Western Australia Flashcards

1
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Largest state in Australia

A

Western Australia

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2
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majority of viticulture is conducted in the zones of Western Australia

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Southwest Australia (Zone)
greater Perth (Zone)

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3
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Hottest region in Australia

A

Swan valley G.I.

western Australia State
greater Perth Zone
Swan District GI

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4
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Five GI regions of the great southern GI

Southwest Australia Zone

A

Mount Barker GI
Frankland River GI
Albany GI
Porongurup GI
Denmark GI

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5
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Australian soils are high in what element especially Western Australia

A

Saline

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6
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GIs of western Victoria

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Grampians GI
Henty GI
Pyrenees GI

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7
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Main grape of Manjimup GI (Southwest Australia)

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Sauvignon Blanc (72%white grapes)
Pinot Noir (20% red grapes)

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8
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Where can I find karri loam, a fertile red soil

A

Pemberton GI, Southwest Australia

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9
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Producer of Pemberton GI (Southwest Australia)

A

Salitage

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Main grapes of Pemberton GI (Southwest Australia)

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Red Grapes (32%): Pinot Noir, Shiraz
White Grapes (68%): Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Semillon

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Unofficial Subregions of Blackwood Valley GI (Southwest Australia)

A

Boyup Brook, Bridgetown, Nannup

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12
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Most cultivated grapes of Blackwood Valley GI (Southwest Australia)

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Red Grapes (59%): Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon
White Grapes (41%): Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon, Chardonnay

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13
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Where is Darling Plateau?

A

Blackwood Valley GI (Southwest Australia)
Also Peel GI (Greater Perth)

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14
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Producer of Blackwood Valley GI (Southwest Australia)

A

Blackwood Crest

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Main red and white grapes of Denmark GI (Great Southern GI, Southwestern Australia),

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Red Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir
White Grapes: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling

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Main red and white grapes of Franklin River GI (Great Southern GI, Southwest Australia)

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Red Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinot Noir
White Grapes: Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling

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17
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Where can I find poor marri soils?

A

Mount Barker GI, (Great Southern GI, Southwest Australia)

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18
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Mount Barker GI (Great Southern Zone, Western Australia) excels with these varieties

A

cool-climate Riesling, Shiraz, and Cabernet Sauvignon

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19
Q

Perth and Adelaide are separated by this many miles

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1,300 miles

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20
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Three enormous zones cover the inland and southern coast of Australia:

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Central Western Australia zone; Eastern Plains, Inland and North of Western Australia zone; and West Australian South East Coastal zone

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21
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Sub regions of Margaret River (6)

Young children will try walking kangaroos

A

Yallingup
Carbunup
Wilyabrup
Treeton
Walcliffe
Karridale

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22
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what year were the sub regions of Margaret River proposed by doctor John Gladstone

A

1999

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23
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major natural features of Margaret river G.I.

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Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge
Indian Ocean (West)
Southern Ocean (South)
Geographe Bay (North)
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24
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what varietal was the first produced in Margaret river? What year? Who made it?

A

Riesling
1971
Dr. Tom Cullity “Vasse Felix”

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25
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Southern most coastal zone of Margaret River

A

Karridale

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26
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subregion of Margaret river that is furthest inland with the greatest diurnal variation

A

Treeton

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27
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this region in Margaret river is home to the regions best Sauvignon Blanc

A

Karridale

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28
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in what region of Margaret river are Leeuwin and Cape Mentelle

A

Walcliffe

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29
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the name of the settler that brought Cabernet Sauvignon to Margaret River

A

Thomas Rivers

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30
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What are the “Horghton’s” selection

A

Cuttings from 175 year old winery in Swan Valley
original source material for Cabernet vines in Margaret river
swan valley
greater Perth
swan district G.I.

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31
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First five of Margaret River

A

Cape Mentelle
Vasse Felix
Mosswood
Cullen
Leeuwin Estate

In Wilyabrup

Christina Very Much Craves Love

32
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first commercial plantings Margaret river

A

1967
Vasse Felix!

33
Q

What label is Dr. Tom Cullity famous for owning

A

Vasse Felix

34
Q

what is the “golden triangle” and who coined it

A

in Margaret River (Walcliffe) best Chardonnay

Coined by James Halliday
Leeuwin Estate
Cape Mentelle
Voyager Estate

35
Q

Main Chardonnay clone of Margaret River

A

Gingin clone (Mendoza Clone)

36
Q

what is Dijon clone called in Margaret River

A

Bernard clone

(Gingin clone is most planted)

37
Q

Main River of Karridale

A

Blackwood River

38
Q

Mountain range that defines Gladstone line

A

Whicher range

39
Q

Subregions of Margaret river are named for this

A

drainage directions of the region’s numerous rivers and creeks
1999 established, six of them

40
Q

Margaret river is named for this person

A

Margaret Whicher (Whicher ranges)

