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New South Wales: Grapes Allowed Flashcards

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State: NSW and Victoria
Zone: Big Rivers GI
Region: Murray Darling GI and Swan Hill GI combined.**

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles**:
Red Grapes (47%): Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
White Grapes (53%): Chardonnay, Muscat Gordo Blanco

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State: NSW
Zone: Big Rivers GI
Region: Perricoota GI

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles:
Red Grapes (67%): Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
White Grapes (33%): Chardonnay, Pinot Gris

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State: NSW
Zone: Big Rivers GI
Region: Riverina GI

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles:
Red Grapes (46%): Shiraz, Merlot
White Grapes (54%): Chardonnay, Semillon, Pinot Gris
Fortified Wines and Botrytis-affected dessert wines are produced in Riverina

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State: NSW and Victoria**
Zone: Big Rivers GI
Region: Swan Hill GI

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles**:
Red Grapes (47%): Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
White Grapes (53%): Chardonnay, Muscat Gordo Blanco

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State: NSW
Zone: Central Ranges GI
Region: Cowra GI

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles:
Red Grapes (58%): Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot
White Grapes (42%): Chardonnay, Semillon, Verdelho, Sauvignon Blanc

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State: NSW
Zone: Central Ranges GI
Region: Mudgee GI

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles:
Red Grapes (79%): Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz
White Grapes (21%): Chardonnay, Semillon

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State: NSW
Zone: Central Ranges GI
Region: Orange GI

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles:
Red Grapes (66%): Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot
White Grapes (34%): Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc

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State: NSW
Zone: Hunter Valley GI
Region: Hunter GI
Subregions: Upper Hunter Valley GI
Pokolbin GI (within Lower Hunter)
Broke Fordwich GI (within Lower Hunter)

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles:
Red Grapes (43%): Shiraz, Merlot
White Grapes (57%): Semillon, Chardonnay, Verdelho

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Sate: NSW
Zone: Northern Rivers GI
Region: Hastings River GI

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles:
Red Grapes (50%): Chambourcin, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
White Grapes (50%): Semillon, Chardonnay

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Sate: NSW
Zone: Northern Slopes GI
Region: New England Australia GI

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles:
Red Grapes (63%): Shiraz, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon
White Grapes (37%): Chardonnay, Semillon

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Sate: NSW
Zone: South Coast GI
Region: Shoalhaven Coast GI

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles:
Red Grapes (45%): Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Chambourcin
White Grapes (55%): Chardonnay, Verdelho, Sauvignon Blanc

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State: NSW
Zone: South Coast GI
Region: Southern Highlands GI

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles:
Red Grapes (58%): Tempranillo, Shiraz, Pinot Noir
White Grapes (42%): Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc

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State: NSW
Zone: Southern New South Wales GI
Region: Canberra District GI

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

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State: NSW
Zone: Southern New South Wales GI
Region: Gundagai GI

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles:
Red Grapes: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
White Grapes: Chardonnay

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State: NSW
Zone: Southern New South Wales GI
Region: Hilltops GI

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

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State: NSW
Zone: Southern New South Wales GI
Region: Tumbarumba GI

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Major Grapes and Wine Styles:
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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What are the top two grapes grown in Hunter GI?
Zone: Hunter Valley GI

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  • Shiraz is the top red variety in the Hunter, performing especially well on the red volcanic soils of the Lower Hunter Valley
  • Semillon is the most planted grape in Hunter Valley, and Hunter Valley Semillon is the world’s most classic and ageworthy dry example of the grape.
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What grape variety in Hunter Valley GI is thought of as an alternative to Semillon; yielding generous wines of tropical fruit character, often finishing with a degree or so more alcohol than Semillon.

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What is the top red grape in Hunter GI and what is its preferred soil type?
Zone: Hunter Valley GI

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Shiraz is the top red variety in the Hunter, performing especially well on the red volcanic soils of the Lower Hunter Valley (Semillon prefers the white alluvial sands).

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What Grape Variety is Shoalhaven Coast GI best known for?
Zone: Southcoast GI

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Chambourcin—a red French hybrid.

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What is the most planted grape in the Southern Highlands GI?
Zone: Southcoast GI

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Tempranillo is currently the most planted grape in the region.

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