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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?
Joseph Gilbert in 1847
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Elevation of Eden Valley GI.
400-600 meters
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Soil of Eden Valley GI
Loamy sand and clay loams with intermixed quartz and gravel
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Major natural features of Eden Valley GI
Barossa Ranges
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Main red grapes of Eden Valley GI
54% - Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon
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Main white grapes of Eden Valley GI
46% - riesling, chardonnay, semillon
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Producers of Eden Valley GI
Henschke Pewsey Vale
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GIs of Fleurieu Zone
McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Currency Creek Southern Fleurieu Kangaroo Island
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Climate of McLaren Vale GI
Warm mediterranean with substantial variation
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Main red grapes of McLaren Vale
86% - Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Grenache
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Main white grapes of McLaren Vale
14% - Chardonnay
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Soil of McLaren Vale
Red brown loam is dominant
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Major natural features of MClaren Vale
Gulf of Saint Vincent to the west Adelaide Hills to the East
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What is Generational Farming?
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
Clarendon-harvested a month after town of Willunga
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What is Scarce Earth? Name 3 producers.
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
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How does Shiraz from Kangarilla differ thank the rest of McLaren Vale?
More delicate style of Shiraz
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Producers of McLaren Vale
Clarendon Hills d'Arenberg Yangarra
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Who is the longest running producer in Langhorne Creek? Who and when were vines planted?
Metala | Arthur Fornby, owner of the Metala estate, in 1890. Today Metala owned b
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What GI is the principal source for Orlando's "Jacob's Creek"
Langhorne Creek GI
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Where is Currency Creek GI located?
SW of Langhorne Creek
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Major natural features of Currency Creek
Murray River (mouth) Lake Alexandria Encounter Bay
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Where is the Southern Fleurieu GI
South of McLaren Vale on Fleurieu Peninsula
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What is the Fleurieu Zone's smallest GI?
Kangaroo Island
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What and where is The Islander Estate?
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.
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What body of water separates Kangaroo Island from the mainland?
Backstair Passage
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What are the GIs of the Mount Lofty Ranges
Claire Valley GI Adelaide Hills GI Adelaide Plains GI
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What is the Northern most GI of the Mount-Lofty Ranges
Clare Valley
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Top three grape varieties by acreage in the Clare
Shiraz Riesling Cabernet Sauvignon
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Climate of Clare Valley
Moderate warm-continental
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What was the first winery in Clare Valley and who built it?
Sevenhill Cellars built by the Jesuits
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Soil type of Clare Valley
slate (Polish Hill) terra rossa over limestone (Watervale)
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Where is Wendouree, and when was it founded?
Alfred Percy Birks Wendouree was founded in the Clare Valley in 1892.
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What is the difference in climate and temperature between Clare, Polish Hill and Watervale?
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
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Important vineyard sites in Clare Valley
Jim Barry's "Armagh" and "Florita" vineyards Grosset's "Polish Hill" Petaluma's "Hanlin Hill"
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Producers in Clare Valley
Grosset Kilikanoon (Attunga 1865 Shiraz) Jim Barry
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Subregions of Adelaide Hills GI
Lenswood GI Piccadilly Valley GI
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What Southern Australian GI produces great Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Sparkling, and why?
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
Grey loamy sands
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Major natural features of Adelaide Hills GI
South Mount Lofty Ranges
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Adelaide superzone: which region is the coolest and wettest, and which the warmest?
Adelaide Hills (cool and wet) Adelaide Plains (warmest, and nearly driest)
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Who planted Adelaide Hills' first commercial winery and in what part?
Petaluma in Piccadilly Valley GI 1976
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Producers of Adelaide Hills
Petaluma
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Producers in Adelaide Plains
Penfold's Magill Estate
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What are the GIs of the Limestone Coast?
Padthaway GI Wrattonbully GI Coonawarra GI Mount Benson GI Robe GI Mount Gambier GI
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What grape are Coonawarra and Padthaway most known for?
cabernet sauvignon
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Soil types of Coonawarra GI
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
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.
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Who planted the first vines in Coonawarra?
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?
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
Majella Penley Estate Balnaves of Coonawarra Wynns Coonawarra Estate Parker Coonawarra Estate Zema Estate
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Who owns Wynn’s Coonawarra Estate?
Treasury Wine Estates.
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What are the “Treasure Chest Clarets”?
Wines released by Woodley’s (negociant firm) from 1949 to 1956 from Chateau Comaum.
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Who produces John Riddoch?
Wynn’s Coonawarra Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, named for the founder. First vintage 1982.
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Soil of Padthaway
Terra rossa and red-brown sandy loam
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Who planted the first vines in Padthaway?
Seppelt, 1964.
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Name 3 Padthaway Producers
Padthaway Estate Stonehaven Brown’s of Padthaway
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Padthaway: top three varieties
Shiraz Chardonnay Cabernet Sauvignon
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Soil types of Wrattonbully
Terra rossa - as it sits between Padthaway and Coonawarra, the band runs through it
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What Victoria region borders Mount Gambier? What aspects do they share?
Henty Cool, maritime climates. Planted to Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, and Chardonnay. | Pinot Noir
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What are the Naracoorte Caves?
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.
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Major natural features of Mount Gambier and Moutn Benson.
Southern Ocean
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What is the GI of the Lower Murray Zone and what is the area known for
Riverland heavy irrigation bulk wine continental hot climate
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What GI is Australia's leader in production? Second Largest family owned estate here?
Riverland GI | Kingston Estate
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Major natural features of Riverland GI
Murray River
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Where is the largest single planting of Petit Verdot located in Australia?
Riverland GI 100 ha farmed by Kingston Estate
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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
Riverland Adelaide Plains Barossa Valley McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Clare Valley Coonawarra and the Limestone Coast Eden Valley Adelaide Hills Kangaroo Island
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What is the River that flows through Barossa Valley?
North Para River
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Mouvedre is also known as what in Barossa Valley?
Mataro
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Who planted South Australia's first vines and where?
John Reynell in McLaren Vale in 1838 In the Stony Hill Vineyard
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What is the Lake Doctor?
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
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Where is Blewett Springs? What style of Grenache and Shiraz does Blewett Springs produce? Why?
McLaren Vale Sophisticated, aromatic, spicy Deep sandy soils over clay Greater diurnal temperature range

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