South Australia Flashcards

1
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What state dominates the country’s wine output

A

South Australia

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2
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What state is phylloxera free

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South Australia

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3
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Adelaide Zone

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Super zone with Mount Lofty Ranges Zone, Fleurieu Zone, Barossa Zone. Can be IGT

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4
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South West Australia Zone

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Blackwood Valley, Geographe, Great Southern, Margaret River

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5
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Langhorne Creek GI

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Productive region. 26 producers. Large yields of med bodied reds. Important for Jacob’s Creek

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6
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Barossa soils

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Limestone and Ironstone

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7
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Barossa climate

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Hot, drought risk

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8
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Barossa whites

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Chard, Semillon, some Riesling

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9
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Barossa Shiraz style

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Classic, full-bodied, soft, spicy, develops leather with age

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10
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Barossa producers

A
  1. PENFOLDS
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11
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Eden Valley soils

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Poor, quartz based

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12
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Pewsey Vale

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Planted by Joseph Gilbert in 1947

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13
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Eden Valley Riesling style

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Long-lived, juicy lime

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14
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Eden Valley Shiraz style

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Cooler climate, spicier and more elegant than valley floor, finer tannins, lower alcohol

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15
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Clare Valley Producers

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43, most small

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16
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Clare Valley Riesling style

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Dry, lightly browned toast with twists of lime with age

17
Q

Clare Valley reds style

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Intensely colored, deeply flavored, long-lived, EUCALYPTUS

18
Q

Clare Valley grapes

A

Almost all producers make Riesling, Shiraz, CS

19
Q

Adelaide Hills grapes

A

SB, Shiraz Chard. Base wines for sparkling

20
Q

Adelaide Hills Chard Style

A

Elegant, high acid, nectarine and lemon

21
Q

Adelaide hills producers

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Henschke, The Lane, Nepenthe, Shaw + Smith

22
Q

Mount Lofty Ranges Zone

A

Clare Valley, Adelaide Hills

23
Q

Limestone Coast Zone

A

Mount Benson, Robe, Wrattonbully, Coonawarra, Padthaway

24
Q

Coonawarra soils

A

Limestone, TERRA ROSSA

25
Q

Terra Rossa

A

Red-brown loam or clay directly over well drained limestone

26
Q

Coonawarra style

A

Australia’s best CS. Ripe red berry, cassis, sweet herb, dried mint

27
Q

Coonawarra climate

A

Cool Mediterranean

28
Q

Padthaway soils

A

Limestone

29
Q

Padthaway style

A

Mid-priced Chard, SB, Shiraz

30
Q

Padthaway producers

A

6 wineries

31
Q

Wratonbully

A

2004 Tapanappa joint venture w/ Brian Croser, Jean-Michel Cazes (Ch Lynch Bages)

32
Q

Mount Benson soils

A

Sand and limestone. Cooler

33
Q

Mount Benson style

A

Greater elegance but less weight and structure

34
Q

Feurieu Zone

A

McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, Kangaroo Island Currency Creek, Southern Fleurieu

35
Q

McLaren Vale climate

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Warm Mediterranean with Maritime influence, considerable mesa-climate variation

36
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McLaren Vale grapes

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Shiraz, CS, Grenache (some dry farmed)

37
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McLaren Vale Shiraz style

A

Intense, brooding tannin, high abc, deep blue fruits , iron

38
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Riverland

A

59% of S. AUS total crush. 27% of nation’s total crush

39
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Riverland grapes

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Chard, Shiraz, CS, Merlot