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South Australia Flashcards

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Capital of South Australia

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Adelaide

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True or False, South Australia is phylloxera free.

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True

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What are the 8 zones of South Australia

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Far North
The Peninsulas
Mount Lofty Ranges
Barossa
Lower Murray
Fleurieu
Limestone Coast
Adelaide Super Zone

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What encompasses the Adelaide Super Zone?

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Mount Lofty Ranges
Barossa
Fleurieu

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Where is the Adelaide Super Zone located?

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Along the Gulf of Saint Vincent Coastline

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Barossa is named after what?

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A Spanish battlefield in the Napoleonic wars

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Who were the first to settle in Barossa Valley?

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1842 the Lutherans founded Betheny - the first European settlement in the valley

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Who is Johann Gramp

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A Bavarian immigrant who in 1847 planted vineyards along the banks of Jacob’s Creek.

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What two iconic wineries were founded in Barossa in 1847?

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Orlando Wines by Johann Gramp in Barossa, which would grow into Jacob’s Creek
Pewsey Vale by Joseph Gilbert in Eden Valley

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Who makes Jacob’s Creek?

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Orlando Winery

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Where are the world’s oldest Syrah/Shiraz vines located?

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Barossa Zone - Langmeil’s Freedom Vineyard planted in 1843

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Where are the world’s oldest grenache vines planted?

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Barossa Zone

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Where are Australia’s oldest plot of Cabernet Sauvignon vines planted?

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Penfold’s “Block 42”
in Kalimna in N Barossa Valley

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Who produces Mataro from the Koch family’s “Old Garden”?

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Hewitson

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What is the Barossa Old Vine Charter?

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Old Vines - at least 35 years old
Survivor Vines - at least 70 years old
Centenarion Vines - at least 100 years old
Ancestor Vines - at least 125 years old

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Main red grapes of Barossa Valley GI

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Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache

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Main white grapes of Barossa Valley GI

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Chardonnay, Semillon

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Climate of Barossa Valley GI

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warm continental

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What is warmer, Eden Valley or Barossa Valley?

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Barossa is 2-3 degrees Celcius warmer

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Soil of Barossa Valley GI

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Deep loamy clay

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What are the major natural features of Barossa Valley GI

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Barossa Ranges
-the hills of Eden Valley on Barossa Valley’s eastern border

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Important producers in Barossa Valley GI

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Seppeltsfield
Torbreck
Peter Lehmann “Margaret” - Semillon
Turkey Flat
John Duval
Hewitson

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What is used to add sweetness to sparkling Shiraz?

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Australia Tawny

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What is a sub-region of Eden Valley?

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High Eden

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Who Planted Pewsey Vale Vineyard and when?

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Joseph Gilbert in 1847

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Elevation of Eden Valley GI.

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400-600 meters

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Soil of Eden Valley GI

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Loamy sand and clay loams with intermixed quartz and gravel

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Major natural features of Eden Valley GI

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Barossa Ranges

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Main red grapes of Eden Valley GI

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54% - Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon

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Main white grapes of Eden Valley GI

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46% - riesling, chardonnay, semillon

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Producers of Eden Valley GI

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Henschke
Pewsey Vale

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GIs of Fleurieu Zone

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McLaren Vale
Langhorne Creek
Currency Creek
Southern Fleurieu
Kangaroo Island

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Climate of McLaren Vale GI

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Warm mediterranean with substantial variation

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Main red grapes of McLaren Vale

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86% - Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Grenache

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Main white grapes of McLaren Vale

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14% - Chardonnay

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Soil of McLaren Vale

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Red brown loam is dominant

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Major natural features of MClaren Vale

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Gulf of Saint Vincent to the west
Adelaide Hills to the East

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What is Generational Farming?

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a new sustainable farming initiative
dry farmed vineyards rely on recycled waste water from the suburbs of Adelaide

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What is the coolest and most northeastern area of McLaren Vale

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Clarendon-harvested a month after town of Willunga

40
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What is Scarce Earth? Name 3 producers.

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A project recognizing the hallmarks of individual sites in McLaren Vale.

