Victoria Flashcards
Where is Murray Darling GI located? Major grapes planted there and soil type.
Located in North West Victoria. White grapes dominate plantings here- 53% white. Chardonnay and Muscat Gordo Blanco. Red grapes are Cabernet, Shiraz and Merlot.
What are the geographic influences of Swan Hill GI? Where is this?
Located in North West Victoria, the region is influenced by the Murray River. There is about 7 inches of rain here during the growing season. White grapes also outnumber red grapes in plantings. 53% Chardonnay and Muscat.
What are the 5 GIs that make up North West Victoria?
Murray Darling Swan Hill Grampians Henty Pyranees
What is the subregion of Grampians GI?
Great Western GI
Best’s Wines
Grampians Estate
Seppelt Great Western
Mount Langi Ghiran are all producers in which GI?
Grampians in North Western Victoria
Grampians GI is most planted to which grapes? What are the major white and red grapes there?
This GI is in North Western Victoria. And is 82% red grapes. Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot and Pinot are here. Riesling is the planted white grape. The soil is grey-brown loamy sand and clay.
What is the soil type of Murray Darling GI?
Calcareous earth. This GI is in Northwestern Victoria
What is the geographic influence on the Henty GI?
The Southern Ocean- this is a cool climate GI that focuses on 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, Riesling and Pinot Gris.
What is the soil type found in Henty GI?
Basalt with gravelly loam.
Name a few producers in Henty GI
In northwest Victoria, Seppelt, Tarkington Vineyards, Bouchara Wines are here.
What are the major grapes of Pyranees GI?
84% Red grapes: Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot and Pinot
White grapes are Chardonnay
The soil here is sandy loam.
What is the name of the mountain range in North West Victoria?
The Pyranees Range
Where is Bendigo GI located?
Central Victoria
When did Phylloxera arrive in Victoria
1875-1877
What is the subregion of Goulburn Valley?
Ngambie Lakes
What is the soil type of Goulburn Valley GI? Grapes planted here?
Red grapes are 62%- Shiraz, Cabernet and Merlot, white grapes are Chardonnay, SB and Marsanne. The soil here is yellow-brown sandy loams and yellow clay loams and also gravelly sands.
Which GIs make up the Central Victoria wine regions?
Bendigo Goulburn Valley Heathcote Strathbogie Ranges Upper Goulburn Gippsland
What are the subregions of Gippsland GI??
South Gippsland
East Gippsland
West Gippsland
What are the geographic influences on the Upper Goulburn GI?
This is in Central Victoria. The Goulburn River, Lake Eildon and the Great Dividing Range are here.
Soil type found in Heathcote and main grapes.
Soils are greenstone (Cambrian era alkalaine volcanic rich in copper)
Red grapes dominate at 80%. Chardonnay and Riesling, red grapes are Merlot, Cabernet and Shiraz.