South Australia Flashcards
Adelaide Super Zone
Mt Lofty
Fleurieu
Barossa
Mt Lofty Ranges
Clare Valley
Adelade Plains
Adelaide Hills
Fleurieu zone
McLaren Vale
Currency Creek
Langhorne Creek
Kangaroo Island
Southern Fleurieu
Far North Zone
Southern Flinders GI
Limestone Coast
Mt Gambier
Mt Benson
Padathway
Coonawarra
Wrattonbully
5 unofficial subregions of Clare Valley
Watervale
Polish Hill River (coolest)
Auburn (warmest)
Sevenhill
Clare
what kind of soil is terra rosa
volcanic loam over limestone
found in Barossa, Coonawarra, Clare valley
elevation range of plantings in Clare Valley
300-600m
describe climate of clare valley
winkler 1 to 3, depending on elevation
mediterranean influence from Gulf of St Vincent
low rainfall (less than 20 inches)
Adelina, Koerner and Wines by KT are producers where
Clare Valley
min elevation of adelaide hills
300m
difference between Piccadilly valley and Lenswood
Piccadilly receives much more rain
Blewitt Springs and Willunga are unofficial subzones where
McLaren Vale
where is the Basket Range area
in Adelaide Hills
A cluster of natural wine producers here just north of Piccadilly
The Onkaparinga river traverses what GI
Adelaide Hills/McLaren Vale
Basket Range, Gentle Folk and Comune of Buttons are producers where
Adelaide Hills
where are the oldest Mataro vines planted
Old Garden vineyard, Barossa
1853
climate of McLaren Vale
Winkler 3
Mediterranean
Warmer and dryer in the SW, cooling off as it rises in elevation in the NE
Roughly 20 inches of rain a year
why is McLaren Vale soils so diverse
it sits between two parallel faults, which have allowed numerous different uprisings of various soils
elevation range of McLaren Vale
near sea level to around 350m
Grenache represents what % of plantings in McLaren Vale
6%
Brash Higgins, Gemtree and Ministry of Clouds are producers where
McLaren Vale
other than terra rossa, what soils exist in coonawarra
sand
dark loam
what is the cool ocean current that affects the Limestone coast
Bonney Upwelling
