Australia PT. 2 Flashcards
Where is Great Southern GI located?
Western Australia - South West Australia zone
Where is Henty GI Located?
Western Victoria zone
How is the Australian wine regulation organised?
State - Zone - Region - Subregions
What are the GI of South Coast zone?
New South Wales State – Shoalhaven Coast GI – Southern Highland GI
Where could you find Broke Fordwich? What is it famous for?
Hunter GI // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia Zone with the oldest planting of Verdejo of Australia
What was the traditional market for the Australia producer in 19th century?
Fortified wines - Until the phylloxera crisis
Where is Kangaroo Island GI located?
South Australia State - Fleurieu Zone
What are the sub regions of Great Southern GI?
- Albany - Denmark - Frankland River - Mount Barker (Plantagenet winery) - Porongurup
Where is located Greater Perth?
Western Australia
containes peel / perth hills / swan district
What is the water body of the Adelaide?
Gulf St Vincent: helps to keep region cooler
What is the soil type of the Riverland GI?
Alluvial soil: - Alongside the Murray river
Where is Nagambie Lakes GI located?
Sub GI of Goulburn GI - Central Victoria (Northern part) Victoria State - Australia
Who’s the fifth largest producer of wine worldwide?
Australia behind Italy, France, Spain and Chile
Where is Gundagai GI located?
Southern New South Wales / New South Wales // Australia
Who contributes of the re-birth of Australian wine industry?
- CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research organisation- - Australian wine research Both based in Adelaide
What is “Black Dog” soil type?
Fine sandy loam from Rutherglen GI – Victoria State / North East Victoria Zone
What are the GI of Fleurieu?
- Currency Creek GI - Langhorne Creek GI - McLaren Vale GI - Southern Fleurieu GI - Kangaroo Island GI
Where is Denmark GI located?
Western Australia - South West Australia zone – Great Southern GI
Name the un-official sub-regions of the Margaret River GI. When were they proposed and by who?
- Yallingup -Carbunup -Treeton - Wilyabrup (most planted) - Wallcliffe - Karridale 1999 by Dr. John Gladstones
Where is located Tumbarumba GI?
Southern New South Wales // South New South Wales Zone – New South Wales // Australia
Where is Geographe GI located?
Western Australia - South West Australia zone
Where is Currency Creek GI Located?
South Australia State - Fleurieu Zone
Where is Heathcote GI located?
Central Victoria (Northern part) Victoria State - Australia
What are the GI within the Mt Lofty Ranges GI?
- Clare Valley GI - Adelaide Hills GI – Lenswood GI – Picadily Valley GI - Adelaide Plains
What are the GI labelling regulations?
85% min of stated GI
What are the Zones of south Australia?
- Far North - The Peninsulas - Mount Lofty Ranges - Barossa - Lower Murray - Fleurieu - Limestone Coast – Adelaide Superzone (Fleurieu, Barossa, MLR)
What are the mains influences of Western Australia?
Southern Ocean (South) Geographe Bay (Western) Blackwood / Swan Rivers Whicher Ranges (Geographe) Darling Range (Perth Hills)
What is the GI of Northern Rivers Zone?
Hasting Rivers GI
Where is Goulburn GI located? What is the subregion?
Central Victoria (North Eastern part) Victoria State - Australia – Nagambie Lakes GI
What are the GI of the Limestone Coast?
- Robe GI - Coonawarra GI - Padthaway GI - Wrattonbully GI - Mount Gambier GI - Mount Benson GI
Where is Margaret River GI located?
Western Australia - South West Australia zone
What are the 6 zones of the Victoria state?
- North West Victoria - Western Victoria - Central Victoria - Port Phillip - North East Victoria Gippsland
What are the GI of Central Ranges?
- Cowra GI - Mudgee GI - Orange GI
Where is Piper Rivers GI located?
Northern Tasmania – Australia
What are the regulation for the “Rutherglen Muscat” in order to the classification? Explain how it’s made. what’s the ratio of spirit to wine? Name a producer.
Rutherglen Muscat Must be 3 to 5 y old Reach a RS of 180/240g/L
Classic Rutherglen Muscat
Expect an average age of 6-10 years
Grand Rutherglen Muscat
Expect an average age of 11-19 years
Rare Rutherglen Muscat
Expect an average age of 20+ years
Rutherglen producers typically allow the Muscat grapes to undergo a short fermentation on the skins, consuming 20-40 g/l of sugar over the course of one or two days. The wine is then pressed and immediately fortified with a neutral 96° grape spirit, added—as in Port—in a one-to-four ratio.
