1
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When was the first Australia’ s vineyard planted? And where?
A
1788 Captain Arthur Phillip landed the First Fleet in New South Wales
2
Q
List the Australia’s wine producing states in decreasing order of planting.
A
-South Australia
-New South Wales
-Victoria
-Western Australia
-Tasmania
-Queensland
3
Q
What’s Wine Australia? And year of establishments?
A
It’s a government authority established in 1981 to maintain oversight over the wine industry.
Regulating its label language, defining geographical boundaries of wine regions, moderating export and trade, and promoting products.
4
Q
What’s Label Integrity Program?
A
Wine Australia Introduced it from 1990 vintage, it requires any wines to contain a minimum 85% of the stated grape, year or region.
5
Q
How are appellations subdivided within each Australia’ s state?
A
-State
-Zone
-Region
-Subregions
6
Q
How are region and subregions defined by Wine Australia?
A
A single track of land, comprising at least five independently owned vineyards of at least five hectares apiece, with a minimum output of 500 tons of wine grapes annually.
7
Q
What’s the appellation South Eastern Australia?
A
It’s a multistate zone appellation, which comprises all of Victoria, Tasmania and New South Wales, along with the wine growing areas of South Australia and Queensland.
8
Q
What did make South Australia to become a leading wine producing state of Australia ?
A
-Phylloxera stroke strongly Victoria, and part of New South Wales, but the infestation was contained elsewhere.
-The formation of Commonwealth of Australia in 1901, which relax interstate trade barriers and increase SA competitiveness.
9
Q
What’s the Langton Classification?
A
Langton is the Australia ‘s leading auction house, which created its own classification of Australian wines in 1991.
Last classification, the 8th (2023) includes 21 wines “1st classified” category and 79 “Classified” category.
10
Q
Grange and Hill of Grace break out vintages of the 1990s?
A
1990,1991,1998
11
Q
When was the first GI rolled?
A
1994
12
Q
What’s Topaque?
A
Tokaji like wines of Australia
13
Q
What’s Apera?
A
Sherry like wines of Australia?
14
Q
Who are flying winemakers?
A
It’s referred to Australian winemakers
15
Q
What’s Dekkera Bruxellensis?
A
Brettanomyces (Bretts)
16
Q
What are the most widespread viticulture techniques for large scale wine production?
A
-mechanical harvesting
-the minimal pruning or not at all
-irrigation
17
Q
What are the main irrigation techniques?
A
-RDI (regulated deficit irrigation)
-PRD (partial root zone drying)
Improving berry quality while reducing water usage.
18
Q
What’s RDI?
A
It’s a drip irrigation system.
The Regulated Deficit Irrigation is a restrictive irrigation technique that creates a water stress during certain key periods of the vine development.
19
Q
What’s PRD?
A
The Partial Rootzone Dry, reduces the total water use by up to 50% by alternating half of rootzone dry and half irrigated.
20
Q
How many GI zones in South Australia?
List them.
A
8
-Adelaide Superzone
-Barossa
-Flourieu
-Mount Lofty Ranges
-Far North
-Limestone Coast
-Lower Murray
-The Peninsulas
21
Q
What’s the capital of South Australia?
A
Adelaide
22
Q
What’s Adelaide Superzone?
A
It comprises Barossa, Fleurieu and Mount Lofty Ranges.
23
Q
What’s Mataro?
A
Mourvèdre in Australia
24
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Regions and subregion of Barossa zone?
A
-Barossa Valley
-Eden Valley: High Eden (subregion)
25
Where is Jacob’s Creek river located?
Barossa
26
What are the oldest vineyards of Australia and where are they located?
-Langmeil, Freedom (Shiraz,1843)
-Cirillo (Grenache, 1850)
-Hill of Grace (Shiraz, 1860)
-Penfold, Block 42 (Cab. Sauv., 1888)
-Yalumba, Tricentenary (Grenache, 1889)
-Elderton, Command (Shiraz, 1894)
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What’s the Barossa Old Vine Charter?
