South Australia

Question 1

South Australia Capital

Answer 1

Adelaide

Question 2

South Australia Climate Overview

Answer 2

• broad range of climates
• warm,dry, mediterranean moderated by oceans
• cooler sites in high elevations

Question 3

Major Zones Of South Oz to know`

Answer 3

• Limestone Coast Zone
• Lower Murray Zone
• Fleurieu Zone
• Barossa Zone

Question 4

Limestone Coast GIs

Answer 4

• Coonawarra GI
• Padthaway GI
• Wrattonbully GI
• Robe GI
• Mount Benson GI
• Mount Gambier GI

Question 5

Coonawarra Climate

Answer 5

• cool, maritime

- spring frost is a chief hazard

Question 6

Coonawarra Soils

Answer 6

• best vineyards in single narrow 9 mile strip w/ Terra Rossa soil [vivid red soil over limestone]
• not all vineyards on terra rossa

Question 7

Coonawarra Producers

Answer 7

• Majella
• Wynns’ “John Riddoch”
• Parker Estate’s “First Growth”

Question 8

Padthaway Climate

Answer 8

-slightly warmer than coonawarra

Question 9

Padthaway Soils

Answer 9

-terra rossa in some areas

Question 10

Padthaway Grapes

Answer 10

• Cabernet Sauvignon (similiar to coonawarra)

- Riesling & Chardonnay are 40% of plantings

Question 11

Lower Murray Zone GIs

Answer 11

-Riverland GI [sole GI]

Question 12

Riverland GI Climate/Viticulture

Answer 12

• continental and hot
• water shortages make future uncertain
• heavily irrigated, bulk wine-producing

Question 13

Fleurieu Zone GIs to know

Answer 13

-McLaren Vale GI

Question 14

McLaren Vale Climate

Answer 14

• Mediterranean climate

- tempered by Southern Ocean/Lake Alexandrina

Question 15

McLaren Vale Grapes

Answer 15

• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Shiraz
• Grenache
• Mourvèdre (Mataro)

Question 16

McLaren Vale Producers

Answer 16

• D’Arenberg’s “Dead Arm” Shiraz

- Clarendon Hills’ “Astralis” Shiraz

Question 17

Mount Lofty Ranges Zone GIs

Answer 17

• Adelaide Hills GI
• Adelaide Plains GI
• Clare Valley GI

Question 18

Adelaide Hills Climate

Answer 18

-maritime

Question 19

Adelaide Hills Grapes/Style

Answer 19

• Sauvignon Blancs & Chardonnay
• Pinot Noir
• Still & sparkling wines both which retain great acidity

Question 20

Clare Valley Climate

Answer 20

• warm continental

- hot days/cool nights

Question 21

Clare Valley Grapes

Answer 21

• Riesling
• Shiraz
• Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 22

Clare Valley Vinification/Stlye

Answer 22

• dry Rieslings buoyed by lime candy, petrol, and tropical notes
• fuller bodied/higher alcohol typically than old world counterparts

Question 23

Clare Valley Producers

Answer 23

-Grosset [master of Riesling, early proponent of screw-caps]

Question 24

Adelaide GI

Answer 24

-superzone allowing blending from Barossa, Fleurieu, and Mount Lofty Ranges

Question 25

Barossa Zone GIs

Answer 25

Barossa Valley GI

Eden Valley GI

Question 26

Barossa Valley Climate

Answer 26

-mediterranean

Question 27

Barossa Valley Grapes

Answer 27

• Shiraz
• Grenache
• Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 28

Barossa Valley Viticulture

Answer 28

-150 yr old vines common [prevention of phylloxera in this area]

Question 29

Barossa Valley Vinification

Answer 29

• traditionally “Hogshead” [American Oak 300 liter] barrels frequently used to age wine
• now French Oak barriques common as well
• critical darling Shiraz’s: opaque, dense, heavily extracted, and full of dark fruit and chocolate
• Co-fermentation with Viognier, in the style of Côte-Rôtie on the rise

Question 30

Barossa Valley Producers

Answer 30

• Penfolds [much of Grange fruit from here]
• Torbreck
• Peter Lehmann
• Rockford

Question 31

Eden Valley Climate

Answer 31

-varied and dynamic

Question 32

Eden Valley Grapes

Answer 32

• Riesling
• Chardonnay
• Viognier
• Shiraz
• Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 33

Eden Valley Style

Answer 33

-Rieslings made dry

Question 34

Eden Valley Producers

Answer 34

• Yalumba
• Pewsey Vale
• Henschke [famed “Hill of Grace” Shiraz]