All Saints, Morris, Campbells, Chambers, Stanton & Killeen, Rutherglen Estates, Buller, and Pfeiffer.
Where is Coonawarra GI located?
South Australia State – Limestone Coast zone
What is the Northern most GI of the limestone Coast zone?
Padthaway GI: Inland too
Where is Frankland River GI located?
Western Australia - South West Australia zone – Great Southern GI
What is Wallcliffe? Where would you find it?
one of the subregion of Margaret River GI - South West Australia Zone - Western Australia – Other one are: - Carbunup - Wilyabrup - Yallingup - Karridale
Leeuwin and Cape Mentelle are here / where most chardonnay is planted
Where is Geelong GI located? What are the sub - regions? What’s unique about the weather here?
Western Port Philip Zone - Victoria State - Australia
Surf coast / bellarine/ moorabool valley
Driest area in port Phillip and prone to frost and wind damage
What are the sub-GI of Adelaide Hills?
- Lenswood GI - Picadily Valley GI
Where is Hasting River GI located?
Norther Rivers Zone – New South Wales / Australia
Where is the Gulf St Vincent located?
Water body of the Adelaide / Mt Lofty Ranges area
Where is the vines first appear in Australia?
New South Wales in 1788 with British prisoners
Where is Strathbogie Ranges GI located?
Central Victoria (Eastern part) Victoria State - Australia
What are the labelling Grapes regulation in Australia?
- if single grape stated on the label: 85% min - For blended grapes: Must be listed in order to the blend. unnamed varietal can be in lower proportion than listed grapes
Where would you find the Darling Range?
Mountain Range in Western Australia - Perth Hills GI
Where is Alpine Valleys GI located?
Within the North East Victoria zone - Victoria State - Australia
Where is Shoalhaven Coast GI located?
South Coast zone // New South Wales // Australia
What is Wilyabrup? Where would you find it?
one of the subregion of Margaret River GI - South West Australia Zone - Western Australia – Other one are: - Carbunup - Yallingup - Treeton - Wallcliffe - Karridale
Where is Picadily Valley GI located?
- South Australia state - Mount Lofty Range zone - Adelaide Hills GI
Where is Macedon Ranges located?
Northern most GI of the Port Phillip Zone - Victoria State - Australia – Within the Macedon Range mountain = Granitic soil / Higher altitude
What is the GI of Hunter Valley? Its unofficial sub-zones?
Hunter GI – Broke Fordwick – Pokolbin – Upper Hunter
Where is Wrattonbully GI located?
South Australia State – Limestone Coast zone
What is the soil type of - Adelaide Plains? - Adelaide Hills?
Hills: Grey loamy soil Plains: red brown sandy + clay
Where is Robe GI located?
South Australia State – Limestone Coast zone
Where is Riverina GI located?
Big Rivers Zone – New South Wales / Australia
Where is Orange GI located?
Central Ranges GI // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia
Where is Rutherglen GI located?
Within the North East Victoria zone - Victoria State - Australia
Where is located Southern Flinders Ranges GI?
Far North Zone South Australia State
Why the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation been created for?
- oversight over the wine industry - regulating label language - defines geographic boundaries - moderate export and trade - market and promotes products at home and aboard
What is the “Black Dog Soil” Where would you find it?
Rutherglen GI is a fine sandy loam
Where is Cowra GI located?
Central Ranges GI // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia
What is Stelvin Closure? Who created it? When
“Screw caps” closure Developed by Australian research centre in the early 1970’s
What are the 3 coastal GI of the Limestone Coast?
Robe GI (South) Mount Benson GI (North) Mount Gambier
What is the GI of Far North? Where is it?
South Australia State – Southern Flinders Ranges GI North Border of Mt Lofty Ranges GI
Name a famous producer of Camberra District. What do they produced?
Clonakilla winery - Based in Murrumbateman village - First vines planted in 1971 - First commercial vintage: 1978 - Co-fermented Shiraz and Viognier bottling: iconic Australian wines also produced CS, Riesling, SB, Viognier in single varietal
What are the zones of New South Wales?
