South Australia

Question 1

% split red and white wine production

Answer 1

• 33% white
• 66% Red

Question 2

Name the two important research institutions in South Australia.

Answer 2

1. Roseworthy Collage
2. Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI)

Question 3

Tell me about the climate of South Australia.

Answer 3

• 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.

Question 4

Name the regions of South Australia.

Answer 4

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

Question 5

State capital of South Australia

Answer 5

Adelade

Question 6

Barossa Region

Answer 6

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.

Question 7

Barossa Climate

Answer 7

Hot, dry with large dinural temerature range.

Question 8

Barossa Grapes

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Barossa Producers

Answer 9

1. Penfolds
2. Orlando
3. Wolf Blass
4. Henschke

Question 10

Eden Valley. tell me about it.

Answer 10

• 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.

Question 11

Tell me about Claire Valley

Answer 11

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

Question 12

Tell me about Adelaide Hills

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Tell me about Mclaren Vale

Answer 13

• 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

Question 14

Tell me about Riverland

Answer 14

• 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.

Question 15

Tell me about the Limestone Coast

Answer 15

• 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

Question 16

Coonawarra means?

Answer 16

Aboriginal word meaning Honeysuckle

Question 17

Climate of Coonawarra region?

Answer 17

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

Question 18

Grapes of Coonawarra region

Answer 18

• Cabernet Sauvignon
• Shiraz
• Merlot
• Chardonnay
• Riesling
• Sauvignon Blanc.

Question 19

Tell me about the soils of Coonawarra region

Answer 19

• 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.

Question 20

Tell me about the threats of Coonawarra region

Answer 20

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