It’s a self-regulated classification of vineyard age, based on a model developed by Yalumba.
28
What are the Barossa Old Vine Charter categories?
-Old (at least 35 yo)
-Survivor (at least 70 yo)
-Centenarian (at least 100 yo)
-Ancestor (at least 125 yo)
29
Climate of Barossa Valley and main grapes?
Warm continental
Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Grenache
30
What’s Seppeltsfield 100 years old Para Liqueur?
A sweet fortified wine made from Grenache and Shiraz in Barossa Valley and aged for 100years in oak barrels.
31
Barossa Valley top producers?
-Penfolds
-Torbreck
-Peter Lehmann
-Rockford
-Elderton
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Who makes “Margaret”
Peter Lehmann from Semillon grape
33
Who makes good examples of sparkling Shiraz in Barossa?
Rockford and Peter Rumball
34
Climate of Eden Valley?
Cooler than Barossa and higher elevation (400-600 asl)
35
Soils of Eden Valley?
Thin layer of red clay, and granite outcrops
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Eden Valley main grapes?
-Reds : Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
-Whites: Riesling, Chardonnay
37
How are the Barossa Shiraz traditionally aged?
In American oak hogsheads (300l)
38
Eden Valley top producers?
-Henschke
-Yalumba
-Pewsey Vale
-Mountadam
39
GI regions of Fleurieu zone?
-McLaren Vale
-Langhorn Creek
-Currency Creek
-Southern Fleurieu
-Kangaroo Island
40
Fleurieu climate?
Warm Mediterranean, tempered by Southern Ocean currents and lake Alexandrina inland.
41
McLaren Vale main grapes?
-Shiraz
-GSM
42
Where is Mc Laren Vale located?
Fleurieu, SA, on the east side of the Gulf of Saint Vincent
43
Top producers of Mc Laren Vale?
-Clarendon Hills
-D’Arenberg
-Yangarra
-Chapel Hill
-Mitolo
44
How are the McLaren Vale producers counteracting the scarcity of water?
By recicling wastewater from the nearby suburbs of Adelaide.
45
Important Producers located in Langhorne Creek?
-Metala
-Jacob’s Creek
-Wolf Blass
46
Important river of South Australia?
Murray river
47
Region GI of Mount Lofty Ranges?
-Clare Valley
-Adelaide Hills
-Adelaide Plains
48
Clare Valley unofficial subregions?
-Polish Hills
-Watervale
-Auburn
49
Clare Valley soils?
Blue Slate (Polish Hills)
Terra Rossa over limestone (Watervale)
50
Clare Valley climate
Moderate to warm continental,
All vineyards are located between 400-600 m.
51
Clare Valley main grapes?
-Reds: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
-Whites: Riesling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay
52
Clare Valley top producers?
-Grosset
-Jim Barry
-Kilikanoon
-Wendouree
53
Important towns located in Clare Valley?
-Clare
-Auburn
54
Adelaide Hills subregions?
-Lenswood
-Piccadilly Valley
55
Adelaide Hills main grapes and styles?
-Whites: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris
-Reds: Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Cabernet S.
Mainly whites(70%), and also sparkling
56
Adelaide Hills climate?
Cool Maritime with vineyard located at high altitude (700 m)
It’s also the rainiest GI of the Adelaide Superzone.
57
Adelaide Hills top producers?
-Shaw+Smith
-BK wines
-the Lane
58
Adelaide Plain climate?
Warm Mediterranean
59
Adelaide Plains top producers?
Penfolds historic Magill Estate where Max Schubert first experimented with Grange.
60
Region GI of the Limestone Coast?
-Coonawarra
-Wrattonbully
-Padthaway
-Mount Gambier
-Robe
-Mount Benson
61
Coonawarra climate?
Cool Mediterranean
62
Coonawarra soils?
Terra Rossa (friable clay loam, tinted red by iron oxide) over soft limestone.
black redzina soil and brown redzina soil
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Coonawarra main grapes?
