TL-Australia Flashcards
1
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Tasmania is part of what Zone
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South Eastern Australia- the multistate zone
2
Q
What was the precursor to Hill of Grace
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“Mount Edelstone” Shiraz
3
Q
Do Regions need to be in a single zone?
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No
4
Q
New South Wales is moderated by what
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The great dividing ranges
5
Q
What is Victoria’s Oldest wine region?
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Yarra Valley GI
6
Q
What are the Regions within The North East Victoria Zone
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Glenrowan King Valley Alpine Valley Beechworth Rutherglen
7
Q
What are the 6 GIs of the Limestone coast
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Coonawarra Padathaway Mount Benson Robe GI Wrattonbully Mount Gambier
8
Q
Put these in order from largest to smallest:
Zones
Sub- Regions
States
Regions
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SZRS
State
Zone
Region
Sub Region
9
Q
First Vintage of Henshkes Hill of Grave
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1958- All shiraz from Hill of Grace in Eden Valley in South Australia
10
Q
Vintage, Varietal or Region must have what %
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85%
11
Q
The State of Victoria has what Zones within it?
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Central Victoria Gippsland North East Victoria North West Victoria Port Phillip Western Victoria
12
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What Zone is Rutherglen found in?
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North East Victoria Zone
13
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Name 3 prodcuers in the Eden Valley GI
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Eden Valley is in the Barossa Zone in the Sate of South Australia
Henschke- Hill of grace vineyard is here
Yaluba
Pewsey Vale
14
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Talk about Tahbilk
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Producer in the Golburn Valley (Central VIctoria) that saved its vines from Phylloxera and has Shiraz vines from 1860 as well as the oldest Marsanne plantings in Australia and possibly the world
15
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What are the regions within the North West Victoria Zone, what is unique about them?
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Swan Hill
Murray Darling
They are shared with New South Wales
16
Q
Def Topaque
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Formerly called (Tokay) this is fortified sweet wine made in Rytherglen and Glenrowan
17
Q
Where is McLaren Vale and wha tis it known for?
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In South Australia
In the Fleurieu Zone
Known for CS and RHone
18
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What are the main grapes of the Mount Barker GI, where is it located?
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State of Western Australia- Zone of SW AUstralia- Within the Great Southern GI
Riesling, shiraz and CS
19
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What is the one multistage Zone and what does it include/what year was it formed
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South Eastern Australia- 1996- Includes: Victoria Tasmania NSW South Australia Queensland
20
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What are the GIs of NW Victoria
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Murray Darling GI
Swan Hill GI
21
Q
What year were vines first planted in AUS
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1788
22
Q
Which of these are banned in Australian Wine Production?
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Cultured Yeasts
Micro-Oxygenation
Acidification
Chaptalization
23
Q
What is the Adelaide GI?
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A superzone that allows blending from Barossa, Mount Lofty Ranges and Fleurieu
24
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What are the Regions of the Port Phillips Zone
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Geelong Macedon Ranges Sunbury Mornington Peninsula Yarra Valley
25
In 1996 Wine Australia established what multistate zone, what does it include?
South Eastern Australia
- Victoria
- Tasmania
- New SOuth Wales
- South Australia
- Quuensland
26
What would be the max amount of Viognier allowed in a wine stated with Syrah stated on the label?
15%
27
What is the Muscat of Rutherglen Network, when was it established?
Est 1995
A syndicate of producers who are part of a voluntary 4 tier system based on sweetness, complexity and age
Producers classify thei own wines and have a stylized R on the logo
28
Tell me everything about the 1st vintage of Penfolds iconic "Grange"
A shiraz blend debuted by Max Schubert in 1951 as "Grange Hermitage"
29
Major Brush fires caused huge loss for what region in the 2009 vintage?
Yarra Valley and other regions in Victoria
30
What is the hottest appelation in Australia
Swan Valley GI in the GI or Swan District, in the Greater Pert Zone in the State of Western Australia
31
All grapes making up min x% must be on the label
85%
32
Who makes "Noble One" and what is it?
Botrytised Semillon from Riverina that is made by De Bortoli
33
What grape domiantes the production of Cenrtral Victoria's Bendigo, Golburn Vally and Heathcote GIs
Shiraz
34
Name 3 producers in Maragret River, what is it predominatly known for growing?
RED and white BDX styles
Cullen
Vasse Felix
Leeuwin Estate
Cape Mentelle
35
What year was the label integrity program introduced, and who was responsible for it?
