South Australia Flashcards
In order of least important to most, what area the Geographical categories for Australia?
State
Zone
Region
Sub Region
Who was responsible for sequencing the genome for Brettanomyces?
AWRI scientists
(2011)
Australian Wine Research Institute
(Dekkera bruxellensis)
also rotundone and smoke taint
What river flows through Rowland Flat?
Jacob’s Creek.
started 1847
Where are the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon plantings in the world?
Penfold’s ‘Block 42’
(Barossa Valley)
(in Kalimna - northern Barossa)
What are the designations for vine age set by The BOVC?
(Barossa Old Vine Charter) (2009)
- Old Vines (min 35yrs of age)
- Survivor Vines (min 70yrs of age)
- Centenarian Vines (min 100yrs old)
- Ancestor Vines (min 125yrs old)
35 / 70 / 100 / 125
What river flows through the Barossa Valley?
North Para river
What geographical features influence the McLaren Vale?
Mount Lofty Ranges
Gulf of St Vincent
What regions of South Australia touch the ocean?
Southern Flinder Ranges Adelaide Plains (MLR) McLaren Vale Southern Fleurieu Currency Creek (Fleu) Mount Benson (LSC) Robe (LSC) Kangaroo Island (Fleu)
What regions of South Australia are land locked?
Claire Valley (MLR) Riverland (LM) Barossa Valley Adelaide Hills (MLR) Langhorne Creek (Fleu) Padthaway (LSC) Wrattonbully (LSC) Coonawarra (LSC)
When can ‘Scarce Earth’ wines be released?
May 1st after harvest (single vineyard wines to show unique soils in McLaren Vale) (ex. d'Arenberg - Amaaranth Shiraz Battel of Bosworth - Dings Shiraz Shingleback - Unedited)
Langhorne Creek GI sits on what body of water?
Lake Alexandrina
also Currency Creek
What regions of Australia lie on Lake Alexandrina?
Currency Creek (also touches Encounter Bay) Langhorne Creek
Name 2 producers on Kangaroo Island.
Islander Estate
Cape d’Estaing
What rivers run through Langhorne Creek?
Bremer river
Angas river
Where would you find “The Piedmont” in Australia and what is it?
McLaren Vale - soil type
-Alluvial deposits
Who had the first commercial plantings in McLaren Vale and when was it?
Chateau Reynella
1838
What are the sub types of the ‘Sand and Sandstone’ soils found in the Mclaren Vale?
- Maslin Sands
- Pirramimma Sandstone
- Ochre Cove Formation (red and yellow sandstone)
- Semaphore Sand (beach sand)
What qualifies as a region or sub region?
- At least 5 independent growers
- at least 5 ha each.
- min output 500 tons
What is RDI?
Regulated
Deficit
Irrigation
(along with PRD) Partial Rootzone Drying (reduces h2o by 50% - alternates sides on vine)
What is ‘Generational Farming’ and what has it evolved into in Australia?
Sustainable farming initiative. -developed into: SAW-Sustainable Australia Winegrowing 4 ratings : red / yellow / tree / blue (best)
What is the most widely planted grape of the Adelaide Hills GI?
sauvignon blanc
(excels in Lenswood GI subregion)
Mount Lofty Ranges : - Adelaide Hills (Lenswood/Picadilly) - Adelaide Plains - Clare Valley (unofficial: Polish Hill / Watervale / Auburn / Sevenhill / Clare
Where are the famous terra rosa soils?
Limestone Coast GI
Coonawarra
(also in La Mancha)
What is the secondary layer of soil found under Terra Rosa?
Limestone
(key for drainage and storage)
there is also:
Black and Brown Rendzina Soils
What is the most planted grape of white grape of Coonawarra?
Chardonnay
What does Coonawarra mean?
Honeysuckle ridge
What are the unofficial sub zones of the Clare Valley GI?
Polish Hill Watervale Auburn Sevenhill, Clare
What regions make up the Adelaide Super Zone?
Barossa
Fleurieu
Mount Lofty Ranges
Who planted the first vines in the Padthaway GI and when?
Seppelt
1964
(third plantings - shiraz)
Where are the Naracoorte Caves?
Wrattonbully GI (of Limestone Coast) (made of Limestone) (also Stewarts Range Naracoorte Range Caves Range Hynam Range
Where are the lakes of George, Eliza and St. Clair
Robe GI
of Limestone Coast
What are the lakes of the Robe GI?
(of Limestone Coast)
Lake George
Lake Eliza
Lake St. Clair
Where is Tapanappa Winery?
Wrattonbully GI
of Limestone Coast
What regions of the Limestone Coast GI touch the Ocean?
N-S
- Mount Benson
- Robe
- Mount Gambier
(inland)
Padthaway
Wrattonbully
Coonawarra
What regions of the Limestone Coast GI are landlocked?
N-S
- Padthaway
- Wrattonbully
- Coonawarra
Where would you find the largest plantings of Petite Verdot in Australia?
Riverland region of Lower Murray GI
largest production region of Australia
What regions of Victoria touch the ocean?
W-E
Geelong
Yarra Valley
Gippsland
What regions of Victoria are landlocked?
Murray Darling Swan Hill Goulbourn Rutherglen Heathcote Pyrenees Grampians
What is the minimum age for vines categorized in the Barossa Old Vines Charter?
Old Vine: Min. 35yrs
Survivor Vine: Min. 70 yrs
Centenarian Vine: Min. 100 yrs
Ancestor Vine: Min. 125 yrs
What are he GI of Fleurieu?
McLaren Vale GI Langhorne Creek GI Currency Creek GI Kangaroo Island GI Southern Fleurieu GI
What are the GI of the Limetstone Coast?
INLAND N-S
Padthaway GI
Wrattonbully GI
Coonawarra GI
COASTAL N-S
Mount Benson GI
Robe GI
Mount Gambier GI
What are the GI of the Mount Lofty Ranges?
Adelaide Hills GI
Adelaide Plaines GI
Clare Valley GI
What are the GI within Central Victoria?
W-E Bendigo GI Heathcote GI Goulburn Valley GI Strathbogie Ranges GI Upper Goulburn GI
What are the GI in North East Victoria?
Alpine Valleys GI Beechworth GI Glenrowan GI King Valley GI Rutherglen GI
List the GI of the Port Phillip Zone
Geelong GI (h2o) Macedon Ranges GI Mornington Peninsula GI (h2o) Sunbury GI Yarra Valley GI
List the GI of Great Southern
OCEAN
Denmark GI
Albany GI
LANDLOCKED
Porongurup GI
Frankland River GI
Mount Barker GI
List the GI of Southwest Australia
Margaret River GI Geographe GI Blackwood Valley GI Manjimup GI Pemberton GI Great Southern GI
