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Australia / New Zealand Flashcards

1
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Which term replaced Sherry for Australian wines and when was it officially registered?

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Apera

2012

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2
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Name the subregions of Marlborough.

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Wairau Valley
Southern Valleys
Awatere Valley

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3
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First vintage of De Bortoli Noble One.

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1982

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4
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Where is Gundagai wine region?

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New South Wales, Australia

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5
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Historic wine region of Victoria, famous for its fortified sweet Topaque and Muscat.

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Rutherglen

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6
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First vintage of Penfolds Grange.

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1951 (experimental)

1952 (commercial)

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Which region of New South Wales is also known as Murrumbidge Irrigation Area or MIA?

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Riverina

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Largest region of Tasmania in terms of production, accounting for around 40%.

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Tamar Valley

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9
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Name the estate that has the largest and oldest single holding of the Marsanne variety in the world.

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Tahbilk (Victoria, Australia)

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10
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First vintage of Yalumba Octavius.

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1990

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Which variety “shines” on the hands of David Traeger, who established his winery in Victoria in 1978?

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Verdelho

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12
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Mornington Peninsula is famous for producing excellent wines from which grape variety?

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Pinot Noir

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13
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Name the two producers of Northern Rhone that have invested in Heathcote, Victoria.

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Alain Graillot

Chapoutier

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14
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Jasper Hill is the leading winery of which region?

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Heathcote, Victoria

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15
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Name the subregions of Hunter.

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Broke Fordwich
Pokolbin
Upper Hunter Valley

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16
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Name the Adelaide Hills subregions.

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Lenswood

Piccadilly Valley

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17
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Where is Mount Mary Vineyard located?

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Yarra Valley, Victoria

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18
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Former name of Brancott Estate.

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Montana

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19
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Regional grape specialty of Padthaway.

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Shiraz

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20
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Which region of South Australia produces almost 60% of the state’s wine?

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Riverland

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21
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Australia’s most common Pinot Noir clone.

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MV6

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22
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Name the Penfold’s Chardonnay that sources grapes also from Tasmania and when was its first vintage.

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Yattarna Bin 144

1995

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23
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Where are Leewin Estate and Cullen located?

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Margaret River, Australia

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24
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Name the subregions of Nelson, New Zealand.

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Moutere Hills

Waimea Plains

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25
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Name the flagship wine of Wynns, and when was its first vintage.

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John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon

1982

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26
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Which relatively new GI of New South Wales produces excellent sparkling wines from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay?

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Tumbarumba

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27
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Name the two regional GI’s of Queensland.

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South Burnett

Granite Belt

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28
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Name the owner and winemaker of Rockford Wines.

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Robert O’Callaghan

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29
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Which grape is known as Hunter Riesling in some parts of Australia?

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Semillon

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30
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Describe the climate of Coonawarra.

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Cool, mediterranean, similar to Bordeaux

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31
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Chief winemaker of Yalumba.

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Louisa Rose

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32
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First vintage of d’Arenberg Dead Arm.

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1994

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33
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Where is Lincoln University Center for Viticulture and Oenology?

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Canterbury, New Zealand

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34
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What is stickie?

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Australian term for sweet, usually fortified wines - typical examples are the Topaques and Muscats of Rutherglen and Glenrowan

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35
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Where is Peel region located?

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Western Australia, south of Perth

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36
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What are the three unofficial subregions of Northern Tasmania?

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Pipers River, Tamar Valley, North West Coast

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37
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Who is James Busby?

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British minister who planted a small vineyard from French and Spanish cuttings at his estate in Northland, New Zealand

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38
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Who makes RunRig? Where are they located? Grape used?

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Torbreck
Barossa Valley
Shiraz with a little Viognier

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39
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The best vineyards in Central Otago face what direction? Why not the other?

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North

Southern aspects are much too cold to ripen the grapes effectively

40
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Mount Lofty Ranges state is comprised of what three regions?

A

Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Plains
Clare Valley

41
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What was the most planted varietal in New Zealand in the 1960s?

A

Albany Surprise

42
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When did wine shops of New Zealand legally begin selling wine?

43
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When did restaurants of New Zealand first gain the right to sell wine?

44
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What is Montana known for in New Zealand?

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Being the country’s largest winery, establishing Marlborough’s first commercial vineyard in 1973, releasing the country’s first varietal wine (Gisborne Chard) and producing one of the first Sauv Blancs from Marlborough in 1979

45
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What winery put Marlborough on the map? When did this winery launch?

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Cloudy Bay

1985

46
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Which island of New Zealand is larger?

A

South Island

47
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What is the southernmost wine region in the world?

A

Central Otago

48
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Who pioneered the Screwcap Initiative? When?

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A group of New Zealand producers in 2001

49
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Who was the first winery to release a New Zealand wine bottled with a screwcap?

A

Kim Crawford

50
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What is the northernmost (and smallest) area of production in New Zealand?