-Reds: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz
-Whites: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
64
Coonawarra top producers?
-Majella
-Wynns
-Petaluma
-Penley Estate
65
Who first planted vines in Coonawarra?
John Riddoch in 1891
66
GI Region of the Lower Murray zone?
Riverland GI
67
Riverland climate?
Hot and arid continental
68
Riverland main grapes?
Shiraz and Chardonnay
69
Where is Kingston Estate based?
Riverland
70
New South Wales GI zones?
8
-Big Rivers
-Central Ranges
-Hunter Valley
-Northern Rivers
-Northern Slopes
-South Coast
-Southern New South Wales
-Western Plains
71
Geographical features of New South Wales?
-Great Dividing Range
-Murrumbidgee river
-Murray river
-Pacific Ocean
72
Gi regions of Big Rivers zone?
-Murray Darling (Victoria)
-Riverina
-Swan Hills (Victoria)
-Pericoota
73
How is Riverina GI also known?
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
74
What’s the New South Wales capital?
Sidney
75
Important producers of Riverina?
-Casella ( yellow tail)
-De Bortoli (Noble One Botrytis Semillon)
76
What’s the oldest continuous operating winery of Australia?
Wyndham Estate in Hunter Valley founded in 1822
77
Where are the Snowy Mountains located?
It’s an alpine sector, the highest, of the Great Dividing Range located within the Southern New South Wales zone.
78
Where is the Great Dividing Range located and what’s its effect on the NSW climate?
It’s a complex of mountains running along the entire coastline of NSW,
blocking western areas from rainfalls and cooling breeze .
79
GI region and subregions of the Hunter Valley zone?
-Hunter GI (region)
Subregions:
-Broke Fordwich
-Pokolbin
-Upper Hunter Valley
80
Hunter Valley Climate?
Hot Subtropical
(region IV of the Winkler scale)
81
Why Hunter valley producers often choose to harvest early?
-to preserve acidity
-to avoid the fall’ s heavy rains
82
What’s Hunter Riesling?
Semillon
83
Hunter Valley main grapes ?
-Whites: Semillon, Verdelho, Chardonnay
-Reds: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot.
84
Hunter Valley’ s top producers?
-Tyrrell’s
-Brokenwood
-Yarraman Estate
-Mount Pleasant
-Wyndham Estate
85
Where are the oldest Verdelho plantings located?
Broke Fordwich, Hunter.
86
Regions of the Central Ranges zone?
-Cowra
-Orange
-Mudgee
87
Where is Hastings River located?
-Northern Rivers GI zone, NSW.
88
Where is New England Australia located?
Northern Slopes, NSW bordering Queensland
89
What are the GI regions within South Coast of NSW?
-Shoalheaven Coast
-Southern Highlands
90
Where are you likely to find wines made from Chamburcin ?
A red French grape grown in Shoalheaven Coast?
91
What’s the most planted grape of Southern Highlands?
Tempranillo
92
Where is the practice of
Co-fermenting Shiraz with Viognier often used?
Barossa and also some producers of Canberra District, NSW.
93
GI regions of the Southern New South Wales?
-Canberra District
-Gundagai
-Hilltops
-Tumbarumba
94
Climate of the Canberra District GI?
Mild continental
95
Do the Canberra District have similar climate with Northern Rhone?
Yes
96
Canberra District geographical features?
-Snowy Mountains
-Lake George
97
Where was Gruner Veltliner first planted in Australia?
Canberra District from Lark Hill Estate.
98
Canberra District top producers?
-Clonakilla
-Lark Hill
-Brindabella Hills
99
Canberra District main grapes?
-Reds: Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir.
-Whites: Riesling
100
Tumbarumba styles and grapes?
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and the majority of the wines are sparkling.
101
Which Australian state was the most affected from phylloxera devastation before government took action?
Victoria
102
Which is the coolest wine producing area of continental Australia?
Port Philip Bay
103
What’s the capital city of Victoria?
