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South Australia Flashcards

1
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How did South Australia manage to avoid phylloxera?

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Implemented a total ban on imported vine material in 1874

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What regions make up the Adelaide Super Zone in South Australia?

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Barossa
Fleurieu
Mount Lofty Ranges

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Where does Barossa take its name from?

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Named for a Spanish battlefield in the Napoleonic Wars

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What was Barossa’s first commercial winery? When was it planted?

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Orlando Wines (behind the modern day Jacob’s Creek brand)
1847

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Where are the worlds oldest Syrah vines?

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They’re Shiraz! In Barossa - Langmeil’s Freedom vineyard planted in 1843

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What is special about Penfolds’ block 42?

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Australia’s oldest plot of Cabernet Sauvignon vines planted in 1888

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What are the categories of the Barossa Old Vine Charter?
Who developed it?

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Old (at least 35yrs of age)
Survivor (at least 70yrs of age)
Centenarian (at least 100yrs old)
Ancestor (at least 125yrs old)
Yalumba Wine Company

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What two GIs lie within the Barossa Zone?
What distinguishes them?

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Barossa Valley GI
Eden Valley GI
Barossa is lower and elevation and usually 2-3 degrees C warmer then Eden Valley

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Top Shiraz from Barossa Zone and average $$ and Langton’s classification

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Henschke “Hill of Grace” - Exceptional - $730
Chris Ringland “Dry Grown Shiraz”- Exceptional - $685
Torbreck “The Laird” - Not classified - $650
Penfolds “Grange Bin 95”- Exceptional - $630
Hundred Acre “Deep Time”- Not classified - $565
Torbreck “RunRig”- Exceptional - $217
Rockford “Basket Press” - Exceptional - $150

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Who popularized the style of sparking red wines in Australia?

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Great Western (Victoria)

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What was the “Cold Duck” fad?

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Comes from an old German tradition of mixing the dregs of unconsumed wine with Champagne after a meal. It became a trend in the US and Australia in the late 60s and early 70s.

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How is sparkling Barossa Shiraz typically made?

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Shiraz fermented to dryness, aged in oak barrel, second fermentation in tank, sweetness is typically added through a small dosage of Australian Tawny. Most styles are semi-sweet.

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What was the first Eden Valley vineyard?

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Pewsey Vale (1847)

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Eden Valley terroir

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Thin red clay over granite. Rocky with a scarcity of water.

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15
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What white grape is important in Eden Valley? Why!

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Riesling! German heritage

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What regions make up the Fleurieu Zone?

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McLaren Vale GI
Langhorne Creek GI
Currency Creek GI
Southern Fleurieu GI
Kangaroo Island

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What geographical features bound McLaren Vale to the East and West?

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Mt.Lofty ranges to the East and the Gulf of Saint Vincent to the West

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Why are ~1/4 of McLaren Vale’s vineyards organic?

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Reduced disease pressure from its windy, warm climate

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What is the #1 pressure on viticulture in McLaren vale?

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Water scarcity

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What is the predominant variety planted in McLaren vale? Second? Third?

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Shiraz
Cabernet Sauvignon
Grenache

21
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What is the cool Northeastern sector of McLaren Vale?

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Clarendon

22
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What are “Scarce Earth wines” in McLaren Vale?

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A project that seeks to recognize individual sites based on their ‘terranes’, wines are submitted to a panel. Vines must be a minimum 10yrs of age and the wine may not be excessively oaked, faulty, or over/under ripe.

23
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What are some producers that were selected by “Scarce Earth” in 2011?

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d’Arenberg, Chapel Hill, and Gemtree

24
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Who produces the wine “Astralis”

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Clarendon Hills in McLaren Vale (Syrah)

25
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Where would you find “The Dead Arm” ?

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McLaren Vale. Produced by D’Arenberg (Shiraz)

26
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What varietal is promising in McLaren Vales dry climate and sandy soils?

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Grenache!

27
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What lake lies between Langhorne Creek GI and Currency Creek GI?

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Lake Alexandrina

28
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What cape does Kangaroo Island lie off the coast from?

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Cape Jervis (Blackstair passage)

29
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What GIs lie within the Mount Lofty Ranges Zone?

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Clare Valley GI
Adelaide Hills GI
Adelaide Plains GI

30
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What grapes are grown in Clare Valley?

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Riesling, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon

31
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When was Wendouree founded and where?

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Clare Valley
1892

32
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Name 3 Exceptional wines from Clare Valley?

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Wendouree Shiraz
Grosset Polish Hill Riesling
Jim Barry The Armagh Shiraz

33
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What Wendouree wines are classified as Outstanding?

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Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet / Malbec
Shiraz / Malbec
Shiraz / Mataro

34
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What is the blue slate in Clare Valley referred to as?

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Polish Hill

35
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What ridges is the Adelaide Hills GI nestled between?

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South Mount Lofty Ranges

36
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What are the subregions of Adelaide Hills GI?

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Piccadilly Valley GI
Lenswood GI

37
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What grape dominates in Piccadilly valley GI?

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Chardonnay

38
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What grape dominates in Lenswood Valley GI?

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Sauvignon Blanc

39
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Where is Shaw + Smith based?

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Adelaide Hills GI

40
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What was the first winery to plant vines in the Adelaide Hills GI?

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Petaluma in Piccadilly Valley GI

41
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What regions make up the Limestone coast zone?

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Coonawara GI
Padthaway GI
Wrattonbully GI
Mount Gambier GI
Mount Benson GI
Robe GI

42
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What soil is Coonawara famous for?

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Terra Rossa- thin, friable clay loam tinted vivid red by iron oxide.
It overlies a soft limestone

43
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Where in the world are Terra Rossa soils found?

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Coonawara > Limestone coast Zone > South Australia
Castilla La Mancha, Spain

44
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What is the grape of Coonawara?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

45
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Who was the first to plant vines in Coonawarra? When?

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John Riddoch
1861

46
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What was John Riddoch’s chateau called?

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Chateau Comaum

47
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How did Samuel and David Wynn get their start in Coonawara? When?

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They purchased Chateau Comaum in 1951. Their first vintage of Cabernet Sauvignon was 1954 bottled under Wynns Coonawara Estate

48
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What is Wynns top bottling?

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John Riddoch Cabernet

49
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What specific tasting note is Coonawarra Cabernet uniquely known for?

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A mintiness
(Mildara’s 1st bottling in 1963 was called “peppermint pattie”)

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