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Satellite appellations of St-Émilion
St-George-St-Émilion
Montagne-St-Émilion
Lussac-St-Émilion
Puisseguin-St-Émilion
What are the three soil types found in Jerez?
Albariza (chalk)
Barros (clay)
Arenas (sand)
Where is the Adelaide Super Zone?
What zones comprise the Adelaide Super Zone?
South Australia
Barossa, Fleurieu, Mount Lofty Ranges
What regions are in the Barossa zone?
What are the primary white and red grapes grown in each region?
Are there any subregions?
Barossa Valley GI
Eden Valley GI
Barossa - Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Grenache, Mataro (Mourvèdre); Chardonnay, Semillon
Eden - Riesling; Shiraz
High Eden is a subregion of the Eden Valley
What is the most important region in the Fleurieu Zone?
What geographic features define this region?
What are the important red and white grapes grown here?
McLaren Vale GI
South Mt. Lofty Ranges to the east and the Gulf of St. Vincent to the west
Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Grenache;
Vermentino, Fiano, Roussanne
What is the “Lake Doctor”?
What region does it effect?
A reliable afternoon breeze off Lake Alexandria that slows ripening.
Langhorne Creek GI in South Australia
Where is Henschke’s Hill of Grace?
When was it planted?
When was the first vintage released?
Eden Valley GI in South Australia
Planted in 1860
First vintage of Hill of Grace was 1958.
Name some famous Shiraz wines from Barossa Valley.
Penfolds “Grange”
Torbreck’s “RunRig”
Torbreck’s “The Laird”
Elderton’s “The Command”
What regions are in the Mount Lofty Ranges zone?
Are there any subregions?
What white grapes perform well in each subregion?
Clare Valley GI
Adelaide Hills GI
Adelaide Plains GI
Lenswood GI and Piccadilly Valley GI are subregions of Adelaide Hills GI.
Sauvignon Blanc in Lenswood
Chardonnay in Piccadilly Valley
What two bodies of water influence the Clare Valley GI, and how?
What is the dominant Grape of the region?
List some notable producers.
Spencer Gulf - warm westerlies in the north
Gulf St. Vincent - cooler breezes in the south
Riesling
Grosset, Kilikanoon, Jim Barry, Petaluma
What climate characterizes the Adelaide Hills GI?
What kind of wine is produced?
Name some notable producers.
It is the coolest and wettest area in the Adelaide Super Zone.
Growing sparkling wine industry.
Petaluma, Shaw and Smith, Lane, Golding, Bird in Hand, BK Wines
Where is Coonawarra GI?
What is the climate?
What characterizes the soil?
What are the primary red and white grapes?
Name some notable producers.
Limestone Coast Zone in South Australia.
Cool Mediterranean climate with cool breezes from Antarctic currents.
Terra Rosa soil - highly permeable red clay atop free-draining limestone
Red: Cab Sauv, Shiraz, Merlot
White: Chardonnay, Sauv Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Gris
Treasury (Wynns, Penfolds, Lindeman’s, Jamiesons Run), Balneves, Bowen Hollick, Katnook, Leconfield, Majella, Parker, Zema
What region leads Australia in terms of total production?
What geographic feature is important here and why?
What are the primary white and red grapes?
Riverland GI in the Lower Murray Zone in South Australia.
The Murray River provides necessary irrigation water.
Chardonnay and Shiraz.
Where is the Hunter GI?
What is the climate like?
What are the subregions?
What grows well here in what soil?
Hunter Valley zone in New South Wales.
One of the warmest and wettest climates; subtropical and humid
Subzones: Pokolbin and Broke Fordwich in the Lower Hunter Valley are the heart of the region; Upper Hunter Valley
Semillon in white alluvial sands.
Shiraz in red volcanic soils.
Where is the Central Ranges Zone?
What are the two regions there?
What makes one of these regions unique?
New South Wales
Mudgee GI and Orange GI
Orange is the highest altitude region in Australia. It is on the slopes of Mount Canobolas, an extinct volcano with rich basalt soils
What region in the Southern New South Wales Zone is known for sparkling wine production?
What grapes are grown?
Why do they grow well here?
Tumbarumba GI
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Cooler climate due to location in foothills of Snowy Mountains.
What is the most important region in the Southern New South Wales Zone?
What is the climate and geographic feature?
What grapes perform well here?
Canberra District GI
Mild, continental climate; Snowy Mountains
Shiraz (often co-fermented with Viognier), Pinot Noir, Bordeaux blends, Riesling, Gruner Veltliner
Where is Riverina GI?
What is this area known for?
In the Big Rivers Zone of New South Wales.
Home to Casella Wines (Yellow Tail)
What is Vermentino known as in the following places?
Liguria
Piemonte
Southern France
Pigato
Favorita
Rolle
What winds affect the Western Cape of South Africa and how?
Bengula Current - flows from Antarctica to cool the coastal areas
Cape Doctor - strong southeasterly wind that inhibits fungal disease and moderates temperature
What is the most important region in Victoria?
What zone is it in?
What are the dominant white and red grapes?
Name some notable producers.
Yarra Valley GI
Port Phillip Zone
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Yarra Yering, Mount Mary, De Bartoli, Domaine Chandon, Coldstream Hills
Where is Rutherglen GI?
What kind of climate does it have?
What kind of wine is it known for? What grape is this made from?
What else is this region know for? What grape is this made from?
Located in the North East Victoria Zone in Victoria.
Hot, continental climate
Famous for “stickies” - sweet fortified wines from dried Brown Muscat grapes.
Also known for Topaque - a fortified wine from Muscadelle grapes that is lighter and less sweet in style.
What zone and state are the Mornington Peninsula GI and the Macedon Ranges GI located in?
What red grape performs well in both regions?
Port Phillip Zone in Victoria
Pinot Noir
Where is the Great Southern GI?
What are the two coastal subregions? What grapes grow well there? Why?
What are the two inland subregions? What grapes grow well there? Why?
South West Australia Zone in Western Australia.
Albany and Denmark. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Influenced by cool ocean breezes from the Antarctic.
Mt. Baker and Porongurup. Riesling and Shiraz. More continental climate.