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South Australia Flashcards

1
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lower Murray zone (Riverland G.I., south Australia)
is on this river

A

Murray

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2
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Lake Alexandrina moderates this zone

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Fleurieu

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3
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what year was Penfold’s “Grange” introduced to Australia and who introduced it

A

1951
Max Schubert
“Grange-Hermitage”

Barossa

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4
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What was the first vintage of Henschke hill of grace
Barossa zone
Eden Valley G.I.

A

1958

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5
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unofficial subregions of Barossa Valley

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Gomersal/Rosedale

Southern Barossa Valley (Lyndoch/ Williamstown)

Rowland flat district
Barossa foothills (Vinevale)
Light Pass/Stockwell

Northern Barossa Valley
Western Ridge (Greenrock/Seppeltsfield)
Stonewell/Central Tanuda

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6
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major towns of Barossa Valley

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Angaston
Tanuda
Nuriyoopta
Williamston
Lyndoch

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7
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Main town of Barossa

A

Nuriyoopta

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8
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major producers of Barossa

A

Wolf Blass
Penfold’s
Jacobs Creek (RIcard)
Yalumba
Peter Lehman
Two Hands
Torbreck
Hentley Farm

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9
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principal viticulture hazard in Barossa

A

Drought

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10
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River of Barossa

A

North Para

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11
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zones of South Australia

A

Barossa
Far North
Fleurieu
Limestone Coast
Lower Murray
Mount Lofty Ranges

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12
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G.I. of far north zone (South Australia)

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Southern Flinders ranges G.I.

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13
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what year was Barossa Valley G.I. established

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1997

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14
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Major Natural features of Currency Creek (Fleurieu Zone, South Australia)

A

Lake Alexandrina
Encounter Bay
Murray River (mouth)

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15
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Barossa old vines are how old

A

35 years old min

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16
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Barossa survivor vines are how old

A

70 years old

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17
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Barossa Centenarian vine

A

100 years old

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18
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Barossa Ancestor vine are how old?

A

125 years old

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19
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Who owns Penfold’s and Lindemans

A

Treasury

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20
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Eden Valley GI producers

A

Yalumba
Pewsey-Vale
Henshke
Mountadam

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21
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Henschke’s top bottlings

A

Hill of Grace (Eden Valley GI, Barossa Zone)
Mount Edelstone (1958 first vintage)

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22
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This lake helps moderate zones of Fleurieu Barrosa and mount lofty ranges GIs

A

Lake Alexandrina
south of Langhorne creek G.I.

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23
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GIs of Fleurieu

A

Currency creek G.I.
Langhorne creek G.I.
kangaroo Island G.I.
McLaren Vale G.I.
southern Fleurieu G.I.

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24
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zones of South Australia (8) (7 with GIs)

A

Far north
the peninsulas (No GIs)
mount lofty ranges
Barossa
lower Murray
Fleurieu
Limestone Coast
Adelaide Superzone

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25
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gIs of Barossa zone

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Barossa Valley GI
Eden valley GI

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26
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Torbreck’s Tete de cuvée single vineyard

A

Laird, planted 1950’s

Barossa

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27
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Eden Valley producers

A

Henschke
Pewsey Vale
Yalumba
Mountadam

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28
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what year was Eden valley G.I. established

A

1997

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29
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subregion of Eden valley

A

High Eden

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30
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notable Vineyards of Eden valley

A

Mt Edelstone
Hill of Grace
Hobbs Vineyard
Pewsey Vale
Hill Smith Estate
Heggres
Jacobs Creek Steingarten

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31
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Eden Valley producers

A

Yalumba
Henschke
Peter Seppelt
Hobbs
Eden Valley Wines
Dandelion
David Franz
Eden Hall
Hutton Vale
Radford

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32
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51% of nations (Australia) grapes produced in this state

A

South Australia

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33
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oldest Cabernet vines in Australia in this bottling

A

Penfold’s block 42 in Barossa “Kalimna” Planted 1885

Cabernet Sauvignon

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34
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first commercial winery of Australia

A

Orlando 1847

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35
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producers of limestone coast

A

Lindemans
Penley
Parker

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36
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pre-1850 Estates

A

Penfolds
Lindemans
Yalumba
Orlando

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37
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Who makes “Cyril”

A

Henschke (Eden Valley)

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38
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Who makes “Contour” riesling

A

Pewsey Vale (Eden Valley)

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39
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Who makes “The Cigar” (Cabernet Sauvignon)

A

Yalumba

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40
Q

Oldest surviving vineyard (Shiraz)

A

Langmeil’s Freedom Vineyard

Barossa GI

1843

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41
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Who makes Octavius Shiraz?

