Victoria Flashcards
What is the climate of Port Phillip zone?
cool maritime
What is Victoria’s oldest wine region?
Yarra Valley
In what GI did Moët & Chandon start the Australian Domaine Chandon?; in what year?
Yarra Valley GI; 1987
Yarra Valley is divided by what two distinct soil types?
- Grey-brown sandy loam
- Red-basalt
What is the climate of the Mornington Peninsula?
maritime
- one of Australia’s cooler, windier regions
Name three grapes that you are most likely to find planted in Mornington Peninsula?
- Pinot Noir
- Pinot Gris
- Chardonnay
What moderating climactic factors are at work in Port Phillip?
- Proximity to the Water
- Strong SW Winds
- In the North, near Macedon Ranges, Elevation
Who was the original proprietor of Cold-Stream Hills and in what GI is it?
James Halliday, mid-80s in Yarra Valley
What two grapes account for 50% of the acreage in Yarra Valley?
- Pinot Noir
- Chardonnay
Compare Lower Yarra Valley and Upper Yarra Valley.
Lower Yarra Valley (N)
- Warmer
- Ancient sandy, loam soils
- Plumper, less aromatic PN
Upper Yarra Valley (S)
- Cooler, higher elevation
- Younger red basalt soiils
- Defined, mineral driven PN
What GI divides the Port Phillip Bay from the Bass Straight?
Mornington Peninsula
Within what GI will you find Bannockburn winery?
Geelong, Port Phillip, Victoria
Where would you find the unofficial sub-zones of Bellarine, Moorabool Valley, and Surf Coast?
Geelong, Port Phillip, Victoria
What is the coolest GI on the Australian mainland?
Macedon Ranges, Port Phillip, Victoria
Within what GI will you find Bindi winery?
Macedon Ranges, Port Phillip, Victoria
Within what GI will you find Jasper Hill winery?
Heathcote, Port Phillip, Victoria
What geographic feature provides the northern border of Rutherglen?
The Murray River
Name the 5 Regions of Central Victoria.
- Bendigo
-
Goulburn Valley
- Nagambie Lakes (subregion)
- Heathcote
- Strahbogie Ranges
- Upper Goulburn
What’s the 1 Subregion of Goulburn Valley?; Goulburn Valley is a Region w/in what Zone?
Nagambie Lakes
- w/in Goulburn Valley
- w/in Central Victoria Zone
Name the 5 Regions of North East Victoria.
- Alpine Valleys
- Beechworth
- Glenrowan
- King Valley
- Rutherglen
5 Regions of Port Phillip Zone
- Geelong
- Macedon Ranges
- Mornington Peninsula
- Sunbury
- Yarra Valley
Name the 3 Regions of Western Victoria Zone.
-
Grampians
- Great Western (Subregion)
- Henty
- Pyrenees
What is the 1 Subregion of the Grampians?; Grampians is a Region within what Zone?
Great Southern
- w/in Grampians Region
- w/in Western Victoria Zone
Mucat of Rutherglen Classification
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Rutherglen Muscat
- Avg age 3-5 years
- 180-240 g/l rs
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Classic Rutherglen Muscat
- Average age 6-10 years
- 200-280 g/l rs
- rancio character
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Grand Rutherglen Muscat
- Average age 11-19 years
- 270-400 g/l rs
- mature rancio, layers of complexity
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Rare Rutherglen Muscat
- Min age 20+ years
- 270-400 g/l rs
- Bottled in tiny quantities each year