1990, Wine Australia
36
Name 4 wineries in Barossa Valley GI
Penfolds
Torbreck
Peter Lehmann
Ford
37
Where would you find Terra Rossa Soil? What is it?
In Coonawarra
It is Red clay from decomposed limetsone
38
What subregion would you find in Golburn Valley
Nagambie Lakes
39
What are the GIs of SW Aystralia Zone
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Geographe GI
Maragret RIver GI
Blackwood Valley GI
Manjimup GI
Pemberton GI
Great Southern GI (has five sub GI)
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40
Where would you fine Brown aged fortified muscat in Australia
Rutherglen- Made from muscat a petite rouge and they show a more marked Rancio character
41
Major brush fires throughout Yarra and Victoria took place in what year
2009
42
Name one thing totally banned in AUS
Chaptilization
43
What varieties are most common in Victoria?
PN, CS, Chard and Syrah
44
Central Victoria Zone has what Regions pithing it
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Bendigo
Heathcote
Golburn Valley
Strathbogie Ranges
Upper Golburn
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45
WHat are the 5 sub GIs of Great SOuthern GI
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Frankland River GI
Denmark GI
Mount Barker GI
Albany GI
Porongurup GI
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46
What are the two distict soil types of Yarra Valley GI
Red Basalt and Grey/Brown Loam
47
If a wine is a blend of multiple grapes (ie.GSM) they must be stated how
From largest to smallest
48
Name 3 wines made in Coonawarra
Majella
Wynn's "John Riddoch"
Parker Estate's "First Growth"
49
What is the 1st year of the label integrity program, what does it gaurentee?
Starts for the 1990 vintage,
-makes sure that any wine with vintage, varietal or region has min 85% of those things
- If a blend is listed (ie. GSM) it must be listed in the order of most to least
- All components making up a min 85% must be on the label
- No listed grape may be in lower proportion than an unnamed varietal
50
Name two sub regions of Adelaide Hills
Picadilly Valley
| Lenswood
51
What does the label integrity program ensure for blended varietal wines (ie. GSM)?
Grapes must be listed in order of proportion to blend
All components making up a min 85% of the blend must appear on the label
No listed grape may be in lower proportion than an unnamed variety
52
First vintage of Torbrecks tete du cuvee and what is it
1998- Runrig- Shiraz from Barossa
53
So Zones have to be in a single state
No
54
When did vines first appear in Australia
1788, with first Fleet of British Pioneers
55
When phylloxera hit Australia where was it confined to?
Victoria and a portions of New South Wales
56
What cools the Fleuireu Zone?
The Southern Ocean and Inland Lake Alexandria
57
Where is penfolds headquartered
Barossa Valley
58
What Zone would you find Melbourne
Port Phillips Zone
59
What makes up the port phillips zone
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Geelong GI
Macedona Ranges GI
Mornington Peninsula GA
Sunbury GI
Yarra Valley GI
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60
What is the smallest and coolest state on the AUS mainland? What cools it?
Victoria- Cool sea breezes blowing up from Anarctica
61
Why does to irrigation have to be used carefully in Australia
So as not to over combine with Australia's high saline soils
62
What is the Subzone of Gramplains
Great Western
63
What makes up the Mount Lofy Range Zone?
Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Plains
Clare Valley
64
Name 4 wines made in McLaren Vale
D'Arenberg's "Dead Arm" shiraz,
Yangarra's "High Sands" Grenache,
Drew Noon's Grenach based "Eclipse"
Clarendon Hills "Australis" Shiraz
65
Name one subregion of Hunter Valley?
Broke Fordwich
66
What fdoes the Adelaide Superzone include?
Mount Lofty Ranges
Barossa
Fleuireu
67
What is the most famous wine made by Penfolds? 1st vintage
"Grange Hermitage" debuts in 1951, the year before Barca Vehla. It is a blend of several vvineayrds in several regions
68
What are the GIs of NE VIctoria
Glenrowan GI
King Valley GI
Alpine Valley GI
Beechworth GI
69
Who defined the GI sysytem
Wine Australia- appellations are geographical
NO restrictions own yields, grapes, etc
70
What GIs make up the Fleurieu Zone?
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Langhorn Creek
Currency Creek
Kangaroo Island
Mclaren Vale
S. Fleurieu
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71
What are the GIs of Western Victoria
Henty
Grampians
Pyrnees
72
Australia's GIs have no restrictions on what?
