Australia / Victoria Flashcards
What were the 2 first grapes cultivated in Victoria GI
Black Hamburg
Sweetwater
(in Yarra Valley)
(by the Ryrie brothers of Yerring Winery)
When did Phylloxera hit the Yarra Valley?
2006
*What bodies of water have a direct effect on Port Phillip GI?
The Rip
Port Philipp bay
Bass Straight
*Healesville, Lilydale, and St. Andrews are major towns in what GI?
Yarra Valley
What soils make up the Yarra Valley GI?
- grey sandy clay loam
- red volcanic soils
What GI’s of Victoria touch the ocean?
W-E Henty Geelong Mornington Peninsula Gippsland
Name 3 rivers that are in Geelong GI.
- Moorabool river
- Leigh river
- Barwon river
Where is Cape Schanck?
Mornington Peninsula
What are the primary clones used in the Yarra Valley?
Dijon 667 / 777 / MV6 (imported by James Busby in 1831 from Clos Vougeot.
What is the driest GI in Port Philipp?
Geelong
What is the coolest region on mainland Australia?
Macedon Ranges (home to Bindi)
What GI is most influenced by the Moon Camel Range?
Heathcote
What is the prized soil type of Heathcote GI?
(Central Victoria)
Cambrian volcanic greenstone
(high in calcium / copper)
Eastern strip
When did the Goulburn Valley start?
Tabihlk (1860)
(Nagambie Lakes est. 2001)
(sub region of Goulbourn Valley of Central Victoria)
When did the Muscat of Rutherglen Network begin?
1995