- Big Rivers GI - Northern slopes GI - Northern Rivers GI - Hunter Valley GI - Central Ranges GI - South Coast GI - Southern New South Wales GI - Western Plains GI
How is region (or subregion) defined by Wine Australia?
each single tract of land must have - at least 5 independent producers at least 5 hectares apiece - produce a min of 500 tons of grapes annually
What is the Bass Strait?
water body dividing the Victoria (Australia Mainland) to the Tasmania.
Explain the Label Integrity Program?
Created in 1990 - Required wines to be label by varietal, Region or Vintage by a min of 85% of the state information
Where is Lenswood GI located?
- South Australia state - Mount Lofty Range zone - Adelaide Hills GI
What are the 5 zones of Western Australia?
- Central Wester Australia - Eastern plains, Inland and North of Western Australia - Greater Perth - South West Australia - Western Australian South East Coast
Who’s owned the Magill Estate? Where is it located?
Birthplace of Penfold: Base wine for Grange bottling - Est in 1844 – Adelaide Hills
What is the GI of the Lower Murray GI? in what state?
Riverland GI Eastern most part of the South Australia state
What is the LIP?
Label Integrity Program: - Introduced in 1990: Australian labelling wine regulation
What is CSIRO?
Commonwealth Scientific & industrial research organisation – Australian research centre
What is the altitude range of Barossa Valley?
250-370 m above the sea Level
What GI are shared in Victoria and NSW States?
Murray Darling Swan Hills
What are the GI of the Port Phillip zone?
- Geelong GI - Macedon Ranges GI - Yarra Valley GI - Mornington Peninsula GI - Sunbury GI
Where is Swan Hill GI located?
GI shared between the NSW and Victoria states (North West Victoria zone)
What are the GI of South West Australia
- Geographe GI - Blackwood GI - Great Southern GI - Manjimup GI - Peberton GI - Margaret River GI
Where is Pokolbin located?
Hunter GI // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia
Where is Mount Gambier GI located?
South Australia State – Limestone Coast zone
What ocean make the border of the Victoria?
Indian Ocean
What mountain range runs to the Victoria and NSW?
Great Dividing Range
Where is Plantagenet winery located?
Mount Baker GI - Great Southern GI – South West Australia zone - Western Australia
Where is Porongurup GI located?
Western Australia - South West Australia zone – Great Southern GI
What are the GI of Big Rivers Zones?
- Murray Darling GI (Shared with Victoria) - Swan Hills GI (Shared with Victoria) - Riverina GI - Perricoota GI
What is the lake of the Upper Goulburn GI?
Eildon Lake
Where is Swan District?
Northern part of Greater Perth zone - Western Australia – Swan Valley sub-region
What are the regulation for the “Rare Rutherglen Muscat” in order to the classification?
Must be aged for a min of 20 years in oak Reach a RS of 270 to 400 g/L
What is the biggest GI of Australia? When has it been created?
Australia GI est 1994
(Multi state) South Eastern Australia GI 1996
Where is McLaren Vale GI located?
South Australia State - Fleurieu Zone
When does the table wine overpower the sweet wine in term of production in Australia?
1970’s
What are the sub-GI’s of the Greater Perth GI?
- Peel - Perth Hill - Swan District (Swan Valley sub-zone)
Where is Camberra District GI located?
Southern New South Wales // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia
What is the sub-region of Swan District?
Swan Valley GI
What are the GI of the North West Victoria? What is the particularly of it?
- Murray Darling GI - Swan Hill GI – Both are located between the Victoria and NSW
Where is Mudgee GI located?
Central Ranges GI // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia
WHat are the three main practices that Australia is known for in it’s approach to viticulture/winemaking?
Techninal efficience: - Mechanical harvesting - Irrigation - Blending
What are the 2 main cities of Western Australia?
Albany Perth
What is Karridale? Where would you find it?
one of the subregion of Margaret River GI - South West Australia Zone - Western Australia – Other one are: - Carbunup - Wilyabrup - Wallcliffe - Yallingup - Treeton
Who’s developed the bag-in-box?
Australian winemaker: Offer valuable varietal wines
What are the GI of Southern New South Wales zone?
- Canberra District GI - Tumbarumba GI - Hilltops GI - Gundagai GI
Where is Peel GI located?
