Expert Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa Flashcards
Wilyabrup, Yallingup, and Karridale are all informal subregions of what GI?
Margaret River
Match the following famed wine makers to their home region of production:
Chester Osborne
John Duval
Andrew Pirie
Denis Horgan
Chester Osborne:
D’Arenberg in McLaren Vale
John Duval:
ex-Grange winemaker making wines in Barossa
Andrew Pirie:
Apogee winemaker and owner in Tasmania. Most influential figure in Tasmania. Australia’s first PHD in Viticulture.
Denis Horgan:
Founder of Leewin Estate
What contribution did the following contribute to Australia’s wine industry?
James Busby
Captain Arthur Phillip
Gregory Blaxland
James Busby:
brought the first collection vinifera vines to Australia from France and Spain.
Captain Arthur Phillip:
Planted first vines in Australia
Gregory Blaxland:
Made Australia’s first wine.
In what decade were the following wineries established?
Wyndham's Estate Yalumba Winery Torbreck Henschke Leeuwin Estate
Wyndham (1820s)
Yalumba Winery (1840s)
Torbreck (1990s)
Henschke (1860s)
Leeuwin Estate (1970s)
What are the grapes of Seppeltsfield Para Vintage Tawny?
Grenache
Mataro
Syrah
What are the GIs of the Central Ranges Zone in New South Whales?
Mudgee
Orange
Cowra
What are the unofficial subzones of Clare Valley? (5)
Watervale Polish Hill Auburn Seven Hill Clare
What are the grapes of Mount Mary “Quintet”?
Cab/Merlot/Cab Franc/Malbec/PV
Mallee Point, Painter’s Cove, and Yenda Vale are all apart of what winery?
Casella
Who makes “the Laird”, “The Pict”, and “the Factor”?
Torbreck
RDI is most likely to be utilized in which of the following regions? What is RDI?
Tasmania
Hunter Valley
Riverland
Yarra Valley
Riverland.
RDI stands for Regulated Deficit Irrigation. It is a strategy for irrigation where water resources are sparse. Irrigation is employees only when necessary under the most severe stages of a plant’s growth cycle.
What is the top region for sparkling wines in South Australia?
Adelaide Hills
Regions or subregions in Australia must have how many independently owned vineyards of at least what size?
5 of at least 5 ha in size
What are the aging designations of vines according to Barossa’s Old Vine Charter?
Old Vine: min 35 years
Survivor Vine: min 70 Years
Centenarian Vine: min 100 years
Ancestor Vine: min 125 years
According to heat summation, on average what is the coldest GI in Mainland Australia?
Adelaide Hills
In which GI was John Riddoch a pioneering figure?
Coonawarra
What producers made up “The First Five” of the Margaret River?
Vasse Felix Cullen Cape Mentelle Moss Wood Voyager
Cullen was the 6th
What body of water is directly north and west of the Mornington Peninsula?
Port Phillip Bay
Name a GI that the following rivers flow through:
Para
Murray
Coal
Goulburn
Para (Barossa)
Murray (Riverland)
Coal River (Tasmania)
Goulburn (Strathbogie Ranges)
Which of the following wines is harvested first?
Clare Valley Riesling
Margaret River Chardonnay
Yarra Valley Pinot Gris
Hunter Valley Semillon
Hunter Valley Semillon
The Albany, Fremantle, and Lake Doctors are all referring to what type of meteorological effect?
Wind patterns off nearby bodes of water
Where does Giaconda make wine?
Beechworth
How many estates were classified in Langton’s Classification VI as “Exceptional”?
21
Where does Australia rank in the world in regards to production?
7th
What Australian GI did Michel Chapoutier establish a winery?
Mount Benson in the Limestone Coast
What grape is used to produce Australian Topaque?
Muscadelle
What are the first and second-most planted red grapes in Australia respectively?
Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon
Which is larger, Napa Valley or Barossa Valley?
Barossa Valley
Nagambie Lakes is a subregion of what GI?
Goulburn Valley GI
What are the subregions of Great Southern in Western Australia? What zone is this located in?
South West Australia Zone:
Frankland River Albany Mount Barker Porongurup Denmark
What zones does the Adelaide Super Zone include?
Barossa
Fleurieu
Mount Lofty Ranges
What are the GI regions of the Limestone Coast Zone?
Coonawarra Robe Wrattonbully Padthaway Mount Benson Mount Gambier
What is the term for fortified sherry-like wines of Australia?
Apera
What body of water is directly west of McLaren Valey GI?
Gulf of St. Vincent
What are the 6 GI Regions of the South West Australia Zone in Western Australia?
Geographe Blackwood Valley Great Southern Manjimup Margaret River Pemberton
Where does Clarendon Hills make wine? What is their top wine?
McLaren Vale
Astralis
What are the subregions of Adelaide Hills?
Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley
Where does Penley Estate and Belnaves make wine?
Coonawarra
Poverty Bay is a significant geographic feature of what wine region in New Zealand? Which island is this located on?
Gisbourne on the North Island
What is the southernmost wine region on the North Island of New Zealand?
Wairarapa
What is the most planted red grape in New Zealand?
Merlot
Where does Dog Point make wine?
Marlborough
What’s more common in Marlborough, dry farming or irrigation?
Irrigation
Where is Wellington located?
Wairarapa
Which of the following regions has the driest climate?
Hawke's Bay Auckland Northland Gisbourne Northland
Hawke’s Bay
What are New Zealand’s 2 largest wine growing regions?
Marlborough
Hawke’s Bay
Christchurch is a major city in which region of wine growing in New Zealand?
Canterbury
What is the name of the body of water separating the North and South Island of New Zealand?
Cook Straight
What are the 3 subregions of Marlborough?
Wairu Valley
Southern Valleys
Awatere Valley
What are the 6 subregions of Central Otago?
Gibbston Wanaka Cromwell Basin Bannockburn Bendigo Alexandra Basin
What are the 2 official subregions of Auckland? 5 unofficial?
Official:
Waiheke Island
Matakana
Unofficial: Kumeau/Huapai Henderson South Auckland West Auckland Clevedon
Where does Kumeau River make wine?
Auckland
What is the most planted red grape in Marlborough?
Pinot Noir
What are the two fastest growing grapes in regards to plantings in New Zealand?
Pinot Gris
Syrah
The Tasman Sea lies on which side of New Zealand?
West