Australia & New Zealand Flashcards
What is the name of Cloudy Bay’s estate in Central Otago?
Te Wahi
Name the six main growing regions of the North Island of NZ?
Northland, Auckland, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, Wairarapa/Wellington.
Which states are part of the multi-state zone South East Australia?
Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, and parts of South Australia and Queensland
Name three sub-regions of Clare Valley that are known for being cooler? What region on the Winkler Scale are these and where are they located in the region?
Polish Hill River, Watervale, Auburn; in the south/east sectors of Clare Valley; Region II
N to S: Adelaide Hills, Clare Valley, Adelaide Plains
Clare Valley, Adelaide Plains, Adelaide Hills
When did the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area debut and what is it?
1912; a major project delivering water from Murrumbidgee (a major tributary of the Murray River) to the dry, drought prone zones in Riverina, west of the Great Dividing Range
What is Rutherglen Muscat fortified with and in what ratio?
96’ neutral grape spirit in a ratio of 4:1
What is the northernmost GI of the Southwest Australia zone? What GI borders it on its north and what zone is it in?
Geographe; Peel in Greater Perth
Name two single vineyard Shiraz from Henschke?
Hill of Grace and Mt. Edelstone
What are the regions and sub-regions of the Barossa zone?
Barossa Valley & Eden Valley (High Eden sub)
What is the name of Penfolds’ estate vineyard?
Magill
Where would you find the sub-regions Moutere Hills and Waimea Plains?
Nelson
Compare and contrast Rutherglen Muscat and Topaque.
Vinification and Vitification are identical.
Topaque will be lighter in color (white grapes instead of red), and typically 30-40 g/L less in RS, less intensity and greater acidity than Muscat
What is the largest family-owned winery in Australia?
Casella, owner of Yellow Tail
GI: Magill Estate
Adelaide Hills, Mount Lofty Ranges, SA (“spiritual home of Grange”)
What is the capital city of Tasmania?
Hobart
Where is the actual Jacob’s Creek? Who owns the Jacob’s Creek brand?
There is an actual Jacob’s Creek in Barossa. Jacob’s Creek brand is owned by Orlando Wines (now Pernod Ricard)
GI: Armagh vineyard
Clare Valley, Mount Lofty Ranges, SA (Jim Barry)
Who makes the Carrodus wines? What are they?
Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley, Port Phillip, Victoria. Single block of old vines. They do a Cab/Merlot, Merlot, and Viognier. Very pricey!
GI: Stonyridge Vineyard
Waiheke Island, Auckland
How long is Rutherglen Muscat typically fermented?
1-2 days on skins, allowing 20-40 g/L of sugar to be consumed before it is pressed off to be fortified
What is the grape of De Bortoli’s Noble One?
Semillon
What was the first vintage of Seppeltsfield 100 year old Para Vintage Tawny? When was it released? What grapes are used?
1878, released 1978; Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Shiraz
What is the northernmost GI in Victoria?
Murray Darling, NW Victoria
What are the coastal GIs of the Limestone Coast and what are the inland?
Coastal (N to S): Mount Benson, Robe
Inland (N to S): Padthaway, Wrattonbully, Coonawara, Mount Gambier
When was Yarra Valley hit by phylloxera?
It was spared when it hit in the 19th century, but was hit by phylloxera in 2006
What are the 3 sub-regions of Marlborough, from north to south?
Wairau Valley, Southern Valleys, Awatere Valley
What two grapes account for 50% of the acreage in Yarra Valley?
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Who produces “John Riddock” Cabernet and where from?
Wynn’s Coonawara Estate; Coonawara, Limestone Coast, SA
What is “ILR Reserve”?
Brokenwood’s prestige cuvee Semillon, released 6 years after vintage – “Iain Leslie Riggs”
What is the coolest GI on the Australian mainland?
Macedon Ranges, Port Phillip, Victoria
Who makes “Astralis”? What/where?
Clarendon Hills (winemaker: Roman Bratasiuk); 1920s vineyards, 18 months 100% new French oak, 100% Syrah.
What zone surrounds the city of Melbourne? What state is it in?
Port Phillip zone; Victoria
Where would you find the sub-region Havelock North?
Hawkes Bay
Name the four winemakers that have made Grange.
Max Schubert (1948-1975) Don Ditter (1976-1986) John Duval (1986-2002) Peter Gago (2002-present)
Who makes “The Malleea” and “The Musician” – where from?
Majella, Coonawarra, Limestone Coast, South Australia. Cab/Shiraz blends.
GI: Cape Jaffa
Mount Benson, Limestone Coast
Where might you find a stylized “R” on the label of a bottle of wine? What does it denote?
“R” signifies a member of the Muscat of Rutherglen Network, a voluntary 4-tier classification system based on age, sweetness, and complexity.
Where is Lake Wanaka? Name one producer based on its shores.
Central Otago; Rippon
What region is part of the Far North zone? In what state?
State: South Australia
Southern Flinders Ranges
What GI can the Snowy Mountains be found in? What zone/state is it in?
Tumbarumba GI; Southern New South Wales, New South Wales
What state of Australia was hardest hit by phylloxera?
Victoria
What is the northernmost GI in Australia?
South Burnett
What producer owns 50% of Coonawara’s vineyard acreage?
Wynn’s Coonawara Estate
Who makes Stonewall Shiraz? Where from?
Peter Lehmann, Barossa Valley
What is the only region in NZ to experience a continental climate?
Central Otago
Compare the climate of Adelaide Hills and Adelaide Plains.
Adelaide Hills – coolest and wettest region of the Adelaide Super Zone
Adelaide Plains – driest and warmest region of the Adelaide Super Zone
Martinborough is a sub-region of what region?
Wairarapa
GI: Sandalford
Swan Valley, Swan District, Greater Perth, Western Australia
What is the climactic difference between Barossa Valley & Eden Valley?
Eden Valley is higher altitude, cooler, longer ripening period.