Greater Perth zone- Western Australia GI since 2001 North of Geographe
Where is Rutherglen GI located?
Within the North East Victoria zone - Victoria State - Australia - Muscat Rouge à Petit Grains
How is the GI regulations protection?
Purely géographique. No grape, yields or other regulation into it
Where is Blackwood GI located?
Western Australia - South West Australia zone
Where are the primary wine growing regions of Australia usually located and why?
On the southern edge of Australia - Cooler area, more suitable for vine growing
Where is Beechworth GI located?
Within the North East Victoria zone - Victoria State - Australia
What is the smaller state and cooler of Australia mainland?
Victoria State - Southern most
What are the GI of the Barossa Zone?
- Barossa Valley GI - Eden Valley GI – High Eden GI
Where is located High Eden GI?
- Eden Valley - Barossa Zone - South Australia State
Where is Manjimup GI located?
Western Australia - South West Australia zone
Where is Albany GI located?
Western Australia - South West Australia zone – Great Southern GI
Where is Tamar Valley located?
Northern Tasmania – Australia
Where is Upper Goulburn GI located?
Central Victoria (South Eastern part) Victoria State - Australia
Where is located Upper Hunter?
Hunter GI // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia
Where is the Alexandrina Lake located?
Within the Fleurieu zone - South Australia State South of the Langhorne Creek GI – End of the Murray river
What is the southern most region between Adelaide Plains and Adelaide Hills?
Adelaide Hills (South of the Barossa)
Where is located the Mornington Peninsula GI?
Southern most GI of the Port Phillip zone - South of Melbourne Victoria State - South Australia
What is particular for Penfolds’ Grange
Iconic wine, and one of the most expensive in the world. – Its produced by blending vineyard from different region in South Australia
Where is Peberton GI located?
Western Australia - South West Australia zone
What is Yallingup? Where would you find it?
one of the subregion of Margaret River GI - South West Australia Zone - Western Australia – Other one are: - Carbunup - Wilyabrup - Wallcliffe - Karridale - treeton
what are the GI of Central Victoria?
- Bendigo GI - Goulburn GI – Nagambie Lakes GI - Heathcote GI - Strathbogie Ranges GI - Upper Goulburn GI
What are the GI of Western Victoria zone?
- Grampians – Great Western sub-GI - Henty - Pyrenees
What is the first winery builded in Coonawarra? Who is the current owner?
1896: Chateau Comaum Created by John Riddoch – Now owned by Wynns Coonawarra WInery
Where is Grampians? What is it sub-GI?
Western Victoria Victoria – Great Western
Where is Langhorne Creek GI located?
South Australia State - Fleurieu Zone
What soil type would you expected in Eden Valley?
Sand base + Quartz soil
Where does the “Coonawarra” name come from?
Means “honeysuckle” in local dialect
What are the regulation for the “Classic Rutherglen Muscat” in order to the classification?
Must be 6 to 10 years old Reach a RS of 200 to 280 g/L
Where is The Peninsulas zone? What is the geographic specific of it?
Zone within the South Australia State – By the western coast, set drouth the Spencer Gulf
What is the main soil type of the Limestone Coast?
Terra Rossa Thin iron rich loamy layer (20 cm to 2m deep) over a limestone base
What are the main Mountain Ranges of Western Australia?
- Darling Range (Perth Hills) - Whicher Range (Geographe - South Western Australia) - Leeuwin Naturaliste ridge (Natural parc east of Margaret River)
Explain the Terra Rossa soil type?
Limestone coast in South Australia in the best representation of it: – Thin iron rich loamy layer (20 cm to 2m deep) over a limestone base
Where is King Valley GI located?
Within the North East Victoria zone - Victoria State - Australia
Where is Pyrenees GI located?
Western Victoria zone
What is the grape used for Rutherglen Topaque?
Muscadelle
Where is located Riverland?
South Australia State - Lower Murray Zone – Along the Murray river bank = Alluvial soil
What are the regulation for the “Grand Rutherglen Muscat” in order to the classification?
Must be aged for 11 to 19 years in oak Reach a RS of 270 to 400 g/L
What the the Narrow body of water of the Peninsulas GI?
Spencer Gulf – Within the South Australia State
Where is Sunbury GI Located?
Northern Port Phillip zone - Victoria State - Australia
Where is Southern Highland GI located?
