difference between Grange and St Henri Shiraz?
St Henri Shiraz does not rely on any new oak, matured in 1460 litres old casks. First vintage 1957.
Both are Multi-district blends, South Australia with very small amount of CS.
What is grape variety used for Penfolds Reserve Bin A?
Adelaide Hills Chardonnay
What is grape variety used for PenfoldsBin 407?
Cabernet Sauvignon, Multi-district blend, South Australia/Western Australia. First vintage 1990.
What is unique about Penfolds Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz?
The hamlet of Marananga lies very close to the centre of the Barossa Valley floor – where warm dry conditions and rich red soils provide the backbone to some of the region’s best known wines it is a sub-regional expression of Central Barossa Valley. First vintage 2008.
What is a grape variety for Kalimna Bin 28?
Showcase of warm-climate Australian Shiraz – ripe, robust and generously flavoured. Multi-district blend, South Australia. Significant contributions from Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale, Clare Valley and Langhorne Creek. First vintage 1959.
What is a grape variety and region for Bin 128?
South Australia’s Coonawarra district, elegant style of cool-climate Shiraz. First vintage 1962. From the 1980 vintage, French oak replaced American, highlighting the pepper, spice and floral characteristics that define this style.
What is a grape variety and region for Bin 138?
Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvedre, (Mataro), in varying proportionsdepending on vintage conditions from Barossa Valley. First vintage 1992.
What is a grape variety and region for Bin 23?
Adelaide Hills Pinot Noir. First vintage 2009.
What is a grape variety and region for Bin 2?
Shiraz and Mourvedre, (Mataro). Multi-district blend, South Australia/Victoria. First vintage 1960, originally known as ‘Australian Burgundy’ style (despite its Rhône varieties) – typically a soft, medium-bodied wine based on Shiraz.
What is a grape variety and region for Bin 8?
Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz. South Australia. First vintage 2003.
What is a grape variety and region for Bin 9?
Cabernet Sauvignon. South Australia (McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, Wrattonbully, Barossa, Padthaway). First vintage 2012.
What is a grape variety and region for Bin 311?
Chardonnay, sourced from a single cool-climate region and each year the fruit selection is made to reflect the Bin 311 style. Barossa Valley and Coonawarra.
First vintage 2005.
What is a grape variety and region for Bin 51?
Riesling from Eden Valley. First vintage 1990.
Name one good producer of sparkling shiraz?
Rockford, Barossa
Name McLaren Vale GI Key Producers?
d’Arenberg; Chapel Hill; Clarendon Hills; Pirramimma; Rosemount Estate; Wirra Wirra; Kay Bros. Amery; Mitolo; Yangarra
Clare Valley GI Key Producers?
Grosset; Kilikanoon; Jim Barry; Taylors; Wendouree; Sevenhill Cellars.
Clare Valley GI most famous wine?
Jim Barry’s “Armagh” vineyard Shiraz ranking among the top internationally recognized icons of the region.
Clare Valley GI most famous Rieslings are produced by?
Grosset; Blue slate bedrock not dissimilar from the Devonian blue slate of the Mosel Valley in Germany.
Adelaide Hills GI Key Producers?
Petaluma; Shaw + Smith; the Lane; Ashton Hills; BK
Coonawarra GI Key Producers?
Majella; Penley Estate; Balnaves of Coonawarra; Wynns Coonawarra Estate; Zema Estate.
Name Hunter GI Key Producers?
Tyrrell’s; Brokenwood; Yarraman Estate; McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant; Keith Tulloch Wine; Wyndham Estate; Rosemount Estate
What are the best Hunter Valley Semillons?
Top bottlings include Tyrrell’s “Vat 1” and Brokenwood’s “ILR Reserve;”
What are Riverina GI Key Producers?
De Bortoli; Casella Wines (Yellow Tail); McWilliam’s
What are Yarra Valley GI Key Producers?
Yering Station; Yarra Yering; Mount Mary; Domaine Chandon; De Bortoli; Yarra Yarra; Coldstream Hills; Oakridge; Giant Steps; Mac Forbes
What are Heathcote GI Key Producers?
Jasper Hill; Domaines Tatiarra; Heathcote Winery
What are Margaret River GI Key Producers?