A

Yalumba (Eden Valley)

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42
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first commercial plantings of Barossa

A

1840s

43
Q

Adelaide super zone GI can blend from these zones

Barossa FM

A

Barossa
Fleurieu
Mount Lofty Ranges

44
Q

Who makes Centanary Hill Shiraz

A

Orlando (Barossa)

45
Q

Who makes Oracle Shiraz and where is it from

A

Kilakanoon

Clare Valley

46
Q

Torbrecks most famous wines

A

The Laird
RunRig

47
Q

Main soil type of Barossa

A

Low fertility clay and Sandy loam

48
Q

what year was Barossa G.I. established

A

1997

49
Q

major natural feature of Barossa Valley

A

Barossa ranges

50
Q

Barossa old vine charter (Yalumba) 2009

A

Barossa Old Vine: Min. 35 years old
Barossa Survivor Vine: Min. 70 years old
Barossa Centenarian Vine: Min. 100 years old
Barossa Ancestor Vine: Min. 125 years

51
Q

South Australia annually produces ___% of the nation’s grapes

A

51%

52
Q

All of these wines are created from Old vine Parcels: (Aus)

A

Penfolds’ “Grange” Shiraz

Yalumba’s “Octavius” Shiraz

Clarendon Hills’ “Astralis” and Torbreck’s “RunRig” Shiraz

53
Q

South Australia is divided into this many zones

A

The wine state of South Australia is divided into eight zones

concentrated in the lower southeastern sector of the state. Much of the arid Far North zone, which covers the entire northern portion of the state, is not even suitable for agriculture

54
Q

Watervale and Polish Hill River (subregions of Clare Valley) are characterized by these soiltypes, respectively

A

limestone and broken slate

55
Q

Which is cooler, Barossa GI or Mount Eden GI?

A

Mount Eden. Riesling, Chardonnay, Viognier, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon are all successful here

56
Q

First vines planted in South Australia

A

1837

57
Q

In this decade, there was a government pull scheme that saw many of Barossa’s old vines pulled, for palatable big box wines

A

1980s

58
Q

Penfold’s Grange Hermitage was known just as “Grange” after this year

A

1990

59
Q

First vintage of Henschke Hill of Grace

A

1958

60
Q

First vintage of hill of grace
First vintage of grange

A

1958
1951

61
Q

How did South Australia avoid phylloxera when Victoria was ruined?

A

implementing total ban on imported vine material in 1874

62
Q

Today, South Aus remains totally phylloxera free: T/F?

A

True

63
Q

Two of AUS largest wine brands, Accolade wines and Premium Wine Brands (Pernod Ricard) are based here

A

South Australia

64
Q

The Adelaide super Zone is along this coastline

(Barossa, Fleurieu, Mount Lofty Ranges)

A

Gulf of St. Vincent Coastline

65
Q

What is Barossa named for

A

A Spanish battlefield in the Napoleonic Wars

66
Q

Barossa was founded by wealthy Englishmen, but was populated in this year by German-speaking Prussian Lutherans fleeing religious persecution

A

1842

Lutherans founded Bethany
First European settlement in the Valley

67
Q

This man established Orlando Wines in Barossa in 1847, the region’s first commercial winery, banks of Jacob’s Creek

A

Johann Gramp

68
Q

Cirillo owns a 3ha parcel of Grenache dating back to this year in McLaren Vale (Fleurieu)

A

1850

69
Q

Hewitsons “Old Garden” Mataro in Barossa dates back to this year

A

1853
Koch Family

70
Q

Who developed the Barossa Old Vine Charter

A

Yalumba

71
Q

Australia’s largest fine wine region

A

Barossa Valley

72
Q

Barossa ranks fourth overall in wine production for Australia, behind these GIs

A

Riverland
Riverina
Murray Darling

73
Q

Barossa Valley is lower in elevation and warmer than Eden Valley. T/F

A

True
100-300m above sea level
2-3 degrees celsius warmer than Eden Valley

74
Q

How does Barossa naturally accomodate irrigation?

