New South Wales Flashcards

1
Q

What is the name of De Bortoli’s botrytised Semillon dessert wine?

A

Noble One

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2
Q

What mountain range runs along the north-south axis of eastern Australia, separates the wetter coastal areas from the more arid interior?

A

Great Dividing Range

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3
Q

What mountain range borders the Hunter Valley GI?

A

Brokenback Mountains

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4
Q

What is the climate of the Hunter Valley GI?

A

Subtropical

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5
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Who is the producer of Vat 1 Semillon?

A

Tyrrell’s

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6
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What are the subregions of Hunter Valley?

A

Broke Fordwich

Pokolbin

Upper Hunter Valley

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7
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What 2 regions straddle both NSW and Victoria?

A

Murray Darling and Swan Hill

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8
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What is a major natural feature of Tumbarumba and what style of wine do they produce the most of?

A

Snowy Mountains

Sparkling

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9
Q

What is Hunter Valley’s most important red grapes?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz

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10
Q

When did George Wyndham establish Wyndham Estate and when did he plant the first commerical Shiraz vineyard?

A

1828

1830

Located in Hunter Valley, NSW

Australia’s now-oldest continuously operating winery

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11
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Who is considered the father of the Australian wine industry?

A

James Busby

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12
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Who planted the first vineyards in Riverina?

A

McWilliams

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13
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Where is De Bortoli winery located?

A

Riverina

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14
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Why is the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area important?

A

It was a massive project delivering water from the Murrumbidgee to the otherwise dry and drought-prone farmlands in the Riverina region west of the Great Dividing Range, provided a seemingly limitless new frontier for food and wine grape production

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15
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What style of wine helped Riverina thrive through the first half of the 20th century?

A

Fortified

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16
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Who is Maurice Oshea?

A

He has seen as one of the first greats in Australian winemaking. Located in Hunter Valley he made Shiraz for McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant and labeled it Hunter Burgundy

17
Q

What is the climate of Hunter Valley and where does it land on the winkler scale?

A

Sub Tropical

Region IV

18
Q

What is the most planted grape in Hunter Valley?

A

Semillon

19
Q

What is Brokenwood’s top bottling of Semillon?

A

ILR Reserve

Ian Leslie Riggs - winemaker

20
Q

What was Australia’s first varietal bottling of Chardonnay?

A

Tyrell’s Vat 47 Pinot Chardonnay 1971

21
Q

What are the 3 regions of the Central Ranges?

A

Cowra, Mudgee, Orange

22
Q

What white grape is Mudgee known for?

A

Chardonnay

23
Q

What was the first winery established in Mudgee?

A

Craigmoor

24
Q

What region is the highest in elevation in Australia?

A

Orange

25
Q

What is the highest point in Orange?

A

Mount Canobolas

26
Q

What is the largest family owned wine company in Australia?

A

Casella (Yellowtail)

located in Riverina; founded in 1969

27
Q

Who is responsible for producing the first commercial vintage in Canberra?

A

Clonakilla- 1976

Known for their Shiraz Viognier likened to Cote Rotie and made since 1992

28
Q

What river flows through the Gundagai GI?

A

Murrumbidgee- tributary of the Murray

29
Q

Tumbarumba GI lies in the foothills of which mountains?

A

Snowy Mountains

30
Q

What is the capital of New South Wales?

A

Sydney