South Australia Flashcards

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% split red and white wine production

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  • 33% white
  • 66% Red
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Name the two important research institutions in South Australia.

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  1. Roseworthy Collage
  2. Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)
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Tell me about the climate of South Australia.

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  • Range of climates.
  • Cool coastal to warm Mediterranean to hot inland desert
  • Produces over 51% of Australias wine.
  • Mostly inexpensive wines
  • Vineyards closer to Adelaide best quality.
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Name the regions of South Australia.

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  1. Barossa
  2. Eden Valley
  3. Claire Valley
  4. Adelade Hills
  5. Mclaren Vale
  6. Riverland
  7. Limestone Coast
  8. Coonawarra
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State capital of South Australia

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Adelade

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Barossa Region

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  1. Australia’s largest quality wine region.
  2. 55km NE of Adelaide
  3. Hot, Dry big dinural temp range.
  4. Lots of old vines (1840)
  5. Hilly and undulating countryside.
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Barossa Climate

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Hot, dry with large dinural temerature range.

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Barossa Grapes

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  • Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache
  • Riesling
  • Old Semillon.
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Barossa Producers

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  1. Penfolds
  2. Orlando
  3. Wolf Blass
  4. Henschke
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Eden Valley. tell me about it.

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  • Eastern extension of Barossa Valley
  • Hillier & Cooler than Barossa.
  • Shiraz and Riesling
  • Yalumba and Henschenke big producers.
  • Best known wine Henschenke’s Hill of Grace. Shiraz.
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Tell me about Claire Valley

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  • North of Barossa.Valley
  • Best Rieslings
  • Cool climate Cabernet sauvignon, Shiraz.
  • Well known wines, Petaluma & The Armagh.
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Tell me about Adelaide Hills

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  • In suburbia few vineyards
  • Cool climate
  • Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, pinot noir shiraz. Good sparkling wines.
  • Wine of Note. Adelaide Hills Chardonnay by Picadilly Winery.
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Tell me about Mclaren Vale

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  • South of Adelaide
  • Moderate climate cooled by sea breezes off the Gulf of St Vincent.
  • High altitude on Lofty Mountains.
  • Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon.
  • Some Semillon and Grenache.
  • New plantings. Sangiovese, Tempranillo, Mourverdre, Fiano Savagnin.
  • Producers: D’Arenberg, Hardy Wine Company
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Tell me about Riverland

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  • 30% of australia’s wine
  • Long established
  • Hot Climate
  • East Of Barossa.
  • 330km on the Murray River
  • Irrigation from the Murray River.
  • Quantity producers for lower end wines
  • All major producers are here. Hardy has its base here.
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Tell me about the Limestone Coast

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  • One of Australias most significant quality wine zones
  • almost 33% of Australias quality wines.
  • Limestone soils. well draining, nutrient rich and healthy water table.
  • Famous Terra rossa soils in Coonawarra region.
  • Irrigation essential
  • Cool climate wines.
  • Cabernet Sauvignon. merlot Shiraz
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Coonawarra means?

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Aboriginal word meaning Honeysuckle

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Climate of Coonawarra region?

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  • Maritime, similar to Bordeaux.
  • Coolest part of South Australia
  • Lots of cloud cover and sunshine alow for slow ripening.
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Grapes of Coonawarra region

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  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz
  • Merlot
  • Chardonnay
  • Riesling
  • Sauvignon Blanc.
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Tell me about the soils of Coonawarra region

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  • 15 x 1.5 km Terra Rossa
  • red and crumbly
  • Free draining Limestone 45cm underneath.
  • Pure water table 2 meters below that
  • surrounded by black clay.
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Tell me about the threats of Coonawarra region

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  • Isolated. difficult to attract labour.
  • Spring frost
  • Harvest rain
  • Failure to ripen.