Leeuwin Estate; Cullen; Cape Mentelle; Vasse Felix; Moss Wood (collectively known as the “first five”)
What is Jansz producing?
Eldest commercial producer of sparkling wines and one of the premier wineries in Tasmania. Now owned by Yalumba but founded in the early 1980s as a joint venture between Louis Roederer and Heemskerk Wines.
What are Tasmania Key Producers?
Northern Tasmania: Pipers Brook Vineyard; Tamar Ridge; Jansz; Bay of Fires/House of Arras; Rosevears Estate; Southern Tasmania: Domaine A; Elsewhere Vineyard; Stefano Lubiana.
What is the name of the first winery in Eden Valley?
Pewsey Vale
Seppeltsfield winery is located in which region?
Barossa
Chris Ringland - Three Rivers Dry Grown Shiraz is produced in which region?
Barossa
What is the name of the Gulf close to Adelaide?
Gulf of St. Vincent
What was the first commercial winery in Barossa and the company behind the modern “Jacob’s Creek” brand.
Orlando Wines
What is minimum age of vines used for wine labeled “Barossa Old Vine”?
Barossa Old Vine: Min. 35 years old
What is minimum age of vines used for wine labeled “Barossa Survivor Vine”?
Barossa Survivor Vine: Min. 70 years old
What is minimum age of vines used for wine labeled “Barossa Centenarian Vine”?
Barossa Centenarian Vine: Min. 100 years old
What is minimum age of vines used for wine labeled “Barossa Ancestor Vine”?
Barossa Ancestor Vine: Min. 125 years old
Region Langhorne Creek GI is located in which Zone of Australia?
Fleurieu Zone, located in South Australia.
Region Currency Creek GI is located in which Zone of Australia?
Fleurieu Zone, located in South Australia.
Region Kangaroo Island GI is located in which Zone of Australia?
Fleurieu Zone, located in South Australia.
Region Southern Fleurieu GI is located in which Zone of Australia?
Fleurieu Zone, located in South Australia.
What type of wine is “Cold Duck”?
cheap, sweet, carbonated red wines
What is “Scarce Earth”?
McLaren Vale’s project that seeks to recognize the hallmarks of individual sites rather than obscure their imprint through blending.
What is oldest continuously operating winery in Australia?
In Hunter Valley; George Wyndham founded Australia’s now oldest continuously operating winery (Wyndham Estate) in 1828; and he planted Australia’s first commercial Shiraz vineyard in 1830.
Who is the “Father” of the Australian wine industry?
James Busby
Where you can find Goulburn Valley?
Central Victoria Zone. Nagambie Lakes is a subregion with Tahbilk and Mitchelton its leading wineries.
What is the northernmost wine region in Australia?
South Burnett GI (Queensland). Producers in the region have had some success with Verdelho; but this is an unequivocally hot and humid region.
Name three regions located in Western Victoria Zone?
Grampians GI, Pyrenees GI, and Henty GI.
Most Important Regions of Central Victoria Zone?
Heathcote GI; Bendigo GI; and Goulburn Valley GI.
What is the Heathcote GI most important variety?
Shiraz is the unchallenged king of Heathcote wines; making world class; award winning wines
Nagambie Lakes subregion is located within what Region?
Goulburn Valley GI, Central Victoria Zone.
In what Zone is located region called Perricoota GI?
Big Rivers Zone
What is the name of the single Region located within Northern Slopes Zone?
New England Australia GI
What is the names of two Regions located within South Coast Zone?
Shoalhaven Coast GI (Chambourcin—a red French hybrid) and Southern Highlands GI (Tempranillo)
What is the name of the single Region located within Northern Rivers Zone?
Hastings River GI. It is unequivocally hot—falling within Region V on Winkler’s Scale—and it experiences more rainfall during the growing season than any other region in Australia.
What is the most important variety in Hastings River GI Region?
With early picking, Semillon in Hastings River can develop some of the same characteristics as its does in the Hunter, but this is overall not a fine wine destination.
What are the most important varieties in Orange GI?
Cabernet Sauvignon; Merlot; Shiraz; and Chardonnay are the region’s most popular grapes; but Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir look increasingly promising in Orange’s cool mountain climate.
What is the most important variety in Cowra GI?
Soft; generous styles of Chardonnay.