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Flagship grape of Australia

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Shiraz

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When did vine growing start in Australia

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1800s

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What percentage of wine growing is Shiraz in Australia

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25%

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What percentage of wine growing is Chardonnay in Australia

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50%

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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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How many GIs in Australia

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114

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Minimum content / place / variety for Australian wines

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85%

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Levels of GI

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Country / Multistate / State / Zone / region / subregion

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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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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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What is Margaret River known for?

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Chardonnay and Semillon/SauvBlanc Blends

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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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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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Which GIs are know for Riesling in Australia

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Eden and Clare

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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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Which GI in Australia makes very distinctive Cab Sauv

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Coonawarra

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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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Which Australian state hold 1/2 of wine output

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South Australia

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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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Describe climate on each side (East and West) of the Great Dividing Range
East: Mod. Climate, coastal West: Arid and warmer
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Name the 4 GIs of New South Wales
Hunter Valley, Mudgee, Riverena, Murray Darling
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Which GI spans Victoria and New South Wales
Murray Darling
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What is Hunter Valley known for
Semillon, aka Hunter Riesling
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One of the first GIs for Chardonnay in New South Wales
Mudgee
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Largest GI in New South Wales known for bulk wines
Riverena
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4 main GIs of Victoria
Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Rutherglen, Heathcote
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First winery in Victoria
Yerring Station, 1930
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First winery in New South Wales
Wyndham Estate (James Busby) 1827
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What is Yarra know for
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
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Mornington Peninsula is know for
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
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Which GI in Australia is known for ‘Stickies’
Rutherglenn
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What are Stickies
Sweet or fortified wines
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Name two famous Rutherglenn fortified wines
Rutherglenn Muscat and Topaque (Muscadelle)
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What is special about Heathcote
Calcium rich volcanic greenstone makes great premium Shiraz
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Climate and leading grape of Tasmania
Cool and Pinot Noir
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Tasmania is outnumbered by white grapes. T/F
True (slightly) - Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Sauv. Blanc, Riesling
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What is the Granite Belt
Region (GI) of south Queensland, high elevation, known for Shiraz and Cab Sauv
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What is so special or unique about South Burnett GI
At the 26th parallel, sub tropical, northernmost GI in Australia
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Māori name for New Zealand
Aotearoa
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First winery in New Zealand
Mission Estate in Hawke’s Bay, 1851
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Main geological features of New Zealand
South Island: Southern Alps on west coast, large volcanoes on North Island, between 36 and 45 degrees south
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Percentage white in New Zealand
80%
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Percentage Sauvignon Blanc in New Zealand
65%
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Leading red in New Zealand
Pinot Noir 14%
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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
New Zealand, North Island, South Island; non enduring require renewal after first 5 years, and every 10 thereafter
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Rule for variety / vintage / origin if on label (New Zealand)
85%
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Largest GI of New Zealand
Marlborough
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Percentage of wine in Marlborough of NZ
2/3
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Marlborough is known for
Sauv Bland and Pinot Noir,
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What is Marlborough sparkling traditional method called
Methods Marlborough
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Name the GIs of North Island, NZ (6)
Northland, Auckland, Waikato(Bay of Plenty), Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa
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3 subregions of Marlborough
Wairau Valley, Awatere Valley, Southern Valleys
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Second largest GI in NZ
Hawke’s bay
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Main wine of Hawke’s Bay
Pinot Noir, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Syrah
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What is Gimblett Gravels
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
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5 regions of South Island NZ
Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, Waitaki/North Otago, Central Otago
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Chardonnay capital of NZ
Gisborne
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Speciality of Gisborne
Sparkling from Chardonnay
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First wine region in the world to greet a new day
Gisborne, NZ
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3 subregions of Wairarapa
Mastorton, Martinborough, Gladstone
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Main grapes of Wairarapa
Pinot Noir, Sauv. Blanc
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Which region lies in the foothills of the Southern Alps, divided by a river. Vines grow on both sides
Whitaki Valley / North Otago
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Central Otago is known for
Pinot Noir with excellent structure and med tannins
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6 subregions of Central Otago
Wanaka, Gibbston, Bannockburn, Alexandra, Bendigo, Cromwell/Lowburn/Pisa
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Greatest majority of vines on South Island are found where
North Canterbury, subregion of Canterbury
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NZ first city
Nelson
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Only wine GI of NZ on West side of the Souther Alps
Nelson

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