A

Underground water reserves

75
Q

When was Torbreck’s “The Laird” first released

A

2005

76
Q

Who makes “The Command”

A

Elderton
Barossa Valley Shiraz

77
Q

Seppeltsfield’s most famous wine

A

100 year old Para Liqueur
GSM

78
Q

What is “Sparkling burgundy”
Who is Edmund Mazure

A

fizzy red style of sparkling shiraz dating back to the end of 19th century
Mazure created the first sparkling burgundy in Adelaide hills in 1888

79
Q

This producer, in the 1970s joined in on the Cold Duck Fad

A

Orlando Wines

80
Q

Most sparkling Shiraz producers today age their Shiraz in oak before second fermentation in tank. T/F?

A

True

81
Q

Second most planted grape in Barossa

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

82
Q

What is Peter Lehman’s “Margaret”

A

1929 Semillon Vineyard bottling from Barossa Valley Floor

83
Q

Who brought winemaking to Eden Valley, planting the Pewsey Vale Vineyard

A

Joseph Gilbert

Windswept Barossa Ranges, East of Barossa Valley

84
Q

Eden Valley is more sparsely planted than Barossa: T/F?

A

True. 1/5 the acreage

85
Q

Soils of Eden Valley

A

Red clay and Granite

86
Q

Where is St. Hallett Winery

A

Eden Valley
Stuart Blackwell is senior winemaker

87
Q

When was Henschke Hill of Grace planted

A

1860
Eight Hectares
Eden Valley

88
Q

Riesling occupies this much of Eden Valleys vineyards

A

1/4

89
Q

Riesling is planted in this half of Eden Valley

A

Southern Half, where it is cooler

90
Q

How old is Mount Edelstone Vineyard? Henschke Eden Valley

A

100 years old

91
Q

The subregion of High Eden GI was championed by this producer in the 1970s

A

Mountadam, pioneer of Chardonnay

92
Q

Second most important wine growing region behind McLaren ValeGI in Fleurieu

A

Langhorne Creek GI
North of Lake Alexandrina
(Lake doctor)

93
Q

First vines planted in Langhorne Creek this year

A

1860

94
Q

Longest running producer of Langhorne Creek GI (Fleurieu)

A

Metala
Established Stonyfell Vineyard in 1890

95
Q

What year did Wolf Blass arrive in Langhorne Creek GI

A

1967
Followed by Orlando in 1995

96
Q

Langhorne Creek is a principle fruit source for this Barossa Valley producer

A

Orlando’s Barossa “Jacobs Creek” brand

97
Q

Kangaroo Island GI (Fleurieu) is separated from Cape Jervis on the Fleurieu Peninsula by this strait

A

Backstair Passage

98
Q

Fleurieu Zone’s most sparsely planted GI

A

Kangaroo Island (80 ha under vine)

99
Q

Site of the first European settlement in South Australia, predating Adelaide by 5 mos

A

Kangaroo Island

100
Q

Riverland GI (Lower Murray Zone) is Australia’s leader in production: T/F?

A

TRUE

101
Q

Riverland GI (Far North Region) follows the course of the Murray river at the South Australia state border Westward to this town

A

Blanchetown near the Eden Valley

102
Q

Some of AUS largest value brands are in Riverland GI:

A

Berri
Oxford Landing
Banrock Station
Kingston Estate* second largest Family owned winery in Australia

103
Q

Most planted grapes in Riverland GI

A

Chardonnay and Shiraz (neck and neck)

104
Q

This GI in Lower Murray Zone is home to experimental grape varieties and the largest single planting of Petit Verdot in Australia (100ha from Kingston Estate)

A

Riverland GI

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