What GI is an extension of SA’s Riverland GI?
Murray Darling, Big Rivers, NSW
GI: Stoneyfell Vineyard
Langhorne Creek, Fleurieu, SA
What is NZ’s smallest area of production?
Northland
What is the northernmost GI in NSW?
New England Australia, Northern Slopes Zone
Name the 5 GIs of Fleurieu? What state are we in?
State: South Australia
GIs: Kangaroo Island, Currency Creek, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale, Southern Fleurieu
Name three sub-regions of Auckland? Which enjoys a singular dry, hilly, sunny climate?
Kumeu, Waiheke Island, and Matakana. Waiheke Island is dry, hilly, and sunny.
GI: Mt. Difficulty
Bannockburn, Central Otago
What is Black Saturday?
173 people died from bush fires on Saturday, February 7, 2009 – hot and dry conditions in Australia combined with highly flammable eucalpytus oil
Who makes The Terraces? What is it and where from?
Esk Valley; blend of Malbec, Merlot, and Cab Franc (co-fermented) from Hawkes Bay.
GI: Mount Mary
Yarra Valley, Port Phillip, Victoria
What winery popularized the style of Sparkling Shiraz?
Best’s Great Western in Victoria
What is Clonakilla’s iconic wine and when was it first released? From where?
Syrah/Viognier; 1992; Canberra, South NSW, NSW
What zone in Australia has over 100 ha of vines that are a century old?
Barossa, S. Australia
What lake tempers the climate of the Fleurieu zone of S. Australia?
Lake Alexandria
GI: Jansz Wine Co.
Tasmania; joint venture of Roederer and Heemskerk, now owned by Yalumba
What are the 2 GIs of Queensland? What region is aimed at becoming the third?
Granite Belt & South Burnett; Darling Down
On which producers bottles would you find “AP Birks”?
Wendouree
GI: Bindi
Macedon Ranges, Port Phillip, Victoria
Where would you find the Murrumbidgee River?
New South Wales
Where is most of the viticulture of Western Australia centered?
The Southwest Australia and Greater Perth zones
Who is known for Polish Hill Riesling? What region/zone/state? What was their first vintage?
Grosset; Clare Valley/Mt. Lofty Ranges/South Australia. 1980
When was the GI committee set up in Australia?
1993
Name two mountain ranges of New South Wales?
Great Dividing Range & Brokenback Mountains.
What are the 8 zones of New South Wales?
Big Rivers, Central Ranges, Hunter Valley, Northern Rivers, Northern Slopes, South Coast, Southern NSW, Western Plains
What was the first commercial wine release in Margaret River?
1971 Vasse Felix Riesling
GI: Metala
Langhorne Creek, Fleurieu, SA
What island lies off the coast of South Australia?
Kangaroo Island.
Where is Polish Hill River and what grape is grown there?
Clare Valley, Mt. Lofty Ranges, South Australia; Riesling
What is Victoria’s oldest wine region?
Yarra Valley
GI: Bannockburn
Geelong, Port Phillip, Victoria
GI: Kingston Estate
Riverland GI, Lower Murray Zone, SA (second largest family owned winery in Australia)
Who makes Dry Red Wines No. 1, 2, and 3? Where from? What are the wines?
Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley, Port Philip, Victoria. 1 - Cab, Merlot, Malbec, PV. 2 - Shiraz w/ Marsanne & Viognier. 3 - Portuguese grapes – Touriga Nacional, Tinta Cao, Tinta Amarela, Avarelhao, Roriz, and Sousao.
What GIs are there on Tasmania? What unofficial sub-regions exist? What grapes are they known for?
Just Tasmania GI, but with unofficial subs: Pipers River, Tamar Valley, North West, North East, Coal River, East Coast, Derwent Valley, and Huon Valley
Where is the center for scientific wine research in Australia? Name three institutions based there?
Adelaide; Australian Wine Research Institute, Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization; University of Adelaide.
What is the coolest and northernmost area of McLaren Vale called?
Clarendon
What region of Australia is thought to produce the country’s best Cabernet Sauvignon?
Coonawara, Limestone Coast, S. Australia
What Clare Valley producer is famous for doing blends where Malbec factors in as a large portion?
Wendouree
Where are Australia’s oldest Cabernet vines?
Penfold’s “Block 42” in Kalima in northern Barossa
What are the top grape varieties in Margaret River?
Chard, Cab, SB/Semillon
What was the first vintage of Diana Madeline?
2001 (known previously as Cabernet/Merlot from 1983)
Who currently owns the Kim Crawford brand?
Constellation Brands
What is the foremost region for Semillon/SB blends in Australia?
Margaret River, SW Australia
What island lies off the coast of South Australia, and what zone is it a part of?
Kangaroo Island, Fleurieu
What region is NZ’s largest producer of red wine? What is the most planted grape there?
Hawkes Bay; Chardonnay
Name three geographic features of Marlborough?
Cloudy Bay, Wairau River, and Richmond Ranges
What region is known for its “black dog” fine sandy loam?
Rutherglen; in addition to Rutherglen loam, the “black dog” is finer, and closer to the Murray River.
What is Scarce Earth?
A project to map McLaren Vale’s diverse soil types and geological structures
When is Hunter Semillon typically harvested and at what baume?
End of January/beginning of February, at Baume levels of 9-12
Where would you find the unofficial sub-regions of Red Hill, Balnarring, and Main Ridge?
Mornington Peninsula
What is the typical pH of a Hunter Semillon?
2.9 – very low! (high acid)
What is NZ’s largest winemaking company?
Montana
Put in descending order, from largest to smallest: Region, Zone, Sub-Region, State
State, Zone, Region, Sub-Region
Where would you find the Murray River?
Border b/t Victoria & New South Wales
GI: Tahbilk
Nagambie Lakes, Goulburn Valley, Central Victoria
What NZ region is also known as Poverty Bay?
