General infoQ Flashcards
South Australia produces how much of Australia’s wine?
50%
Until the 1960s, about how much of Australian wine was sweet?
About 80%
What 3 grapes started demand for dry wine production?
Chardonnay Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon
What 2 organizations have advanced the understanding of wine and grapes in Australia?
Australian Wine Research Institute - Adelaide Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization
Who debuted Grange, when, and under what name?
1951 - Max Schubert - Grange Hermitage
Who produces Astralis?
Clarendon Hills
What was Wine Australia formerly known as?
The Australia Wine and Brandy Corporation
What is the coolest and smallest state on the mainland?
Victoria
What is the maritime zone that surrounds Melbourne?
Port Philip
What is Victoria’s oldest wine region?
Yarra Valley GI
When did Moet and Chandon start the Australian Domaine Chandon?
1987
What peninsula is south of Melbourne?
The Mornington Peninsula
What are the 3 inland Victoria zones
North East Victoria North West Victoria Central Victoria
Which producer protected its vines from phylloxera?
Tahbilk
What is the sticky network? How many tiers does it have?
The Muscat of Rutherglen Network 4
How many zones are in South Australia?
8
Coonawarra is within which zone?
Limestone Coast
What is the only GI of Lower Murray?
Riverland
What is traditionally used for barrel-aged Barossa Shiraz?
300 liter American Oak hogsheads
Where is Penfolds?
Barossa Valley
What is the main subregion of Western Australia?
Margaret River GI
What is the name of the South Australia superzone? What 3 zones are part of it?
Adelaide Superzone Barossa Fleurieu Mount Lofty Ranges
What are the 4 Barossa Old Vine Charter Age Groups? What are the minimum year requirements?
Old Vine - 35 Survivor Vine - 70 Centenarian Vine - 100 Ancestor - 125
What white grapes are common in Southern Flinders Ranges?
Riesling Viognier
What is the dominant soil of McLaren Vale?
red brown loam
What are the soils of Coonawarra?
terra rossa, black rendzina and brown rendzina soil
What are the unofficial subregions of Clare Valley GI?
Polish Hill Watervale Auburn Sevenhill Clare
What is the warmest spot of Clare Valley? Coolest?
Sevenhill Polish Hill River
What are the unofficial subregions of Northern Tasmania?
Pipers River Tamar Valley North West Coast
What are the unofficial subregions of Southern Tasmania?
Derwent Valley Huon Valley Coal River/Richmond East Coast
What are the 2 GIs of North West Victoria?
Murray Darling Swan Hill
What are the 3 styles of fortified Rutherglen?
Topaque Muscat Tawny
What is the soil of Rutherglen?
“Rutherglen” loam (preferred for fortified styles) and “Black Dog” fine sandy loam
What is the main red grape of Mornington Peninsula?
Pinot Noir
What is the main red grape of Yarra Valley?
Pinot Noir
What are the unofficial subregions of Geographe?
Ferguson Valley Donnybrook Capel-Busselton Harvey
What is the soil of Porongurup?
deep karri loam, derived from granite
What is karri?
Eucalyptus
What is the soil of Frankland River?
red soils derived from granite and gneiss
