South Australia Flashcards by Christina Stanley

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

Murray

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Lake Alexandrina moderates this zone

Fleurieu

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

1951
Max Schubert
“Grange-Hermitage”

Barossa

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

1958

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unofficial subregions of Barossa Valley

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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major towns of Barossa Valley

Angaston
Tanuda
Nuriyoopta
Williamston
Lyndoch

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Main town of Barossa

Nuriyoopta

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major producers of Barossa

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

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principal viticulture hazard in Barossa

Drought

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River of Barossa

North Para

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zones of South Australia

Barossa
Far North
Fleurieu
Limestone Coast
Lower Murray
Mount Lofty Ranges

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

Southern Flinders ranges G.I.

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what year was Barossa Valley G.I. established

1997

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

Lake Alexandrina
Encounter Bay
Murray River (mouth)

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Barossa old vines are how old

35 years old min

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Barossa survivor vines are how old

70 years old

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Barossa Centenarian vine

100 years old

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Barossa Ancestor vine are how old?

125 years old

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Who owns Penfold’s and Lindemans

Treasury

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Eden Valley GI producers

Yalumba
Pewsey-Vale
Henshke
Mountadam

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Henschke’s top bottlings

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

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

Lake Alexandrina
south of Langhorne creek G.I.

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GIs of Fleurieu

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

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

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

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gIs of Barossa zone

Barossa Valley GI Eden valley GI

Torbreck's Tete de cuvée single vineyard

Laird, planted 1950's Barossa

Eden Valley producers

Henschke Pewsey Vale Yalumba Mountadam

what year was Eden valley G.I. established

1997

subregion of Eden valley

High Eden

notable Vineyards of Eden valley

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

Eden Valley producers

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

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

South Australia

oldest Cabernet vines in Australia in this bottling

Penfold's block 42 in Barossa "Kalimna" Planted 1885 Cabernet Sauvignon

first commercial winery of Australia

Orlando 1847

producers of limestone coast

Lindemans Penley Parker

pre-1850 Estates

Penfolds Lindemans Yalumba Orlando

Who makes "Cyril"

Henschke (Eden Valley)

Who makes "Contour" riesling

Pewsey Vale (Eden Valley)

Who makes "The Cigar" (Cabernet Sauvignon)

Yalumba

Oldest surviving vineyard (Shiraz)

Langmeil's Freedom Vineyard Barossa GI 1843

Who makes Octavius Shiraz?

Yalumba (Eden Valley)

first commercial plantings of Barossa

1840s

Adelaide super zone GI can blend from these zones Barossa FM

Barossa Fleurieu Mount Lofty Ranges

Who makes Centanary Hill Shiraz

Orlando (Barossa)

Who makes Oracle Shiraz and where is it from

Kilakanoon Clare Valley

Torbrecks most famous wines

The Laird RunRig

Main soil type of Barossa

Low fertility clay and Sandy loam

what year was Barossa G.I. established

1997

major natural feature of Barossa Valley

Barossa ranges

Barossa old vine charter (Yalumba) 2009

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

South Australia annually produces \_\_\_% of the nation’s grapes

51%

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

Penfolds’ “Grange” Shiraz Yalumba’s “Octavius” Shiraz Clarendon Hills’ “Astralis” and Torbreck’s “RunRig” Shiraz

South Australia is divided into this many zones

The wine state of [South Australia](https://www.guildsomm.com/research/compendium/w/australia/705/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

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

limestone and broken slate

Which is cooler, Barossa GI or Mount Eden GI?

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

First vines planted in South Australia

1837

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

1980s

Penfold's Grange Hermitage was known just as "Grange" after this year

1990

First vintage of Henschke Hill of Grace

1958

First vintage of hill of grace First vintage of grange

1958 1951

How did South Australia avoid phylloxera when Victoria was ruined?

implementing total ban on imported vine material in 1874

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

True

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

South Australia

The Adelaide super Zone is along this coastline (Barossa, Fleurieu, Mount Lofty Ranges)

Gulf of St. Vincent Coastline

What is Barossa named for

A Spanish battlefield in the Napoleonic Wars

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

1842 Lutherans founded Bethany First European settlement in the Valley

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

Johann Gramp

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

1850

Hewitsons "Old Garden" Mataro in Barossa dates back to this year

1853 Koch Family

Who developed the Barossa Old Vine Charter

Yalumba

Australia's largest fine wine region

Barossa Valley

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

Riverland Riverina Murray Darling

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

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

How does Barossa naturally accomodate irrigation?

Underground water reserves

When was Torbreck's "The Laird" first released

2005

Who makes "The Command"

Elderton Barossa Valley Shiraz

Seppeltsfield's most famous wine

100 year old Para Liqueur GSM

What is "Sparkling burgundy" Who is Edmund Mazure

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

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

Orlando Wines

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

True

Second most planted grape in Barossa

Cabernet Sauvignon

What is Peter Lehman's "Margaret"

1929 Semillon Vineyard bottling from Barossa Valley Floor

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

Joseph Gilbert Windswept Barossa Ranges, East of Barossa Valley

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

True. 1/5 the acreage

Soils of Eden Valley

Red clay and Granite

Where is St. Hallett Winery

Eden Valley Stuart Blackwell is senior winemaker

When was Henschke Hill of Grace planted

1860 Eight Hectares Eden Valley

Riesling occupies this much of Eden Valleys vineyards

1/4

Riesling is planted in this half of Eden Valley

Southern Half, where it is cooler

How old is Mount Edelstone Vineyard? Henschke Eden Valley

100 years old

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

Mountadam, pioneer of Chardonnay

Second most important wine growing region behind McLaren ValeGI in Fleurieu

Langhorne Creek GI North of Lake Alexandrina (Lake doctor)

First vines planted in Langhorne Creek this year

1860

Longest running producer of Langhorne Creek GI (Fleurieu)

Metala Established Stonyfell Vineyard in 1890

What year did Wolf Blass arrive in Langhorne Creek GI

1967 Followed by Orlando in 1995

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

Orlando's Barossa "Jacobs Creek" brand

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

Backstair Passage

Fleurieu Zone's most sparsely planted GI

Kangaroo Island (80 ha under vine)

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

Kangaroo Island

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

TRUE

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

Blanchetown near the Eden Valley

Some of AUS largest value brands are in Riverland GI:

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

Most planted grapes in Riverland GI

Chardonnay and Shiraz (neck and neck)

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)

Riverland GI