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What is the dominant grape of Central Otago?

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Pinot Noir

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Who created “grange”?

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Penfolds

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What is the dominant grape in Barossa Valley?

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Shiraz

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Which of the following is not a state in Australia?
• 	New South Wales
• 	Victoria
• 	Auckland 
• 	Queensland
• 	Tasmania
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Auckland

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Hawkes Bay is located on the North Island of New Zealand. True or False

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True

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Coonawarra is famous for its “terra rosa” soil. True or False?

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True

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What state is Yarra Valley located within?

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Victoria

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Which of the following GIs is known for Riesling?
• 	Clare Valley 
• 	Hunter Valley
• 	Barossa Valley
• 	Coonawarra
• 	Rutherglen
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Clare Valley

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What is the dominant grape of Marlborough?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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A minimum 75% of the stated vintage is required for vintage-dated wines in Australia.
True or False?

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False (85%)

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Who produces the dry-farmed “Astralis”?

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Clarendon Hills

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What areas are particularly known for bulk wine production and what states are they located in?

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Riverland- South Australia
Riverina- New South Wales
Murray Darling- Victoria (northwestern Victoria= hottest for Victoria)

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What state is Mornington Peninsula located in? Describe the climate.

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Victoria. Cool, windy, maritime.

Port Phillip Bay

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Mornington Peninsula was the first to pioneer the widespread planting of what grape?

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Pinot Gris.

Also, largest planting of Pinot Noir in Australia.

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What areas of Northeastern Victoria are known for “stickies”?

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Rutherglen and Glenrowan

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What is the more modern name of the sweet wines made from Muscadelle in Victoria?

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“Topaque”

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What grape is used to make rich, raisinated wines?

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Muscat à Petits Grains Rouge

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Where are Red Cambrian soils found?

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Heathcote in Victoria

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Victoria is the smallest and hottest sate on the Australian mainland. True or False?

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False. Smallest and coolest.

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Where are the subregions of Granite Belt and South Burnett located?

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Queensland.

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What year was the Label Integrity Program started?

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  1. Varietal, Vintage and Region must account for at least 85% of stated.
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What government body was created in 1981 to have oversight over labels, trade and promotion of the winemaking industry?

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Wine Australia

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What large area was created in 1996? What states does in encompass?

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South Eastern Australia zone. Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland.

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GIs are purely geographical and impose no restrictions on grape varietals or yields. True or False?

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True

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What subregion of New South Wales has a cool, alpine climate and is known for sparkling wine production?

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Tumbarumba

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Where is the Hunter Region located? Climate? Known for what grape with huge aging potential?

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New South Wales. Subtropical. Semillon. Tyrell’s “Vat 1”.

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Where is Canberra?

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New South Wales. It has a continental climate. Known for Shiraz (Clonakilla)

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What is the definition of a region in Australia?

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They are single tracts of land that contain at least 5 individually owned vineyards of at least 5 hectares each with a minimum output of 500 tons of grapes annually.

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Where is the Great Dividing Range?

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New South Wales.

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What is another name for Riverina?

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

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Where is the so-called Limestone coast and what two regions does in contain?

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South Australia. Coonawarra and Padthaway.

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Which region in South Australia is known for elegant expressions of Cabernet Sauvignon with soft tannins and red fruit?

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Coonawarra.

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32
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Where is Clare Valley located? Name a well known producer.

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Mount Lofty Ranges. South Australia. Grosset.

33
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McLaren Vale GI, known for Shiraz, Mourvèdre and Grenache, is located in what sub zone of what state?

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Fleurieu of South Australia. Old, low yielding vines.

34
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What is the size of a traditional American hogshead?

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300 liters.

35
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What river flows through Barossa?

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North Para River.

36
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What is the largest state in Australia, accounting for only 5% of the country’s wine output?

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Western Australia

37
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What is the most acclaimed GI of Western Australia?

A

Margaret River.

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Match the producer to its most well known area or GI?
Leeuwin                    Eden Valley
Domaine Chandon   Margaret River
Henschke                 Yarra Valley
Torbreck                   McLaren Vale
Clarendon Hills        Barossa Valley
A 
Leeuwin-  Margaret River
Domaine Chandon-  Yarra Vally
Henschke-  Eden Valley
Torbreck-  Barossa Valley
Clarendon Hills-  McLaren Vale
39
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What coastal GI is know for Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blends as well as gravelly elegant CS and Bordeaux-style blends?

A

Margaret River

40
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What is Australia’s coolest wine producing region? Known for what type of wine?

A

Tasmania. Sparkling wine.

41
Q

What are some subregions of Southern Tasmania?

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Pipers River, Coal River, Tamar Valley

42
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What subregion of the Great Southern GI in Western Australia is known for cool climate Riesling, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon? Name a well known producer.

A

Mount Barker. Plantagenet.

43
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What are the three sub zones of Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia?

A

Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains and Clare Valley.

44
Q

Where is Lake Alexandria located?

A

Fleurieu in South Australia.

