Australia - Vintages

Question 1

Recent drought years in SA

Answer 1

2003

2006

• *2007**
• (not a great year)*
• *2008**
• ​(not a great year)*
• *2009**
• ​(not a great year)*

Question 2

Recent cold and rainy years in Australia?

Answer 2

2011

Seriously hindered by cold summer
and rare siege of rain at harvest
-Wine Spectator-

One of the first on record for a long time…

Worst year since 1983

Note:
- There are no other “CHALLENGING” vintages in this time frame. Australia is pretty consistent…

Question 3

Best 5 years for South Australia in the past 20 years?

Answer 3

• ****2010*****
• (EPIC)*
• ****2005*****
• (EPIC)*

2002

2001

1998

Question 4

What vintage in Victoria might you expect to find smoke taint in the wines?

Answer 4

2009

There was a huge brush fire twhich began on February 7.

Referred to as “Black Saturday”

It caused the deaths of 173 people!

Over 5% of Yarra Valley’s wines were destroyed.