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1
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Year vineyards were 1st planted in Western Australia

A

1829

  • Planted by Thomas Waters in Swan Valley
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Who planted Western Australia’s 1st vineyards?; where and when?

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  • Thomas Waters
  • Swan Valley
  • 1829
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Western Australia

Zones

A
  • South West Australia
  • Greater Perth

(CWA, WASEC, EP-I-NoWA)

  • Central Western Australia
  • West Australian South East Coastal
  • Eastern Plains, Inland & North of Western Australia
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4
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Greater Perth

Regions and Subregions

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  • Peel
  • Perth Hills
  • Swan District
    • Swan Valley (sub)
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5
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South West Australia Zone

Regions

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  • Margaret River GI
  • Geographe GI
  • Blackwood Valley GI
  • Manjimup GI
  • Pemberton GI
  • Great Southern GI
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Hottest GI in Australia

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Swan Valley

  • w/in Swan District of Greater Perth
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Western Australia

Main Region GI

Major styles of wine

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Margaret River

  • Red Bordeaux blends
  • White Bordeaux blends and Chardonnay
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Swan District

Subregion

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Swan Valley

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9
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Western Australia

Two oldest wineries

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  • Houghton, 1836
  • Sandalford, 1840
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Great Southern

5 Subregions

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  • Frankland River
  • Mount Barker
  • Porongurup
  • Albany
  • Denmark
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Margaret River

Climate

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Maritime

  • Compared to Bordeaux
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12
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Gladstone line

  • Longitude
  • Natural Feature
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  • 115 18’E
  • Whicher Range
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13
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Year John Gladstones proposed subzones for Margaret River

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1999

  • Catalogued by drainage direction of various rivers and creeks, which corresponds to the direction of airflow
  • Soils were not a consideraton
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Margaret River

Unofficial Subzones

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N ot S

  • Yallingup
  • Carbunup
  • Willyabrup
  • Treeton
  • Wallcliffe
  • Karridale
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15
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“First Five” producers and related Subzones

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  • Vasse Felix, Cullen, Moss Wood
    • Willyabrup
  • Leeuwin Estate, Cape Mentelle
    • Wallcliffe
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16
Q

Gingin clone

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Gingin clone

  • Chardonnay clone popular in Margaret River
  • Known elsewhere as Mendoza
  • Prone to millerendage
17
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Margaret River

1st Winery

Inaugural Vintage and Wine

A

Vasse Felix

  • Founded by Dr. Tom Cullity
  • 1971 Riesling
  • 1st red was 1972 Cabernet Sauvignon-Malbec
18
Q

Margaret River

2 Capes

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  • Cape Naturaliste (N)
  • Cape Leeuwin (S)
19
Q

Margaret River

Major Natural Features

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  • Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge
    • Rolling hills running N to S, from Cape Naturaliste to Augusta (Cape Leeuwin)
  • Geographe Bay (N)
  • Indian Ocean (W)
  • Southern Ocean (S)
20
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Margaret River

Soils

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Gravelly or gritty sandy loam, over granite and gness

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