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1
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What is Australia’s oldest, continuously operating winery?

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Wyndham Estate in Hunter, established 1828 by George Wyndham; planted Australia’s first commercial Shiraz vineyard in 1830.

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2
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What is the alternative name for Riverina?

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Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area

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3
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What is Hunter Riesling?

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Sémillon

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4
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What % of Hunter’s production is white wine?

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60.00%

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5
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What is Hunter’s most planted grape?

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Chardonnay

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What is Hunter’s most important grape?

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Sémillon

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What is Broke Fordwich’s claim to fame (and where is it)?

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The oldest Verdelho plantings in the country (it’s a subregion of Hunter).

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8
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The Canberra District is shared between what two states?

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New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory

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9
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What are the 4 regions of Big Rivers?

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Murray Darling
Swan Hill
Riverina
Perricoota

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10
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What are the rivers of Big Rivers?

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Murray

Murrumbidgee

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Who is the single largest producer in Riverina, and what is their brand?

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Casella - largest family-owned winery in Australia. Creators of Yellow Tail for the American market in 2001 (solely for export).

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12
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What is the finest wine in Riverina?

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De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon

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13
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What are the 3 regions of the Central Ranges?

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Cowra
Mudgee
Orange

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14
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Central Ranges: Elevation and climate by subzone

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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

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Central Ranges: Soils and major grapes by subzone

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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

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16
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Central Ranges: Major Geographic Features

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Great Dividing Range
Lachlan River, Belubula River (Cowra)
Mount Canobolas (Orange)

17
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What is the region of Hunter Valley?

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Hunter

18
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What are the 3 subregions of Hunter?

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Brokefordwich
Pokolbin
Upper Hunter Valley

19
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In addition to the Pokolbin and Brokefordwich GI’s, what are the other subregions of the Lower Hunter Valley?

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Allandale
Belford
Dalwood
Rothbury

20
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What is the climate of Hunter?

A

Humid and subtropical, 2070 Degree Days (region IV)

Early harvest due to early autumn, which comes with constant cloud cover and often rainstorms.

21
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Hunter: Soils, geographic features, and major grapes

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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

22
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What is a duplex soil?

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An Australian term for soils with contrasting texture between soil horizons - elsewhere called texture contrast soils

23
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What is the region of Northern Rivers?

A

Hastings River

24
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Hastings River: Climate, Geographical Features, Soils

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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

25
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What is the region of Northern Slopes?

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New England Australia

26
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What are the 2 regions of the South Coast

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Shoalhaven Coast

Southern Highlands

27
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What is Shoalhaven Coast most known for?

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Varietal Chambourcin (Teinturier French hybrid)

28
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Southern Highlands: soils and major grapes

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Balsalt and Shale derived brown earth

Tempranillo, Shiraz, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc

29
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What are the 4 regions of Southern New South Wales?

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Canberra District
Tumbarumba
Hilltops
Gundagai

30
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Canberra District: Soils, Climate, Major Grapes

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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

31
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Gundagi: Soils, Geographic Features, Major Grapes

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Red earth and podzolics (eucalypt forest soils)
Snowy Mountains, Murrumbidgee River
Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Chardonnay

32
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Hilltops: Soils, Climate, Major Grapes

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Red granite clay, basalt
Warm, continental
Cab Sauv, Shiraz

33
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Tumbarumba: Soils, Climate, Geographic Features, Major Grapes

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Gritty, granitic and basaltic
Cold, high elevation, frost prone
Snowy Mountains
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir (usually for sparkling wine)

34
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What are the zones of New South Wales?

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Big Rivers
Central Ranges
Hunter Valley
Northern Rivers
Northern Slopes
South Coast
Southern New South Wales
Western Plains
35
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Why do most larger producers buy grapes rather than land in Tumbarumba?

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The marginal, frost-probe climate makes viticulture risky.

36
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What are the regions of the Western Plains?

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There are no smaller regions within the Western Plains

37
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What is Australia’s newest GI?

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New England Australia, in the Northern Slopes of New South Wales

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