Australia Flashcards
What is Australia’s coolest winemaking region?
Tasmania
What is the Great Dividing Range?
A complex of mountain ranges running along the north-south axis of eastern Australia
The first vintage of Penfolds Grange was released in ______ (year).
1951
Bush fires in the Adelaide Hills caused some smoke-tainted wines in what recent year?
2015
Describe the 2011 growing season in South Australia.
Wet with a lot of botrytis and mildew
*One of the toughest vintages in 25 years
Western Australia:
What is the “Golden Triangle”?
Coined by James Halliday, the Golden Triangle comprises the Leeuwin Estate, cape Mentelle, and Voyager Estate
*Home to top Australian Chardonnay for two decades
Where would you find the Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge?
Western Australia
*Rolling hills running 90km north-south from Cape Naturaliste to Augusta
Thomas Waters planted Western Australia’s first vineyard in ______ Valley in 1829.
Swan Valley
*Thomas Waters and other European settlers pickup up pre-phylloxera cuttings on their voyage around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and planted Cabernet Sauvignon near Perth
Some producers of the Margaret River GI are moving to Bernard (Dijon) clones, though the ______ clone provides the base for the region’s classic style of rich, phenolic wines with taut acidity and peach/lime flavors.
Gingin
- A hen-and-chicken Chardonnay clone named after a town north of Perth
- Better known as Mendoza elsewhere
Stuart Pym introduced this Graves-like blend to Western Australia.
SSB/SBS | Sauvignon Blanc-Sémillon Blends
Where in Western Australia would you likely find karri loam soils?
Pemberton GI, Poronogurup GI
*karri loam is a fertile red soil
Which GI surrounds the north and east side of Perth?
Swan District GI
These producers are collectively known as the “first five”.
Leeuwin Estate, Cullen, Cape Mentelle, Vasse Felix, Moss Wood
GIs of the Port Phillip Zone.
Geelong GI Macedon Ranges GI Mornington Peninsula GI Sanbury GI Yarra Valley GI
Many producers in the Yarra Valley focus on what Pinot Noir clones?
Dijon clones (667, 777, MV6)