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1
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What is the hottest GI in Australia?

A

Swan Valley in Greater Perth

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What is the most famous GI in Western Australia, and what is it known for?

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Margaret River

Red Bordeaux-style blends, white Bordeaux-style blends, and Chardonnay

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3
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What are the zones of Western Australia?

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Greater Perth
Central Western Australia
South West Australia
West Australian South East Coastal
Eastern Plains
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What are the 3 regions of Greater Perth?

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Swan District
Perth Hills
Peel

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5
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What is the subregion of Swan District?

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Swan Valley

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When were the first vineyards planted in Western Australia, and where? What are two of the oldest wineries?

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1829, Planted by Thomas Waters in Swan Valley

Houghton (1836), and Sandalford (1840)

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7
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What are the 6 regions of South West Australia?

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Geographe
Margaret River
Blackwood Valley
Manjimup
Pemberton
Great Southern
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What are the 5 subregions of Great Southern?

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Frankland River
Mount Barker
Porongurup 
Albany
Denmark 
(clockwise from top left)
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9
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What major European wine region can Margaret River be compared to?

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Bordeaux

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What longitudinal parallel does Gladstones line follow? What natural feature runs along it?

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115º 18’E

Whicher Range

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11
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When did John Gladstones proposed subzones for Margaret River? What were the divisions based on?

A

1999
Catalogued by drainage direction of the various rivers and creeks, which also corresponds to the direction of airflow. Soils were not a consideration.

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12
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What are the unofficial subzones of Margaret River?

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(north to south)
Yallingup, Carbunup
Wilyabrup, Treeton
Wallcliffe
Karridale
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13
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How are the “first five” producers distributed amongst the subzones?

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Wilyabrup: Vasse Felix, Cullen, Moss Wood
Wallcliffe: Leeuwin Estate, Cape Mentelle

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14
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What is the Gingin clone?

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The chardonnay clone popular in Margaret River, known elsewhere as Mendoza. Prone to millerandage.

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15
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What was the first winery in Margaret River, and what was the inaugural vintage and wine?

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Vasse Felix, founded by Dr. Tom Cullity
1971 Riesling
First red was 1972 Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec

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16
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What are the two capes of Margaret River?

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Cape Naturaliste (north)
Cape Leeuwin (south)
17
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Margaret River: Major natural features

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Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, rolling hills running north south from Cape Naturaliste to Augusta (Cape Leeuwin)
Geographe Bay (north)
Indian Ocean (west)
Southern Ocean (south)
18
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Margaret River: Soils

A

Gravelly or gritty sandy loam over granite and gneiss

19
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Who is Jack Mann?

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Winemaker at Houghton for five decades, an early and vocal proponent of Western Australia and in particular Great Southern.

20
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Geographe: unofficial subregions

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Harvey: northerly, coastal; relatively warm climate moderated by the ocean
Capel-Busselton: southerly, very maritime, similar climate to Margaret River but richer soils
Donnybrook: inland, cut off from the coast by the Whicher and Darling ranges, continental, large diurnal shift (think Rutherglen)
Ferguson Valley: North of Donnybrook, also on the inland side of the Darling Range

21
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Geographe: Key Producers

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Capel Vale, Willow Bridge Estate

22
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Geographe: major natural features

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Indian Ocean

Whicher and Darling Ranges

23
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What is the stylistic focus of Geographe?

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Historically red table wine, but whites (SSB) have been gaining ground as they gain popularity in Margaret River

24
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What is karri loam? And what is marri loam?

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Karri loam is a fertile red soil found in Pemberton and Porongurup
Marri loam is a poor, gravelly loam found in Mount Barker
Both are named for the species of Eucalypt that they support.

25
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How does the climate change as one moves from Geographe to Blackwood Valley to Pemberton to Manjimup?

A

The climate grows steadily more continental

26
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Pemberton: major natural features

A

Warren and Donnelly Rivers

27
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Manjimup: major natural features

A

Warren River Valley

28
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Blackwood Valley: unofficial subzones

A

(west to east)
Nannup
Bridgetown
Boyup Brook

29
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Great Southern: Climate and Grape Distribution

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Albany and Denmark: coastal, moderated by cool ocean breezes, minimal diurnal shift, focused on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
Porongurup and Mount Barker: inland, more continental, warmer, focused on Riesling and Shiraz

30
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Porongurup is named for which geographical feature?

A

the Porongurup Ranges

31
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Mount Barker: major natural features

A 
Plantagenet Plateau (central)
Mount Barker Hill (west)
32
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What are the soils and major grapes of Frankland River?

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Red soils derived from granite and gneiss

Riesling, Shiraz, Cabernet

33
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Peel is shared between what two zones?

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Greater Perth and Central Western Australia
Halliday speculates the boundaries were extended to the east to take in additional acreage to fulfill the legal minimums.

34
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What is the climate of Swan Valley, and why did it originally rise to prominence?

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It is a flat alluvial plain with deep, fertile, well-draining soils, and a very hot climate, making grapes ripen easily and early. Therefore, ideal for the production of bulk and fortified wines, which were sold locally to the large Yugoslav population (and sometimes exported).

35
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What is the mountain range that runs down the center of Greater Perth?

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the Darling Range, running down into Geographe

36
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Compare the climates of the three GI’s within Greater Perth

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Swan District: hot (especially in the Swan Valley sub region) and dry, very flat
Perth Hills: also very hot and dry, but moderated by elevation and slope
Peel: heavily influenced by the Indian ocean, Mediterranean.

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