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.
Name some producers in Heathcoate GI
Jasper Hill
Domaines Tatiarra
Heathcote Winery
Major grapes of Strathbogie Ranges GI and soil type.
This region is in Central Victoria. It’s mostly planted to white grapes, Chardonnay and Sav Blanc make up 56% of plantings. Merlot, Pinot and Shiraz are the red grapes. The soils there are alluvial sands, sandy loam and decomposed granite.
Where would you find the Apine Valleys GI?
In North East Victoria.
Glenrowan GI is mostly planted to which grapes?
This GI is within Northeast Victoria. It is 95% red grapes: Shiraz, Cabernet and Durif. The soils here are deep red clay, dark clay, silt and sand.
What is the classification system for Rutherglen Muscat?
Rutherglen Muscat- 3-5 years 180-240g/l
Classic- 6-10 years and shows Rancio character
Grand- 11-19 years 200-280g/l
Rare- fully developed, extraordinary qualities min 20 years. 270-400g/l
What is Rutherglen Topaque?
A wine made from the Muscadelle grape. Made by passillerage and acrus less sugar than Rutherglen Muscat. The same categories for aging it exist as well.
Aside from sweet wines, what is the most famous red wine from Rutherglen?
Durif
Which grape is Rutherglen muscat made from?
Muscat a Petite Grains Rouge, or as they call it Brown Muscat. Also known as Muscat de Frontignan.
What is the production method for Rutherglen Muscat?
Grapes are dried out on the vine through, late harvest until they are raisinated. Wine is partially fermented and then arrested with the addition of grape spirit. Then aged in barrels while being exposed to heat, similar to Madeira.
Members of the Rutherglen Network can put what on their bottles?
A stylized “R”
Where is the Rip Channel?
In the Port Phillip Zone. It connects the Bass Straight and the Southern Ocean.
What created the Port Phillip Zone?
Collapsed delta of the Yarra River.
What are the two coolest regions on the Australian mainland?
Sunbury and Macedon Ranges.
What are all the GIs that make up the Port Phillip Zone?
Mornington Peninsula Geelong Sunbury Macedon Ranges Yarra Valley
Where is Bindi located?
Macedon Ranges GI
Where would you find the subzones of Surf Coast, the Bellerine and Moorabool Valley?
Geelong in the Port Phillip Zone of Victoria.
What are the soils like in Mornington Peninsula?
Red basaltic soils, iron rich from old lava flows.
What is the elevation of Upper Golburn GI?
This is a high elevation GI in Central Victoria (the High Country). The Goulburn river flows north here. It is on the northern slopes of the great dividing range. There is low humidity here and dry westerly winds that reduce disease pressure. Riesling, Gewurtz, Pinot, and Marsanne/Roussanne are the best grapes here.
Where would you find the Tachbilk winery?
In Nagambie Lakes.
Where would you find the Warby Ranges, Lake Makoan?
This is in the Glenrowan region in Victoria. It is next to Rutherglen and is also known for the sweet wines. There is no substantial elevation here and a warm valley floor. The grapes planted here are Shiraz, Muscadelle and Muscat.
Describe the King Valley GI?
King Valley is in Central Victoria. It is a region that has Italian heritage and has Pinot Grigio, Barbara and Nebbiolo planted here. They are also making “Prosecco” fro Glera grape. The King River flows into the Victorian Alps. The climate is hot and continental near the valley floor, but the Whitelands Plateau does go up to 800m. The soils here are deep red clay.
Which other GI has Italian influence other than King Valley?
Alpine Valleys.
Where is Beechworth GI?
In Victoria between Rutherglen and Alpine Valleys. Influenced by altitude. It is very close to the Victorian Alps- poor granite soils with smaller pockets of clay. Giaconda Estate is here.
What is the soil type in Rutherglen?
Alluvial soils, deposits from the Murray River. It is flat here with a max elevation of 170m. This soil type is also called “Black Dog”
Where is the oldest planted vineyard of Marsanne?
Tahbilk winery has the oldest plantings in Nagambie Lakes GI
What are the subzones of the Clare Valley?
This region is in the Mount Lofty Ranges region of Victoria. Watervale, Polish Hill and Auburn are the subzones.
What is the elevation of the Clare Valley?
400-500 meters.
Which is the coolest subregion of the Clare Valley?
Watervale- it gets cooler winds from the Gulf of St. Vincent and the Spencer Gulf. It has a moderate Continental Climate.
Where would you find the Gulf of St. Vincent and Victor Harbor?
In the Fleurie Zone of South Australia.
Where is Cape Jaffa?
On the Limestone coast at the edge of the Mount Benson GI.
Where are the Woakwine Mountains?
On the Limestone Coast in the Robe GI
