Intro Questions 2014 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the most planted red grape in Australia

A

Shiraz

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2
Q

What is the minimal percentages for Vintage/ Variety and GI in Australia?

A

85% across the board

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3
Q

What are the super zones of Australia?

A

Southeastern Australia

Adelaide

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4
Q

Which regions fully and partially encompass the Southeast Australia Region?

A

Fully Encompassed:
New South Wales
Victoria
Tasmania

Partially Encompassed:
Queensland
South Australia

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5
Q

What is Australia’s largest region?

A

South Australia

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6
Q

Which regions encompass the Adelaide super zone?

A

Mont Lofty Ranges
Fleurieu
Barossa

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7
Q

What is the governing body that sets up GI’s, minimal percentages and laws for Australia’s wine regions?

A

Wine Australia

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8
Q

What was Wine Australia formerly known as?

A

Australia Wine and Brandy Corporation

AWBC

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9
Q

What is the Label Integrity Program?

A

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

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10
Q

What is the minimal age for Barossa Old Vine?

A

Min 35 years

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11
Q

What is the minimal age for Barossa Survivor?

A

Min 70 years

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12
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What is the minimal age for Barossa Centenarian?

A

Min 100 years

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13
Q

What is the minimal age for Barossa Ancestor?

A

Min 125 years

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14
Q

Where is Hunter Valley Located?

A

New South Wales

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15
Q

What are the major Australia wine regions?

A
(Going Clockwise starting at 4 o'clock)
New South Wales
Victoria
South Australia
Western Australia
Northern Territory
Queensland
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16
Q

What is Australia’s newest GI?

A

New England Australia (New South Wales)

17
Q

Where is Riverina GI located and what types of wines are made there?

A

Located in New South Wales, they make mass quantity wines such as Yellow Tail and sweet wines such as De Bartoli

18
Q

What is the oldest GI of Victoria?

A

Yarra Valley

19
Q

What body of water cools Coastal Victoria?

A

The waters and winds that blow from the Antarctica

20
Q

What are the sweet wine GI’s of Victoria?

A

Rutherglen and Glenrowan

These are located in North East Victoria

21
Q

Where is The Limestone Coast, Fleurieu and Barossa Located?

A

South Australia

22
Q

Where is McLaren Vale located?

A

In Fleurieu which is a GI in South Australia

23
Q

Where is Coonwarra located?

A

In the Limestone Coast

24
Q

What is the soil of Coonawarra?

A

Terra Rosa

25
Q

Where is Margret River Located?

A

Western Australia