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What is included in the Adelaide Superzone

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Barossa, Fleurie, Mount Lofty Ranges

3 zones, with various climates, changes in elevataion, etc. Represent the centerpiece for SA

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What are the 5 GIs in Fleurie?

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Currency Creek
Kangaroo Island
Langhorne Creek
McLaren Vale
Southern Fleurie

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What are the 2 GIs and sub region in Barossa?

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Eden Valley (High Eden sub)
Barossa Valley

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What are the 3 GIs and 2 sub regions in Mount Lofty Ranges

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Adelaide Hills (Lenswood & Picadilly Valley sub)
Adelaide Plains
Clare Valley

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What is the 1 GI in the Far North Zone?

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Southern Flinders Ranges (most Northern GI)

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What are the 6 GIs in the Limestone Coast Zone?

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Coonawara
Mount Benson
Padthaway
Rove
Wrattonbully
Mount Gambier

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What is the 1 GI in the Lower Murray Zone?

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Riverland

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What are the Zones in Southern Australia?

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Far North
Peninsulas (no GIs)
Mount Lofty Ranges
Barossa (largest fine wine Zone)
Lower Murray
Fleurie
Limestone Coast
Adelaide Superzone

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What are weather factors affect Victoria?

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El Nino and La Nina weather systems.
Drought in 2007 & 2010 in Victoria Brush fires in 2009 in Victoria, Excess rain in 2011 in SE

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Barossa Valley Old Charter designations?

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Old - at least 35 years
Survivor - at least 70 years
Centarian - at least 100 years
Ancestor - at least 125 years

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What is unique to winemaking in Barossa?

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Not effected by phloxxera. 1st area for vine plantings from German immigrants, “Jacob’s Creek”, Shiraz from 1843, Grenache from 1850, Block 42 from 1888

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Characteristics of Barossa Valley Shiraz?

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Intense flavors of chocolate, prune and date, wrapped in velvety tannins and emboldened by high, mentholated alcohol levels, often in excess of 15%

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Differences in moderating factors between Barossa Valley vs Eden Valley

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Barossa Valley- lower in elevation, 2-3 degrees warmer. Deep loamy clay soils, with an underground water reserve for irrigation.

Eden Valley - higher elevation, cooler, less planted, approx 1/5 under vine vs Barossa. Water scarcity. Red clay with granite outcrops.

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Sparkling Shiraz winemaking

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Known as “Sparkling Burgundy” locally, this wine goes back to 1888 with Edmund Mazure.

Base Shiraz is fermented to dryness and aged in oak prior to secondary fermentation in tank, dosage of Tawny port is added for some RS

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Grapes grown in Barossa?

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Shiraz - over 50%
Cab Sauv - 2nd most planted
Grenache, Mataro (Mouvedre)
Chard and Semillon

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Characteristics of Eden Valley Shiraz?

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More elegance, spice, and red fruit character. Most famous —Henschke’s eight-hectare Hill of Grace, planted in 1860—is the source of Australia’s top single vineyard wine, providing a site-specific counterpoint to the philosophy behind “Grange.”

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Eden Valley Riesling characteristics?

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25% of vineyard plantings. Of German heritage, it is classically dry, sharply acidic, and dripping with lime flavor. Generally, the best examples of Riesling (and other white grapes) are produced in the cooler southern sectors of the GI

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Climate for Barossa Zone?

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Warm Contiental
Region III on Winkler Scale

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Famous fortified wine from Barossa?

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Found in town of Seppeltsfield, world-class “100 Year Old Para Liqueur”

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Climate for McLaren Vale GI in the Fleurie Zone?

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Warm Mediterranean, with substanial variation. Region III Winkler scale

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Moderating factors to McLaren Vale GI?

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Warm & windy, alleviates fungal pressures. Phylloxera free, organic & biodynamic farming. Drought is main concern, small amount dry farmed, most irrigation from recycled water from nearby Adelaide suburbs.

Mounty Lofty Ranges to the East & Gulf of St Vincent to west

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Characteristics of McLaren Vale Shiraz?

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Typically intense, with brooding tannins, high alcohol levels (14-15%) and deep blue fruits, but changing consumer tastes, some winemakers are starting to soften their touch, particularly in regards to the type and percentage of new oak used. French oak more vs American barrels in both Shiraz and CS. The mighty, massive chocolate & prune flavors common in many Barossa examples of Shiraz are less dominant here, more iron notes from soils of ironstone, or red sandstone

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What is ‘Scarce Earth’?

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A new project that seeks to recognizes differences in soil & geology sites for Shiraz in McLaren Vale. 24 wines from producers like d’Arenberg, Chapel Hill, and Gemtree. Released on 1st of May the year after the harvest.

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Grapes grown in McLaren Vale GI?

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Shiraz & Cab Sauv dominate.
Grenache - exciting, from Blewitt Springs & Kangarilla
Chard most planted, not best, Rousanne, Fiano more promising

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Longest running producer in Langhorne Creek GI in the Fleurie?

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Metala - since 1890. Vines planted in this region in 1860
Wolf Bass in 1967 & Orlando Wines in 1995

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What are the top rated vintages for Shiraz in Barossa? (wine searcher source)

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2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

27
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Who is Johann Gramp?

