South Australia Flashcards
What state dominates the country’s wine output
South Australia
What state is phylloxera free
South Australia
Adelaide Zone
Super zone with Mount Lofty Ranges Zone, Fleurieu Zone, Barossa Zone. Can be IGT
South West Australia Zone
Blackwood Valley, Geographe, Great Southern, Margaret River
Langhorne Creek GI
Productive region. 26 producers. Large yields of med bodied reds. Important for Jacob’s Creek
Barossa soils
Limestone and Ironstone
Barossa climate
Hot, drought risk
Barossa whites
Chard, Semillon, some Riesling
Barossa Shiraz style
Classic, full-bodied, soft, spicy, develops leather with age
Barossa producers
- PENFOLDS
Eden Valley soils
Poor, quartz based
Pewsey Vale
Planted by Joseph Gilbert in 1947
Eden Valley Riesling style
Long-lived, juicy lime
Eden Valley Shiraz style
Cooler climate, spicier and more elegant than valley floor, finer tannins, lower alcohol
Clare Valley Producers
43, most small