Gisborne
What GI is split b/t New South Wales & Australian Capitol Territory? What company controls most of the land there?
Canberra District; Hardy’s
GI: Jansz
Pipers River, Tasmania
What Australian region is known for its Cambrian soil? What defines the soil?
Heathcote; 500+ million year old well-drained gravelly loam
Where is Matakana?
A sub-region of northern Auckland
Who makes Octavius and where from?
Yalumba, Old Vine Shiraz, Barossa
GI: Ngatarawa
Bridge Pa, Hawkes Bay
When was Cloudy Bay launched?
1985
What GI provides the primary source for the Jacob’s Creek brand?
Langhorne Creek, Fleurieu, SA
Where is Padthaway?
Limestone Coast, South Australia
What is another name for Riverina?
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
What is the one zone of Victoria that has no regions of sub-regions? Name one producer there.
Gippsland; Bass Phillip
In which Australian GI did Moet & Chandon set up shop in the 1980s?
Yarra Valley
Who is referred to as “the father of the Australian wine industry” and what did he do?
James Busby, brought cuttings over from Europe in the 1830s
What sub-region of Hunter has the oldest Verdelho plantings in Australia? On what soil?
Broke Fordwich; sandy, alluvial soil
What is the most planted red grape in Hawkes Bay?
Merlot
What GI of Victoria was prosperous before phylloxera hit, but saw most of its vineyards ripped up because of the aphid?
Geelong
What grapes thrive in the Margaret River GI?
Chard, Semillon & SB for whites.
Cab & Bordeaux grapes for reds.
Where would you find the unofficial subzone Wallcliffe? Name two producers based there.
Margaret River; Leeuwin Estate & Cape Mentelle
What climate does the Tumbarumba GI have, and what wines does it allow to be made?
Alpine, cool climate. Sparkling wines from PN & Chard.
Who was the original proprietor of Cold-Stream Hills and in what GI is it?
James Halliday, mid-80s in Yarra Valley
What GI’s eastern border is formed by the Gladstone Line and the Whicher Mountain Range?
Margaret River
What is the smallest and coolest state on the Australian mainland?
Victoria
What are the GIs of the Southern New South Wales zone? What state?
New South Wales: Canberra District, Tumbarumba, Hilltops, Gundagai
What region of New Zealand has the country’s highest altitudes?
Central Otago
GI: Escarpment
Martinborough, Wairarapa
Who makes Old Weka Pass?
Bell Hill; second wine, which references their location in north Canterbury
If a wine is labeled no more specifically than “Australia” and is going to be exported to the EU, what may not be on the label?
Vintage or varietal
What is the national capital of Australia?
Canberra, South NSW, NSW
Does Rutherglen Muscat or Topaque typically experience botrytis?
No; passerillage is common, but the climate is too dry for botrytis (which would be discouraged anyway to promote the varietal character of the grapes)
What is the soil type of Polish Hill?
Blue slate bedrock.
GI: Petaluma Winery
Adelaide Hills, Mount Lofty Ranges, SA
What estate is associated with the phrase, “1844 to Evermore”?
Penfolds
What is Penfolds “contemporary winemaking approach” and what wines exemplify it? What are their “non-contemporary” counterparts?
Contemporary = singe region & French oak (vs. blending and American)
Bin 169 - all Coonawara Cab, 100% new F.O. hogsheads (vs. Bin 107)
RWT - “Red Winemaking Trial,” Barossa Shriaz, 60% new F.O., first vintage 1997 (vs. Grange)
Where were the first vines in Australia planted?
New South Wales
In what unofficial sub-region of Tasmania would you find Stefano Lubiana and Moorilla?
Derwent Valley
GI: Jim Barry
Clare Valley, Mount Lofty Ranges, SA
Compare Lower Yarra Valley and Upper Yarra Valley.
Lower Yarra Valley – in the north warmer, ancient sandy, loam soils, plumper and less aromatic PNs
Upper Yarra Valley – in the south, younger red basalt soiils, cooler, higher elevation, defined, mineral driven PN
What is the replacement name for wines formerly labeled as “Sherry” in Australia?
Apera
What years of the 21st century were worst for drought in Australia?
2003, 2006-09
What winery was founded by David Powell in 1994? Where? What are some of their top cuvees?
Torbreck, Barossa Valley, Barossa Zone, S. Australia. “The Laird” & “Run Rig” – both Shiraz.
GI: Jasper Hill
Heathcote, Port Phillip, Victoria
Name the 8 zones of South Australia.
Limestone Coast, Fleurieu, Barossa, Mt. Lofty Ranges, Adelaide Super Zone, Far North, Lower Murray, The Peninsulas
GI: Peregrine
Gibbston, Central Otago
What are the GIs of NW Victoria?
Murray Darling & Swan Hill
What zone is responsible for 85% of Western Australia’s production, and what are the two most productive GIs within it?
Southwest Australia zone; Margaret River & Great Southern
GI: Ata Rangi
Martinborough, Wairarapa
What are the 3 zones of Western Australia that have little viticulture? Where are they located?
1) Central Western Australia
2) Eastern Plains, Inland & North of Western Australia zone
3) Western Australian South East coastal zone
All located inland and on the southern coast
What was the first commercial winery in Barossa?
Orlando Wines; 1847
What countries are the top four exporters by volume?
Italy, France, Spain, Australia
What mountain range is the Barossa zone surrounded by on 3 sides?
Mt. Lofty Ranges
What is the hottest appellation in all Australia? What zone/state is it located in?
Swan Valley GI, Greater Perth, Western Australia
What are the regions and sub-regions of Mt. Lofty Ranges?
Adelaide Hills (subs Lenswood and Picadilly Valley), Adelaide Plains, Clare Valley
Name the GIs of the Limestone Coast. What state is this zone in?
State: South Australia
GIs: Coonawara, Mt. Benson, Padthaway, Robe, Wrattonbully, Mount Gambier
In what GIs would you find the Victoria Alps?
