New South Wales Flashcards
What is the name of De Bortoli’s botrytised Semillon dessert wine?
Noble One
What mountain range runs along the north-south axis of eastern Australia, separates the wetter coastal areas from the more arid interior?
Great Dividing Range
What mountain range borders the Hunter Valley GI?
Brokenback Mountains
What is the climate of the Hunter Valley GI?
Subtropical
Who is the producer of Vat 1 Semillon?
Tyrrell’s
What are the subregions of Hunter Valley?
Broke Fordwich
Pokolbin
Upper Hunter Valley
What 2 regions straddle both NSW and Victoria?
Murray Darling and Swan Hill
What is a major natural feature of Tumbarumba and what style of wine do they produce the most of?
Snowy Mountains
Sparkling
What is Hunter Valley’s most important red grapes?
Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz
When did George Wyndham establish Wyndham Estate and when did he plant the first commerical Shiraz vineyard?
1828
1830
Located in Hunter Valley, NSW
Australia’s now-oldest continuously operating winery
Who is considered the father of the Australian wine industry?
James Busby
Who planted the first vineyards in Riverina?
McWilliams
Where is De Bortoli winery located?
Riverina
Why is the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area important?
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
What style of wine helped Riverina thrive through the first half of the 20th century?
Fortified
Who is Maurice Oshea?
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
What is the climate of Hunter Valley and where does it land on the winkler scale?
Sub Tropical
Region IV
What is the most planted grape in Hunter Valley?
Semillon
What is Brokenwood’s top bottling of Semillon?
ILR Reserve
Ian Leslie Riggs - winemaker
What was Australia’s first varietal bottling of Chardonnay?
Tyrell’s Vat 47 Pinot Chardonnay 1971
What are the 3 regions of the Central Ranges?
Cowra, Mudgee, Orange
What white grape is Mudgee known for?
Chardonnay
What was the first winery established in Mudgee?
Craigmoor
What region is the highest in elevation in Australia?
Orange
What is the highest point in Orange?
Mount Canobolas
What is the largest family owned wine company in Australia?
Casella (Yellowtail)
located in Riverina; founded in 1969
Who is responsible for producing the first commercial vintage in Canberra?
Clonakilla- 1976
Known for their Shiraz Viognier likened to Cote Rotie and made since 1992
What river flows through the Gundagai GI?
Murrumbidgee- tributary of the Murray
Tumbarumba GI lies in the foothills of which mountains?
Snowy Mountains
What is the capital of New South Wales?
Sydney
