Limestone Coast Flashcards
Best wines of Coonawarra
(South Australia, Limestone Coast Zone)
Majella
Wynns John Riddoch
Parker Estates “First Growth”
Another region with terra rossa soil in South Australia (Limestone Coast zone)
Padthaway GI
GIs of Limestone Coast Zone
Coonawarra
Padthaway
Wrattonbully
Robe
Mountbenson
Mount Gambier
gIs of the limestone Coast Zone
South Australia State
Coonawarra
Padthaway
Mount Benson
Robe
Wrattonbully
Mount Gambier
soil types of Coonawarra GI
Terra Rossa
Black Rendzina Soil
Brown Rendzina soil
producers of Coonawarra GI
Majella
Penley Estate
Balnaves of Coonawarra
Wynns Coonawarra Estate
Zema Estate
Year Coonawarra GI established
2003
This winery founded by Chapoutier is in Mount Benson GI (Limestone Coast)
Domaine Tournon
Town of coonawarra (south Australia, Limestone coast)
Penola
Where is Padthaway GI in relation to Coonawarra GI?
Padthaway GI is North of Coonawarra and also includes areas of terra rossa soil, and produces a similar style of Cabernet. Despite its slightly warmer climate, 35% of its vineyards are planted to white grapes; Riesling, Pinot Grigio, and Chardonnay account for nearly 45% of the production.
Minimal pruning has been blamed for lackluster quality in this South Australian region
Coonawarra
Terra Rossa of Coonawarra (friable clay loam, red iron oxide, soft limestone topsoil) is also found in these places in Europe
La Mancha
Southern Europe
Geologist Alex Maltmann and others believe the true unique properties of Terra Rossa Soil are due to this
Underlying fissured limestone
What is “Australia’s Red Wine Centre”
Coonawarra
5,200ha under vine
Cabernet, Shiraz and Merlot together produce this % of output of Coonawarra
85%
most planted white variety of Coonawarra
Chardonnay
What year did John Riddoch purchase his estate near Penola in Coonawarra
1861
What year did John Riddoch plant the first grapevines in Coonawarra at the “Penola Fruit Colony”? (his purchased property)
1891
What was the original name of John Riddoch’s estate in Coonawarra
Chateau Comaum
First vintage 1894
In this year, Riddoch renamed Penola Fruit Colony “Coonawarra” after tension with Penola
1897
What does Coonawarra mean
Honeysuckle ridge (Aboriginal)
After Riddoch’s death, this man aquired part of the Coonawarra Estate in 1908
Bill Redman
Bill Redman sold Coonawarra fruit to this negociant firm from 1920
Woodleys
Until the 1950s, most of the wine produced on the original Riddoch estate was this
wine for distillate
Doradillo grape was amongst the most common
In 1946, which Negociant purchased Chateau Comaum?
Woodley’s
The name of the famous Clarets released from 1949-1956 under Bill Redman’s direction at Chateau Comaum in Coonawarra
“Treasure Chest”
In 1952, Bill Redman and son founded this winery in Coonawarra
Rouge Homme
in 1956, Redman sold Rouge Homme to this group
Lindemans
Who makes “Peppermint Pattie” (Coonawarra)
Mildara first release in 1963
in 1951, these brothers purchased Chateau Comaum and Riddoch’s core property from Woodleys
Samuel and David Wynn
From this year forward, the Wynns Coonawarra Estate produced varietally labeled estate bottled cabernet Sauvignon
1954
Today, this producer owns about half of the entire of the region of Coonawarra’s vineyards
Wynns
First vintage of Wynn’s “John Riddoch”
1982
Last of Australian GIs to be formalized
Coonawarra 2003
winemaker at Wynns Coonawarra estate
Sue Hodder
This eucalyptus is prevalent throughout Coonawarra
Red Gum Eucalyptus
Winemaker for Yalumba’s Limestone Coast wines
Peter Gambetta
Padthaway GI surrounds this town and is heavily cultivated
Naracoorte
Most of Padthaway GI’s 4000ha of vineyards follow a stretch of highway between these two towns
Keppoch and Padthaway
This producer planted Padthaway’s first vineyard in 1964
Seppelt
Producers who have set up in Padthaway GI (limestone coast)
Seppelt
Lindemans,
Hardys
Wynns
Orlando
The first vines of Wrattonbully GI (Limestone coast) appeared in this year
1969
11 ha
Who owns Koppamurra Vineyard (Wrattonbully GI) Planted 1974
Tapanappa
Vines in Wrattonbully GI are generally this old
10-20 years old
This Limestone Coast GI is named for South Australia’s second largest population center, also the state’s largest region in sheer size
Mount Gambier GI
Most planted varieties in Mount Gambier GI (limestone coast)
Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, in the cooler Maritime climate, closest to Victoria
Vine Cultivation in Mount Benson and Robe GI didn’t begin until this year
1989
