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South Australia Flashcards

1
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What is the capital of South Australia?

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Adelaide

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What are the Zones of South Australia?

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Ann Murray and Lone Ranger in a loft watching Fargo North, Murray eats Limes at a Bar, Lone Ranger twirls a pen with a flourish

Far North
The Peninsulas
Mount Lofty Ranges
Barossa
Lower Murray
Fleurieu "Flury-oh"
Limestone Coast

Adelaide Superzone (includes zones of Mount Lofty Ranges, Barossa, and Fleurieu.

**all Barossa Fans Make For Lousy Poulsard Lovers

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What is the region of Far North Zone?

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Southern Flinders Ranges GI.

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What are the regions of Mount Lofty Ranges Zone?
Subzones?
Location?
Top varieties?

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*all isolated from each other:
—Clare Valley: Most northern; south of Southern Flinders and west of Riverland; Shiraz, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon

—Adelaide Plains: On the coast, west of Barossa
—Adelaide Hills: Directly south of Barossa (SB most planted, PN, and Shiraz
-Subzones of Adelaide Hills: Lenswood (Sauv Blanc) and Picadilly Valley
(Chard). Pic Valley SW corner of Adelaide Hills and Lenwood NE of Pic Valley

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What are the regions of Barossa? (2) and subregion (1) What are the top varieties?

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Barossa Valley-Shiraz

Eden Valley- subregion High Eden.-Riesling and Shiraz

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What are the regions of Lower Murray Zone?

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Riverland

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What are the regions of Fleurieu? (5) What are the top varieties?

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Kangaroo drops south on the floor when he can’t use foreign currency to pay at Mcdonalds.

—McLaren Vale: South of Adelaide Plains, SW/W of Adelaide Hills; Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Grenache
—Southern Fleurieu: Directly south of McLaren Vale
—Kangaroo Island: Isolated island SW of McLaren Vale and S. Fleuriue
—Currency Creek: East of Southern Fleurieu
—Langhorne Creek: East of Currency Creek

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What are the regions of Limestone Coast? (6) What are the top varieties?

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Raccoon wearing a robe bullies his rat for eating Pad Thai while Gambit and Benson watch from a mountain.

—Mount Benson
—Robe
Both Western edge (Mount Benson north of Robe) of Limestone Coast producing Cab Sauv, Sauv Blanc, and Chard.

Eastern Edge of Limestone Coast N-S) (abuts Victoria’s Henty border)

  • Padthaway-Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Chard
  • Wrattonbully-Cab Sauv
  • Coonawarra-Cab Sauv/Shiraz
  • Mount Gambier-Pinot Noir and Sauv Blanc
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What three zones are in the Adelaide Superzone?

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Mount Lofty Ranges
Barossa
Fleurieu

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10
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How did South Australia avoid phylloxera in the late 1800’s?

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After Victoria’s vineyards were ruined they implemented a total ban on imported vine material in 1874.

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What large wine groups are headquartered in South Australia?

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Accolade Wines and Premium Wine Brands (Pernod Ricard)

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What vineyard is home to Barossa’s oldest Shiraz vines?

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Langmeil’s “Freedom” vineyard, planted in 1843

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Where would one find the oldest Syrah/Shiraz, Grenache, and Mataro/Mourvèdre vines in the world?

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Barossa zone in South Australia.

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What is Australia’s oldest plot of Cabernet Sauvignon vines?

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Penfolds’ “Block 42” in northern Barossa Valley, dates back to 1888.

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What was Barossa’s first modern winery? When? Who was the founder?

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1847 Bavarian immigrant Johann Gramp planted a vineyard along the banks of Jacob’s Creek in Rowland Flat, establishing Orlando Wines.

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What is the Barossa Old Vine Charter? Who developed the charter? What are the four categories? Old Vine Charter
Established in 2009

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A model developed by Yalumba, introduced four age categories:

Old Vines- at least 35 years old

Survivor Vines-at least 70 years old

Centenarian Vines-at least 100 years old

Ancestor Vines-at least 125 years old

Producers may used these designations on labels, provided vineyard sources meet the requisite age.

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What are the two GI’s that divide Barossa zone?

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Barossa Valley GI and Eden Valley GI.

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What are the soils in Barossa Valley?

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Loamy clay soils. Allows plenty of reserve for underground water to accomodate irrigation during the region’s dry summers.

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What is Seppeltsfield famous for producing?

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“100 year old Para Liqueur”. A national treasure, Seppeltsfield 100 year old tawny was aged for 100 years in puncheons (475 litre barrels) from Barossa Valley

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What is Australia’s most collectible red wine?

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Penfold’s “Grange”. Almost wholly a product of Barossa Shiraz.

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What white grape performs best in Barossa Valley? Name a top example.

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Semillon

Peter Lehmann’s “Margaret,” sourced from a 1929 Semillon vineyard, is a top example in the category.

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22
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How is sparkling shiraz made?

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Base shiraz is fermented to dryness and aged in oak. Then, secondary fermentation in tank. Typically, sweetness is added through a small dosage of Australian Tawny.

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What is Mataro?

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Old-fashioned name for fashionable Mourvèdre

24
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How does Eden Valley differ from Barossa Valley?

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Eden Valley is cooler, higher in elevation (400-600 meters above sea level) and more sparsely planted.

Shiraz from Eden valley show more elegance, spice, and red fruit character.

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What soil is found in Eden Valley?