South Coast zone // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia
What are the 6 wine producing states in Australia?
- Western Australia - South Australia - Victoria - New south Wales - Queensland - Tasmania
Where is Bendigo GI located?
Central Victoria (western part) Victoria State - Australia
What is the Rutherglen classification? Explain it?
Classification in order to residual sugar content and aged range for the Muscat and Topaque in Rutherglen GI: - Rutherglen Muscat: 3-5 y old = RS: 180/240g/L - Classic Rutherglen Muscat: 6-10 y old = RS: 200/280 g/L - Grand Rutherglen Muscat: 11-19 y old = RS: 270/400 g/L - Rare Rutherglen Muscat: 20+ years = RS: 270/400 g/L
Where is Swan Valley located?
Western Australia - Greater Perth zone – Swan District GI
in what zone is Melbourne Located in?
Port phillip zone - Victoria State - Along the southern Indian ocean coast
Where you you place Adelaide plains precisely on the map?
- South Australia state - Mount Lofty Range zone – West of the Barossa, Coastal region
When is “Wine Australia” been created? What was its current name?
1981 as Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation.
Where is Padthaway GI located?
South Australia State – Limestone Coast zone
How do you call the water Body separating the Tasmania to the mainland?
Bass Strait
What is the soil type of Rutherglen? How is it call?
“Black dog”: Fine sandy loam
Where is located Gippsland GI?
within the Victoria state - on the south East of the state protected by the Great Dividing Range on the North and the Southern Tasman Sea on the South
Where is Murray Darling GI located?
GI share between NSW (Big rivers) and Victoria (North West Victoria)
Where you you place Clare Valley GI precisely on the map?
- South Australia state - Mount Lofty Range zone – North of the Barossa, High altitude vineyard, inland
Where is Mount Barker GI located?
Western Australia - South West Australia zone – Great Southern GI
What is the “Flying winemakers”?
Term created by Australian: Spread their technique over the world by traveling
Name the GI of Northern Tasmania?
- Piper Rivers GI - Tamar Valley GI - North West coast GI
Where you you place Adelaide Hills precisely on the map?
- South Australia state - Mount Lofty Range zone South of the Barossa Valley
What is the GI of Northern Slopes?
New England Australia GI
How is the organisation of the winemakers?
Mainly big winery: 14 of them produces more than 70% of the total acreage of wine
Where is Perth Hills GI?
Greater Perth zone - Western Australia GI: 1990 Gravelly loam
What is South Eastern Australia? When does it been created?
1996 Is a multi-state covering New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and part of the South Australia and Queensland
Where is Yarra Valley GI located?
Eastern Port Phillip zone - along the Yarra river - Victoria State - Australia
What is Adelaide Superzone?
An GI overlooking the Barossa, Fleurieu, Mount Lofty Ranges Allow blended wine within those boundaries
When first the vine came in Coonawarra? Who’s brought it?
- John Riddoch (schottische man) came on the region in 1861 – He planted the first vine in 1890
What are the sub-region of Margaret River?
- Yallingup - Carbunup - Wilyabrup - Treeton - Wallcliff - Karridale
Who’s producing Basket Press Shiraz? Where is it sourced from?
Rockford estate Barossa Valley
What is the sub-GI of the Eden Valley?Whst cooling wind moderates barossa valley?
High Eden GI / Vine vale nurse
What are the GI of the North East Victoria?
- King Valley GI - Alpine River GI - Beechworth GI - Rutherglen GI - Glenrowan GI
When was the first commercial vineyard planted in Tasmania?
1823
Where would you find the Eildon Lake
Upper Goulburn GI - Central Victoria (South Eastern part) – Victoria State - Australia
Where is Chateau Comaum located? What important fact around it?
First estate builded in Coonawarra by John Riddoch in 1896 – Now under the Wynns Coonawarra Winery umbrella
What is the main city of Port Philip zone?
Melbourne
Where is New England Australia GI located?
Northern Slopes – New South Wales / Australia
When is vine arrived first time in Australia?
1788: With the first Fleet of British prisoners
Where is Hilltops GI located?
Southern New South Wales // Hunter Valley Zone – New South Wales // Australia
Name the GI of the Southern Tasmania?
