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New South Wales Flashcards

1
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When and where (GI) was Australia’s first vineyard planted?

A

1788 and in New South Wales

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2
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The Great Dividing Range is a series of mountains that run _________ on the _______ coast of Australia

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North-South on the Eastern Coast

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3
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New South Wales accounts for how much of the total wine production of Australia?

A

About 25%

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Where does the vast majority of the production comes what region?

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The Riverina Region, a area with high levels of irrigation.

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What is the other name for the Riverina Region?

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

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What major, mass production, brand sources most of its fruit from Riverina?

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Yellowtail

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What is the most important region within New South Wales?

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The Hunter Valley

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What is the most widely produced grape in Hunter Valley?

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Semillon

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What is another name for Semillon from Hunter Valley?

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Hunter Valley Riesling

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10
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What is another popular grape in the Hunter Valley?

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Verdelho from Portugal

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What grape varietal is doing well in the Canberra District?

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Shiraz

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12
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What region in New South Wales in known for producing good sparkling wine, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay?

A

Tumbarumba

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What is the soil type that helped give the Hunter Valley its reputation?

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Weathered basalt in the foothills of the Brokenback Mountain Range

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14
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Name the sub-region found within the Hunter Valley

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Pokolbin

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What soil is found in Pokolbin, and what grape does well in those soils?

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Red Volcanic Soils

Shiraz

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16
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Semillon is traditionally grown on what soils in the Hunter Valley?

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White sands and loams or alluvial creek beds

17
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What is the main grape of the Upper Hunter?

A

Chardonnay

18
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Name all of the zones found within New South Wales

A
  • Big Rivers
  • Central Ranges
  • Hunter Valley
  • Northern Rivers
  • Northern Slopes
  • South Coast
  • Southern New South Wales
  • Western Planes
19
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What region(s) are located within the Big Rivers Zone

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  • Murray-Darling
  • Perricoota
  • Riverina
  • Swan Hill
20
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What region(s) are located within the Central Ranges?

A
  • Cowra
  • Mudgee
  • Orange
21
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What region(s) are located within the Northern Slopes?

A

New England Australia

22
Q

What region(s) are located within the Northern Rivers?

A

Hastings River

23
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What region(s) are located within the South Coast of New South Wales?

A
  • Shoalhaven Coast

- Southern Highlands

24
Q

What region(s) are located within Southern New South Wales?

A
  • Canberra District
  • Tumbarumba
  • Hilltops
  • Gundagai
25
Q

Name the 3 sub-regions found in Hunter

A
  • Upper Hunter Valley
  • Pokolbin
  • Broke Fordwich

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