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What two GIs are shared between New South Wales and Victoria?

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Murray Darling

Swan Hill

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What area of Australia was most ravaged by phylloxera?

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Victoria

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What is Victoria’s oldest wine region?

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Yarra Valley

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Where is the Australian Domaine Chandon?

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Yarra Valley, Victoria, founded in 1987

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What two soil types dominate the Yarra Valley?

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Grey-brown sandy clay

Red Volcanic

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Lower Yarra v. Upper Yarra

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Lower Yarra is northerly, warmer, lower elevation, sandy loam
Upper Yarra is higher elevation, cooler, red basalt

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Popular Pinot Noir clones in the Yarra

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667, 777, MV6 (Busby vine from Clos de Vougeot)

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Yarra: Geographical Features and Major Grapes

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Yarra Ranges, Great Dividing Range, Southern Ocean

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Sauv Blanc

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What is the climate of Mornington Peninsula (and by extension, much of the Port Philip area)?

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Profoundly maritime, cooled by Antarctic breezes.

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Mornington Peninsula: Soils, Major Geographic Features, Major Grapes

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Hard yellow duplex, brown duplex, red volcanic, sand
Bass Strait, Port Philip Bay, Western Port Bay
Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris

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Which zones of Victoria experience a more continental climate with a large diurnal shift?

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North East Victoria
North West Victoria
Central Victoria

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Where and what is Moorabool?

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The original center for Victorian wine production during the gold rush, and again the current heart of Geelong.

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Geelong: Soils, Climate, Geographic Features, Major Grapes

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Red brown clay loam
Driest GI in the Port Philip zone, prone to spring frost
Port Philip Bay, Bass Strait
Moorabool, Leigh, Barwon Rivers
Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Chard, Riesling, Sauv Blanc

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Sunbury: Soils, Geographic Features, Major Grapes

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Poor dark soils, sandy loam
Macedon Ranges, Port Philip Bay
Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Chardonnay, Sauv Blanc, Semillon

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Macedon Ranges: Soils, Climate, Major Grapes

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High elevation (400-600M) granitic loam; deeper loam in valleys
Coolest region on the Australian mainland.
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Riesling
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What is the major grape of Central Victoria?

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Shiraz

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What Victoria producer boasts old vine Shiraz, along with the oldest Marsanne plantings in Australia? And where are they?

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Tahbilk, located in the Nagambie Lakes subregion of Goulburn Valley

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What is the major style of North East Victoria?

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Fortified sweet wines of muscadelle, originally labeled Tokay.

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What term is replacing Tokay, and when?

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Topaque; set to take over completely by 2020.

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What grape is Rutherglen Brown Muscat made from, and what are the wines like?

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Muscat Rouge à Petits Grains.

Rancio in style: rich, sweet, and rasinated.

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What does an “R” on the label of Rutherglen Brown Muscat mean?

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That the producer is a member of the Muscat of Rutherglen Network, founded in 1995 and the developer of the voluntary four-tier classification system.

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What is the average age and RS for Muscat?

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5 years

180-240 g/L RS

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What is the average age and RS for Classic Muscat?

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10 years

200-280 g/L RS

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What is the average age and RS for Grand Muscat?