51
Q

What is Waikato also known as?

A

Bay of Plenty

52
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Which region on the North Island has the driest climate?

A

Hawkes Bay

53
Q

What is Gisborne also known as?

A

Poverty Bay

54
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Who owns Brancott Estate (former Montana)?

A

Pernod Ricard NZ

55
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What is the southernmost region of the North Island?

Name the most well-known subregion.

A

Wairarapa

Martinborough

56
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Name New Zealand’s sunniest wine producing region.

57
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What is the most planted grape of Central Otago?

A

Pinot Noir

58
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What is the most planted grape of Marlborough?

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Sauvignon Blanc

59
Q

What are the subregions of Canterbury (Waipara)?

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Waipara Valley (North Caterbury)
Canterbury Plains
Waitaki Valley

60
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What is the most planted grape of Nelson?

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Sauvignon Blanc

61
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Name the largest and second largest wine producing regions of wine in New Zealand.

A

Marlborough

Hawkes Bay

62
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Name a few major producer of Marlborough.

A

Allan Scott
Cloudy Bay
Brancott Estate (former Montana)
Spy Valley

63
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What are the subregions of Central Otago?

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Wanaka
Gibbston
Bannockburn
Alexandra
Bendigo
Cromwell
64
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What is the most planted grape of Hawkes Bay?

A

Chardonnay (1030 ha)

Merlot (1029 ha)

65
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What is the most planted grape of Gisborne?

A

Chardonnay

66
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Name a few major producers of Central Otago.

A

Felton Road
Rippon
Mount Difficulty

67
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What are the climatic differences between the North Island and the South Island?

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The South Island sees a rain shadow effect from the Southern Alps whereas the North Island is less mountainous and generally much rainier

68
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What is the Riverina region of Australia also known as?

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

69
Q

Who produces a botrytised dessert wine in the Riverina region?

A

De Bortoli (wine is called Noble One)

70
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Which three zones are included in Adelaide Superzone?

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Mount Lofty Ranges
Fleurie
Barossa

71
Q

Name the three most planted grapes of Australia in descending order.

A

Shiraz
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay

72
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Name the four levels of the voluntary classification of Rutherglen Topaque?

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Rutherglen Muscat (3-5 years average age)
Rutherglen Classic Muscat (6-10 years average age)
Rutherglen Grand (11-19 years average age)
Rutherglen Rare (20+ years average age)
73
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What is the grape used for the dessert “Muscat” wines of Rutherglen?

A

Muscat A Petits Grains Rouge (locally known as Brown Muscat)

74
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Name the two regions of Barossa zone.

A

Barossa Valley

Eden Valley

75
Q

First vintage of Wynn’s John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon.

76
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Name the top five companies of Australia that account for more than half of the country’s wine production.

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Treasury
Accolade
Pernod Ricard 
Australian Vintage
Casella
77
Q

Name the three subregions of Auckland, New Zealand.

A

Waiheke Island
West Auckland
Matakana

78
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Name the three subregions of Wairarapa, New Zealand.

A

Masterton
Gladstone
Martinborough (first official GI of the country)

79
Q

Name two of the most iconic Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot-blends of Waikeke Island, Auckland.

A

Stonybridge Larose

Te Motu

80
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New World pioneer in biodynamics, that is considered to be New Zealand’s first organic and biodynamic estate.

A

Millton Vineyards (located in Manutuke, Gisborne)

81
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Which producer of New Zealand has plantings of Montepulciano, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Saint-Laurent, Zweigelt, Tempranillo?

A

Hans Herzog (located in Marlborough)

82
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Name the three regions of Central Ranges zone.

A

Cowra
Mudgee
Orange

83
Q

Where is Wendouree located?

A

Clare Valley (South Australia)

84
Q

What two GI regions are shared between Victoria and New South Wales?

A

Murray Darling

Swan Hill

85
Q

How are the wine regions of Australia divided?

A

State
Zone
Region
Sub-region

86
Q

What is Clare Valley GI known for?

87
Q

When did Moet Chandon move into Australia and where?

A

1986

Yarra Valley, Victoria

88
Q

Name a top producer from Clare Valley.

89
Q

Name a top bottling of Hunter Riesling.

A

Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Semillon

90
Q

Name a few top producers from Barossa Valley.

A

Penfolds
Torbreck
Peter Lehmann
Rockford

91
Q

Name a few top producers from Margaret River.

A

Vasse Felix
Cullen
Leeuwin Estate
Cape Mentelle

92
Q

Name a few top producers from Eden Valley.

A

Yalumba
Pewsey Vale
Henschke

93
Q

Who makes Yellow Tail and where do they source most of the fruit for this brand?

A

Casella

Riverina

94
Q

What is the size of a Hogshead and what kind of oak is it made from?

A

300 lt

American oak

95
Q

Who was responsible for releasing Penfold’s Grange Hermitage first vintage?

A

Max Schubert

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