NSW Victoria

Question 1

What is Hunter Riesling

Answer 1

Semillon

Question 2

Name a Semillon producer in Hunter Valley

Answer 2

Tyrell’s, Brokenwood, Yarraman

Question 3

Name the 2 GI regions shared between Victoria and NSW

Answer 3

Murray Darling, Swan Hill

Question 4

Name a Pinot Noir producer from Mornington Peninsula

Answer 4

Paringa Estate, Ten Minutes by Tractor, Main Ridge Estate

Question 5

McWilliams wines is the primary producer of what region?

Answer 5

Riverina

Question 6

Who produces “Noble One”?
What is the GI?
Grape?
1st Vintage?

Answer 6

de Bertoli
Riverina
Semillon (botrytis)
1982

Question 7

What Ocean affects the Yarra Valley?

Answer 7

Southern Ocean

Question 8

Name the subregions of Hunter Valley

Answer 8

Broke Fordwhich, Pokolbin, Upper Hunter Valley

Question 9

Name two white varietals widely planted in Hunter Valley other than Semillon

Answer 9

Chardonnay, Verdelho

Question 10

Where is Mount Mary located?

Answer 10

Yarra Valley

Question 11

What are the 4 tiers of Rutherglen Muscat?

Answer 11

Rutherglen Muscat, Classic Rutherglen Muscat, Grand Rutherglen Muscat, Rare Rutherglen Muscat

Question 12

What is Australia’s oldest continually operating winery? Where is it?

Answer 12

Wyndham Estate, founded 1828 in Hunter Valley by George Wyndham

Question 13

Which historic Canberra producer released a Shiraz-Viognier modeled on Cote-Rotie in 1992?

Answer 13

Clonakilla

Question 14

Port Phillip Zone is clustered around what major city?

Answer 14

Melbourne (capital of Victoria)

Question 15

Brokenwood is known for producing exceptional Shiraz from this single vineyard established in 1983?

Answer 15

The Graveyard Vineyard

Question 16

Tyrell’s Wines was established by who and in what year?

Answer 16

Edward Tyrell in 1858

Question 17

What GI overlaps NSW and the Australian Capital Territory

Answer 17

Canberra District

Question 18

Which subregion of Hunter claims the oldest Verdelho?

Answer 18

Broke Fordwich

Question 19

What producer in the Hunter Valley takes credit for the country’s oldest first varietal bottling of Chardonnay?

Answer 19

Tyrell’s. 1971 Vat 47 Pinot Chardonnay

Question 20

Where were Australia’s first commercial plantings and by whom?

Answer 20

Hunter Valley (NSW) in 1830 by George Wyndham

Question 21

Who produces IRL Reserve Semillon?
How many years is it aged prior to release?

Answer 21

Brokenwood
Aged 6 years (1 year longer than Tyrell’s)

Question 22

What GI of Southern New South Wales Zone is dedicated primarily to sparkling wine production?

Answer 22

Tumbarumba GI - High alpine region

Question 23

What mountain range lies directly east of the Hunter GI? (gay cowboys)

Answer 23

Brokenback Mountain Range

Question 24

Casella Wines owns which major Australian wine brand?

Answer 24

Yellowtail

Question 25

Which GI divides the Port Philip Bay from the Bass Straight just south of Yarra Valley?

Answer 25

Mornington Peninsula

Question 26

Jasper Hill is highly regarded for a Shiraz that is made in which Victoria GI?

Answer 26

Heathcote

Question 27

Shadowfax, By Farr, Bannockburn and Austins Wines are key producers from which GI?

Answer 27

Geelong GI

Question 28

What is the driest GI in Port Philip Zone?

Answer 28

Geelong

Question 29

In which GI are Kooyong and Main Ridge Estate?

Answer 29

Mornington Peninsula

Question 30

Nagambie Lakes is a subregion GI of which Central Victoria GI?

Answer 30

Goulburn Valley

Question 31

Great Western is a subregion GI of which Western Victoria GI?

Answer 31

Grampians

Question 32

Chateau Tahbilk makes wines in what subregion of the Goulburn Valley?

Answer 32

Nagambie Lakes

Question 33

Where is Bass Phillip located?

Answer 33

Gippsland

Question 34

Bindi is a notable Victoria producer located in which GI of Port Philip Zone?

Answer 34

Macedon Ranges (coolest GI on Australian mainland)

Question 35

What is the name of Domaine Chandon's original vineyard in the Yarra Valley?

