Intro Questions 2014 Flashcards
What is the most planted red grape in Australia
Shiraz
What is the minimal percentages for Vintage/ Variety and GI in Australia?
85% across the board
What are the super zones of Australia?
Southeastern Australia
Adelaide
Which regions fully and partially encompass the Southeast Australia Region?
Fully Encompassed:
New South Wales
Victoria
Tasmania
Partially Encompassed:
Queensland
South Australia
What is Australia’s largest region?
South Australia
Which regions encompass the Adelaide super zone?
Mont Lofty Ranges
Fleurieu
Barossa
What is the governing body that sets up GI’s, minimal percentages and laws for Australia’s wine regions?
Wine Australia
What was Wine Australia formerly known as?
Australia Wine and Brandy Corporation
AWBC
What is the Label Integrity Program?
Created by the AWBC in 1990, it states that a grape and GI that represents must contain 85% of that grape from the specific GI
What is the minimal age for Barossa Old Vine?
Min 35 years
What is the minimal age for Barossa Survivor?
Min 70 years
What is the minimal age for Barossa Centenarian?
Min 100 years
What is the minimal age for Barossa Ancestor?
Min 125 years
Where is Hunter Valley Located?
New South Wales
What are the major Australia wine regions?
(Going Clockwise starting at 4 o'clock) New South Wales Victoria South Australia Western Australia Northern Territory Queensland
What is Australia’s newest GI?
New England Australia (New South Wales)
Where is Riverina GI located and what types of wines are made there?
Located in New South Wales, they make mass quantity wines such as Yellow Tail and sweet wines such as De Bartoli
What is the oldest GI of Victoria?
Yarra Valley
What body of water cools Coastal Victoria?
The waters and winds that blow from the Antarctica
What are the sweet wine GI’s of Victoria?
Rutherglen and Glenrowan
These are located in North East Victoria
Where is The Limestone Coast, Fleurieu and Barossa Located?
South Australia
Where is McLaren Vale located?
In Fleurieu which is a GI in South Australia
Where is Coonwarra located?
In the Limestone Coast
What is the soil of Coonawarra?
Terra Rosa
Where is Margret River Located?
Western Australia
