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1
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What is the Adelaide Super Zone?

A

Mount Lofty Ranges

Fleurieu

Barossa

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2
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Aussie name for Sherry?

A

Apera

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3
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Australian percentages?

A

85% of variety, vintage or region

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4
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Name some Barossa Valley Wineries?

A

Kaesler

Two Hands

Wolf Blass

Torbreck

Rockford

Penfolds

Peter Lehmann

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5
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Where are the following wines found?

Kaesler

Two Hands

Wolf Blass

Torbreck

Rockford

Penfolds

Peter Lehmann

A

Barossa Valley

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6
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Barossa’s river is?

A

North Para River

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7
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Name some Clare Valley Wineries.

A

Grosset

Jim Barry

Pikes

Mitchell

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8
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In which region are the following wineries located:

Grosset

Jim Barry

Pikes

Mitchell

A

Clare Valley

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9
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Name some Coonawarra Wineries.

A

Katnook

Majella

Wynns

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10
Q

In which region are the following wineries located:

Katnook

Majella

Wynns

A

Coonawarra

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11
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Name some Eden Valley Wineries.

A

Henschke

Eden Hall

Pewsey Vale

Yalumba

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12
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Where are the following wineries located:

Henschke

Eden Hall

Pewsey Vale

Yalumba

A

Eden Valley

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13
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What are the Fleurieu Sub Regions?

A

McLaren Vale

Langhorne Creek

Currency Creek

Kangaroo Island

Southern Fleurieu

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14
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What are the Four categories of Barossa old vines?

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35 years + Old Vine

70 years + Survivor Vine

100 years + Centenarian Vine

125 years + Ancestor Vine

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15
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How often is Langton’s published?

A

Every 5 years

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16
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In which part of Tasmania is Coal River located?

A

Southern Tasmania

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17
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In which part of Tasmania is Pipers Brook located?

A

Northern Tasmania

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18
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In which part of Tasmania is Tamar Ridge located?

A

Northern Tasmania

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19
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Largest producer in the Yarra Valley?

A

De Bortoli

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20
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Limestone Coast Sub Regions?

A

Wrattonbully

Coonawarra

Mount Benson

Mount Gambier

Padthaway

Robe

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21
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Major Wine Zones of Australia.

A

South Australia

Victoria

New South Wales

Western Australia

Tasmania

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22
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McLaren Vale Wineries?

A

D’Arenberg

Mitolo

Pirramimma

Wirra Wirra

Hardys

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23
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Name some producers of Rutherglen Muscat?

A

Campbells

Chambers Rosewood

Rutherglen Estates

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24
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Name wineries of Margaret River?

A

Cape Mentelle

Cullen

Evans & Tate

Leeuwin Estate

Moss Wood

Vasse Felix

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25
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Only Victoria Zone without sub regions?

A

Gippsland

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26
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Penfolds Grange is what bin #?

A

Bin 95

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27
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Port Phillip Sub Regions?

A

Sunbury

Macedon Ranges

Mornington Peninsula

Geelong

Yarra Valley

28
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Producers from Adelaide Hills?

A

Shaw & Smith

Petaluma

29
Q

Soil type of Polish Hill?

A

Broken slate

30
Q

Soil type of Watervale?

A

Limestone

31
Q

Sub region of Goulborn Valley?

A

Nagambie Lakes

32
Q

Sub-region of Eden Valley?

A

High Eden

33
Q

Sub-region of Swan District?

A

Swan Valley

34
Q

Sub-regions of Adelaide Hills?

A

Lenswood

Picadilly Valley

35
Q

Subregion of Goulburn Valley is?

A

Nagambie Lakes

36
Q

Synonym for Durif?

A

Petite Sirah

37
Q

Synonym for Petite Sirah in Australia?

A

Durif

38
Q

Name some Yarra Valley Wineries.

A

Coldstream Hills

De Bortoli

Domaine Chandon

Yarra Yarra

Yarra Yering

Yering Station

39
Q

What is the soil called in Heathcote District?

A

Green stone or Cambrian earth

40
Q

Why is James Busby so important to Australian wine?

A

He brought the first collection of vine stock from Spain and France to Australia.

41
Q

Which body of water influences McLaren Vale?

A

Gulf St Vincent

42
Q

1st vintage of Henshke Hill is?

A

1958

43
Q

What is the bin # of St. Henri?

A

No bin number!

44
Q

What is the nickname of Penfolds Bin #389?

A

Baby Grange

45
Q

What does the RWT stand for in Penfolds RWT?

A

Red Wine Trial

46
Q

What does the numbers of Penfolds Bin 798 stand for?

A

RWT - numbers on a telephone dial

47
Q

Which 3 bodies of water affect the climate of Margaret River GI?

A

the Southern Ocean on the south, the Indian Ocean to the west and Geographe Bay to its north.

48
Q

Who makes RunRig and where is it from?

A

Torbreck and from Barossa

49
Q

What is the only Tasmanian winery devoted entirely to sparkling wine production?

A

Jansz

50
Q

What variety is “Hunter Riesling”?

A

Semillon

51
Q

What separates the wetter coastal areas from the more arid interior in Australia?

A

The Great Dividing Range

52
Q

What is the climate of the Hunter Valley?

A

Subtropical

53
Q

‘Hunter Riesling’ refers to which variety?

A

Semillon

54
Q

What is the hottest appellation in Australia?

A

Swan Valley GI

55
Q

What are the 2 GIs of Queensland?

A

Granite Belt GI

South Burnett GI

56
Q

Where is Giant Steps located?

A

Yarra Valley

57
Q

Where is Ochota Barrels located?

A

Lenswood, Adelaide Hills

58
Q

What are the 4 geographic classification s of Australian wine from largest to smallest?

A

State

Zone

Region

Subregion

59
Q

Which winery has the oldest Shiraz vines in the world?

A

Langmeil - The Freedom 1843 Shiraz

60
Q

Where is Wendouree located?

A

Clare Valley

61
Q

Name of Penfolds 1st winemaker?

A

Max Schubert

62
Q

What is the coolest region on the Australian mainland?

A

Macedon Ranges

63
Q

Where is Tahbilk winery located?

A

Nagambie Lakes

64
Q

Where is ‘Greenstone’ found?

A

Heathcote

65
Q

Where is Giaconda located?

A

Beechworth

66
Q

Who makes ‘Para Liqueur’?

A

Seppelt

67
Q

What are the 5 unofficial subzones of Clare Valley?

A 
Auburn
Clare
Polish Hill
Sevenhill
Watervale

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