Australia - South Australia

Question 1

How many zone comprise South Australia, and where are they all concentrated?

Answer 1

The wine state of South Australia is divided into eight zones, with production concentrated in the lower southeastern sector of the state.

Question 2

Much of the arid _____ zone, which covers the entire northern portion of the state, is not even suitable for agriculture. Despite the cluster of viticultural activity, the southeastern regions are homogenous in neither climate nor character, and a range of grapes and styles exists.

Answer 2

Far North

Question 3

GIs within the Limestone Coast zone

Answer 3

Coonawarra -CS
Padthaway GI - CS RS CHD
Wrattonbully - mostly red
Robe- mostly red
Mount Benson- mostly red
Mount Gambier - mostly red

Question 4

Coonawarra producers

Answer 4

Majella, Wynns’ “John Riddoch,” and Parker Estate’s “First Growth.

Question 5

Eden Valley Producers

Answer 5

Eden Valley is home to Yalumba, Pewsey Vale, and Henschke, producer of the famed “Hill of Grace” and its precursor, the “Mount Edelstone” Shiraz.

Question 6

Coonawarra terroir and varietals

Answer 6

Coonawarra produces what is often considered Australia’s best Cabernet Sauvignon.

cool/maritime

• long, even growing season moderated by frequent cloud cover; spring frost is a chief hazard
• seemingly flat, yet a very slight ridge and the well-drained red “terra rossa”

Question 7

While not unique to _____, terra rossa is famously associated with the region, leading to some consternation amongst terroir-minded producers when the GI’s boundaries were liberally defined to include areas of other soil types.

Answer 7

While not unique to Coonawarra, terra rossa is famously associated with the region, leading to some consternation amongst terroir-minded producers when the GI’s boundaries were liberally defined to include areas of other soil types.

Question 8

The _____ zone is directly north of the Limestone Coast.

Answer 8

Lower Murray

Question 9

What is the sole Gi of the Lower Murray?

Answer 9

Riverland - its sole GI

Question 10

Riverland GI Terroir and wine styles

Answer 10

continental and hot, and the region’s low rainfall, high soil salinity and water shortages make the future for agriculture in less certain.

Question 11

3 zones south of the Lower Murray known for fine wines?

Answer 11

Mount Lofty Ranges -n
Fleurieu -s
Barossa -inland

Question 12

Fleurieu Zone terroir

Answer 12

The Fleurieu climate as a whole is essentially Mediterranean, tempered by Southern Ocean currents and the effects of the inland Lake Alexandrina, directly south of Langhorne Creek GI. The zone’s most important and warmest region is McLaren Vale GI

Question 13

McLaren Vale GI wine styles

Answer 13

in Fleurieu Zone

• Cabernet Sauvignon and Rhône varieties. Shiraz, Grenache, and Mourvèdre (Mataro) show rich, textural, full body and tend toward jam or dried fruit flavors
• older vines

Question 14

McLaren Vale GI producers

Answer 14

D’Arenberg’s “Dead Arm” Shiraz,
Yangarra’s “High Sands” Grenache,
Drew Noon’s Grenache-based “Eclipse”
Clarendon Hills’ “Astralis” Shiraz ]

Question 15

What 3 regions does Mount Lofty Ranges encompass?

Answer 15

Mount Lofty Ranges encapsulates the three regions of Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Plains, and Clare Valley.

Question 16

Adelaide Hills subregions

Answer 16

Adelaide Hills GI, the southernmost region in Mount Lofty Ranges, contains the Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley subregions.

Question 17

Claire Valley - Terroir, grapes/styles, producer

Answer 17

continental climate and preponderance of red grapes in the vineyard, the GI offers Australia’s most classic and ageworthy interpretation of Riesling.
Higher-altitude
Grosset

Question 18

Adelaide GI

Answer 18

Adelaide Hills and Adelaide Plains should not be confused with the Adelaide GI, a “super zone” allowing producers to blend freely from Barossa, Fleurieu, and Mount Lofty Ranges.

Question 19

Barossa Zone - varietals, GIs

Answer 19

Surrounded on three sides by Mount Lofty Ranges, the inland Barossa zone is Australia’s most important region for premium Shiraz…

• Barossa Valley GI (a region within the Barossa zone) is home to 150-year-old shiraz vines
• Eden Valley GI cooler counterpart in the zone, are more evenly distributed between white and red production. Riesling, Chardonnay, Viognier, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 20

Barossa Valley producers

Answer 20

Penfolds is based in Barossa Valley, and the company’s iconic “Grange” bottling usually relies on a substantial portion of Barossa fruit. Torbreck, Peter Lehmann, and Rockford are excellent sources for Shiraz and other burly, powerful reds.

Question 21

Barossa Valley winemaking

Answer 21

opaque, dense, heavily extracted, and full of dark fruit and chocolate
Traditionally, American oak hogsheads (300 liters)
nowmore French oak barriques
Co-fermentation with Viognier

Question 22

What is Mourvedre AKA in McLaren Vale

Answer 22

Mourvèdre (Mataro)

Question 23

Who produces Hill of Grace and Mount Edelstone? Where?

Answer 23

Henschke, producer of the famed “Hill of Grace” and its precursor, the “Mount Edelstone” Shiraz - eden valley

Question 24

Unofficial Clare valley subzones

Answer 24

Polish Hill

Watervale

Question 25

What is Terra rossa? Where is it found?

Answer 25

Coonawara - Padthawayred clay soil produced by the weathering of limestone

Question 26

Subs of the Fleaurieu Zone

Answer 26

Langhorn Creek | McLaren Vale

Question 27

Adelaide Hills varieties

Answer 27

Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and sparkling wines retain good acidity in the region’s cool maritime climate.