Part of the Great Dividing Range, found in Alpine Valleys and Beechworth in NE Victoria
GI: Craiglee
Sunbury
Where exactly is Tahbilk estate located? What wine are they known for?
Tahbilk is in the Nagambie Lakes sub-region of the Goulburn Valley region of Central Victoria. Tahbilk makes their “1927 Marsanne,” which has the oldest Marsanne vines in Australia, possibly the world.
What region is shelled by the Tararua Ranges?
Wairarapa
What was the first luxury/icon single-vineyard wine in Australia?
Henschke Mt. Edelstone, 1952
Hill of Grace, first vintage 1958
What was Max Schubert’s tenure as the winemaker at Penfolds?
1948-1975
What two oceans cradle South Australia?
Indian on the West, Southern Ocean on the South
What two GIs are shared between New South Wales and Victoria?
Murray Darling and Swan Hill
GI: Puriri Hills
Clevedon, Auckland
GI: Sevenhill Cellars
Clare Valley, Mount Lofty Ranges, SA
What is the only zone of Western Australia that does not touch the coast?
Central Western Australia
What is the “Vine Pull Scheme”?
In 1987, in response to overproduction and low prices, the Australian government compensated growers who pulled up vines or left land unplanted. Particularly affected Barossa.
What geographic feature provides the northern border of Rutherglen?
The Murray River
Who is the winemaker responsible for creating Penfolds Grange and in what year?
Max Schubert, 1951
What is the most populous state of Australia?
New South Wales
Who produces Pinot Noir with Cornish Point and Calvert on the label and from where?
Felton Road produces these wines from their much acclaimed vineyards in Central Otago
What region of Australia is known for its Terra Rossa soil?
Coonawara, Limestone Coast, S. Australia
What are the 5 GIs of NE Victoria?
Alpine Valleys, Beechworth, Glenrowan, King Valley, Rutherglen
Name three producers based in the Waipara Valley.
Pyramid Valley, Bell Hill, Black Estate, Greystone, Pegasus Bay
What GI of Australia is its leader in production, with over 1/4 of the annual tonnage?
Riverland GI, Lower Murray Zone, SA
What is the Southernmost region in the Mt. Lofty Ranges?
Adelaide Hills GI
How is Rutherglen Muscat aged?
For years or even decades in old barrels of different sizes; some producers use a solera system, others blend just before bottling
What is the southernmost region on the North Island of NZ?
Wairarapa/Wellington
GI: Bass Phillip
South Gippsland, Victoria
Who makes “Vat 1” and what is it?
Tyrell, Semillon from Hunter GI, New South Wales
Where is Kawarau River? What sub-regions does it touch?
Central Otago; provides the northern border for Gibbston and Bannockburn sub-regions, as well as goes through Alexandra
What are the six zones of Victoria?
Port Phillip, Gippsland, NE Victoria, NW Victoria, Central Victoria, Western Victoria
Who makes Coleraine? Where from and what is it?
Te Mata, from Havelock Hills in Hawkes Bay. Cab/Cab Franc/Merlot.
What were the best vintages of the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s for Grange?
1983, 1986
1990, 1991, 1996, 1998
2002, 2010
GI: Wolf Blass
Langhorne Creek, Fleurieu, SA
What are the three largest producing wine regions of NZ?
- Marlborough
- Hawkes Bay
- Gisborne
Where would you find the Darling River?
New South Wales
What GI divides the Port Phillip Bay from the Bass Straight?
Mornington Peninsula
Name three single vineyards in the Barossa zone.
Hill of Grace, Penfolds’ Block 42, Cirillo 1850 Grenache, Elderton Command Shiraz Vineyard, Yalumba Tricentenary Grenache, Langmeil Freedom Shiraz
GI: All Saints
Rutherglen, NE Victoria
When does harvest typically occur for Rutherglen Muscat? At what brix levels?
Early April; 36+
Name three wineries based in McLaren Vale?
D’Arenberg, Drew Noon and Clarendon Hills
What is the only sub-region of Central Victoria? What region is it in?
Nagambie Lakes, Goulburn Valley
Who makes 100 Year Old Para Vintage Tawny and where?
Seppeltsfield, Barossa Valley
What are the 4 GIs of Big Rivers zone? What state are we in?
In New South Wales: Murray Darling, Perricoota, Riverina, Swan Hill
What are the two GIs of South Coast zone? What state?
New South Wales: Shoalhaven Coast, Southern Highlands
Name three geographic features that impact the climate of McLaren Vale?
Gulf of St. Vincent, Sellicks Hill Range, and South Mt. Lofty Ranges
Where was sweet, fortified wine production centered, around the turn of the century, in Australia?
The irrigated plots of New South Wales
Who makes Roennfeldt Road and from where?
Greenock Creek, Barossa Valley (both a Cab and a Shiraz are made called Roaennfeldt Road)
What river dissects the regions most known for mass-produced wine in Australia?
The Murray River, both Riverland in SA and Riverina in NSW
Put E to W: Yarra Valley, Rutherglen, Swan Hill
Rutherglen, Yarra Valley, Swan Hill
Where is Australia’s oldest continuously operating winery?
Wyndham Estate in Hunter Valley.
What is traditional Western Barossa soil?
Brown loam over red clay over limestone.
Name the unofficial sub-regions of southern Tasmania?
East Coast, Coal River Valley, Derwent Valley, and Huon Valley
What are the regions and sub-regions of the Southwest Australia zone? What state are we in?
State: Western Australia
Blackwood Valley, Geographe, Great Southern (subs: Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker, Porongurup), Manjimup, Margaret River, Pemberton
Who makes Agincourt? What was it called previously? What is it and where is it from?
Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley, Port Phillip, Victoria. Previously called “New Vineyard Dry Red Wine No. 1.” Cab & Merlot.
How did South Australia avoid phylloxera?
A ban on imported vine material in 1814
What is the sunniest wine producing region in NZ?
