AUS: Western

Question 1

Swan Valley GI

Answer 1

Western Australia (1st commercial plantings - 1836, Houghton’s)
* Australia’s hottest GI

Question 2

Margaret River GI’s hero

Answer 2

Dr. John Gladstones, got 1st plantings to happen in 1967
* rallied the dairy farmers, drew the boundaries

Question 3

Margaret River’s 1st commercial wine

Answer 3

1971 Vasse Felix Riesling

Question 4

Margaret River GI’s eastern border

Answer 4

“Gladstone Line”
(follows the Whicher Range)

Question 5

Margaret River GI’s subzones

Answer 5

Coastal:
Yallingup
Willyabrup (the heart)
Wallcliffe (Chardonnay)
Karridale (Sauvignon Blanc, Blackwood River)

Inland:
Carbunup (lies on Geographe Bay)
Treeton (warmest, biggest diurnal)

Gladstones work: Based on river/creeks drainage directions which correspond to direction of airflow systems

Question 6

Willyabrup
- 3 most important wineries
- most important variety

Answer 6

Margaret River GI
* Cabernet Sauvignon
Vasse Felix, Cullen, Mosswood

Question 7

Wallcliffe

Answer 7

Margaret River GI
* known for Chardonnay
Leeuwin Estate, Cape Mentelle

Question 8

Margaret River’s “First Five”

Answer 8

Cullen (Willyabrup)
Leeuwin Estate (Wallcliffe)
Mosswood (Willyabrup)
Vasse Felix (Willyabrup)
Cape Mentelle (Wallcliffe)

Question 9

Margaret River’s “Golden Triangle”

Answer 9

Leeuwin Estate
Voyager Estate
Cape Mentelle

*Chardonnay (all in the Wallcliffe subzone of the Margaret River GI)

Question 10

Gingin & Bernard clone - also known as?

Answer 10

Bernard = Dijon Clone
Gingin = Mendoza Clone

Chardonnay

Question 11

Margaret River climate + important moderators

Answer 11

Mediterranean: wet winters, dry summers. Warm, temperate oceanic influence.
* ~ 47 in rain/year
* 2500 sunshine hours/yr

Indian Ocean, Leeuwin-Naturaliste Range

Question 12

Margaret River soils

Answer 12

Gravelly loam is key
* sandy loam topsoil, gravel with high iron content

Question 13

Langton’s 1st Classified wines from Margaret River

Answer 13

• Cullen Diana Madeline Cab-Merlot
• Leeuwin Estate Art Series Chardonnay

Question 14

Margaret River grapes

Answer 14

1 Cab Sauv (~1600ha, Willyabrup)

#2 Chardonnay (~1200ha, Willyabrup)
#3 Sauvignon Blanc (~500ha, southern areas)
#4 Semillon (~450ha, southern areas)
#5 Merlot (Willyabrup)

Question 15

1st commercial red produced in Margaret River?

Answer 15

1972 Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon - Malbec

Question 16

Great Southern GI
-Subregion GIs (5)

Answer 16

Region in Western Australia
- Denmark GI
- Albany GI
- Porongurup GI
- Frankland River GI
- Mount Barker GI (Forest Hill, Plantagent)

Question 17

6 regions of South West Australia Zone?

Answer 17

Geographe
Great Southern
Margaret River

Blackwood Valley
Manjimup
Pemberton