History Flashcards
In what year was the Commonwealth of Australia created?
1901
The first state of Australia that planted the vine?
New South Wales
What was the most prominent state in Australia in the late 1800’s for wine?
Victoria
What percent of Australian wine is produced in South Australia?
50%
From post-phylloxera to the 1960’s wine production consisted mostly of what style?
Sweet, fortified wines 80%
Define CSIRO
Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)
What was the first vintage of Penfold’s Grange?
1951
Who was the winemaker for the inaugural vintage of Penfold’s Grange?
Max Schubert
What year was the inaugural vintage of Yalumba’s Octavius Shiraz?
1990
What year was the inaugural vintage of Yalumba’s Signature?
1962
What is the inaugural vintage of Henshcke’s Mount Edelstone Shiraz?
1952
What is the inaugural vintage of Henshcke’s Hill of Grace?
1958
What is the inaugural vintage of Torbreck’s Runrig?
1995 Vines are 120-160 years old
What is the inaugural vintage of Clarendon’s Astralis?
1994
When was Wine Australia established?
1981
How does Wine Australia define a region or a sub-region?
Regions or Sub-regions are single tracts of land, comprising of at least five independently owned vineyards of at least five hectares apiece, with a minimum output of 500 tons of wine grapes annually
When was the multi-state zone of Southeastern Australia approved?
1996- consisting of Victoria, Tasmania, and New South Wales, along with the winegrowing areas of South Australia and Queensland.
When did the first GIs roll out ?
1994
Define the geographical indications in terms of size and scope.
Australia GI (the country)
Each state is it’s own self named GI.
Zones
Regions
Subregions
What comprises the multistate zone Southeastern Australia?
Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania
Plus the winegrowing areas of South Australia and Queensland
Who makes “The Command”
Elderton
According to the Winkler Scale what Region is Barossa?
What is the climate considered to be?
III
Continental