Nelson; also the rainiest on the South Island
GI: Freycinet
East Coast, Tasmania
GI: Man O’ War
Waiheke Island, Auckland
GI: Lovedale
Hunter GI (Polkobin sub-region)
What is Cloudy Bay’s prestige Sauvignon Blanc bottling? What makes it unique?
Te Koko, which utilizes barrel fermentation (some new oak) along with barrel aging and indigenous yeasts
GI: Pegasus Bay
Waipara Valley, north Canterbury
What name was Penfolds Grange first released under?
Grange Hermitage
Put N to S: Macedon Ranges, Mornington Peninsula, Goulburn Valley
Goulburn Valley, Macedon Ranges, Mornington Peninsula
Who makes Bin 707? What was the first commercial vintage and what is it?
Penfolds; 1964; 100% Cab
Who makes Underhill Shiraz? Where from?
Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley, Port Phillip, Victoria. 100% Shiraz from a 1974 single block.
What three bodies of water does Margaret River touch?
Geographe Bay, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean
What GI of Victoria dominated the state’s production in the 20th century?
Rutherglen
What is the largest Australian state in terms of total acreage?
Western Australia
Name 4 sub-regions of Central Otago?
Wanaka, Gibbston, Alexandra, Cromwell Basin/Lowburn/Pisa, Bannockburn, Bendigo
What is the difference between the Adelaide Hills GI, Adelaide Plains GI, and Adelaide GI?
Adelaide Hills and Adelaide Plains are GIs within the Mount Lofty Ranges zone. Adelaide GI is a superzone for Barossa, Fleurieu, and Mt. Lofty Ranges.
What GI are the Snowy Mountains within?
Canberra, South NSW, NSW
In which GI does the Great Dividing Range see its southernmost border?
Grampians in Western Victoria
Who is the largest producer in Henty?
Seppelt
Where would you find the unofficial sub-regions Blewitt Springs, Kangarilla, and Clarendon?
McLaren Vale
Where would you find the unofficial sub-regions of Rosedale, Lyndoch, Vine Vale, Greenock, Seppeltsfield, and Tannuda?
Barossa Valley GI
Who released the first Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and in what year?
Montana, 1979
Name three companies based in Riverina.
De Bortoli, McWilliams, Casella (Yellow Tail)
What are the four regions on the South Island of New Zealand?
Nelson, Canterbury, Central Otago, Marlborough
GI: Giaconda
Beechworth, NE Victoria
What is the most successful white grape in Barossa GI and name two producers.
Semillon (much more successful than Chardonnay); Torbreck “Woodcutters” and Peter Lehman “Margaret”
Who was the first in NZ to commercially release a wine under screwcap and in what year?
Kim Crawford, 2001.
Soils laid down by the Ngaruroro River lend this trademarked wine region its name. What is it? What larger region is it a part of?
Gimblett Gravels, Hawkes Bay.
Who makes Diana Madeline and where?
Diana Madeline – Cullen Cab/Merlot, Margaret River
What is the difference in soil type between Watervale and Polish Hill?
Polish Hill is blue slate bedrock, while Watervale is Terra Rossa over limestone
What are: “Clare Riesling,” “Shepards Riesling,” “Hunter Riesling”?
Clare Riesling – Crouchen Blanc
Shepards Riesling - Semillon
Hunter Riesling - Semillon
What are the three sub-regions of Hunter GI?
Broke Fordwich, Pokolbin and Upper Hunter Valley
Who makes Old Bastard Shiraz and from where?
Kaesler, Barossa Valley
What are the regions & sub-regions of Greater Perth? What state are we in?
State: Western Australia
Peel, Perth Hills, Swan District (Swan Valley sub)
What is “The Rip”?
A small channel about two miles wide connecting the Port Phillip Bay with the Bass Straight and the Southern Ocean
What Muscat is used for Rutherglen Muscat?
Muscat ROUGE a Petits Grains, aka Muscat de Frontignan aka Brown Muscat
What mainland region of Australia is Tasmania closest to?
Victoria
What was the first vineyard in Victoria?
Yering property, established in 1838
What three zones compactly fit between the coast and the Lower Murray Zone of S. Australia?
Fleurieu, Mt. Lofty Ranges, and Barossa
What zone is the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) located within?
South NSW Zone
The Hunter Region is sandwiched between the coast and what mountain range?
Brokenback Mountains
What is the furthest inland GI of Fleurieu?
Langhorne Creek
E to W: Barossa Valley, Riverland, Eden Valley, Adelaide Plains
Riverland, Eden Valley, Barossa Valley, Adelaide Plains
Name the 8 zones of S. Australia?
Adelaide Super Zone, Barossa, Far North, Fleurieu, Limestone Coast, Lower Murray, Mt. Lofty Ranges, The Peninsulas
NZ boasts being the world’s _______ most and ________ most growing region.
Southern and eastern
What zone of New South Wales has no regions or sub-regions within it?
Western Plains
Who makes McRae Wood Shiraz?
Jim Barry
GI: Kumeu River
Kumeu, West Auckland
What is the multi-state zone of South East Australia comprised of?
Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, and parts of South Australia and Queensland
What zone(s) of S. Australia has/have no region or sub-regions?
Just The Peninsulas
What region is Martinborough a sub-region of? On what island?
Wairarapa/Wellington on the North Island.
Name three soil types of Central Otago.
Loess, gravel, and sand
What is the only zone in Victoria to have no smaller GIs within it?
Gippsland
James Halliday coined the term “Golden Triangle” describing what three estates in Wallcliffe, Margaret River known for their Chardonnay.
Leeuwin, Cape Mentelle, and Voyager Estate
Name the four rivers that bisect Hawkes Bay from north to south.
- Mohaka River
- Tutaekuri River
- Esk River
- Ngaruroro River
What is the only region in Australia where the climate is dramatically affected by an inland water mass? What zone/state is it in?
