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Who established vineyards in Camden Park Estate and when?

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John Macarthur in the early 1800s

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What is Australia’s now-oldest continuously operating winery? Who founded it? When?

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Wyndem Estate
George Wyndem in 1828
-planted Australia’s first commercial Shiraz vineyard in 1830

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Who is the father of Australian wine industry, collected cuttings from Spain and France and brought them to NWS?

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James Busby
1830 established “Kirkton” Estate

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

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Established 1912
Delivers water from the Murrumbidgee River to farmlands in the Riverina region west of the Great Dividing Range

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What percentage of wine production in Australia does NSW account for?

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29%

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What are the major climatic features of NSW?

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Pacific Ocean
Great Dividing Range
Snowy Mountains

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What is the Great Dividing Range?

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Mountain range that runs along the coast.
It blocks western areas from rainfall and the cooling influence of the ocean.

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What are the highest mountains in Australia and where are they located?

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Snowy Mountains
NSW

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Zones of NSW from North to South

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Northern Slopes
Northern Rivers
Hunter Valley
Central Ranges
Southern New South Wales
South Coast
Big Rivers

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What is the GI of Hunter Valley Zone?

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Hunter Valley GI

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What are the subregions of Hunter Valley GI?

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Upper Hunter Valley
Broke Fordwich
Pokolbin

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Where are Broke Fordwich and Pokolbin located?

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Lower Hunter Valley

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What is the climate of Hunter Valley Zone?

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Hot, sub-tropical, wet

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Climate of Hunter Valley GI

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Hot and wet

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How much rain does the Lower Hunter Valley get during the growing season?

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20+ inches
More than two-thirds falls in the first four months of the year that includes harvest

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Where does Hunter Valley GI fall on the Winkler Scale?

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Region IV

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Most planted grape in Hunter Valley

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Semillon

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Red grapes of Hunter Valley

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(43%): Shiraz, Merlot

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White grapes of Hunter Valley

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(57%): Semillon, Chardonnay, Verdelho

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What is Tyrrell’s top semillon bottling?

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Vat 1

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Who makes ILR Reserve? What is the grape?

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Brokenwood
Semillon

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Who made the first Chardonnay in Hunter Valley

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Tyrrell

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What is the soil in Upper Hunter Valley?

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Black silt loam, dark clay loam LOAM

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What is the soil of the Lower Hunter Valley?

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East of Brokenback Range - weathered basalt
Higher ground - red volcanic soils (Pokolbin)

