Australia / Western + Tasmania

Question 1

Where were the first vineyards planted in Western Australia?

Answer 1

Swan Hill
(Thomas Waters 1829)
Houghton - 1836
Sandalford - 1840

Question 2

What bodies of water surround Margaret River?

Answer 2

Geographe Bay
Indian Ocean
Southern Ocean

Question 3

What was the first vintage from Vasse Felix?

Answer 3

1971 (a riesling)

Question 4

*The Gladstone Line divides what wine regions?

Answer 4

Margaret River from Geographe
(line of longitude 115degrees / 18E)
(essentially the Whicher Range)

Question 5

*What are the coastal regions of Margaret River?

Answer 5

N-S
Yallingup
(Carbunup - inland)
Wilyabrup
(Treeton - inland)
Wallcliffe
Karridale

Question 6

What are the ‘First Five” producers?

Answer 6

Vasses Felix - (Wilyabrup)
Cullen - (Wilyabrup)
Mosswood - (Wilyabrup)
Leeuwin Estate - (Wallcliff)
Cape Mentelle - (Wallcliff)

Question 7

*What river flows through Kerridale?

Answer 7

Blackwood river

sauvignon blanc

Question 8

Which wineries make up the “Golden Triangle” and where, specifically, is it?

Answer 8

Leeuwin Estate / Cape Mentelle / Voyager Estate
(Chardonnay Kings)
(Wallcliff sub zone of Margaret River)

Question 9

What clone is used for the majority of the prized Chardonnay in Margaret River?

Answer 9

Gingin clone (aka. Mendoza Clone)
Introduced by Robert Mondavi

Question 10

*What are the coastal GI’s of Great Southern?

Answer 10

Denmark

Albany

Question 11

*What are the inland G’s of Great Southern?

Answer 11

Franklin River (furthest inland)
Mount Barker
Porongurup

Question 12

What are the distinct areas within Geographe?

Answer 12

Donnybrook
Ferguson Valley
Harvey
Capel-Busselton

Question 13

When were the first commercial plantings in Tasmania?

Answer 13

Bartholomew Broughton

1823

Question 14

*What other varietals are planted in the Hills of Grace vineyard?

Answer 14

Riesling / Semillon / Mataro