New South Wales Flashcards
What are the 8 zones of New South Wales?
Northern Slopes
Northern Rivers
Hunter Valley
Central Ranges
Southern New South Wales
South Coast
Western Plains
Big Rivers
What are the four regions within Big Rivers zone?
Murray Darling**
Perracoota
Riverina
Swan Hill**
What are the three regions within Central Ranges zone?
Cowra
Mudgee
Orange
What is the one region within Hunter Valley zone? What are its three subregions?
Hunter
Broke Fordwich
Pokolbin
Upper Hunter Valley
What is the one region within Northern Rivers zone?
Hastings river
What is the one region within Northern Slopes zone?
New England Australia
What are the two regions within South Coast Zone?
Shoal Haven Coast
Southern Highlands
What are the four regions within Southern New South Wales zone?
Canberra District
Tumbaruma
Hilltops
Gundagai
What is the name of Australia’s oldest continuously operating winery?
Wyndham Estate (1828)
Which zones are considered coastal?
Hunter
South Coast
Northern Rivers
Which zones are considered arid?
Big Rivers
Western Plains
Which zone is considered Alpine?
Southern New South Wales
What is the climate of Hunter Valley?
Hot subtropical
What is the most planted grape in Hunter Valley?
Semillon
What are two classic examples of Hunter Valley Semillon?
Tyrell’s “Vat 1”
Brokenwood’s “ILR Reserve”
