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Australia/NewZealand Flashcards

1
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Flagship grape of Australia

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Shiraz

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2
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When did vine growing start in Australia

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1800s

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3
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What percentage of wine growing is Shiraz in Australia

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25%

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4
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What percentage of wine growing is Chardonnay in Australia

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50%

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5
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What is an official Australian wine region called?

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Geographical Indication GI

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Agency that sets GIs in Australia

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Wine Australia

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7
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How many GIs in Australia

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114

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8
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Minimum content / place / variety for Australian wines

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85%

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9
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Levels of GI

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Country / Multistate / State / Zone / region / subregion

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10
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Name the main multistate GI and what it encompasses

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South Eastern Australia: New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, portion of South Australia and Queensland

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11
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Name the 4 main GIs of Western Australia

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Margaret River, Perth Hills, Swan District, and Great Southern

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What percentage of wine is from Western Australia

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7%

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13
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What is Margaret River known for?

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Chardonnay and Semillon/SauvBlanc Blends

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14
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Climate of Margaret River

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Sea breezes, cool

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Climate of Swan District

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Warm/hot, cooled by Fremantle Doctor breezes

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What is Freemantle Doctor

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Breeze off Indian Ocean cooling down Western Australia coast (Swan District)

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17
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Name the 6 main regions of South Australia

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Clare Valley, Barossa Valley, Eden Valley, McLaren Vale, Coonawarra, Riverland

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18
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Which GIs are know for Riesling in Australia

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Eden and Clare

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19
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What is Barossa know for?

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Shiraz, old vines, Phyloxerra free

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What soil is Coonawarra known for

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Terra Rosa - bright red soil over draining limestone

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21
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Which GI in Australia makes very distinctive Cab Sauv

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Coonawarra

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22
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What is one of the largest Australian GI in which most large wine brands have a presence

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riverland

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23
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Which Australian state hold 1/2 of wine output

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South Australia

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24
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What is the mountain range called that spans from roughly Melbourne to Brisbane

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Great Dividing Range

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25
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Describe climate on each side (East and West) of the Great Dividing Range

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East: Mod. Climate, coastal
West: Arid and warmer

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Name the 4 GIs of New South Wales

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Hunter Valley, Mudgee, Riverena, Murray Darling

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27
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Which GI spans Victoria and New South Wales

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Murray Darling

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28
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What is Hunter Valley known for

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Semillon, aka Hunter Riesling

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29
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One of the first GIs for Chardonnay in New South Wales

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Mudgee

30
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Largest GI in New South Wales known for bulk wines

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Riverena

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4 main GIs of Victoria

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Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Rutherglen, Heathcote

32
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First winery in Victoria

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Yerring Station, 1930

33
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First winery in New South Wales

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Wyndham Estate (James Busby) 1827

34
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What is Yarra know for

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Pinot Noir, Chardonnay

35
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Mornington Peninsula is know for

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Pinot Noir, Chardonnay

36
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Which GI in Australia is known for ‘Stickies’

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Rutherglenn

37
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What are Stickies

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Sweet or fortified wines

38
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Name two famous Rutherglenn fortified wines

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Rutherglenn Muscat and Topaque (Muscadelle)

39
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What is special about Heathcote

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Calcium rich volcanic greenstone makes great premium Shiraz

40
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Climate and leading grape of Tasmania

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Cool and Pinot Noir

41
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Tasmania is outnumbered by white grapes. T/F

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True (slightly) - Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauv. Blanc, Riesling

42
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What is the Granite Belt

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Region (GI) of south Queensland, high elevation, known for Shiraz and Cab Sauv

43
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What is so special or unique about South Burnett GI

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At the 26th parallel, sub tropical, northernmost GI in Australia

44
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Māori name for New Zealand

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Aotearoa

45
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First winery in New Zealand

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Mission Estate in Hawke’s Bay, 1851

46
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Main geological features of New Zealand

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South Island: Southern Alps on west coast, large volcanoes on North Island, between 36 and 45 degrees south

47
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Percentage white in New Zealand

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80%

48
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Percentage Sauvignon Blanc in New Zealand

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65%

49
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Leading red in New Zealand

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Pinot Noir 14%

50
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New Zealand has enduring and non-enduring GIs. What are the enduring ones? And what are the rules for the. Non enduring ones

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New Zealand, North Island, South Island; non enduring require renewal after first 5 years, and every 10 thereafter

51
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Rule for variety / vintage / origin if on label (New Zealand)

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85%

52
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Largest GI of New Zealand

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Marlborough

53
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Percentage of wine in Marlborough of NZ

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2/3

54
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Marlborough is known for

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Sauv Bland and Pinot Noir,

55
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What is Marlborough sparkling traditional method called

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Methods Marlborough

56
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Name the GIs of North Island, NZ (6)

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Northland, Auckland, Waikato(Bay of Plenty), Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa

57
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3 subregions of Marlborough

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Wairau Valley, Awatere Valley, Southern Valleys

58
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Second largest GI in NZ

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Hawke’s bay

59
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Main wine of Hawke’s Bay

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Pinot Noir, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Syrah

60
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What is Gimblett Gravels

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Subregion in Hawke’s bay , relatively warm with soil that is a mix of graywacke (sandstone) and rocky fragment and minerals known for Bordeaux varieties

61
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5 regions of South Island NZ

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Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Waitaki/North Otago, Central Otago

62
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Chardonnay capital of NZ

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Gisborne

63
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Speciality of Gisborne

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Sparkling from Chardonnay

64
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First wine region in the world to greet a new day

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Gisborne, NZ

65
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3 subregions of Wairarapa

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Mastorton, Martinborough, Gladstone

66
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Main grapes of Wairarapa

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Pinot Noir, Sauv. Blanc

67
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Which region lies in the foothills of the Southern Alps, divided by a river. Vines grow on both sides

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Whitaki Valley / North Otago

68
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Central Otago is known for

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Pinot Noir with excellent structure and med tannins

69
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6 subregions of Central Otago

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Wanaka, Gibbston, Bannockburn, Alexandra, Bendigo, Cromwell/Lowburn/Pisa

70
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Greatest majority of vines on South Island are found where

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North Canterbury, subregion of Canterbury

71
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NZ first city

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Nelson

72
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Only wine GI of NZ on West side of the Souther Alps

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Nelson

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