South Australia Flashcards
lower Murray zone (Riverland G.I., south Australia)
is on this river
Murray
Lake Alexandrina moderates this zone
Fleurieu
what year was Penfold’s “Grange” introduced to Australia and who introduced it
1951
Max Schubert
“Grange-Hermitage”
Barossa
What was the first vintage of Henschke hill of grace
Barossa zone
Eden Valley G.I.
1958
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
major towns of Barossa Valley
Angaston
Tanuda
Nuriyoopta
Williamston
Lyndoch
Main town of Barossa
Nuriyoopta
major producers of Barossa
Wolf Blass
Penfold’s
Jacobs Creek (RIcard)
Yalumba
Peter Lehman
Two Hands
Torbreck
Hentley Farm
principal viticulture hazard in Barossa
Drought
River of Barossa
North Para
zones of South Australia
Barossa
Far North
Fleurieu
Limestone Coast
Lower Murray
Mount Lofty Ranges
G.I. of far north zone (South Australia)
Southern Flinders ranges G.I.
what year was Barossa Valley G.I. established
1997
Major Natural features of Currency Creek (Fleurieu Zone, South Australia)
Lake Alexandrina
Encounter Bay
Murray River (mouth)
Barossa old vines are how old
35 years old min
Barossa survivor vines are how old
70 years old
Barossa Centenarian vine
100 years old
Barossa Ancestor vine are how old?
125 years old
Who owns Penfold’s and Lindemans
Treasury
Eden Valley GI producers
Yalumba
Pewsey-Vale
Henshke
Mountadam
Henschke’s top bottlings
Hill of Grace (Eden Valley GI, Barossa Zone)
Mount Edelstone (1958 first vintage)
This lake helps moderate zones of Fleurieu Barrosa and mount lofty ranges GIs
Lake Alexandrina
south of Langhorne creek G.I.
GIs of Fleurieu
Currency creek G.I.
Langhorne creek G.I.
kangaroo Island G.I.
McLaren Vale G.I.
southern Fleurieu G.I.
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
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 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