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New South Wales Flashcards

1
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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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16
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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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20
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What is Tyrrell’s top semillon bottling?

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Vat 1

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21
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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?

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White alluvial soil

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The red volcanic soils of the Lower Hunter Valley are conducive to what grape?

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Shiraz

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What are the major natural features of Hunter Valley?

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Hunter and Goulburn Rivers

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Important Producers of Hunter Valley

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Tyrrell’s
Wyndham Estate
Rosemount Estate

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29
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What are the GIs of the Central Ranges Zone from North to South?

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Mudgee GI
Orange GI
Cowra GI

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What has a higher elevation, Mudgee or Hunter Valley?

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Mudgee, 400-500 meters higher

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Climate of Mudgee

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Drier, sunnier, less humid, greater diurnal shifts

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When does harvest occur in Mudgee compared to Lower Hunter Valley?

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One month after Lower Hunter Valley

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What is most planted white of Mudgee?

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Chardonnay

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Who was the first to cultivate Chardonnay in Mudgee?

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Craigmoor

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35
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Major Natural Features of Mudgee

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Great Dividing Range

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36
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Soil types of Mudgee

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Brown sandy loam

37
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Climate of Orange GI

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The Central Ranges coolest area

38
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This GI of Australia has the highest elevation in the country?

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Orange GI in Central Ranges Zone
600-1,000 meters

39
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What is the highest point in Orange GI?

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Mount Canobulas
An extinct volcano - source of basalt derived soils

40
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What was the first modern vineyard in Orange GI?

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Grapes of Orange GI

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Red: (66%): Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot
White: (34%): Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc

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Soils of Orange GI

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Extremely variable, including red-brown clays derived from basalt, yellow-brown clays of mixed origin, red-brown clay loam interspersed with gravel, terra rossa

43
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What is the southern most and warmest in the Central Ranges Zone?

44
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Main grape of Cowra GI?

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Chardonnay

45
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Soils of Cowra GI?

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Brown loamy sand to clay loam, red clay subsoils

46
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GI of Northern Rivers Zone

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Hastings River GI

47
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Climate of Hastings River GI

48
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Where does Hastings River lie on the Winkler Scale?

49
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What GI of Australia has the most rainfall?

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Hasting Rivers GI in the Northern Rivers Zone

50
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Soil of Hastings River GI

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Rich alluvial soils and red volcanic soils

51
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What are the major national features of Hastings River GI

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Pacific Ocean
Broken Bago Range
Hastings River

52
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Main grape of Hastings River GI

53
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What is the GI of the Northern Slopes Zone?

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New England Australia GI

54
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Soils of New England Australia

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Terra rossa at the highest altitudes
Granite and basalt at higher elevations to the north
Rich alluvial in the south

55
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Where does the highest elevation vineyard in Australia sit?

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On Black Mountain in New England Australia GI
1320 meters

56
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Major Natural Features of New England Australia

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Great Dividing Range
Black Mountain
Peel, Gwydir, and Severn Rivers
Moonbi Hills

57
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What are the two GIs of the South Coast Zone

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Southern Highlands GI
Shoalhaven Coast

58
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What is the main grape of Shoalhaven Coast GI?

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Chambourcin - A French Hybrid

59
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Main Grape of Southern Highlands GI

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Tempranillo

60
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Major Natural Feature of Shoalhaven Coast GI

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Pacific Ocean

61
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Major Natural Feature of Southern Highlands GI

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Great Dividing Range

62
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What are the GIs of Big Rivers Zone?

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Murray Darling
Riverina
Swan Hill
Pericoota

63
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What are the 3 main rivers of The Big Rivers Zone?

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Murray River
Darling River
Murrumbidgee River

64
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What is the most planted grape of Riverina GI

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Chardonnay

65
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What wine styles are produced in Riverina?

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White
Red
Fortified and botrytis affected dessert wine

66
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Important Producers of Riverina GI?

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DeBortoli - “Noble One Botrytis Semillon”
Casella winery (Yellowtail) - largest family owned winery in Australia founded in 1969

67
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Major Producer on Murray Darling

68
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Murray Darling lies in what two states?

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Victoria
NSW

69
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Swan Hill lies in what two states?

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Victoria
NSW

70
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Red grapes of Murray Darling

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(47%): Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot

71
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White grapes of Murray Darling

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(53%): Chardonnay, Muscat Gordo Blanco (Muscat of Alexandria)

72
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What are the GIs of Southern New South Wales Zone

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Hilltops
Canberra District
Gundagai
Tumbarumba

73
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Canberra District GI is located in what state?

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NSW
A portion is located in the Australian Capital Territory

74
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Where does Canberra District GI sit?

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Against the Snowy Mountains

75
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Major Natural Features of Canberra District GI

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Great Dividing Range
Lake George

76
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What is the climate of Canberra District GI

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Mild, continental - similar to Northern Rhone

77
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Who were the first people to plant vines in Canberra District GI?

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Edgar Riek planted vines on Lake George
John Kirk planted Clonakilla vineyard in Murrumbateman

78
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Who produced the first gruner in Canberra District GI?

79
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What is the climate of Hilltops GI?

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Warm, continental

80
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Grapes of Hilltops GI

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Red: (82%): Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz
White: (18%): Pinot Gris, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc

81
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What river flows through Gundagai GI?

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Murrumbidgee River

82
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What is the climate of Gundagai?

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Sparse rainfall
Higher temperatures

83
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Major Grapes and Wine Styles of Tumbarumba GI

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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

84
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Where does Tumbarumba sit?

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Foothills of Snowy Mountains

85
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Climate of Tumbarumba

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Cooler climate

86
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Who introduced the Shiraz/Viognier blend Cote-Rotie style in Canberra?

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Tim Kirk - son of John Kirk of Clonakilla

87
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Grapes of Canberra District GI

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Red Grapes (64%): Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Merlot
White Grapes (36%): Riesling

88
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Grapes of Gundagai

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Red Grapes: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
White Grapes: Chardonnay

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