Australia Wine Flashcards
What is the Adelaide Super Zone?
Mount Lofty Ranges
Fleurieu
Barossa
Aussie name for Sherry?
Apera
Australian percentages?
85% of variety, vintage or region
Name some Barossa Valley Wineries?
Kaesler
Two Hands
Wolf Blass
Torbreck
Rockford
Penfolds
Peter Lehmann
Where are the following wines found?
Kaesler
Two Hands
Wolf Blass
Torbreck
Rockford
Penfolds
Peter Lehmann
Barossa Valley
Barossa’s river is?
North Para River
Name some Clare Valley Wineries.
Grosset
Jim Barry
Pikes
Mitchell
In which region are the following wineries located:
Grosset
Jim Barry
Pikes
Mitchell
Clare Valley
Name some Coonawarra Wineries.
Katnook
Majella
Wynns
In which region are the following wineries located:
Katnook
Majella
Wynns
Coonawarra
Name some Eden Valley Wineries.
Henschke
Eden Hall
Pewsey Vale
Yalumba
Where are the following wineries located:
Henschke
Eden Hall
Pewsey Vale
Yalumba
Eden Valley
What are the Fleurieu Sub Regions?
McLaren Vale
Langhorne Creek
Currency Creek
Kangaroo Island
Southern Fleurieu
What are the Four categories of Barossa old vines?
35 years + Old Vine
70 years + Survivor Vine
100 years + Centenarian Vine
125 years + Ancestor Vine
How often is Langton’s published?
Every 5 years
In which part of Tasmania is Coal River located?
Southern Tasmania
In which part of Tasmania is Pipers Brook located?
Northern Tasmania
In which part of Tasmania is Tamar Ridge located?
Northern Tasmania
Largest producer in the Yarra Valley?
De Bortoli
Limestone Coast Sub Regions?
Wrattonbully
Coonawarra
Mount Benson
Mount Gambier
Padthaway
Robe
Major Wine Zones of Australia.
South Australia
Victoria
New South Wales
Western Australia
Tasmania
McLaren Vale Wineries?
D’Arenberg
Mitolo
Pirramimma
Wirra Wirra
Hardys
Name some producers of Rutherglen Muscat?
Campbells
Chambers Rosewood
Rutherglen Estates
Name wineries of Margaret River?
Cape Mentelle
Cullen
Evans & Tate
Leeuwin Estate
Moss Wood
Vasse Felix
Only Victoria Zone without sub regions?
Gippsland
Penfolds Grange is what bin #?
Bin 95
Port Phillip Sub Regions?
Sunbury
Macedon Ranges
Mornington Peninsula
Geelong
Yarra Valley
Producers from Adelaide Hills?
Shaw & Smith
Petaluma
Soil type of Polish Hill?
Broken slate
Soil type of Watervale?
Limestone
Sub region of Goulborn Valley?
Nagambie Lakes
Sub-region of Eden Valley?
High Eden
Sub-region of Swan District?
Swan Valley
Sub-regions of Adelaide Hills?
Lenswood
Picadilly Valley
Subregion of Goulburn Valley is?
Nagambie Lakes
Synonym for Durif?
Petite Sirah
Synonym for Petite Sirah in Australia?
Durif
Name some Yarra Valley Wineries.
Coldstream Hills
De Bortoli
Domaine Chandon
Yarra Yarra
Yarra Yering
Yering Station
What is the soil called in Heathcote District?
Green stone or Cambrian earth
Why is James Busby so important to Australian wine?
He brought the first collection of vine stock from Spain and France to Australia.
Which body of water influences McLaren Vale?
Gulf St Vincent
1st vintage of Henshke Hill is?
1958
What is the bin # of St. Henri?
No bin number!
What is the nickname of Penfolds Bin #389?
Baby Grange
What does the RWT stand for in Penfolds RWT?
Red Wine Trial
What does the numbers of Penfolds Bin 798 stand for?
RWT - numbers on a telephone dial
Which 3 bodies of water affect the climate of Margaret River GI?
the Southern Ocean on the south, the Indian Ocean to the west and Geographe Bay to its north.
Who makes RunRig and where is it from?
Torbreck and from Barossa
What is the only Tasmanian winery devoted entirely to sparkling wine production?
Jansz
What variety is “Hunter Riesling”?
Semillon
What separates the wetter coastal areas from the more arid interior in Australia?
The Great Dividing Range
What is the climate of the Hunter Valley?
Subtropical
‘Hunter Riesling’ refers to which variety?
Semillon
What is the hottest appellation in Australia?
Swan Valley GI
What are the 2 GIs of Queensland?
Granite Belt GI
South Burnett GI
Where is Giant Steps located?
Yarra Valley
Where is Ochota Barrels located?
Lenswood, Adelaide Hills
What are the 4 geographic classification s of Australian wine from largest to smallest?
State
Zone
Region
Subregion
Which winery has the oldest Shiraz vines in the world?
Langmeil - The Freedom 1843 Shiraz
Where is Wendouree located?
Clare Valley
Name of Penfolds 1st winemaker?
Max Schubert
What is the coolest region on the Australian mainland?
Macedon Ranges
Where is Tahbilk winery located?
Nagambie Lakes
Where is ‘Greenstone’ found?
Heathcote
Where is Giaconda located?
Beechworth
Who makes ‘Para Liqueur’?
Seppelt
What are the 5 unofficial subzones of Clare Valley?
Auburn Clare Polish Hill Sevenhill Watervale