- Coal Valley / Richmond - Huon Valley GI - Derwent Vallley GI - The East Coast (Cambrook / Bicheno area)
Where is Perricoota GI located?
Big Rivers Zone – New South Wales / Australia
Where is Mount Gambier GI located?
South Australia State – Limestone Coast zone
Name the three influencing bodies of water in Tasmania?
Bass Straight (N) Banks Straight (NE) Tasman Sea (E) -Great Oyster bay (East Coast sub-region)
List the Barossa Old Vine Charter
EST: 2009 all ages are minimums Old Vine: 35 years Survivor Vine: 70 years Centurion Vine; 100 years Ancestor Vine: 125 Years
Name the seven “terranes” (areas in which one rock or group of rocks is prevalent) of mcclaren vale
The Ancient Rocks: Ancient bedrock
Sand and Sandstone: This terrane includes the subtypes Maslin Sands, Pirramimma Sandstone, Ochre Cove Formation (red and yellow sandstone), and Semaphore Sand (beach sand)
Limestone Country
Clay Plains of Aldinga
The Piedmont: Alluvial deposits
Talus Slope: Variable soils near the Willunga Fault
Alluvial Flats
What are Tomeros?
Irrigation channel workers
Where would you find the Bellarine peninsula?
Geelong
who makes tout press, sangral, and farrside? what is the grape or grapes are these wines? where are they made?
by farr - pinot noir - geelong
What two geographical features influence the viticulture in Rutherglen?
Victorian alps - murray river
What year were the terms Tokaj / Port / Shery officially banned from use on Australian lables?
2010 - 10 year sunset clause was granted so 2020 was the year it was officially upheld
Where would you find Mount Buffalo, Mount Beauty, Mount Feathertop and Mount Bogon?
Alpine Valley
What allows for the Alpine Valley GI to have one of the longest growing seasons in Australia?
the moderating breezes that come down from the Mount Buffalo, Mount Beauty, Mount Feathertop and Mount Bogong mountains.
What mountain range influences viticulture in Northern Victoria?
Victorian Alps
Name two grapes made by Giaconda that are not chard or shiraz
nebbiolo / rousanne / cabernet sauv
what cardinal direction of Gippsland is the best known for high quality viticulture?
South - moderating winds from tasman sea
What two regions in Victoria are the most regarded for fortified wines?
Rutherglen / Glenrowan
Ulupna / Mitchelton print are located where?
Goulburn valley GI
Name two GI influenced by the Grampians Range.
Grampians / Great Western (coolest GI
Seppelts and Bests are wineries found where?
Great Western GI
Where is the Mt. Camel Range? What soil is found in this GI?
Heathcote GI / Greenstone (calcium carbonate/copper rich volcanic soils)
Wild duck creek and Jasper Hill are what where?
Top producers in Heathcote
Where is the Whitlands Plateau?
Whitlands plateau - one of the highest grape-growing areas of Australia - in King Valley
elevation of macedon ranges
3-800 meters
Tahbilk / Michelton Wines are located where?
Nagambie Lakes - within the goulburn valley
How does Nagambie Lake affect viticulture?
Keeps air moving from lake breezes to avoid frost - also moderates temps
What two factors are responsibile for Sunbury GI’s cool continental climate?
Port Phillip / Macedon Ranges
Mostplanted grapes in adelaide hills? climate?
Sauvignon blanc / chardonnay
cool continental
Elevation of Adelaide hills
400 to 650 meters
Rainfall in adelaide plains during growing season?
5in
lattitude of barossoa
34 degrees
organize from most to least expensive
Torbreck RunRig shiraz / Rockford Basket Press Shiraz / Chris Ringold Dry Grown Ranges Shiraz
Which one contains Viognier?
Chris Ringold Dry Grown Ranges Shiraz / Torbreck RunRig shiraz / Rockford Basket Press Shiraz
Torbreck RunRig shiraz
Elevation of eden valley
380-500m
where is Mount Canabolas?
Orange
Baume level of hunter semillon? How much rainfall happens during the growing season in the Hunter Valley?
9-12 baume / 20 in
what are the “gladstone 6?”
OG villages: Willyabrup / wallcliffe / karridale/ Treeton / Yalingarup / Carbunup
Wendouree, Jim Barry, Grosset are all located where?
Clare Valley
Where would you find Auburn,
Watervale, Sevenhill? Climate?