Melbourne
104
What are the GI zones of Victoria?
-Port Phillip
-Gippsland
-Central Victoria
-North East Victoria
-North West Victoria
-Western Victoria
105
When and where phylloxera arrived in Australia?
1877, Geelong, Victoria.
106
GI regions of Phillip Bay zone?
-Yarra Valley
-Mornington Peninsula
-Geelong
-Sunbury
-Macedon Ranges
107
Where is Chateau Yarrinya located and who onws it?
Yarra Valley, De Bortoli
108
Yarra Valley climate?
Cool maritime (region I)
109
Yarra Valley main grapes?
-Reds: Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon.
-Whites: Chardonnay, Pinot Gris
110
Yarra Valley soils?
Grey Sandy clay loams in the warmer lower Yarra Valley and
red volcanic soils in the upper Yarra Valley
111
Yarra Valley top producers?
-Yarra Yering
-Mount Mary
-Chateau Yarrinya
-Yering Station
-Yarra Yarra
-Coldstream Hills
-Domaine Chandon
112
Yarra valley major natural features?
-Southern Ocean
-Yarra Ranges
-Great Dividing Ranges
113
Speciality of Yarra Valley?
1- Pinot Noir
2-Chardonnay with restrained oak levels, Malo often avoided.
-Syrah (no Shiraz), lower level of oak and lower alcohol.
114
How can you describe a Yarra Valley Chardonnay?
Stony and mineral rather than fat and tropical
115
Mornington Peninsula main grapes?
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and
Pinot Gris
116
Geelong top producers?
-By Farr
-Bannockburn
117
What’s the center of wine industry in Geelong?
Moorabool Valley
118
Where is Bindi based?
Macedon Ranges
119
GI region of Central Victoria zone?
-Bendigo
-Heathcote
-Goulburn Valley
-Strathbogie Ranges
-Upper Goulburn
120
Where is Jasper Hill located?
It’s a producer of Heathcote, Victoria
121
Where are you likely to find some or the world oldest Marsanne vines?
Tahbilk vineyard in Goulburn Valley
122
What’s the GI subregion of Goulburn Valley?
-Nagambie Lakes
123
GI regions of North East Victoria zone?
-Glenrowan
-Rutherglen
-Beechworth
-Alpine Valley
-King Valley
124
Climate in North East Victoria?
Warm continental
125
What’s the principal grapes for table wines in Rutherglen?
-Reds:Shiraz, Durif, Petit Sirah
-Whites: Rhone varieties
126
What’s the main styles of Rutherglen?
Muscat and Topaque
127
What’s the Muscat of Rutherglen Network?
It’s a producers’ syndicate established in 1995.
128
Rutherglen Muscat grapes?
Brown Muscat (Muscat a Petits Grains Rouge)
129
What’s Rutherglen Muscat Classification?
It’s a four-tier classification system for the wines, based on age, sweetness and complexity.
130
Rutherglen Muscat Classification aging requirements?
-Rutherglen Muscat: 3-5 years
-Classic: 6-10 years
-Grand: 11-19 years
-Rare: Over 20 years
131
Rutherglen Muscat characteristics?
-fortified with grape spirit in 1 to 4 ratio.
-no botrytis
-grapes on passerillage
-blend of vintages
-more aging, more rancio, oxidative and nutty characters and concentration.
132
Rutherglen Muscat producers?
8
-All Saints
-Morris
-Campbells
-Chambers
-Stanton and Killeen
-Rutherglen Estate
-Buller
-Pfeiffer
133
What’s Topaque?
It’s a fortified wine made with Muscadelle in Rutherglen
134
Glenrowan styles and grapes?
Dry and fortified wines similar to Rutherglen GI
135
Rutherglen soils?
-Rutherglen loam is the preferred soil for fortified wines.
-Black Dog fine sandy loam
136
GI regions of North West Victoria?
-Murray Darling
-Swan Hill
137
GI regions of Western Victoria zone?
List them west to east?
