Victoria

Question 1

What are the vital causes for the way Ruthergen Muscat tastes?

Answer 1

1) Passirillage - grapes are left to hang on the vine and raisinate in dry hot summer
2) short skin maceration followed by immediate fortification by 96° grape spirit
3) aging in neutral wood (more aging, more rancio character, moves up in classification). some producers use solera.
4) red grape!

Question 2

What are the classifications for Rutherglen Muscat / Topaque and

Answer 2

Rutherglen Muscat/Topaque: Avg Age 3-5 years, 180-240g/l RS.
Classic Muscat/Topaque: Avg Age 6-10yrs, 200-280 g/l.
Grand Muscat/Topaque: Avg Age 11-19yrs, 270-400 g/l.
Rare muscat/topaque: Avg Age 20+, 270-400g/l.

Question 3

What grapes make up Rutherglen Muscat? Topaque?

Answer 3

Muscat: Brown Muscat (muscat de frontignan/muscat rouge a petite grains)

Topaque: Muscadelle

Question 4

Name three producers of fortified muscat in Rutherglen

Answer 4

All Saints, Morris, Campbells, Chambers, Stanton & Killeen, Rutherglen Estates, Buller, Pfeiffer.

Question 5

Difference in flavor between Rutherglen Muscat and Rutherglen Topaque

Answer 5

Topaque: tea, toffee, honey, fruit– lighter (white grape)
Muscat: Coffee, caramel, chocolate, raisin (red grape)

Question 6

If a Rutherglen Muscat has been aged less than 20 years but has 270-400g/l RS, what classification might it be?

Answer 6

Grand Muscat (avg age 11-19 yrs.)

Question 7

Bass Philip Reserve Pinot Noir is from what GI?

Answer 7

South Gippsland Zone, Victoria. One of the top Pinot Noir producers and bottlings in the country.

Question 8

Mount Mary “Quintet” is from where/

Answer 8

Yarra Valley, Victoria. Cab blend, top bottling in Victoria according to Langton’s.

Question 9

Giaconda Chardonnay is from where?

Answer 9

Beechworth, Victoria. Top bottling of Chardonnay in Victoria according to Langtons.

Question 10

Name the 6 zones of Victoria

Answer 10

Port Philip, Central Victoria, North East Victoria, North West Victoria, Western Victoria, Gippsland

Question 11

Bendigo, Heathcote, and Goulburn Valley are in what Victoria zone?

Answer 11

Central Victoria

Question 12

Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong and Macedon Ranges are in what Victoria zone?

Answer 12

Port Philip

Question 13

Rutherglen is famous for making fortified Muscat? What nearby GI also focuses on this style?

Answer 13

Glenrowan, North East Victoria

Question 14

Pyrenees are located where in Australia?

Answer 14

Western Victoria

Question 15

Nagambie Lakes is a subregion of Where?

Answer 15

Goulburn valley, Central Victoria

Question 16

Tahbilk is an important and one of the first commercial wineries in Victoria. Where is it locatred?

Answer 16

Nagambie Lakes, Goulburn Valley, Central Victoria

Question 17

the Mount Camel Range gives elevation influence to what Victoria GIs?

Answer 17

Heathcote and Bendigo

Question 18

Swan Hill and Murray Darling overlap what other Australian states?

Answer 18

Victoria & New South Wales

Question 19

Climate of Yarra Valley?

Answer 19

Cool mediterranean with maritime influence, region 1, pinot noir, chard, cool climat shiraz, bdx grapes

Question 20

Name a producer from Yarra Valley

Answer 20

Yarra Yering, Mount Mary (“Quintet” is famous), Chatea Yarrinya, Domaine Chandon, Coldstram HIlls.

Question 21

What is “The Rip”?

Answer 21

A small channel that connects Port Philip Bay with the Bass Strait and Southern Ocean where strong southwesterlies (polar air) cool the Port Philip Zone, including Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula.

Question 22

Where do the Macedon Ranges have climatic influence? What is produced best here?

Answer 22

Port Philip, where elevation in the north keeps temperatures cool and growing season long for Sunbury and Macedon Ranges GI. Sparkling Wine is big here, and is coolest spot on Continental Australia.

Question 23

Where might Durif be found in Victoria?

Answer 23

Rutherglen table wines

Question 24

Where did Pommery winemaker Charles Pierlot make Australia’s first ever traditional method bubbles in 1890?

Answer 24

Great Western GI, a subregion of Grampians GI in Western Victoria Zone.