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Variable loamy sand and red clay, with intermixed quartz and gravel.

26
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What is Australia’s top single vineyard wine? Where is it located?

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Henschke’s eight hectare “Hill of Grace” planted in 1860 in Eden Valley.

27
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What grape occupies over 1/4 of all vineyards in Eden Valley?

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Riesling.

28
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What is the most important GI in the Fleurieu zone?

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McLaren Vale GI

29
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Why does McLaren Vale GI have more organic and biodynamic producers than other regions?

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Windy, warm climate alleviates fungal disease pressures.

30
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What is the chief viticultural hazard in this McLaren Vale GI?

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Drought. Small percentage of vineyards are dry-farmed, many rely on recycled wastewater from the nearby suburbs of Adelaide for irrigation water.

31
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What is Scarce Earth?

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A program in McLaren Vale which showcases wines produced from well-defined small patches of vines on sites of unique geological interest across the region. They are selected by a panel of local winemakers and invited experts. Key producers like d’Arenberg, Chapel Hill, and Gemtree have been selected.

To be considered, wines must be produced from vines that are at least ten years of age, and the wines may not be excessively shaded by oak, faults, over- or under-ripeness—fairly fluid decrees determined by taste profile rather than clear numerical guidelines.

32
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Why does Grenache grow so well in McLaren Vale?

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Performs particularly well in sandier soils and is especially drough-resistant.

33
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What is the northern most region in Mount Lofty Ranges Zone?

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Clare Valley GI

34
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What is the chief viticultural hazard in Clare Valley?

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Spring Frosts, particulary in the cooler eastern and southern areas.

35
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What areas of Clare Valley produce some of the best Riesling?

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Watervale and Polish Hill.

36
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What is the coolest GI in the Adelaide Super Zone and the rainiest in all of South Australia?

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Adelaide Hills GI.

37
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How does Adelaide Hills and Adelaide Plains compare in terms of climate?

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The could not be less similar. Adelaide Hills is the coolest and rainiest region within the Adelaide Superzone, whereas Adelaide Plains is the warmest and nearly the driest.
Adelaide Hills: Jan temps usually in the mid-60s
Adelaide Plains: Jan temps rise into the mid-70s

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What subzone of Adelaide Hills is know for Chardonnay?

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Piccadilly Valley GI

Petaluma planted the first Adelaide Hills commerical vineyard in 1976.

39
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What subzone of Adelaide Hills would you find Sauvignon Blanc?

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Lenswood GI.

Sauvignon Blanc is the GI’s most planted variety. In Lenswood it produces a softer, less aromaticand pungent style than one finds in New Zealand.

40
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What is Adelaide Plains GI most famous for?

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It is home to Penfolds’ historic Magill Estate, where Max Schubert’s first experiments with “Grange”

41
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What is Australia’s foremost region for Cabernet Sauvignon?

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Coonawarra GI (Limestone Coast).

42
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What soil is Cabernet Sauvignon from Coonawarra grown on?

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Terra Rossa or “red soil”. Thin, cigar-shaped band of friable clay loam, tinted vivid red by iron oxide; commonly considered the most suitable topsoil for Cab Sauv in Australia.

**Also found in La Mancha and other areas of Southern Europe. Highly permeable for a clay-based soil yet offers good water retention to support the vines’ roots through dry summers.

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What is the climate in Coonawarra?

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Cool Mediterranean climate (Region II), although winters turn cold through a lack of moderating maritime influence. The region is fairly flat and featureless.

Coonawarra is cooler and drier than Bordeaux, but experiences significantly greater sunlight hours during the growing season

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Who started Coonawarra as a wine growing region?

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John Riddoch.

Wynns Estate owns about half of the entire region’s vineyards, and since 1982 the estate has produced one of Coonawarra’s top bottlings, the “John Riddoch” Cabernet Sauvignon, in honor of the region’s pioneer.

45
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When was Coonawarra GI established?

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There was an incredibly contentious, decade long fight about boundaries. It is the last of Australia’s first-tier winegrowing regions to earn formal GI status

46
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What is a signature note often found in Australian reds?

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Eucalyptus/Mint.

Perhaps owing to the country’s omnipresent red gum eucalyptus, as studies have shown that the highly aromatic monoterpene eucalyptol can be transferred from tree leaves to grapes through the air

47
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What GI are the houses of Seppelt, Lindemans, Hardys, Wynns, and Orlando wines based in?

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Padthaway GI

48
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What GI is the leader in grape production in Australia?

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Riverland GI

49
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What river travels through Riverland?

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Murray River

50
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What are the two most planted varieties in Riverland?

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Shiraz and Chardonnay are neck and neck. Together they make up half the production.

51
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Where would you find the largest single planting of Petit Verdot in Australia?

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Riverland GI.

A nearly 100-hectare plot farmed by Kingston Estate.

52
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Where would you find Lake Alexandrina

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In Fleurieu Zone, adjacent to Langhorne creek (north) and Currency Creek (west)

53
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What is the most planted white grape of Adelaide Hills GI?

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Sauvignon Blanc

54
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What are the two major mountain formations found in South Australia?

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Flinders Range and Mt. Lofty Range

55
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What are the three Clare Valley wines that have earned the “Exceptional” Category” on the Langton’s Classification?

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Jim Barry’s Armagh Shiraz (2014), Grosset’s Polish Hill Riesling (2010, the only Riesling on the list), and Wendouree Shiraz (2000)

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