Grape Varieties, Yields, Etc...
73
Regions and Subregions are defined by what
Single tracts of land
Min output of 500 tons annually
At least 5 independently owned vineyards of at least 5ha each
Regions do not need to be in the same zone
Zones do not need to be in a single state
74
What are the two major soils types of Victoria?
Grey-brown Sandy Loam and Red Basalt-derrived soils
75
What is the landscape of Coonawarra like?
Very flat with Terra Rossa Soils
76
Name one problem with irrigation in AUS
Extremely high saline content in soils
77
What is Riverina AKA
Murimbidgee Irrigation Area
78
What are the GIs of the Greater Perth Zone
Swan District
Perth Hills
Peel
79
Where was the AUstralian Domaine Chandon formed and in what year?
Yarra Valley GI- 1987
80
Phyloxera was originally confined to where
NSW and Victoria
81
What is the most famous wine made by Yalumba? 1st vintage
Octavius, 1990
82
What are the two ones of WEstern Australia
Greater Perth Zone
| SW Australia Zone
83
What grapes thrive in the Monrington Peninsula GI
Thin skinned (PN, PG, Chard) due to its proximity to the ocean
84
How big is a Hogshead?
300L
85
Wine Australia debuts what?
1990- Label Integrity Program
86
Name one viticultrual hazard in coonawarra
Frost
87
What are the GIs of Cenrtral Victoria
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Bedingo GI
Heathcote GI
Golburn Valley GI
Upper Golburn GI
Strathbogie GI
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88
What does the Label integrity program maintain
any wine labeled by variety, vintage or region to contain a min 85% of stated grape, year or region
89
What is the climate of Hiunter Valley
Subtropical, lots of rain, humidity and wind
90
Wine australia will denote a region or subregion if what is true?
- Single tracts of land
- At least 5 independently owned vineyards of at least 5ha each
- Min output of 500 Tons of wine grapes annually
91
Wine Australia defines Regions and sub-regions as what?
Single tracts of land comprising at least 5 independently owned vineyards of at least 5ha apiece with a minimum output of 500tons of wine grapes annually
92
What are the Regions of the Western Victoria Zone
Henty
Gramplains
Pyrenees
93
Where was the Bag in box inventted
Australia
94
First vintage of Penfolds Grange Hermitage
1951
95
WHat two states Share the GIs of NW Victoria
Victoria and New South Wales share Murray Darling and Swan Hill GIs
96
Barossa Vine Age
Barossa Old Vine: Min. 35 years old
Barossa Survivor Vine: Min. 70 years old
Barossa Centenarian Vine: Min. 100 years old
Barossa Ancestor Vine: Min. 125 years old
97
Where would you find polish hill
South Australia
Mount Lofty Ranges
Clare Valley
It is a subzone here
98
What is the firist vintage of Henscke's "hill of grace"
1958- single vineyard from "hill of grace":
99
Where does most of the fruit form yellow tail come from and who owns the brand?
Riverina
| Yellow Tail is owned by Castella
100
What country developed the bag in box Closure?
Australia
101
When phylloxera first hist Australia where was it confisned to?
NSW and Victoria
102
Where when and what did Moet start in Australia?
Yarra Valley, Domaine Chandon, 1987
103
What is the sole GI of the Lower Murrazy Zone?
Riverland GI- lots o' bulk wine
104
What is Mataro
Mouvedre
105
Grange is to Penfolds as
| X is to Henschke's
Hill of Grace
106
What Zone would you find Yarra Valley
Port Phillips Zone
107
WHo makes Vat #1, what is it and where is it sourced from
Tyrell's Vat #1 is semillon from Hunter Valley
108
The port philips zone of Australia surrounds what major city
Melbourne
109
First Vintage of Yalumbas Tete de Cuvee and what is it
1990- Octavius- Shiraz
110
Who owns Penfolds and Lindemans?
Treasury Wine Estates
111
Name one multistage zone of Australia
South Eastern Australia (encompasses all of Victoria, Tasmania & New South Wales, along with the wine growing areas of South Australia and Queensland
112
Where would you find the subregion of Broke Fordwich?
Hunter Valley
113
What are the 8 Zones of South Australia
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Far North
The Peninsulas
Mount lofy Ranges
Barossa
Lower Murray
Fleuireu
Limestone Coast
Adelaid Superzone
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