Nagambie Lakes, Goulburn Valley, Central Victoria. The lake moderates and cools.
GI: Dry River
Martinborough, Wairarapa
What GI is De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon from?
Riverina, Big Rivers, NSW
Name the 5 regions of the Central Victoria zone?
Bendigo, Goulburn Valley, Heathcote, Strathbogie Ranges, Upper Goulburn
GI: Morris Wines
Rutherglen, NE Victoria
What is the name of the organization that maintains oversight of the Australian Wine Industry? What were they originally called and in what year did it change?
Wine Australia, estab. 1981. Originally called the Australian Wine & Brandy Corporation.
What are the three main subregions of Wairarapa?
Martinborough, Gladstone, Masterton
Name three rivers in New South Wales?
Murrumbidgee, Murray, and Darling
Where are the world’s oldest Syrah vines?
Langmeil’s Freedom Vineyard in the Barossa Valley, planted in 1843
Who owns Penfolds & Lindemans?
Treasury Estates
Where does the term “flying winemakers” originate? Name a few.
Australia – Aussie winemakers who would travel to the Northern Hemisphere to work harvest up there.
GI: Best’s
Great Western, Grampians, Western Victoria
What mountain range does Polish Hill lie at the base of? What is the soil type?
Mt. Horrocks – Hard rocks with shale and clay marl over slate –> vines struggle.
What two zones is most of Western Australia’s viticulture confined to?
Greater Perth and Southwest Australia
Define the climate of the northern regions of NZ’s North Island (Northland, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Auckland).
Moderate, rainy, maritime. Frost and rot are prevalent.
GI: Greywacke
Marlborough, South Island
What are the four tenants of Aussie commercial winemaking?
Technical proficiency, mechanical harvesting, blending, irrigation.
What region are Montana & Villa Maria HQ’ed in?
Auckland, NZ
What three states account for approximately 95% of Australia’s production?
SA, NSW, Victoria
What was the most important wine region in Australia in the 1800s?
Victoria
What two wine producing regions are separated by the Backstair Passage?
Southern Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
Name the unofficial sub-regions of northern Tasmania.
North West, North East, Tamar Valley and Pipers River
GI: Plantagenet
Mount Barker, Great Southern, Southwest Australia, Western Australia
GI: Ashton Hills
Piccadilly Valley, Adelaide Hills
What is Hunter Riesling?
Semillon
Name the 4 main regions of the South Island of New Zealand.
Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Central Otago.
Where is Te Mata peak?
Hawkes Bay
Who makes “First Growth”? From where and what is it? What was the first vintage?
Parker Estate, Coonawara, Limestone Coast, S. Australia. “Terra Rossa First Growth” – Cab/Merlot.
What are the three best vintages for Central Otago Pinot Noir in the second decade of the 21st century?
2010, 2013, and 2014
What larger region is Waipara Valley a part of?
Canterbury
To what rivers does the name of the “Big Rivers” zone refer to?
Murray & Murrumbidgee
Where is the Malakoff Vineyard and who famously makes wine from it?
Pyrenees; Terlato & Chapoutier
What is the first vintage of Penfolds Grange?
1951
What specific region is the first to see sunlight each day?
Gisborne, NZ (North Island)
What are the 3 GIs of the Central Ranges zone? What state are we in?
New South Wales: Cowra, Mudgee, Orange
What does Australia’s “Wine Integrity Program” entail?
- 85% grape/region/year
- if multiple grapes are listed, must be listed by proportion in the blend
- 85% of the wine must be listed as varietals
- no listed varietal may be in lesser proportion than an unlisted one
What are the following regions on the Winkler Scale:
- Barossa Valley
- McLaren Vale
- Clare Valley
- Coonawara
- Hunter
- Yarra Valley
- Rutherglen
- Margaret River
- Barossa Valley – Region III
- McLaren Vale – Region III
- Clare Valley – Region II-III
- Coonawara – Region II
- Hunter – Region IV
- Yarra Valley – Region I
- Rutherglen – Region III
- Margaret River – Region III
What state of Australia saw the most positive benefit from the Gold Rush?
Victoria
What geographic features bind McLaren Vale on the east and the west?
Mount Lofty Ranges on the east; Gulf of St. Vincent on the west
What is the western most GI of the Southwest zone of Western Australia?
Margaret River
What are the inland zones of Victoria? What is the climate?
NE Victoria, NW Victoria & Central Victoria; Continental Climate
What is the newest GI of Australia? What zone/state is it in?
New England Australia, Nothern Slopes, New South Wales
What states of Australia would you find the Great Dividing Range in?
New South Wales and Victoria
Name the 5 GIs of Port Phillip. What state is Port Phillip in?
State: Victoria
Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Macedon Ranges, Sunbury
Where is Brown Brothers based? What other brands do they own?
King Valley; Innocent Bystander, Giant Steps, Tamar Ridge
What are some “traditional expressions” of Australian wine that are being phased out?
“Madeira” (discont. 1994), “Port” (discont. 2011), “Tokay” (discont. by 2020), “Sherry” and “Champagne”
Who makes “Eclipse”? What is it and where from?
Drew Noon, McLaren Vale. Grenache, Shiraz, Graciano & Cab
What are the GIs of Western Victoria?
Grampians, Henty, Pyrenees (Grampians has a sub-region, Great Western).
Where would you find the unofficial subzone Wilyabrup? Name three producers based there.
Margaret River; Vasse Felix, Cullen, Moss Wood
What styles of wine are more prominent in Gimblett Gravels?
Red Bordeaux blends and Syrah.
Where would you find the sub-regions Ormond, Patutahi, and Manutuke?
Gisborne
Name four sub-regions of Hawkes Bay.
Gimblett Gravels, Esk Valley, Dartmoor Valley, Bridge Pa
What GI separates Padthaway and Coonawara?
Wrattonbully
GI: Grosset
Clare Valley, Mount Lofty Ranges, SA
What percentage of grapes have to come from a specific NZ region to be labeled as such? Varietal? Vintage?
