South Australia Flashcards
What state is Australia’s largest producer of wine?
South Australia (51%)
What style of wine was the most prominently produced in Australia until around 1970?
Sweet fortified wine
What technological innovations have been the earmark of Australian winemaking culture?
Bag in box
Stelvin closure
Mechanical Harvesting
Irrigation
Blending
Canopy Management
Soil Mapping
What are some of the main driving factors in the technological development of the wine industry in Australia?
Limited affordable labor
What are the principal viticultural hazards in Australia?
Spring frosts
Drought
Fire
What are the 7 zones within the state of South Australia?
The Far North
The Peninsulas
Lower Murray
Limestone Coast
Adelaide Superzone
- Mount Lofty Ranges
- Fleurieu
- Barossa
What are the two regions within Barossa zone?
Barossa Valley
Eden Valley
What are the 5 regions within Fleurieu zone?
Currency Creek
Kangaroo Island
Langhorne Creek
McLaren Vale
Southern Fleurieu
What are the 3 regions within Mount Lofty Ranges zone?
Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Plains
Clare Valley
What is the 1 region within Far North zone?
Southern Flinders Ranges
What are the six regions within Limestone Coast zone?
Coonawarra
Mount Benson
Padthaway
Robe
Wrattonbully
Mount Gambier
What is the 1 zone within Lower Murray region?
Riverland
What region is High Eden subregion in?
Eden Valley
What region are Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley subregions within?
Adelaide Hills
What is the climate of Coonawarra? What is the principal variety?
Cool maritime
Cabernet Sauvignon
Name four prominent producers in Coonawarra
Majella
Wynns’
John Riddoch
Parker Estate’s First Growth
What soil is famously associated with Coonawarra?
Terra Rossa
What red and white grapes are predominant in Padthaway GI?
Cabernet Sauvignon (Terra Rossa)
Riesling
Pinot Grigio
Chardonnay
What is the climate of Fleurieu
Mediterranean
What is the most important and also the warmest region in Fleurieu?
McLaren Vale
What are the predominant grapes in McLaren Vale?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Grenache
Syrah
Mourvèdre
Name four prominent producers in McLaren Vale
D’Arenberg
Yangarra
Drew Noon
Clarendon Hills
What is the climate of Mount Lofty Range?
Cool maritime
What grapes predominant in Mount Lofty Range?
Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay
Pinot Noir
Sparkling
What two soil types help characterize the Riesling vineyards of Clare Valley?
Broken Slate
Limestone
What famous producer in Clare Valley was an early driver of the Stelvin closure technology?
Grosset
What is the most famous region in Australia for Shiraz?
Barossa
What winemaking technique is on the rise in Barossa to adjust color, and give the wines more brightness and lift?
Co-fermentation with Viognier
Name four prominent producers in Barossa Valley
Penfolds
Torbreck
Peter Lehmann
Rockford
What are the primary grapes grown in Eden Valley?
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz
Riesling
Chardonnay
Viognier
Name 3 prominent producers in Eden Valley
Henschke
Yalumba
Pewsey Vale
What is the capital of South Australia?
Adelaide
What are the age designations of vines in Barossa Zone?
Old - 30yrs
Survivor - 70yrs
Centenarian - 100yrs
Ancestor - 125yrs