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Planted Jacob’s Creek in Rowland Flat in 1847 in the Barossa Valley. These are now the world’s oldest Shiraz vines, over 100ha

28
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Where are the oldest Cab Sauv vines in South Australia?

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In the northern Barossa Valley, Penfold’s ‘Block 42’ in Kalimna.

29
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What is Australia’s most collectible red wine?

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Penfold’s Grange - based on Barossa Shiraz with fruit from other regions.

30
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Notable Barossa producers?

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Elderton’s ‘The Command’
Torbreck’s ‘Runrig’ & ‘The Laird’

31
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Notable Sparkling Shiraz producers?

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Rockford and Peter Rumball

1970s Orlando Wines joined the ‘Cold Duck’ fad

32
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Which grapes are grown in Barossa Valley?

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Shiraz - cultivated in over 50% of vnyd
Cab Sauv - 2nd most, ripens easily
Grenache & Mataro - produce good GSM
Chard - best left to cooler climates
Semillon - picked early, performs well (Peter Lehmann’s ‘Margaret’)

33
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Who is Joseph Gilbert?

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An Englishman, in 1847 same year as Jacob’s Creek, planted Pewsey Vale and brought winemaking to Eden Valley.

34
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What is the soil in Eden Vallet?

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Thin layers of red clay, granite outcroppings everywhere.

Poor rocky, rough soils “not a Garden of Eden”

35
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Wine’s labeled ‘Barossa’ rather than ‘Barossa Valley’ may include?

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Fruit from Eden Valley as well for lift and acidity.

36
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High Eden GI

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Subregion to Eden Valley, Barossa Zone

Most elevated, and southernmost point in Eden Valley. Mountadam pioneering producer of Chard in 1970s

37
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Grenache winemaking in McLaren Vale?

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Typically raised in old hogshead & 500L puncheons rather than new barriques.

Rhone like, savory tones, warm strawberry & mint.

38
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Moderating influenes to Fleurie?

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Lake Alexandrina - Langhorne Creek GI to North. Currency Creek GI on western side of lake, also at mouth of Murray River. Kangaroo Island -separated from Cape Jervis on Fleurie Penisinsula by 8.4 mile Backstair Passage.

39
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Barossa Valley GI …

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Adelaide Superzone
South Australia State
Barossa Zone

John Duval highly regarded winemaker from Penfolds ‘Entity Shiraz’ & ‘Plexus GSM’
Torbreck

40
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Eden Valley GI…

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Adelaide Superzone
South Asutralia State
Barossa Zone

Henschke 1862, sandy loam over gravel bedrock with clay
Hill of Grace 1958.
Yaluma 1849, unqiue with nursery & cooperage, created own barrel ‘octaves’ for their wine ‘Octavius’. Tempranillo,Botrysized Viognier

41
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High Eden Sub GI …

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a Subregion to
Adelaide Superzone
South Australia State
Barossa Zone
Eden Valley Region

42
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Currency Creek GI …

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Adelaide Superzone
South Australia State
Fleurie Zone

Maritime climate.
Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Sauv Blanc

43
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Kangaroo Island GI …

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Adelaide Superzone
South Australia State
Fleurie Zone

Smallest & most recent GI, separated by 8.4 mile Backstair Passage. Bordeaux style blends

44
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Langhorne Creek GI…

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Adelaide Superzone
South Australia State
Fleurie Zone

Historic GI, Cab Sauv & Shiraz on ancient floodplain from Mt Lofty Ranges. Verdelho & Chard

45
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McLaren Vale GI …

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Adelaide Superzone
South Australia State
Fleurie Zone

Mediterranean Climate - Shiraz, CS, Grenache
Clarendon Hills 1990 ‘Astralis’ cult wine. d’Arenberg 1912 ‘Dead Arm Shiraz’

46
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Southern Fleurie GI …

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Adelaide Superzone
South Australia State
Fleurie Zone

Only about 500 ha under vine

47
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Adelaide Hills GI …

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Adelaide Superzone
South Australia State
Mount Lofty Ranges Zone

48
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Adelaide Plains GI ..

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Adelaide Superzone
South Australia State
Mount Lofty Ranges Zone

49
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Clare Valley GI …

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Adelaide Superzone
South Australia State
Mount Lofty Ranges Zone

50
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Lenswood Sub GI …

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Adelaide Superzone
South Australia State
Mount Lofty Ranges Zone
Adelaide Hills Region GI

Henschke has 32 acres purchased 1981

51
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Picadilly Valley Sub GI …

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Adelaide Superzone
South Australia State
Mount Lofty Ranges Zone
Adelaide Hills Region GI

52
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Southern Flinders Ranges GI …

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South Australia State
Far North Zone

53
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Cooonawara GI …

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South Australia State
Limestone Coast Zone

54
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Mount Benson GI …

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South Australia State
Limestone Coast Zone

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Padthaway GI …

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South Australia State
Limestone Coast Zone

56
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Robe GI …

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South Australia State
Limestone Coast Zone

57
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Wrattonbully GI ..

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South Australia State
Limestone Coast Zone

58
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Mount Gambier GI …

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South Australia State
Limestone Coast Zone

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Riverland GI ..

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South Australia State
Lower Murray Zone

60
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The Peninsula’s Zone…

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No Region GIs

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