Regions are not legally defined. Vintage & Varietal – 85%
Name three wineries based in Pokolbin. Where is Pokolbin?
Sub GI of Hunter; Tyrell’s, Brokenwood, Thomas Wines, Audrey Wilkisnon, McWilliam’s Mt. Pleasant
What was the first vintage of De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon? What was it called then?
1982; “Sauternes” until 1990
What and when was the first varietal wine of NZ’s to be released?
Montana’s Gisborne Chardonnay in 1973.
What is the Barossa Old Vine Charter? What are the four designations?
Self-regulated classification of vineyards in Barossa that may be used as a labeling designation:
- Old Vines (> 35 yrs.)
- Survivor Vines (> 70 yrs.)
- Centenarian Vines (>100 yrs.)
- Ancestor Vines (>125 yrs.)
What is the coolest region on the North Island of New Zealand?
Gisborne
What are the second and third most planted grapes of NZ?
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
What zone/state is the Canberra District GI in?
Southern New South Wales; New South Wales
Who founded Cloudy Bay and in what year? What Australian winery did he also start? Who are both now owned by?
David Hohnen, 1985; Cape Mentelle; Moët
What is Australia’s coolest producing area?
Tasmania
Name two early factors that influenced how the Australian wine industry developed into what it is today?
Economic recession and trade barriers –> created a dichotomy b/t large, export focused producers and small, localized ones.
Phylloxera –> confined to Victoria & NSW, allowing South Australia to emerge as the top region.
What regions of NE Victoria zone are famous for sweet, fortified wine?
Rutherglen & Glenrowan
What region of Australia did Domaine Chandon start making wine in and in what year?
Yarra Valley, Port Phillip, Victoria; 1987
GI: Houghton
Swan Valley, Swan District, Greater Perth, Western Australia
What zone is furthest south in South Australia?
Limestone Coast
GI: Mount Langi Ghiran
Grampians
What are the 6 regions of the North Island of New Zealand?
Northland, Auckland, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Wairarapa, Hawkes Bay, Gisborne
In what region of NZ is Christchurch? Queenstown?
Christchurch, Canterbury
Queenstown, Central Otago
What constitutes a region or sub-region in Australia?
It must be a single tract of land with at least 5 independently owned wineries of at least 5 ha each with a minimum output of 50 tons of wine grapes annually.
Does Rutherglen Muscat typically carry a vintage?
No; it is a blend of vintages
What is Fleurieu’s second most significant growing region?
Langhorne Creek
Who makes Amon-Ra and where from?
Glaetzer Wines, Shiraz, Barossa Valley
What company controls 2/3 of Marlborough’s vineyards?
Montana
Is chaptalization or acidification allowed in Australia?
Chaptalization – no. Acidification – yes.
What is the climate of Hunter GI? What state/zone is it in?
Sub-tropical – one of the warmest climates in Australia, mitigated by humidity, rain and wind. Hunter GI is in the Hunter Valley Zone of New South Wales.
Who makes Yattarna? What does it mean and what is it? When was the first vintage?
Penfolds; “little by little.” Bin 144 represents the 144 trials in development; Chardonnay with 40% new French barrique; 1964
GI: Neudorf
Nelson, South Island
State the average age and residual sugar for each classification of Rutherglen Muscat: Muscat, Classic Muscat, Grand Muscat, Rare Muscat.
Muscat: 3-5 yrs, 180-240 g/L
Classic: 6-10 yrs, 200-280 g/L
Grand: 11-19 yrs, 270-400 g/L
Rare: 20+ yrs, 270-400 g/L
What rivers intersect Barossa?
North Para, South Para, Jacob’s Creek
What are the three largest Australia wine companies in terms of revenue?
Treasury Wine Estates, Pernod Ricard, Accolade Wines
What is NZ’s driest region?
Hawkes Bay
In what year was the Federation created that unified S. Australia, NSW, Victoria, Queensland, W. Australia and Tasmania as a separate commonwealth? What was the effect?
1901; the end of interstate trade barriers – S. Australia was able to sell to the more populous markets of Victoria and New South Wales.
How many producers make Rutherglen Muscat? Name them.
Eight; All Saints, Morris, Campbells, Chambers, Stanton & Killeen, Rutherglen Estates, Buller, Pfeiffer
What are the coastal zones of NSW and how do they differ in climate from the inland zones?
Coastal: South Coast, Hunter, and Northern Rivers – humidity is high, summer rainfall is common, and climate is tropical to sub-tropical. Inland regions are protected by the Great Diving Range, and it is much hotter and drier inland.
What body of water does Langhorne Creek lie on?
Lake Alexandria
Where are the grapes from Yattarna sourced from?
Designed to be cool-climate Chardonnay; Adelaide Hills and Tasmania
Who planted the first vines in the Hunter Valley region of NSW?
Lindemans
Who makes Basket Press Shiraz and where?
Rockford, Barossa Valley
Who released the first commercial wine from Canberra and in what year?
Clonakilla, 1976;
Name the 8 zones of New South Wales.
Hunter Valley, Central Ranges, Big Rivers, Northern Slopes, Northern Rivers, Southern New South Wales, South Coast, Western Plains
Where is Lake Dunstan? What sub-region is adjacent to it?
Central Otago; the sub-region of Pisa/Lowburn/Cromwell is on its western banks
What five estates are classified as the highest five star rating in the Great NZ Pinot Noir classification?
Ata Rangi, Bell Hill, Felton Road, Mt. Difficulty, and Rippon
GI: Wendouree
Clare Valley, Mount Lofty Ranges, SA
Name the main region for bulk wine in South Australia & what zone it is in?
Riverland GI, in the Lower Murray zone.
Who owns Hardy’s?
Accolade Wines
Where does Clonakilla make wine?
Canberra GI, Southern NSW zone, NSW, Australia
What is Australia’s leading wine auction house and when did they first release a classification?