Clare valley unofficial subzones along with “Clare,” and “Polish Hill River”
Moderate continental
Climate od Coonawarra?
Moderate maritime
Climate of margaret river
moderate mediterranean
Where would you find Murrumbateman/Yass, Bungendore/Lake George, Hall/ACT?
Canberra district
Where are the snowy mountains?
Canberra district
what two rivers influence Barossa Valley?
North Para
Jacob’s Creek
What’s the rainfall in Barossa?
15-20in
What margaret river estate did robert mondavi help establish?
leeuwin estate
why do new grapes take so long to establish in australia?
long mandated quarantines
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where would you find ebenezer, moppa, greenock and stonewell?
BAROSSA VALLEY
what is the vine vale nurse
the cooling wind that comes through barossa vallley
Name three ancestor vine wines, what year was this designation est?
Cirillo Estate, 1850 Grenache, Barossa Valley
Hewitson, Old Garden Mourvèdre, Koch Family Pilgrim Vineyard, Barossa, 1853
Langmeil, The Freedom 1843 Shiraz, Barossa Valley
Henschke, Hill of Grace Shiraz, Eden Valley
Penfolds, Block 42 Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa Valley
Poonawatta Estate, The 1880 Shiraz, Eden Valley
Chateau Tanunda, 150 Year Old Vine Semillon, Barossa Valley
Elderton, Command Single Vineyard Shiraz, Barossa Valley
Turkey Flat, The Ancestor Shiraz, Barossa Valley
Yalumba The Tri-Centenary Grenache, Barossa Valley, planted 1889
2009
humidity level of murray darling?
low
organize from north to south: Broke Fordwhich, Upper Hunter, Polkolbin
Upper Hunter, Broke Fordwhich, Polkolbin
what mountain range influences the hunter?
liverpool range/brokenback mountains
what estate helped launch the barossa old vine charter?
yalumba
first vintage of hill of grace
1958
Jacob’s creek steingarten, Henschke’s Julius, and Lehman’s Wigan are all made of what grape or grapes?
riesling
place these vineyards from north to south:
Pewsey Vale
Hill of Grace
Mount Edelstone
Hill of grace
Mt. Edelstone
Pewsey Vale
what two bodies of water influence clare valley
gulf of st. vincent and spencer gulf
soil of polish hill?
SLATE
where are the skilly hills?
clare valley
what mountain range influences the McClaren vale and how?
Sellicks Range - keeps warming ocean weather localized and prevents diurnal shifts
chapel hill, hugh hamilton, paxton, samuel’s george are found where?
McClaren vale
what is the coolest sub-region of mcClaren Vale?
Clarendon Hills
what are the two most planted grapes in adelaide hills
Chard / SB
name three estates owned by treasurey in australia
penfolds / wynns / Lindeman’s
coolest gi in south australia
coonawarra - cool mediterranean climate
Where are By Farr/ Bannockburn, and Lethbridge located?
geelong
What is the most planted clone of pinot noir in australia?
MV6 - Vougeot Clippings
name two centenarian vines
Henschke, Mount Edelstone Shiraz, Eden Valley
Chateau Tanunda, 100 Year Old Vines Shiraz, Barossa
Yalumba The Steeple Shiraz, Barossa Valley, planted 1919
Jacob’s Creek 1922 Block 2 Riesling
three fire vintages in australia
2009/2019 /2020
first vintage of grange to drop the word ‘hermitage’
1990
when did australia have to stop using terms like port, sherry, tokaji?
2010 - rutherglen had a grace period that ended in 2020
when was the australian federation of states?
1901 - allowed wines from other states to be sold in other states of austalia. AKA wines from victoria can now be sold in New South Wales
where would you fid the Great Western Tiers ?
Tasmanian western mountain range that protects tasmania from ocean rain and winds
where would you find the following mountain ranges
Dandenong
camel range
yarra valley
heathcote
name three producers of gimblett gravels
craggy range
te mata
trinity hill
babich
bindi, granite hills are located where
macedon ranges
wettest vintage in the last 5 years in barossa
2023
what winery invented acidification
Penfolds
what are RDI and PRD?
RDI: regulated deficet irigation - irrigating only row by row and not a constant drip (saves water)
PRD partial rootzone drying - intentionally allowing roots to dry to lower yields and change growth patterns