45
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Watervale and Polish Hill River are two sub zones of which Valley?

A

Clare Valley. Known for Riesling.

46
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Clare Valley is known exclusively for its Riesling (containing notes of lime candy, petrol and tropical fruits). True or False.

A

False. Also has a reputation for Shiraz and Cagpbernet Sauvignon.
Jim Barry, Kilkanoon, Taylors and Skillogalee.

47
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What heavily irrigated zone is north of the Limestone Coast in South Australia and what is its sole GI, known for bulk wine production?

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Lower Murray zone. Riverland GI.

48
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Where are Piccadilly Valley and Lenswood located?

A

Adelaide Hills.

49
Q

Where is Gimblett Gravels?

A

Hawkes Bay

50
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Awatere Valley is located in what area of New Zealand?

A

Marlborough.

51
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What is the average age of Rutherglen’s Grand Muscat?

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10-15 years

52
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Tasmania is the world’s southernmost wine growing region. True or False.

A

False

53
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Match the GI with the appropriate state. 
Granite Belt      South Australia 
Eden Valley       Victoria
Margaret River  New South Wales
Riverina             Western Australia
Mornington Peninsula    Queensland
A 
Granite Belt	- Queensland
Eden Valley - South Australia
Margaret River	- Western Australia
Riverina	- New South Wales 
Mornington Peninsula - Victoria
54
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Match the producer to the most appropriate  region. 
Cloudy Bay	   Margaret River
Henschke	       Central  Otago 
Mt. Difficulty	   Coonawarra
Cullen	             Clare Valley
Majella	          Eden Valley
Grosset	          Marlborough
A 
Cloudy Bay	   Marlborough
Henschke	       Eden Valley
Mt. Difficulty	   Central Otago
Cullen	             Margaret River
Majella	          Coonawarra
Grosset	          Clare Valley
55
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What is the only region in New Zealand to enjoy a truly continental climate?

A

Central Otago

56
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What area on the North Island is its driest and biggest producer of red wines? Merlot is the dominant red grape.

A

Hawkes Bay

57
Q

Waiheke Island is an unofficial sub zone of what North Island region? It is known for a somewhat sunny, dry climate for red blends.

A

Auckland

58
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What regions are on the North Island?

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Northland, Auckland, Gisbourne (bay of Poverty), Waikato/ Bay of Plenty, Wairarapa, Hawkes Bay

59
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What areas are on the South Island?

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Nelson, Marlborough, Central Otago, Canterbury (Waipara Valley)

60
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What is the world’s southernmost wine growing region?

A

Central Otago

61
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What is New Zealand’s fastest growing wine region?

A

Canterbury

62
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What are three sub zones of Marlborough?

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Awatere Valley, Wairu Valley, Southern Valleys

Soils…sandy, alluvial loam topsoil over gravel

63
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What is New Zealand’s sunniest, and rainiest, wine growing region!

A

Nelson

64
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What is the most planted varietal in New Zealand? Area with the biggest production?

A

Sauvignon Blanc. Marlborough.

65
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Grapes in New Zealand are generally planted on the hillsides for maximum sun exposure and picked by hand. True or False.

A

False. Planted on flat expanses and harvested mechanically.

66
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What is the most planted varietal in Hawkes Bay?

A

Chardonnay

67
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What do the vines in Gisbourne on the North Island lay claim to?

A

They are the first vines to see the sun each day.

68
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New Zealand is the easternmost and southernmost winemaking country in the world. True or False.

A

True.

69
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Name the GIs of Tasmania.

A

Tasmania

70
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What producers are best known for the Margaret River GI?

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Cullen, Leeuwin, Vasse Felix, Cape Mentelle

71
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What is the oldest GI of Victoria?

A

Yarra Valley.

Domaine Chandon and Mount Mary.

72
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What does GI stand for?

A

Geographical Indications.

73
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What is the name of Yalumba’s famous wine? From which GI?

A

Octavius. Eden Valley.

74
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Where must the fruit come from if the bottle says Barossa.

A

Eden Valley and Barossa Valley.

75
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What is the old name traditionally used for Mourvèdre?

A

Mataro

76
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Name two GIs in South Australia popular for “GSM” blends?

A

McLaren Vale and Barossa Valley.

77
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What types of vines are common in Barossa?

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Pre-phylloxera, unirrigated, deep rooted bush vines ranging to over a 100 yrs old.

78
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What is the “super zone” used for blending across Barossa, Fleurieu and Mount Lofty Ranges?

A

Adelaide GI

79
Q

The climate of Fleurieu is generally __________. What is its most famous GI?

A

Mediterranean. McLaren Vale.

80
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Coonawarra has a hot, Mediterranean climate. True or False.

A

False. It is cooler than most of Australia with a Maritime climate fanned by “Westerlies”. It has a long, even growing season.

81
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South Australia is not a very important state for wine production. True or False.

A

False. It is “the wine state” and often considered the California of Australia.
It has many different micro climates.

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