Shiraz
Single site wine
Vines at least 10 years old
May not be excessively shaded by oak, faults, ovver or under ripeness.
Wines must be submitted to a tasting panel on an annual basis.
Collectively released on May 1st of the year after harvest.

Kangarilla Road
Mr. Riggs
d’Arenberg Blind Tiger

41
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How does Shiraz from Kangarilla differ thank the rest of McLaren Vale?

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More delicate style of Shiraz

42
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Producers of McLaren Vale

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Clarendon Hills
d’Arenberg
Yangarra

43
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Who is the longest running producer in Langhorne Creek? Who and when were vines planted?

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Metala

Arthur Fornby, owner of the Metala estate, in 1890.
Today Metala owned b

44
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What GI is the principal source for Orlando’s “Jacob’s Creek”

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Langhorne Creek GI

45
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Where is Currency Creek GI located?

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SW of Langhorne Creek

46
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Major natural features of Currency Creek

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Murray River (mouth)
Lake Alexandria
Encounter Bay

47
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Where is the Southern Fleurieu GI

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South of McLaren Vale on Fleurieu Peninsula

48
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What is the Fleurieu Zone’s smallest GI?

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Kangaroo Island

49
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What and where is The Islander Estate?

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A 10ha property (unplanted acreage 300ha) on Kangaroo Island founded by Bordeaux winemaker Jacques Lurton. Signature wine is a cab franc and malbec blend called The Investigator.

50
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What body of water separates Kangaroo Island from the mainland?

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Backstair Passage

51
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What are the GIs of the Mount Lofty Ranges

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Claire Valley GI
Adelaide Hills GI
Adelaide Plains GI

52
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What is the Northern most GI of the Mount-Lofty Ranges

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Clare Valley

53
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Top three grape varieties by acreage in the Clare

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Shiraz
Riesling
Cabernet Sauvignon

54
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Climate of Clare Valley

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Moderate warm-continental

55
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What was the first winery in Clare Valley and who built it?

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Sevenhill Cellars built by the Jesuits

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Soil type of Clare Valley

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slate (Polish Hill)
terra rossa over limestone (Watervale)

57
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Where is Wendouree, and when was it founded?

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Alfred Percy Birks Wendouree was founded in the Clare Valley in 1892.

58
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What is the difference in climate and temperature between Clare, Polish Hill and Watervale?

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Near Clare, warm westerly winds blowing from Spencer Gulf
Diurnal temperature shifts in Claire
Watervale - cool breezes from Saint Vincent
Polish Hill wines are more austere
Spring frosts a danger in Polish Hill, Watervale and Auburn

59
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Important vineyard sites in Clare Valley

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Jim Barry’s “Armagh” and “Florita” vineyards
Grosset’s “Polish Hill”
Petaluma’s “Hanlin Hill”

60
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Producers in Clare Valley

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Grosset
Kilikanoon (Attunga 1865 Shiraz)
Jim Barry

61
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Subregions of Adelaide Hills GI

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Lenswood GI
Piccadilly Valley GI

62
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What Southern Australian GI produces great Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Sparkling, and why?

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Adelaide Hills, because of the high acidity preserved by the region’s cooler maritime climate.

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Soil types of Adelaide Hills GI

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Grey loamy sands

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Major natural features of Adelaide Hills GI

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South Mount Lofty Ranges

65
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Adelaide superzone: which region is the coolest and wettest, and which the warmest?

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Adelaide Hills (cool and wet)
Adelaide Plains (warmest, and nearly driest)

66
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Who planted Adelaide Hills’ first commercial winery and in what part?

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Petaluma in Piccadilly Valley GI
1976

67
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Producers of Adelaide Hills

68
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Producers in Adelaide Plains

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Penfold’s Magill Estate

69
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What are the GIs of the Limestone Coast?

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Padthaway GI
Wrattonbully GI
Coonawarra GI
Mount Benson GI
Robe GI
Mount Gambier GI

70
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What grape are Coonawarra and Padthaway most known for?

