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Satellite appellations of St-Émilion

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St-George-St-Émilion
Montagne-St-Émilion
Lussac-St-Émilion
Puisseguin-St-Émilion

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What are the three soil types found in Jerez?

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Albariza (chalk)
Barros (clay)
Arenas (sand)

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Where is the Adelaide Super Zone?

What zones comprise the Adelaide Super Zone?

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South Australia

Barossa, Fleurieu, Mount Lofty Ranges

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What regions are in the Barossa zone?

What are the primary white and red grapes grown in each region?

Are there any subregions?

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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

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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?

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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

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What is the “Lake Doctor”?

What region does it effect?

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A reliable afternoon breeze off Lake Alexandria that slows ripening.

Langhorne Creek GI in South Australia

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Where is Henschke’s Hill of Grace?

When was it planted?

When was the first vintage released?

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Eden Valley GI in South Australia

Planted in 1860

First vintage of Hill of Grace was 1958.

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Name some famous Shiraz wines from Barossa Valley.

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Penfolds “Grange”
Torbreck’s “RunRig”
Torbreck’s “The Laird”
Elderton’s “The Command”

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What regions are in the Mount Lofty Ranges zone?

Are there any subregions?

What white grapes perform well in each subregion?

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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

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What two bodies of water influence the Clare Valley GI, and how?

What is the dominant Grape of the region?

List some notable producers.

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Spencer Gulf - warm westerlies in the north
Gulf St. Vincent - cooler breezes in the south

Riesling

Grosset, Kilikanoon, Jim Barry, Petaluma

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What climate characterizes the Adelaide Hills GI?

What kind of wine is produced?

Name some notable producers.

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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

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Where is Coonawarra GI?

What is the climate?

What characterizes the soil?

What are the primary red and white grapes?

Name some notable producers.

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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

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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?

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Riverland GI in the Lower Murray Zone in South Australia.

The Murray River provides necessary irrigation water.

Chardonnay and Shiraz.

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Where is the Hunter GI?

What is the climate like?

What are the subregions?

What grows well here in what soil?

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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.

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Where is the Central Ranges Zone?

What are the two regions there?

What makes one of these regions unique?

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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

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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?

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Tumbarumba GI

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Cooler climate due to location in foothills of Snowy Mountains.

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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?

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Canberra District GI

Mild, continental climate; Snowy Mountains

Shiraz (often co-fermented with Viognier), Pinot Noir, Bordeaux blends, Riesling, Gruner Veltliner

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Where is Riverina GI?

What is this area known for?

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In the Big Rivers Zone of New South Wales.

Home to Casella Wines (Yellow Tail)

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What is Vermentino known as in the following places?

Liguria
Piemonte
Southern France

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Pigato
Favorita
Rolle

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What winds affect the Western Cape of South Africa and how?

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Bengula Current - flows from Antarctica to cool the coastal areas

Cape Doctor - strong southeasterly wind that inhibits fungal disease and moderates temperature

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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.

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Yarra Valley GI

Port Phillip Zone

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Yarra Yering, Mount Mary, De Bartoli, Domaine Chandon, Coldstream Hills

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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?

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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.

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What zone and state are the Mornington Peninsula GI and the Macedon Ranges GI located in?

What red grape performs well in both regions?

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Port Phillip Zone in Victoria

Pinot Noir

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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?

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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.

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What is the most important region in Western Australia?

What bodies of water surround this area?

What is the most important “subzone”?

What white and red grapes dominate the region?

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Margaret River

Geographe Bay, Indian and Southern oceans

Wilyabrup

Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon

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Name the “first five” producers.

What region are they in?

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Vasse Felix 
Cullen
Moss Wood
Leeuwin Estate
Cape Mentelle

Margaret River

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Where is the Coquimbo DO?

What is the climate and terrain like?

What are its three growing regions?

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In northern Chile, south of Atacama DO and north of Aconcagua DO.

Arid and hot. The most mountainous region in Chile.

Valle del Elqui DO
Valle del Limarí DO
Valle del Choapa DO

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Where is the Valle del Elqui DO located?

What characterizes the region and moderates against heat?

What red and white grapes show promise?

Name some producers in the region.

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In the Coquimbo DO in Northern Chile.

It is the highest elevation growing region in Chile.

Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc

Viña Falernia (wine - “Alta Tierra”), Cavas del Valle, Viñedos de Alcohuaz

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Where is the Valle del Limarí DO?

What moderates the temperature?

What kind of soil characterizes the vineyards?

What grapes show the most promise here?

Name some producers.

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In the Coquimbo DO in northern Chile.

Proximity to the coast; no Coastal Range

Calcareous soils - red clay atop limestone (similar to Terra Rossa in Coonawarra)

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc

Tabalí, Viña Maycas del Limarí (owned by Concha y Toro), Casa Tamaya

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What are the major regions (GIs) in South Australia?

