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1
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How many zones, regions, and sub-regions exist in South Australia?

A

8, 18, 3

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2
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What are the 8 zones within South Australia?

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-8-

Far North

Mount Lofty Ranges

Lower Murray

Barossa

Fleurie

Limestone Coast

The Peninsulas

Adelaide Superzone

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3
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What is the Barossa Old Vine Charter?

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(formalized in 2009)
The charter is a voluntary registry of old vine vineyards in the Barossa, and it divides vines into four age groups:

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 old

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4
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What are the regions and subregions of Barossa?

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Regions : Barossa Valley & Eden Valley

Sub-regions: High Eden

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5
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How many regions exist within the Fleurie zone? Name them.

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5

McLaren Vale

Southern Fleurie

Kangaroo Island

Langhorne Creek

Currency Creek

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6
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Name the 6 regions of the Limestone Coast

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-6-

Mount Benson

Robe

Mt Gambier

Coonawarra

Wrattonbully

Padthaway

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7
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Name the regions of the Mount Lofty Ranges

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Clare Valley

Adelaide Plains

Adelaide Hills

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8
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What are the subregions of Adelaide Hills?

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Lenswood

Picadilly Valley

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9
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How many litres does an Octave hold?

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100 L

Made specifically for Octavius, old vine shiraz made by Yalumba

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10
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What is the region within the Far North zone?

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Southern Flinders Ranges

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11
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Name the region located within the Lower Murray zone?

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Riverland

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12
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What regions can be blended for the Adelaide superzone?

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Fleurie, Mount Lofty Ranges, Barossa

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13
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In what year did Grange Hermitage become just Grange?

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1990

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14
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What is the Label Integrity Program and when was it born?

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85% rule for varietal vintage and region

1990

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15
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What are the unofficial subregions of the Barossa Foothills?

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Light Pass- Yalumba Single Sight Shiraz

Vine Vale- Cirillo Grenache 1850

Bethany- Bethany Old Vine Grenache

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16
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What are the unofficial subregions of Northern Barossa?

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Moppa- Kalleske Moppa Shiraz

Ebenezer- E&E Black Pepper Shiraz

Kalimna- Penfolds Grange (components)

17
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What are the unoffcial subregions of the Western Ridge of Barossa?

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Seppeltsfield/Marananga- Penfolds Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz

Gomersal- Murray Street Vineyards Gomersal Shiraz

Greenock- Kalleske Greenock Shiraz

18
Q

How many different geological structures exist within McLaren Vale?

A

7 Terranes

1- The Ancient Rocks

2- Sand and Sandstone

3- Limestone Country

4- Clay Plains of Aldinga

5- The Piedmont

6- Talus Slope

7- Alluvial Flats

19
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What areas within McLaren Vale are known for producing great Grenache?

A

Blewitt Springs

Kangarilla

20
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What are the eastern and western borders of McLaren Vale?

A

Mount Lofty Ranges/Adelaide Hills

Gulf of St Vincent

21
Q

Name a natural feature of Langhorne Creek

A

Lake Alexandrina

Bremer and Angas Rivers

22
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Currency Creek is located at the mouth of what river?

A

Murray which dumps into Lake Alexandrina

23
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Southern Fleurie is due south of what regional GI?

A

McLaren Vale

24
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What strait divides Cape Jervis and Kangaroo Island?

A

Backstair Passage

25
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What is the northernmost GI in the Mount Lofty Ranges?

A

Clare Valley

26
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What GI is Wendouree located?

A

Clare Valley

27
Q

Name 3 unofficial subregions of Clare Valley

A

Polish Hill

Watervale

Sevenhill

Clare

Auburn

28
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What are the major soil types of Clare Valley

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Polish Hill- Slate

Watervale- terra rosa over limestone

29
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What soil is most prominent in Polish Hill?

A

Blue slate bedrock

30
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What grape is the most planted in Adelaide Hills?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

31
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In what subregion does Sauvignon Blanc take center stage in Adelaide Hills?

32
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What grape is dominant in the Picadilly Valley subregion of Adelaide Hills?

A

Chardonnay

33
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In what GI is Penfold’s Magill Estate located within?

A

Adelaide Plains just north of the city

5 hectares remain as a showpiece for Penfold’s. It was the original playground for Max Schubert in the production of Grange

34
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Who is considered the pioneer of Coonawarra?

A

John Riddoch

35
Q

Who owns close to half of Coonawarra’s vineyards?

A

Wynns Coonawarra Estate

36
Q

In what year was the Coonawarra GI established?

A

2003

The last first tier growth region to achieve this status

37
Q

Who planted the first Padthaway vineyard in 1964?

38
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What GI is Australia’s leader in production?

A

Riverland in the Lower Murray

39
Q

What is the capital of South Australia

Australia (7 decks)

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