Victoria Flashcards
What zone surrounds Melbourne?
Port Phillip
What regions within the Port Phillip zone are recognized for their Pinot Noir?
Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong
What is Victoria’s oldest wine region?
Yarra Valley
What are the 2 distinct soil types of the Yarra Valley?
Grey-brown sandy loam
Red basalt
What region encloses the Port Phillip Bay?
Mornington Peninsula
What is the climate of Mornington Peninsula?
Maritime
Where is Tahbilk located?
Nagambie Lakes
sub-region of Goulburn Valley
When was Tahbilk’s Marsanne vineyard planted?
When was their old vine Shiraz planted?
1927
1860
What is Topaque?
Fortified style of wine produced from Muscadelle grapes.
Victoria, Northeast Victoria Zone, Rutherglen and Glenrowan regions.
What is “The Muscat of Rutherglen Network”?
A producers’ syndicate established in 1995, which developed a voluntary four-tier classification system for the wines based on age, sweetness, and complexity. The ages and residual sugar ranges for each category are indicative of each classification, but not absolute. Producers are responsible for classifying their own wines, based on taste alone, and member wines are denoted by the inclusion of a stylized “R” logo on the label.
What is the capital city of Victoria?
Melbourne
What is Black Saturday?
February 7th, 2009
Huge brush fires spread quickly and killed 173 people in Victoria crossing multiple regions.
When did phylloxera arrive in Victoria and where?
1877 Geelong
Where does Port Phillip land on the winkler scale?
Region I or II
What are the two most important grape varieties in Yarra Valley?
Chardonnay & Pinot Noir
Mornington Peninsula divides Port Phillip Bay from what body of water?
Bass Strait
Where is Bindi Wine Growers located?
Macedon Ranges
Where is the winery Jasper Hill located? What is it known for producing?
Heathcote
Central Vineyards, Victoria
Georgia’s Paddock & Emily’s Paddock
What are the 4 levels of Rutherglen Muscat
Rutherglen Muscat- orange and rosy aromatics
Classic Muscat- retains intense varietal character
Grand Muscat- deeper color and oxidative/rancio tones
Rare Muscat- oldest, sweetest, most concentrated, viscous
In what year did Tahbilk plant Marsanne?
1927
Said to be the oldest Marsanne vineyard in the world
What is the Muscat of Rutherglen Network?
A producers’ syndicate established in 1995, that developed a voluntary and self-regulating four-tier classification system for the Muscat wines based on taste profile.
What are 2 synonyms for Brown Muscat?
Muscat Frotignan
Muscat Rouge a Petits Grains
What are the 2 major soil types of the Rutherglen GI?
Rutherglen loam
Black dog (fine sandy loam)
Why is passerillage important in Rutherglen?
To concentrate the Muscat sugars and flavors.
Why does Rutherglen prefer their stickies to not have botrytis?
Is Rutherglen Muscat fortified?
It ruins the varietal, terpene-laden character of Muscat grapes
Yes
What is Topaque?
Fortified sticky made in Rutherglen with Muscadelle grapes. Passerillage occurs and no botrytis
What is the subregion of Grampians GI in
Great Western
What are the 3 GIs of Western Victoria?
Grampians
Henty
Pyrenees
Where is Bass Phillips located?
Gippsland GI of Victoria
What was the Grampians GI originally known for?
Sparkling Red
Who is Colin Preece?
Winemaker attributed with making outstanding sparkling red in Grampains GI at Great Western owned by Seppelt
Who is the largest wine producer in Grampians GI and Henty GI?
Seppelt
