South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales Flashcards
What are the zones within the Adelaide Super Zone?
Barossa
Fleurieu
Mount Lofty Ranges
Where are the world’s oldest Syrah/Shira vines and who owns them?
Langmeil’s “Freedom” vineyard planted in 1843
Where are the world’s oldest Grenche and Mataro vines?
Cirillo owns a three-hectare parcel of Grenache planted in 1850
Hewitson produces Mataro from the Koch family’s “Old Garden” of vines - 1853
Where is the Australia’s oldest Cabernet Sauvignon vines?
Penfolds’ “Block 42” lies in Kalimna in the northern Barossa Valley and dates to 1888
What two regions is Barossa divided between?
Barossa Valley GI
Eden Valley GI
Who bottles 100 Year Old Para Liqueur
Seppeltsfield
Who bottles “the Command?”
Elderton
Who bottles Runrig?
Torbreck
Who bottles “The Laird”?
Torbreck
Who was the first sparkling Burgundy producer in Australia?
Edmund Mazure
Adelaide Hills
1888
How is Australian Sparkling Wine typically made?
A base Shiraz is fermented to dryness and aged in oak prior to undergoing a second fermentation in tank. Sweetness is added from a small dosage of Australian Tawny and most examples are at least semi-sweet in style.
“Brekkie”