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15 years

270-400 g/L RS

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What is the average age and RS for Rare Muscat?
20+ years | 270-400 g/L RS
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What are the zones of Victoria?
``` Western Victoria North West Victoria Central Victoria North East Victoria Gippsland Port Philip ```
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What are the 3 regions of Western Victoria?
Henty Grampians Pyrenees (west to east)
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Grampians: Soils, Climate, Major Grapes
Grey-brown loamy sands and clay loams Cool, arid, relatively high elevation (440M) Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Riesling Considerable sparkling wine
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Pyrenees: Soils, Geographic Features, Major Grapes
sandy loam Pyrenees Range Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
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Henty: Soils, Geograpic Features, Major Grapes
Basalt, gravelly loam Southern Ocean Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Gris Heavy emphasis on sparkling
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What is the subregion of Grampians?
Great Western
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What are the 2 regions of North West Victoria?
Murray Darling | Swan Hill
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What are the 5 regions of Central Victoria?
``` Bendigo Heathcote Goulburn Valley Strathbogie Ranges Upper Goulburn (arc from west to east) ```
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Heathcote: Soils, Geographic Features, Major Grapes
Greenstone (alkaline volcanic soil rich in copper and calcium) Mt. Camel Range Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Chard, Riesling
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Bendigo: Soils, Major Grapes
brown loamy sand and clay | Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauv Blanc
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Goulburn Valley: Soils, Geographic Features, Major Grapes
yellow-brown sandy loams, yellow clay loam, gravelly quartzose sands Goulburn River, network of lakes (moderates the continental climate) Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauv Blanc, Marsanne
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Strathbogie Ranges: Soils, Geographic Features, Major Grapes
``` Alluvial sands, sandy loam, decomposing granite Strathbogie Ranges (vineyards to 600M) Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Merlot, Shiraz, Sauv Blanc ```
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Upper Goulburn Valley: Soils, Geographic Features, Major Grapes
Granite, clay, sandstone, limestone Great Dividing Range, Goulburn River, Lake Eildon, vineyards to 800M Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Merlot, Shiraz, Sauv Blanc
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What is the subregion of Goulburn Valley?
Nagambie Lakes
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What are the 5 subregions of North East Victoria?
``` Rutherglen Beechworth Alpine Valleys King Valley Glenrowan (clockwise from North) ```
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What are the dominant grapes for table wine production in Rutherglen?
Shiraz | Durif
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Fortified wine styles allowed in Rutherglen
Topaque (muscadelle), Muscat, Tawny (often Shiraz, may be anything)
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Rutherglen: Soils, Climate
Rutherglen loam (grey-brown, preferred for fortifieds), Black Dog fine sandy loam Hot Continental - Region III Foothills of the Victorian Alps
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Rutherglen fortifieds - process
Passerillage on the vines Fortified after 2-3 days fermentation Aging in oak - may be of any size; some producers blend at bottling, some utilize soleras, and everything in between.
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Topaque v. Muscat
Topaque has more savory characters (cold tea? Sardine oil?), less intensity, higher acidity, and generally 30-40g/L less RS than Muscat.
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Glenrowan: Soils, Geographic Features
deep red and weathered clay on slopes, dark clay, silt, and sand at lower elevations Warby Ranges, Lake Mokoan
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Beechworth: Soils, Major Grapes
Ordovician sandstone and shale, Devonian granite | Cab Sauv, Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Merlot, Chardonnay
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Alpine Valleys: Soils, Major Grapes
Granite, sandy loam, red-brown duplex | Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauv Blanc, Pinot Gri, Merlot
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King Valley: Soil, Geographic Features, Major Grapes
Red clay loam Very high elevation - up to 700M higher than Rutherglen King River, Oxley Plains (north), Victorian Alps (south) Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Sauv Blanc, Merlot, Cab Sauv
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What are the regions of Gippsland?
There are no smaller regions within Gippsland
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What are the unofficial subs of Gippsland, and why are they not official?
``` South Gippsland (cool and maritime) East Gippsland (oldest region, close to Rutherglen) West Gippsland (cener of modern production, near the Yarra) It is a huge and sprawling region, but production is very low, generally about 600 tonnes per year. There is not a sufficient level of production to warrant three new Gi's at 500 tonnes output each. ```
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Gippsland: Soils, Geographic Features, Major Grapes
Clay and sandy loam (varied) Bass Strait/Southern Ocean, Great Dividing Range Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Chardonnay, Sauv Blanc
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What are the 5 regions of Port Philip?
``` Geelong Sunbury Macedon Ranges Yarra Valley Mornington Peninsula (clockwise from west) ```

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