Langton’s; 1990
What are the three most planted white grapes in Hunter GI?
Semillon, Chardonnay, and Verdelho
GI: Dalwhinnie
Pyrenees, Western Victoria
Where is the Gignin clone of Chardonnay most commonly found in Australia? What is a synonym?
Margaret River; Mendoza
What climate cognate is often given for the North Island of NZ?
Bordeaux
What are the seven states of Australia? (counter-clockwise, starting in the west)
Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, Northern Territory
What are the soils of Eden Valley?
Red clay and granite
What makes Clare Valley a good place to grow Riesling?
Even though it is a warmer, continental climate, the high altitude west-facing slopes allow preservation of aromatics and acidity.
What was the impetus for the creation of the multi-state zone South Eastern Australia?
The EU requires the listing of a region smaller than “Australia” to be on varietally labeled bottles that are exported there.
Name three producers of Sparkling Shiraz.
Rockford, Peter Rumball, Great Western
GI: Cullen
Margaret River, SW Australia, Western Australia
N to S: Geographe, Margaret River, Swan District
Swan District, Geographe, Margaret River
What GI separates Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale?
Adelaide Hills
What are the GIs of Port Phillip? What state is it in?
Victoria: Geelong, Macedon Ranges, Mornington Peninsula, Sunbury, Yarra Valley
Name three geographic features of Wairarapa.
Tararua Ranges, Lake Wairarapa, and Ruamahanga River
What is the most planted grape in Hunter? What grape is the region best known for?
Chardonnay; Semillon
Who makes Florita, what is it and where is it made?
Jim Barry’s single-vineyard Clare Riesling, in Watervale
What are the two distinct soil types of the Yarra Valley?
Grey-brown sandy clay & red volcanic soils
What state is Riverina located in, and what is it known for?
New South Wales; Inland area of mass production. De Bortoli & Yellow Tail source a lot from here.
Who makes Potsorts? What is it and where from?
Yarra Yering, Yarra Valley, Port Phillip, Victoria. Same grapes as Red Wine No. 3 (Portuguese grapes), but fortified
What is the top producing zone in Australia?
Big Rivers in NSW
What are the sub-regions of Canterbury from north to south?
Waipara Valley, Canterbury Plains, and Waitaki Valley
What term is replacing “Tokay” in Australia? By what year? What grape is used here?
Topaque, by 2020; Muscadelle
Where is the Graveyard Vineyard? Who makes wine from there?
Hunter Valley; Brokenwood makes Shiraz
Who is the most famous Riesling producer in Eden Valley? What is their highest cuvee called?
Pewsey Vale; The Contours.
Where would you find the unofficial sub-zones of Surf Coast, Bellarine, and Moorabool Valley?
Geelong, Port Phillip, Victoria
Name the capital cities of the following Australian states:
- Victoria
- NSW
- South Australia
- Western Australia
- Victoria – Melbourne
- NSW – Sydney
- South Australia – Adelaide
- Western Australia – Perth
What are the two sub-GIs of Adelaide Hills and what grapes are most prominent there?
Picadilly Valley – Chardonnay
Lenswood – Sauvignon Blanc
GI: Domaine A
Coal River Valley, Southern Tasmania (Tasmania GI)
GI: Millton
Gisborne, North Island
What GI of Victoria borders the Limestone Coast?
Henty
Where is Seppeltsfield “100 Year Old Para Liqueur” made?
Barossa GI
What is the largest fine wine region in Australia? What does it come after in terms of all wine regions?
Barossa GI; after Riverland, Riverina, and Murray Darling in overall production
Describe the climate of Margaret River.
Warm, Mediterranean. Dry summers and rainy winters.
What winery is John Kirk the proprietor of?
Clonakilla; “Meadow of the Church”
What GI borders Hunter GI on its west?
Mudgee in the Central Ranges zone
What GI is directly south of the Barossa zone?
Adelaide Hills
Who makes St. Henri? What is it and what was the first vintage?
Penfolds; Shiraz driven with a small amount of Cab, blended over several regions. Matured in old 1460 L vats for 13 months. First vintage, 1957
What is the GI of Northern Rivers zone? What state?
New South Wales: Hastings River
Who makes Yarrabank Late Disgorged Cuvee? What is it and where is it from?
Yering Station, Yarra Valley, Port Phillip, Victoria. Chard & PN, 8 yrs on lees, method champenoise.
GI: Vasse Felix
Margaret River, SW Australia, Western Australia
What region’s climate is moderated by the Richmond Ranges?
Marlborough
What river created the unique terroir of Gimblett Gravels?
Ngaruroro River.
GI: Cape Mentelle
Margaret River, SW Australia, Western Australia
What moderating climactic factors are at work in Port Phillip?
Proximity to the water, strong southwesterly winds, and in the northern stretches – near Macedon Ranges – elevation
GI: Kilkanoon
Clare Valley, Mount Lofty Ranges, SA
What valley spans the border of Canterbury & Central Otago?
Waitaki Valley
What is the northern most region on the South Island of NZ?
Nelson
GI: Moss Wood
Margaret River, SW Australia, Western Australia
GI: Leeuwin Estate
Margaret River, SW Australia, Western Australia
What GI of South Australia has the most wineries practicing bio-D and organics and why?
McLaren Vale – No fungal problems in the windy, warm, dry climate.
What is the most commonly made style of wine in Tasmania?
Sparkling wine.
What GIs does the Gulf of St. Vincent touch?
Adelaide Plains, McLaren Vale, Southern Fleurieu, Kangaroo Island
What unofficial sub-regions of Clare Valley are known for Riesling?
Polish Hill & Watervale
What Champagne producer did Montana team up with to make bubbly in Marlborough?
Deutz
Who did Maurice O’Shea work for, and what is it credited with?
Mt. Pleasant Winery in Hunter; made dry red wine when it was popular to make fortified
What market has been the impetus for Australia retaining some use of cork closures?
China