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cabernet sauvignon

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Soil types of Coonawarra GI

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terra rossa (good drainage)
clay over limestone (good drainage)
Rendzina to the west
-humus-rich shallow soils that are usually formed from carbonate

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Coonawarra v. Padthaway: Topography and Climate

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Coonawarra: cool mediterranean climate (lower degree days than Bordeaux, but drier and with more sunlight hours). “Dead flat.”
Padthaway: very similar to Coonawarra, but warmer (farther into the interior). Rolling hills.

73
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Who planted the first vines in Coonawarra?

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John Riddoch in 1891 at his property The Penola Fruit Colony, renamed Coonawarra in 1897. The winery itself was named Chateau Comaum.

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Which winery jump started the modern era of wine in Coonawarra, and how much of the appellation do they own today?

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Wynn’s Coonawarra Estate, founded in 1951 when Samuel and David Wynn purchased John Riddoch’s core property, including Chateau Comaum.
Today they own about half (850ha?) of the appellation.

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Name 6 Coonawarra producers

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Majella
Penley Estate
Balnaves of Coonawarra
Wynns Coonawarra Estate
Parker Coonawarra Estate
Zema Estate

76
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Who owns Wynn’s Coonawarra Estate?

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Treasury Wine Estates.

77
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What are the “Treasure Chest Clarets”?

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Wines released by Woodley’s (negociant firm) from 1949 to 1956 from Chateau Comaum.

78
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Who produces John Riddoch?

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Wynn’s Coonawarra Estate
Cabernet Sauvignon, named for the founder.
First vintage 1982.

79
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Soil of Padthaway

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Terra rossa and red-brown sandy loam

80
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Who planted the first vines in Padthaway?

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Seppelt, 1964.

81
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Name 3 Padthaway Producers

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Padthaway Estate
Stonehaven
Brown’s of Padthaway

82
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Padthaway: top three varieties

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Shiraz
Chardonnay
Cabernet Sauvignon

83
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Soil types of Wrattonbully

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Terra rossa - as it sits between Padthaway and Coonawarra, the band runs through it

84
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What Victoria region borders Mount Gambier? What aspects do they share?

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Henty

Cool, maritime climates. Planted to Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay.

Pinot Noir

85
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What are the Naracoorte Caves?

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A network of caves eroded out of the limestone bedrock which have created an especially rich fossil record. Consecrated as a world heritage site in 1994.

86
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Major natural features of Mount Gambier and Moutn Benson.

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Southern Ocean

87
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What is the GI of the Lower Murray Zone and what is the area known for

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Riverland

heavy irrigation
bulk wine
continental hot climate

88
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What GI is Australia’s leader in production? Second Largest family owned estate here?

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Riverland GI

Kingston Estate

89
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Major natural features of Riverland GI

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Murray River

90
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Where is the largest single planting of Petit Verdot located in Australia?

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Riverland GI
100 ha farmed by Kingston Estate

91
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List these regions in order of warmest to coolest
Clare Valley
Adelaide Plains
Kangaroo Island
McLaren Vale
Riverland
Eden Valley
Barossa Valley
Coonawarra and the Limestone Coast
Langhorne Creek
Adelaide Hills

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Riverland
Adelaide Plains
Barossa Valley
McLaren Vale
Langhorne Creek
Clare Valley
Coonawarra and the Limestone Coast
Eden Valley
Adelaide Hills
Kangaroo Island

92
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What is the River that flows through Barossa Valley?

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North Para River

93
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Mouvedre is also known as what in Barossa Valley?

94
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Who planted South Australia’s first vines and where?

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John Reynell in McLaren Vale in 1838
In the Stony Hill Vineyard

95
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What is the Lake Doctor?

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A reliably cooling afternoon breeze off the Lake Alexandrina in Langhorne Creek that slows ripening here and grapes are picked about 2 weeks later than McLaren Vale

96
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Where is Blewett Springs? What style of Grenache and Shiraz does Blewett Springs produce? Why?

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McLaren Vale
Sophisticated, aromatic, spicy
Deep sandy soils over clay
Greater diurnal temperature range

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