History

Question 1

What 2 regions of Australia what phylloxera confined to in the late 19th Century?

Answer 1

-Victoria -a portion of New South Wales

Question 2

Which state of Australia produces 50% of the nation’s wine?

Answer 2

South Australia

Question 3

From the post-phylloxera period until the 1960’s, 80% of Australia’s wine production was what style?

Answer 3

Sweet, fortified

Question 4

Australia is the ____ largest wine exporter in the world.

Answer 4

4th

Question 5

What is CSIRO?

Answer 5

The Commonwealth of Scientic and Industrial Research Organization.

Question 6

Who are “Flying Winemakers”?

Answer 6

Australian winemakers who rose to the forefront of: -viticultural innovation -utilized modern techniques of canopy management and soil mapping.

Question 7

True or False: Chapitilization is not allowed in Australia.

Answer 7

True -grapes have no problem ripening

Question 8

Name 3 vinification processes that are common at the mass-market level in Australia.

Answer 8

-cultured yeasts -acidification -micro-oxygenation

Question 9

Is harvesting in Australia typically done by hand or mechanically?

Answer 9

Mechanically

Question 10

Who developed the counter intuitive technique of minimal (zero) pruning and what effect did it have?

Answer 10

CSIRO it restricted vigor for Australia’s low cost vineyards.

Question 11

What 2 GI’s account for nearly 40% of Australia’s wine production?

Answer 11

Riverland- South Australia Riverina-New South Wales

Question 12

What viticultural too is used by winemakers due to the extremely harsh, dry climate?

Answer 12

Irrigation

Question 13

Whatis a cause of precaution when utilizing irrigation?

Answer 13

Austrlia’s soils are high in saline

Question 14

What assists in assuring Australian wine quality and brand consistency?

Answer 14

blending over vast tracts of land, often spread over several states

Question 15

Who produced “Hill of Grace” Shiraz?

Answer 15

Henschke

Question 16

Who produces “Octavius” Shiraz?

Answer 16

Yalumba old vines in Barossa Valley

Question 17

Who is Max Schubert?

Answer 17

The winemaker who created “Grange” in 1951 at Penfolds

Question 18

Who produced “Astralis” Shiraz?

Answer 18

Clarendon Hills in McLaren Vale, South Australia

Question 19

Who produces “Run Rig” Shiraz?

Answer 19

Torbreck in Barossa Valley, South Australia

Question 20

Name the 5 vintages affected by drought in Australia. Which one was the worst?

Answer 20

2003 2006 2007 2008 2009*(the worst)

Question 21

What is significant about the 2009 vintage in Victoria?

Answer 21

In 2009, terrible brush fires wreaked havoc on vineyards in the Yarra Valley and other wine-producing regions in Victoria—a direct effect of the dry weather and one of the worst natural disasters in Australia’s history.

Question 22

What is Wine Australia responsible for?

Answer 22

-regulating label language -defining geographical boundaries of wine regions -moderating exports and trade -product promotion domestically and abroad

Question 23

In what year did wine Australia introduce the Label Integrity Program and what did it stipulate?

Answer 23

-199 vintage -required any wines labeled by variety, vintage or region to contain a minimum 85% of the stated year, grape, or region. -grapes must be listed in proportion of the blend

Question 24

What are GI’s?

Answer 24

Regions in Australia defined by Wine Australia as Geographic Indications (GIs) as a means of formal appellation protection.

Question 25

True or False: GI’s are similar to the AOP’s of France.

Answer 25

False -GI’s are purely geographic. There are not regulations on grape varieties, yields, etc.

Question 26

What are wine Australia’s requirements for regions and sub-regions?

Answer 26

-must be single tracts of lands -comprised of at least 5 indipendently owned vineyads of at leasr 5ha a piece. -minimum output of 500 tons of grapes annually