Answer 35

The Green Point Vineyard

Question 36

In which GI is Domaine Chandon Australia located?

Answer 36

Yarra Valley

Question 37

What is PIZ?

Answer 37

Phyllocxera Infected Zone

Question 38

What is PEZ?

Answer 38

Phylloxera Exclusion Zone

Question 39

What is PRZ?

Answer 39

Phylloxera Risk Zone

Question 40

What are the 3 primary clones of PN used in Yarra Valley?

Answer 40

667, 777, MV6

Question 41

In which GI is "Black Dog" soil found in Victoria?

Answer 41

Rutherglen GI - fine sandy loam

Question 42

Which PN clone did James Busby bring to the Yarra Valley from Clos Vouegeot?

Answer 42

Mother Vine 6 (MV6)

Question 43

How many liters are in an Australian Hogshead barrel?

Answer 43

300L

Question 44

Durif is an Australian synonym for which grape?

Answer 44

Petit Sirah

Question 45

What is Apera?

Answer 45

Australian Sherry style wine

Question 46

Heathcote's pronounced elevation variation is due to which mountain range?

Answer 46

Mount Camel Range

Question 47

Which region of Victoria is primarily focused on cheap supermarket wines?

Answer 47

NW Victoria (Murray Darling, Swan Hill GIs)

Question 48

What varietal is used in Rutherglen's Topaque wines?

Answer 48

Muscadelle

Question 49

What is the prominent mountain range in NSW?

Answer 49

Great Dividing Range

Question 50

What GI makes up over half of the NSW wine production?

Answer 50

Riverina

Question 51

At what ratio is neutral grape sprit added to Rutherglen Muscat?

Answer 51

1:4

Question 52

What river forms the northern border of Rutherglen?

Answer 52

The Murray River

Question 53

What GI of S. NSW lies in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains?

Answer 53

Tumbarumba

Question 54

What are the 4 GI of the Big Rivers Zone of NSW?

Answer 54

Riverina, Perricoota, Murray Darling, Swan Hill

Question 55

Name the rivers of Big Rivers Zone

Answer 55

Murray and Murimbidgee

Question 56

What producer planted Australia's first Gruner?

Answer 56

Lark Hill in Canberra District

Question 57

Name the GI of Port Philip Zone

Answer 57

Mornington Peninsula, Yarra Valley, Sunburry, Geelong, Macedon Ranges

Question 58

Is a topaque or Rutherglen Muscat generally sweeter

Answer 58

Muscat

Question 59

Rutherglen Muscat aging: Muscat Classic Grand Rare

Answer 59

Muscat 3-5 years Classic 6-10 years Grand 11-19 years Rare 20+ years

Question 60

What soils are commonly found in Rutherglen

Answer 60

Rutherglen Loam Black Dog - fine sandy loam soil

Question 61

What style of wine is Beechworth (NE Victoria Zone) known for

Answer 61

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir Giaconda is top producer (mailing list only)

Question 62

What is the significance of Domaine Tournon and where is it

Answer 62

Michel Chapoutier’s Australian winery Located in Pyrenees GI of Western Victoria Zone

Question 63

Only Australian GI heavily influenced by inland water mass

Answer 63

Nagambie Lakes GI within Gouldburn Valley (Central Victoria Zone)

Question 64

What bodies of water influence Geelong GI (Port Phillip Zone)

Answer 64

Bass Strait and Port Phillip

Question 65

Which area of Victoria is both a Zone and a Region

Answer 65

Gippsland Bass Phillip is a top producer

Question 66

Which Southern NSW GI is influenced by the Snowy Mountains

Answer 66

Canberra District - similar climate to N Rhône

Question 67

NE Victoria Zone GI

Answer 67

Rutherglen Glenrowan King Valley Alpine Valley Beechworth

Question 68

Western Victoria Zone GI (ghp)

Answer 68

Grampian Henty Pyrenees

Question 69

Central Victoria Zone GI

Answer 69

Bendigo Heathcote Goulburn Valley Strathbogie Ranges

Question 70

Port Phillip Zone GI

Answer 70

Mornington Peninsula Yarra Valley Geelong Sunbury

Question 71

Where is Big Rivers Zone and what are the GI

Answer 71

New South Wales Murray Darling Riverina Perricoota Swan Hill

Question 72

Southern New South Wales Zone GI

Answer 72

Canberra District Hilltops Gundagai Tumburumba