NSW Flashcards
What is Australia’s oldest, continuously operating winery?
Wyndham Estate in Hunter, established 1828 by George Wyndham; planted Australia’s first commercial Shiraz vineyard in 1830.
What is the alternative name for Riverina?
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
What is Hunter Riesling?
Sémillon
What % of Hunter’s production is white wine?
60.00%
What is Hunter’s most planted grape?
Chardonnay
What is Hunter’s most important grape?
Sémillon
What is Broke Fordwich’s claim to fame (and where is it)?
The oldest Verdelho plantings in the country (it’s a subregion of Hunter).
The Canberra District is shared between what two states?
New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory
What are the 4 regions of Big Rivers?
Murray Darling
Swan Hill
Riverina
Perricoota
What are the rivers of Big Rivers?
Murray
Murrumbidgee
Who is the single largest producer in Riverina, and what is their brand?
Casella - largest family-owned winery in Australia. Creators of Yellow Tail for the American market in 2001 (solely for export).
What is the finest wine in Riverina?
De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon
What are the 3 regions of the Central Ranges?
Cowra
Mudgee
Orange
Central Ranges: Elevation and climate by subzone
Orange (600-1000+M) is the highest in the country, peaking on Mount Canobolas (extinct volcano); very cool climate.
Mudgee (400-500M+); dry and sunny, large diurnal shift
Cowra: lowest in elevation, and warmest
Central Ranges: Soils and major grapes by subzone
Mudgee: brown sandy loam; Cab Sauv, Merlot, Shiraz
Orange: basaltic red-brown clay, other colored clay loams, gravel, terra rossa; Cab Sauv, Merlot, Shiraz, Chardonnay
Cowra: brown loamy sand, red clay subsoil; Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Merlot
Central Ranges: Major Geographic Features
Great Dividing Range
Lachlan River, Belubula River (Cowra)
Mount Canobolas (Orange)
What is the region of Hunter Valley?
Hunter
What are the 3 subregions of Hunter?
Brokefordwich
Pokolbin
Upper Hunter Valley
In addition to the Pokolbin and Brokefordwich GI’s, what are the other subregions of the Lower Hunter Valley?
Allandale
Belford
Dalwood
Rothbury
What is the climate of Hunter?
Humid and subtropical, 2070 Degree Days (region IV)
Early harvest due to early autumn, which comes with constant cloud cover and often rainstorms.
Hunter: Soils, geographic features, and major grapes
black silt loam, dark clay loam (upper hunter), friable loam and red duplex soils (lower hunter)
Hunter and Goulburn Rivers, Great Dividing Range
Semillon, Chardonnay, Verdelho
Shiraz
What is a duplex soil?
An Australian term for soils with contrasting texture between soil horizons - elsewhere called texture contrast soils
What is the region of Northern Rivers?
Hastings River
Hastings River: Climate, Geographical Features, Soils
Very hot and tropical - Region V. Some potential to produce Hunter-styled wines
Broken Bago Range, Pacific Ocean, Hastings River
Rich alluvial and red volcanic soils
What is the region of Northern Slopes?
New England Australia
What are the 2 regions of the South Coast
Shoalhaven Coast
Southern Highlands
What is Shoalhaven Coast most known for?
Varietal Chambourcin (Teinturier French hybrid)
Southern Highlands: soils and major grapes
Balsalt and Shale derived brown earth
Tempranillo, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
What are the 4 regions of Southern New South Wales?
Canberra District
Tumbarumba
Hilltops
Gundagai
Canberra District: Soils, Climate, Major Grapes
Red-brown loams
Mild continental climate, often draws comparisons to Cote Rotie
Shiraz/Viognier, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling - generally very elegant and delicate in style
Gundagi: Soils, Geographic Features, Major Grapes
Red earth and podzolics (eucalypt forest soils)
Snowy Mountains, Murrumbidgee River
Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Chardonnay
Hilltops: Soils, Climate, Major Grapes
Red granite clay, basalt
Warm, continental
Cab Sauv, Shiraz
Tumbarumba: Soils, Climate, Geographic Features, Major Grapes
Gritty, granitic and basaltic
Cold, high elevation, frost prone
Snowy Mountains
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir (usually for sparkling wine)
What are the zones of New South Wales?
Big Rivers Central Ranges Hunter Valley Northern Rivers Northern Slopes South Coast Southern New South Wales Western Plains
Why do most larger producers buy grapes rather than land in Tumbarumba?
The marginal, frost-probe climate makes viticulture risky.
What are the regions of the Western Plains?
There are no smaller regions within the Western Plains
What is Australia’s newest GI?
New England Australia, in the Northern Slopes of New South Wales