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Semillon likes what kind of soil?
White alluvial soil
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The red volcanic soils of the Lower Hunter Valley are conducive to what grape?
Shiraz
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What are the major natural features of Hunter Valley?
Hunter and Goulburn Rivers
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Important Producers of Hunter Valley
Tyrrell's Wyndham Estate Rosemount Estate
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What are the GIs of the Central Ranges Zone from North to South?
Mudgee GI Orange GI Cowra GI
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What has a higher elevation, Mudgee or Hunter Valley?
Mudgee, 400-500 meters higher
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Climate of Mudgee
Drier, sunnier, less humid, greater diurnal shifts
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When does harvest occur in Mudgee compared to Lower Hunter Valley?
One month after Lower Hunter Valley
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What is most planted white of Mudgee?
Chardonnay
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Who was the first to cultivate Chardonnay in Mudgee?
Craigmoor
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Major Natural Features of Mudgee
Great Dividing Range
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Soil types of Mudgee
Brown sandy loam
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Climate of Orange GI
The Central Ranges coolest area
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This GI of Australia has the highest elevation in the country?
Orange GI in Central Ranges Zone 600-1,000 meters
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What is the highest point in Orange GI?
Mount Canobulas An extinct volcano - source of basalt derived soils
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What was the first modern vineyard in Orange GI?
Bloodwood
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Grapes of Orange GI
Red: (66%): Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot White: (34%): Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
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Soils of Orange GI
Extremely variable, including red-brown clays derived from basalt, yellow-brown clays of mixed origin, red-brown clay loam interspersed with gravel, terra rossa
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What is the southern most and warmest in the Central Ranges Zone?
Cowra GI
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Main grape of Cowra GI?
Chardonnay
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Soils of Cowra GI?
Brown loamy sand to clay loam, red clay subsoils
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GI of Northern Rivers Zone
Hastings River GI
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Climate of Hastings River GI
Hot
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Where does Hastings River lie on the Winkler Scale?
Region V
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What GI of Australia has the most rainfall?
Hasting Rivers GI in the Northern Rivers Zone
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Soil of Hastings River GI
Rich alluvial soils and red volcanic soils
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What are the major national features of Hastings River GI
Pacific Ocean Broken Bago Range Hastings River
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Main grape of Hastings River GI
Semillon
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What is the GI of the Northern Slopes Zone?
New England Australia GI
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Soils of New England Australia
Terra rossa at the highest altitudes Granite and basalt at higher elevations to the north Rich alluvial in the south
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Where does the highest elevation vineyard in Australia sit?
On Black Mountain in New England Australia GI 1320 meters
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Major Natural Features of New England Australia
Great Dividing Range Black Mountain Peel, Gwydir, and Severn Rivers Moonbi Hills
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What are the two GIs of the South Coast Zone
Southern Highlands GI Shoalhaven Coast
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What is the main grape of Shoalhaven Coast GI?
Chambourcin - A French Hybrid
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Main Grape of Southern Highlands GI
Tempranillo
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Major Natural Feature of Shoalhaven Coast GI
Pacific Ocean
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Major Natural Feature of Southern Highlands GI
Great Dividing Range
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What are the GIs of Big Rivers Zone?
Murray Darling Riverina Swan Hill Pericoota
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What are the 3 main rivers of The Big Rivers Zone?
Murray River Darling River Murrumbidgee River
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What is the most planted grape of Riverina GI
Chardonnay
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What wine styles are produced in Riverina?
White Red Fortified and botrytis affected dessert wine
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Important Producers of Riverina GI?
DeBortoli - "Noble One Botrytis Semillon" Casella winery (Yellowtail) - largest family owned winery in Australia founded in 1969
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Major Producer on Murray Darling
Lindemans
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Murray Darling lies in what two states?
Victoria NSW
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Swan Hill lies in what two states?
Victoria NSW
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Red grapes of Murray Darling
(47%): Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
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White grapes of Murray Darling
(53%): Chardonnay, Muscat Gordo Blanco (Muscat of Alexandria)
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What are the GIs of Southern New South Wales Zone
Hilltops Canberra District Gundagai Tumbarumba
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Canberra District GI is located in what state?
NSW A portion is located in the Australian Capital Territory
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Where does Canberra District GI sit?
Against the Snowy Mountains
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Major Natural Features of Canberra District GI
Great Dividing Range Lake George
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What is the climate of Canberra District GI
Mild, continental - similar to Northern Rhone
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Who were the first people to plant vines in Canberra District GI?
Edgar Riek planted vines on Lake George John Kirk planted Clonakilla vineyard in Murrumbateman
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Who produced the first gruner in Canberra District GI?
Lark Hill
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What is the climate of Hilltops GI?
Warm, continental
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Grapes of Hilltops GI
Red: (82%): Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz White: (18%): Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
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What river flows through Gundagai GI?
Murrumbidgee River
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What is the climate of Gundagai?
Sparse rainfall Higher temperatures
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Major Grapes and Wine Styles of Tumbarumba GI
Red Grapes (46%): Pinot Noir White Grapes(54%): Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris In 2012, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir accounted for 89% of the total harvest, and the majority of the region's wines are sparkling
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Where does Tumbarumba sit?
Foothills of Snowy Mountains
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Climate of Tumbarumba
Cooler climate
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Who introduced the Shiraz/Viognier blend Cote-Rotie style in Canberra?
Tim Kirk - son of John Kirk of Clonakilla
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Grapes of Canberra District GI
Red Grapes (64%): Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Merlot White Grapes (36%): Riesling
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Grapes of Gundagai
Red Grapes: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon White Grapes: Chardonnay

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