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Barossa Valley
Eden Valley
McLaren Vale
Langhorne Creek
Adelaide Hills 
Clare Valley 
Coonawarra
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What are the major regions (GIs) in New South Wales?

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Hunter 
Orange 
Mudgee
Canberra
Tumbarumba
Murray Darling
Swan Hill
Riverina
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What are the major regions (GIs) in Victoria?

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Yarra Valley
Mornginton Peninsula
Macedon Ranges
Rutherglen
Grampians
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What are the major regions (GIs) in Western Australia?

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Margaret River
Great Southern
Geographe

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Where is the Aconcagua Valley DO?

What geographic feature dominates the region?

What grape varieties are prominent?

Who is the most important producer in the region?

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In the Aconcagua DO in central Chile, north of the capital of Santiago.

The Aconcagua River flows from the foothills of the Andes to the Pacific and the region follows it almost to the coast.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, Carmenère in the warmer inland areas. Sauv Blanc near the coast.

Errázuriz (wine - “Seña” - partnership with Robert Mondavi)

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Where is the Casablanca Valley DO?

What is the climate like? What affects this?

What is the major weather threat?

What grapes are prominent?

Name some important producers.

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In the Aconcagua DO in central Chile, west of Santiago along the coast.

Cool and coastal climate. The valley’s western entrance is at a break in the Coastal Range, where winds of the cooling Humboldt Current pass through.

Spring frost.

Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir

Viña Casablanca, Casas del Bosque, Kingston Family Vineyards

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Where is the San Antonio Valley?

What is the climate like?

What are the three subzones?

What grapes perform well here?

Name some notable producers.

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In the Aconcagua DO in central Chile, directly south of the Casablanca Valley.

Cool, maritime climate.

Leyda DO in the southernmost area of the region is most important. Lo Abarca and Rosario.

Sauvignon Blanc (most planted), Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Syrah (esp in Rosario)

Viña Leyda, Casa Marin, Matetic, Amayna

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Where is the Central Valley DO?

What regions does it encompass?

What is the general climate?

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Central Chile from Santiago south to the Sur region.

Maipo Valley DO, Rapel Valley DO, Curicó DO, Maule Valley DO

Semi-arid, warm Mediterranean climate with rainfall increasing as one goes further south.

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Where is the Maipo Valley DO?

What is the major threat to wine growing here?

What grapes perform well and where?

Name some notable producers.

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Northernmost region of the Central Valley in Chile, surrounding the capital city of Santiago.

Urban sprawl from Santiago.

Cabernet Sauvignon (thrives in the foothills of the Andes in the Alto Maipo), Merlot, Chardonnay, Carmenère (warmer climate of the Medio Maipo)

Concha y Toro (Chile’s largest producer), Santa Rita, Cousiño Macul, Almaviva, Don Melchor, Viñedo Chadwick

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Where is the Rapel Valley DO?

What distinguishes it as far as plantings go?

What 2 regions is it divided into?

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In the Central Valley DO, south of the Maipo Valley.

It is Chile’s most heavily planted DO subregion.

Cachapoal DO in the north
Colchagua DO in the south

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Where is the Cachapoal DO?

What geographic features define it?

What grape thrives here and where specifically?

Name two famous wines from that grape.

Name some notable producers.

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Northern subzone of the Rapel Valley in Chile.

Tucked between the Andes and the Coastal Range, with the Cachapoal River flowing through it.

Carmenère, especially in the Entre Cordilleras zone of Peumo DO.

Santa Carolina’s “Herencia” and Concha y Toro’s “Carmín de Peumo”

Altaïr, Anakena, La Ronciere, Morandé, Vik,
Camino Real

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Where is Colchagua DO?

What is the most important “subzone” for red wines?

What grapes thrive here?

Name some notable producers.

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Larger, southern subzone of the Rapel Valley in Chile. Extends from the Andes to the coast.

Apalta in DO area of Santa Cruz.

Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Syrah

Cono Sur, Viu Manent, Casa Silva, Casa Lapostolle, Los Vascos, Montes, Neyen, Koyle

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What are the three subzones of Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine?

What is the minimum “sur lie” aging time for the subzones?

What is the minimum ABV if labeled with a subzone?

What may not be put on the label?

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Le Pallet
Clisson
Gorges

Le Pallet - aging on lees until at least April 1 of second year following harvest

Clisson & Gorges - aging on lees until at least November 1 of second year following harvest

11%

“Sur Lie”

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What are the four appellations for the Melon de Bourgogne grape?

What larger region of the Loire are they located in?

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Muscadet AOP
Muscadet Coteaux de Loire AOP
Muscadet Côtes de Grandlieu AOP
Muscadet Sèvre-et-Maine AOP

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