-Henty
-Grampians
-Pyrenees
138
GI subregion of Grampians?
Great Western
139
Speciality of Grampians?
Sparkling wines
140
Henty climate ?
Cool Maritime
141
Henty main grapes and styles?
Dry and sparking wines from
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Riesling.
142
Gippsland top producers?
Bass Phillip
Caledonia Australis
143
Gippsland climate and soils?
Cool maritime near the coast
Varied clay and sandy loams
144
Gippsland main grapes?
-Pinot Noir , Shiraz
-Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
145
GI zones of Western Australia?
-Greater Perth
-South West Australia
-Central Western Australia
-Eastern Plains, Inland and North of Western Australia.
-West Australia South East Coastal
146
GI regions of South West Australia zone?
-Margaret River
-Geographe
-Blackwood Valley
-Pemberton
-Majimup
-Great Southern
147
Margaret River climate?
Warm Mediterranean with maritime influences
148
Natural features of Margaret River?
-Indian Ocean to the west
-Southern Ocean to the South
-Geographe Bay to the North
-Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge
149
Margaret River main grapes?
-Whites: Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Semillon
-Reds: Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Merlot
150
Margaret River main soils?
Gravel and sandy loam over granite and gneiss
151
Margaret River unofficial subzones?
-Wilyabrup
-Yallingup
-Walcliffe
-Karridale
-Carbunup
-Treeton
152
What’s the heart of Margaret River appellation ?
Wilyabrup
153
Where is Cape Naturaliste?
Yallingup, Margaret River
154
What’ are the top producers of Margaret River and how they are collectively known?
The first five:
-Leeuwin Estate
-Cullen
-Cape Mentelle
-Vasse Felix
-Moss Wood
155
GI subregions of the Great Southern region?
-Denmark
-Albany
-Porongurup
-Mount Baker
-Frankland River
156
GI subregions of the Great Southern region?
-Denmark
-Albany
-Porongurup
-Mount Baker
-Frankland River
157
GI region of Greater Perth zone?
-Peel
-Perth Hills
-Swan District
158
GI subregion of Swan District?
Swan Valley
159
GI of Queensland?
-Granite Belt
-South Burnet
160
Where is South Burnet located?
North west of Brisbane in Queensland.
161
Tasmania climate?
Northern Tasmania :Cool maritime similar to Champagne and Rheingau.
Southern Tasmania is even cooler.
162
How can be Tasmania broadly divided?
-Northern Tasmania
-East Coast Tasmania
-Southern Tasmania
163
Northern Tasmania unofficial subregions?
-North West
-Tamar Valley
-Pipers Rivers
164
What’s the main city of Northern Tasmania?
Louncestone in Tamar Valley
165
Southern Tasmania unofficial subregions?
-Coal River
-Derwent Valley
-Huon Valley
166
What’s the main city of Southern Tasmania?
Hobart
167
Tasmania main styles and grapes?
-Reds: Pinot Noir, Meunier
-Whites: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris.
Tasmania makes excellent Traditional Method sparkling wines.
One of Two bottles is sparkling.
168
Northern Tasmania top producers?
-Piper Brook Vineyards
-Tamar Ridge
-Jansz (Yalumba)
-Bay of Fires/House of Arras
169
Southern Tasmania top producers?
-Domaine A
-Elsewhere Vineyards
-Stefano Lubiana
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Bordeaux113
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Burgundy11
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Champagne59
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Loire Valley119
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Rhone Valley114
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Provence and Corsica50
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Languedoc and Roussillon86
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Dordogne & SW of France55
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Jura & Savoy57
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Spain285
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Portugal134
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Northern Italy126
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Central Italy69
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Southern Italy116
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Germany202
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Austria122
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Switzerland & Eastern Europe1
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Greece115
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Australia169
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New Zealand93
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U.S.A.-California129
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U.S.A. & Canada62
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South America147
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South Africa118
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China, Lebanon & Cyprus9
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Fortified Wines97
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Beer, Cider & Sake36
