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What is the capital of South Australia?

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Adelaide

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When did South Australia ban imported vine material?

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1874

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What percentage of Australian wines is produced by SA?

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50%

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What large wine groups are headquartered in South Australia?

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Accolade Wines

Premium Wine Brands (Pernod Ricard)

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What zones are in the Adelaide Super Zone?

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Barossa
Fleurieu
Mount Lofty Ranges

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What is Barossa named after?

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named after a Spanish battlefield in the Napoleonic wars

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What was Barossa’s first commercial winery?

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Orlando Wines, 1847

Now Jacob’s Creek brand

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Where are the world’s oldest Shiraz vines? What year were they planted?

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Langmeil’s “Freedom” vineyard 1843

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Where are Australia’s oldest Cab Sauv vines? When were they planted?

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Penfold’s Block 42 in the northern part of Barossa. 1888

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What winery created the Barossa Old Vine Charter?

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Yalumba

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What are the categories of the Barossa Old VIne Charter?

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Old Vines: min 35 yo
Survivor Vines: min 70 yo
Centenarian Vines: min 100 yo
Ancestor Vines: min 125 yo

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What are the GIs of Barossa?

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Barossa Valley GI

Eden Valley GI

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What is Barossa Valley GI’s elevation?

And Eden Valley GI’s elevation?

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Barossa Valley: 100-300 meters above sea level

Eden Valley: 400-600 meters

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What is the soil of Barossa Valley GI?

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deep, loamy clay, some sand. Underground water reserves help with irrigation

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What was Eden Valley GI’s first vineyard?

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Pewsey Vale, planted in 1847 by Joseph Gilbert

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Eden Valley GI’s soil

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poor, rocky, covered in a thin layer of red clay. loamy sand amd clay loams, mixed with quartz and gravel

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What is Eden Valley’s most famous Shiraz? When was it planted?

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Henschke’s Hill of Grace vineyard. Planted 1860. 8 ha.

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What percentage of Eden Valley GI’s acreage is red?

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54%

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What is Eden Valley GI’s subregion? Where is it within the zone?

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High Eden GI
Most elevated (over 500 m) and southernmost point is Eden Valley GI
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What produced was an early champion of High Eden GI in the 1970s?

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Mountadam, famous for Chardonnay

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Name the GIs of the Fleurieu zone

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McLaren Vale GI
Langhorne Creek GI
Currency Creek GI
Kangaroo Island GI
Southren Fleurieu GI
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What are the geographical influences on McLaren Vale GI?

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South Mount Lofty Ranges/Adelaide Hills to the east

Gulf of St Vincent to the west

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McLaren Vale GI climate

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Warm mediterranean
Warm, windy
organic is easy

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What is a major environmental challenge in McLaren Vale GI? How is it handled?

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Water scarcity

There’s a pioneering program to recycle wastewater from Adelaide

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What is the coolest, northeasternmost part of McLaren Vale GI called?
Clarendon
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What is the Scarce Earth project?
Started in 2009 | Awarded to McLarenvale Shiraz cuvees that come from unique sites and speak more to the terroir than the winemaking
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What is MVSWGA?
McLaren Vale Sustainable Winegrowing Australia
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What are the requirements for Scarce Earth wines?
- Must be a member of MVSWGA - min 10 yo vines - no excessive oak, fault, over- or under-ripeness
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In what areas of McLaren Vale GI is Grenache excelling?
Blewitt Springs Kangarilla Both just south of Clarendon (both sandy soils, like CDP)
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What GIs of Fleurieu zone are on Lake Alexandrina?
Langhorne Creek to the northwest | Currency Creek to the southwest, with the Southern Ocean to the south
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Name three top McLaren Vale wines
d'Arenberg Dead Arm Shiraz Gemtree Paragon and Subterra Shiraz Clarendon Hills Astralis and Hickenbotham Syrah Hardys Reynella (owned by constellation)
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Geography of Southern Fleurieu
Peninsula with the Gulf of St Vincent to the north and Southern ocean to the south
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What are the 7 terranes of McLaren Vale?
- The Ancient Rocks - Sand and Sandstone - Limestone Country - Clay Plains of Aldinga - The Piedmont (alluvial deposits) - Talus Slope (variable deposits near the Willunga fault in the south) - Alluvial Flats
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What is Langhorne Creek GI's longest running producer? When were they established?
Metala | Planted the Stonyfell Vineyard in 1890
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What is the coolest GI of Fleurieu Zone?
Currency Creek (by a couple degrees)
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Which GI of Fleurieu has almost as much white acreage as red? What are the top three grapes in order?
Southern Fleurieu GI Shiraz Chardonnay SB
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What body of water separates Kangaroo ISland GI from Fleurieu Peninsula?
Backstair Passage | 8.4 miles wide
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Name the GIs of Limestone Coast GI Zone
``` Coonawarra GI Padthaway GI Mount Benson GI Robe GI Wrattonbully GI Mount Gambier GI ```
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What is the climate of Coonawarra GI?
Cool mediterranean (region II)
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Who planted Coonawarra's first vines, and when?
John Riddoch in 1891 "Penola Fruit Company" and Cht Comaum
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What estate brought fame to Coonawarra GI?
Wynns Coonawarra Estate. | They purchased Cht Comaum and started bottling varietal Cab in 1954
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What is Wynns (and therefore one of Coonawarra's) top bottling?
John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon
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When was Coonawarra GI established?
2003
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What other GI has Terra Rossa soil? is it warmer or cooler than Coonawarra?
Padthaway; slightly warmer Wrattonbully also has some So does La Mancha DO.
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Where is Tappanappa a star producer?
Wrattonbully GI
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What is South Australia's largest region in acreage?
Mount Gambier GI, though only 250 ha planted to vines
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GIs of Mount Lofty Ranges
Clare Valley GI Adelaide Hills GI Adelaide Plains GI
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What was Clare Valley's first winery, when? What for?
Sevenhill Cellars, built by Jesuit Monks for sacramental wine in 1851. They still make it.
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Top producers of Clare Valley GI
Wendouree Jim Barry- The Armagh Shiraz Kilikanoon- Oracle Shiraz Grosset- Polish Hill Riesling
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Clare Valley GI elevation
400-600 meters
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Unofficial subregions of Clare Valley GI
``` Polish Hill Watervale Auburn Sevenhill Clare ```
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What is the soil of Polish Hill?
Slate
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What is the soil of Watervale?
terra rossa over limestone
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Which GI of Mount Lofty Ranges is directly south of Barossa?
Adelaide Hills GI
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What is the climate of Adelaide Hills GI?
Cool, wettest part of South Australia. Almost 70% of plantings are white.
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Sub GIs of Adelaide Hills GI
Piccadilly Valley GI | Lenswood GI
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Top grapes of Adelaide Hills GI
Sauv Blanc, Chardonnay, PG | PN, Merlot
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Adelaide Hills GI producers
``` Shaw + Smith Petaluma The Lane Ashton Hills BK Wines ```
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What is the main grape of Piccadilly Valley GI?
Chardonnay
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Top grape of Lenswood GI
Sauv Blanc
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Contrast Adelaide Hills GI and Adelaide Plains GI
Adelaide Hills GI is the coolest and rainiest in Adelaide Super Zone. Adelaide Plains GI is the driest and warmest.
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What is the (only) famous estate of Adelaide Plains GI
Magill Estate, historic estate where Max Schubert first experimented w Grange. No longer in use, just a showpiece as the "spiritual home of Grange"
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GI of Far North
Southern Flinders Ranges GI
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How are sparkling shiraz typically produced?
Tank fermented | Sweetened with a little Australian Tawny

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