Victoria Flashcards
Victoria Location Overview
-Southeastern Oz w/ Melbourne being most important city
Victoria Climate
- broad range of cool coastal maritime to continental [which can be hot when far from ocean]
- Great Dividing Range provides various altitudes and aspects
- coolest state on mainland
- breezes from Antarctica cool
Major Zones to know in Victoria
-Port Phillip Zone [Yarra Valley, Mornington Penninsula, Geelong]
Yarra Valley Overview
- oldest GI in victoria
- home of Moet/Chandon’s Oz [Domaine Chandon]
Yarra Valley Climate
- cool, humid maritime
- moderated by Southern Ocean
Yarra Valley Grapes
White
-Chardonnay
Red
- Pinot Noir
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Shiraz
Yarra Valley Vinification
- dry and sparkling wines
- Shiraz often co-fermented w/ Viognier and called “Syrah”
Mornington Penninsula Climate
- coastal region
- cooler than victoria, profoundly maritime
- vintage variation because of cool/wet/windy weather
Mornington Penninsula Grapes
- Pinot Noir
- Pinot Gris
- Chardonnay
Murray Darling/Swan Hill GIs Climate/Location
- very hot
- partly in NSW
Murray Darling/Swan Hill GIs Grapes Viti/Vini
- Riverland planting
- irrigation essential
- bulk industrial wines from Chardonnay and Shiraz
Heathcote/Goulborn Valley/Bendingo Climate
- moderate climate (cooling ocean influences)
- much further inland than other regions
Heathcote/Goulborn Valley/Bendingo Grapes
- Shiraz
- Marsanne
Goulburn Valley Subregions
Nagambie Lakes
Victoria Producers
Tahbik [Nagambie Lakes subregion of Goulborn Valley]
- Phloxxera missed so many vines 1860
- Old vine Shiraz
- Oldest Marsanne in world
