Western Australia Flashcards
In what GI were the first vineyards planted in Western Australia?
Swan Valley which is a subregion of the Swan District GI
What is Australia’s hottest GI?
Swan District
Who planted the first vines in Western Australia?
Thomas Waters- botanist
Name 2 of the oldest wineries in the Swan District?
Houghton
Sandalford
Name the zones in Western Australia
5
Central Western Australia
Eastern Plains, Inland and North of Western Australia
Greater Perth
Southwest Australia
Western Australia South East Coastal
Who originally researched that Margaret River was suitable for grape growing?
Dr. John Gladstone 1965
Who is credited with planting the first commercial vineyards in Margaret River?
Tom Cullity- Vasse Felix
Who are collectively known as the first five in Margaret River?
Vasse Felix
Leeuwin Estate
Cullen
Moss Wood
Cape Mentelle
What is the Gladstone Line?
An imaginary line that Dr. John Gladstone drew in his studies to be the eastern boundary or border of Margaret River.
What is Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge?
A band of rolling hills that starts at Cape Naturaliste and heads south to Augusta cutting through the Margaret River region.
What are the unofficial subregion coastal zones of Margaret River?
north to south
Yallingup
Wilyabrup
Wallcliffe
Karridale
Carbunup lies on the Geographe Bay
Treeton is an inland region
How did Dr. John Gladstone classify Margaret River’s unofficial subzones?
By the drainage direction for the region’s numerous rivers and creeks, which corresponded to the direction of air flow systems.
What unofficial subregion is considered the heart of Margaret River?
Wilyabrup where 3 of the first five exist.
Vasse Felix, Cullen, Moss Wood
Where are Leeuwin Estate and Cape Mentelle located?
Wallcliffe
What ocean does the Margaret River flow into and what region?
Indian Ocean in Wallcliffe
What ocean does the Blackwood River flow into and in what region?
Southern Ocean in Karridale
What subzone is known for great Sauvignon Blanc in Margaret River?
Karridale
Explain the “Golden Triangle”
James Halliday has said the best Chardonnay comes from 3 producers in Wallcliffe, Margaret River.
Leeuwin Estate, Cape Mentelle, Voyager Estate
What was the traditional Chardonnay clone used in Margaret River?
Gingin
Known as Mendoza clone elsewhere
Name the subregions of Great Southern
5
2 Coastal- Denmark & Albany
3 Inland- Mt Barker, Porongurup, Frankland River
Who is Jack Mann?
Winemaker for Houghton winery for 5 decades. Thought to be one of the pioneers of the Western Australia wine industry.
He produced Houghton White Burgundy which put Western Australia on the map. Probably made from Chenin
He introduced a butcher’s mincer to crush grapes without crushing the seeds
What is Western Australia’s oldest permanent settlement?
Albany
What is Great Southern’s most established subregion?
Mount Barker
home to Forrest Hill Vineyards and Plantagenet
Name the four distinct areas of Geographe
Donnybrook
Ferguson Valley
Harvey
Capel-Busselton
What are the GI regions of South West Australia?
6
Geographe
Margaret River
Blackwood Valley
Manjimup
Pemberton
Great Southern
