General Australia Flashcards
Seas surrounding Australia
North: Arafura Sea
East: Coral Sea
South: Great Australian Bight
West: Indian Ocean
OLD Categories of Langston classification (7th Classification)
Exceptional I
outstanding II
excellent III
order of plantings from state to state
- South Australia: 65,200 ha 49.5%
- New South Wales: 33,635 ha 25.2%
- Victoria: 22, 674 ha 17.1%
- Western Australia: 8,847 ha 7.1%
5 Tasmania: 1,442 ha 1.1% - Queensland: 535 ha .4%
what year was Commonwealth of Australia created
1901
these vintages have been severely affected by drought in Australia
2003
2006
2007
2008
2009 (brush fires)
what year was south eastern Australia designated as a multistate zone
1996
Is Chaptalization Allowed in Australia
NO
when is Aussie Harvest
February to April
what is the label integrity program of 1990
Regulated by wine Australia requiring any ones labeled by variety vintage or region to contain 85% of stated grape year or region. If varieties listed on the label must be listed in order of proportion. No listed grape may be lower in proportion than unnamed variety.
When do Aussie wines appear on shelves
Six months earlier than western world (northern hemisphere)
most of Australian vineyards are planted on flat sides true or false
True
biggest agricultural threat to south eastern wine regions of Australia
Drought and fires 2009 brushfires and Yarra and Victoria
early fall frosts
How big is a hogshead
300 L
top varieties by acreage (2012)
Shiraz 28%
Cabernet Sauvignon/ Chardonnay 17%
Merlot 6.2%
Sauvignon Blanc 4.6%
Semillon3.7%
How are regions and sub regions defined by wine Australia
Single tracts of land comprising at least five independently owned vineyards at least five hectares a piece with a minimum output of 500 tons of wine grapes annually
Descending order of Aussie geographic definition
State
zone
region or G.I.
subregion
In 1996 wine Australia authorized this multistate zone
South eastern Australia encompasses :
Victoria
Tasmania
New South Wales
south Australia
Queensland
Everything but Western Australia
What is apera?
From 2011 forward, any fortified wine made in Australia and previously named ‘sherry’ underwent a name change to become ‘apera’. Winemakers of Australia acknowledged that the name ‘sherry’ was not theirs to use and gave the name back to Spain.
In what year did the Australian government sign an agreement with the EU to prohibit the use of European geographical names on Australian labels,
1993
Map of All Australia
Australia ranks this # in world wine exports
Australia is the fifth largest wine exporter in volume, behind France, Italy, Spain, and Chile.
What devastating event occured in Australia in 2009
decade-long wine glut that began in 2009
Bush Fires in Yarra Valley and Victoria
Fires of 2019 and 2020 did long-term damage to wineries in these States (Australia)
South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland
Original Name of Wine Australia. (1981)
Australia Wine and Brandy Corporation
oversight of wine industry, regulating language, defining geographical boundaries
What is Register of Protected Names (Australia)
a means of formal appellation protection for GIs
Australia’s largest export Market By Value
China
Langtons Classification is currently in this installment
seventh
This year in Australia, there was considerable rainfall that ended drought conditions in South Australia and Victoria
2010
These three Aussie states are responsible for 97% of crush
South Aus
Victoria
NSW
Top Varieties in Aus in order of plantings
Shiraz
Cabernet Sauvignon
Chardonnay
Merlot
Semillon
What year did the first GIs roll out in Australia
1994
According to the definition of GIs defined by wine australia, do regions need to be within a single zone, or zones contained within a single state?
NO
In this year, the EU and Australia signed an agreement establishing legal protection for entrenched European Geographical Indications and Traditional Expressions in Aus.
(This led to outlaw of the phrases Burgundy, Champagne, Sherry and Port, Claret and Amontillado, Hermitage in 2011)
2008
The term “Tokay” used by Rutherglen producers will be phased out by this year
2020
Will become “Topaque”
What is the AWRI
Australian Wine Research Institute
Based in Adelaide with CSIRO
(sequenced the genome for Brettanomyces in 2011
And sesquiterpene rotundone)
This organization developed minimal pruning in 1970s
CSIRO
What is RDI
Regulated Deficit Irrigation
reducing water and improving berry quality
impemented during 1990s
What is PRD
Partial Rootzone Drying
Irrigating half the vine, and keeping the other side dry. This reduces water by 50%
Favored above RDI (regulated deficit irrigation)
Is acidification legal in Australia
YES
What decade did Aus develop bag in a box
1960s
First premium wines to be released under screwcap in the world were from this region in AUS
Clare Valley 2000
Most of Aus premium, ageworthy wines are bottled under screwcap. T/F
True, with the notable exception of Penfold’s Grange.
Langtons 8th Classification categories:
(Homage to classification of 1855) 100 wines classified, 60 wineries, has to be on market for 10 vintages
First Classified (21)
Classified (79)
Langton’s First Classified (2023)
Bass Phillip Wines Reserve Pinot Noir (Gippsland)
Best’s Great Western Thomson Family Shiraz (Grampians)
Bindi Block 5 Pinot Noir (Macedon Ranges)
Brokenwood Wines Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz (Hunter Valley)
Cullen Wines Diana Madeline (Margaret River)
Giaconda Estate Vineyard Chardonnay (Beechworth)
Henschke Hill Of Grace Shiraz (Eden Valley)
Henschke Mount Edelstone Shiraz (Eden Valley)
Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay (Margaret River)
Mount Mary Pinot Noir (Yarra)
Mount Mary Quintet (Yarra)
Penfolds Bin 389 Cabernet Shiraz (South Aus)
Penfolds Bin 707 Cabernet Sauvignon (South Aus)
Penfolds Bin 95 Grange Shiraz (South Aus)
Penfolds Bin 144 Yattarna Chardonnay (South Eastern Aus)
Rockford Basket Press Shiraz (Barossa)
Torbreck Runrig Shiraz (Barossa)
Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Semillon (Hunter Valley)
Wendouree Shiraz (Clare Valley)
Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch
Yarra Yering Dry Red Wine No.1 Cabernet (Yarra Valley)
