Western Australia Flashcards
Largest state in Australia
Western Australia
majority of viticulture is conducted in the zones of Western Australia
Southwest Australia (Zone)
greater Perth (Zone)
Hottest region in Australia
Swan valley G.I.
western Australia State
greater Perth Zone
Swan District GI
Five GI regions of the great southern GI
Southwest Australia Zone
Mount Barker GI
Frankland River GI
Albany GI
Porongurup GI
Denmark GI
Australian soils are high in what element especially Western Australia
Saline
GIs of western Victoria
Grampians GI
Henty GI
Pyrenees GI
Main grape of Manjimup GI (Southwest Australia)
Sauvignon Blanc (72%white grapes)
Pinot Noir (20% red grapes)
Where can I find karri loam, a fertile red soil
Pemberton GI, Southwest Australia
Producer of Pemberton GI (Southwest Australia)
Salitage
Main grapes of Pemberton GI (Southwest Australia)
Red Grapes (32%): Pinot Noir, Shiraz
White Grapes (68%): Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Semillon
Unofficial Subregions of Blackwood Valley GI (Southwest Australia)
Boyup Brook, Bridgetown, Nannup
Most cultivated grapes of Blackwood Valley GI (Southwest Australia)
Red Grapes (59%): Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
White Grapes (41%): Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Chardonnay
Where is Darling Plateau?
Blackwood Valley GI (Southwest Australia)
Also Peel GI (Greater Perth)
Producer of Blackwood Valley GI (Southwest Australia)
Blackwood Crest
Main red and white grapes of Denmark GI (Great Southern GI, Southwestern Australia),
Red Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir
White Grapes: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling
Main red and white grapes of Franklin River GI (Great Southern GI, Southwest Australia)
Red Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir
White Grapes: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling
Where can I find poor marri soils?
Mount Barker GI, (Great Southern GI, Southwest Australia)
Mount Barker GI (Great Southern Zone, Western Australia) excels with these varieties
cool-climate Riesling, Shiraz, and Cabernet Sauvignon
Perth and Adelaide are separated by this many miles
1,300 miles
Three enormous zones cover the inland and southern coast of Australia:
Central Western Australia zone; Eastern Plains, Inland and North of Western Australia zone; and West Australian South East Coastal zone
Sub regions of Margaret River (6)
Young children will try walking kangaroos
Yallingup
Carbunup
Wilyabrup
Treeton
Walcliffe
Karridale
what year were the sub regions of Margaret River proposed by doctor John Gladstone
1999
major natural features of Margaret river G.I.
Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge Indian Ocean (West) Southern Ocean (South) Geographe Bay (North)
what varietal was the first produced in Margaret river? What year? Who made it?
Riesling
1971
Dr. Tom Cullity “Vasse Felix”
Southern most coastal zone of Margaret River
Karridale
subregion of Margaret river that is furthest inland with the greatest diurnal variation
Treeton
this region in Margaret river is home to the regions best Sauvignon Blanc
Karridale
in what region of Margaret river are Leeuwin and Cape Mentelle
Walcliffe
the name of the settler that brought Cabernet Sauvignon to Margaret River
Thomas Rivers
What are the “Horghton’s” selection
Cuttings from 175 year old winery in Swan Valley
original source material for Cabernet vines in Margaret river
swan valley
greater Perth
swan district G.I.