41
Q

Zones of Western Australia

A

Southwest Australia (with GIs)
greater Perth (With GIs)

Central western Australia
West Australian South East coastal

42
Q

Rivers of Pemberton GI (Southwest Australia)

A

Warren and Donnelly Rivers

43
Q

First vineyard planted in Western Australia

A

Thomas Waters

Swan River Colony 1830

44
Q

These two early wineries were founded in Swan Valley in 1836 and 1840 respectively

A

Houghton
Sandleford

45
Q

Today, volume of production has shifted from Greater Perth Zone to these GIs

A

Margaret River GI
Great Southern GI
Geographe GI

46
Q

In This year Dr. John Gladstones presented research to local landowners about suitability of the region for grape growing, in Margaret River;
In this year the first experimental plantings followed.

A

1965
1966

47
Q

What is the Gladstones Line?

A

Line of Longitude 115’ 18E. Established the modern appellation Eastern border, along Whicher Range

48
Q

Coastal Zones of Margaret River North to South

A

Yallingup
Wilyabrup* home to Vasse Felix, Cullen, Moss Wood (golden triangle)
Walcliffe * home to Leeuwin Estate, Cape Mentelle
Karridale

Carbinup on Geographe Bay East of Cape Naturaliste in Yallingup
Treeton inland region, warmest summer daytime temp but greatest diurnal shift

49
Q

The Blackwood River flows into the Southern Ocean in this sub region of Margaret River

A

Karridale (best Sauvignon Blanc)

50
Q

Margaret River is this on Winkler’s Scale

A

III

51
Q

Margaret river is warmer than Coonawarra and Bordeaux. T/F?

A

TRUE

52
Q

Soil of Wilyabrup

A

Red Gravelly Loam
Best place for Cabernet Sauvignon

53
Q

What is the Golden Triangle
Coined by James Halliday

A

Leeuwin Estate
Cape Mentelle
Voyager Estate

In Stevens Valley
Walcliffe

54
Q

Who is Virginia Willcock

A

Winemaker at Vasse Felix

55
Q

The “Engine” (style) of local production in Margaret River

A

Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blends

56
Q

What is SBS or SSB
(Margaret River)

A

Sauvignon Blanc Semillon
or Semillon Sauvignon Blanc

57
Q

This winemaker popularlized Graves style Semillon sauvignon blanc blends in Margaret River

A

Stuart Pym (Stella Bella)
Did a season’s stint at Domaine de Chevalier

58
Q

Dr. John Gladstones also promoted this GI in 1965 within Western Australia

A

Great Southern GI

59
Q

Mount Barker GI and Franklin River GI (Great Southern GI) are this on the Winkler Scale

A

I and II (Harold Olmo in 1956 recommended these regions become the new growing regions, shift from Greater Perth)

60
Q

Riesling vines can be traced to Forest Hill in Mount Barker GI as early as this year

A

1965

61
Q

Who was Houghton’s famed winemaker (spanning five decades)

A

Jack Mann
Crushed grapes with a butcher’s mincer

62
Q

What year was Forest Hill (Great Southern GI) first red wine?

A

1972
Cabernet Grapes

63
Q

Five Official Subregions of the Great Southern GI

A

Mount Barker GI
Frankland River GI
Porongurup GI

Denmark GI*
Albany GI
Both Coastal GIs

64
Q

Site of Western Australia’s oldest permanent settlement and spot from which Britain formally claimed Western Australia for the crown Christmas Day 1826

A

Albany GI (Great Southern GI)

65
Q

Dominant varieties of Porongurup and Mount Barker *Great Southern GI

A

Riesling and Shiraz

66
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Main Varieties of Albany and Denmark GIs (coastal, great Southern GI)

A

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

67
Q

What is the Great Southern GIs most established sub region and center of production

A

Mount Barker GI
Home to Forest Hill Vineyard and Plantagenet

68
Q

Perth is separated from Albany by this many miles

A

Over 250

69
Q

85% of Western Australia’s vines are located here

A

South West Australia Zone
Divided between Margaret River GI and Great Southern GI

70
Q

Western Australia’s third largest Appellation

A

Geographe GI (800ha of vines in 2019)

71
Q

Geographe GI’s most important producer today (South west Australia)

A

Capel Vale, planted first vines in 1974

72
Q

Geographe GI and Geographe bay are named for this

A

“Le Geographe” vessel of French explorer Nicolas Baudin, mapped Western AUS coastline in 1800

73
Q

Four subregions (areas) of Geographe GI

A

Donnybrook
Ferguson Valley
Harvey
Capel-Busselton Coastline

74
Q

What is the varietal focus in Geographe GI

A

Red grapes: Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon leading

75
Q

What year were Blackwood Valley GI’s first vines planted (Southwest Australia)

A

1976

76
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What decade did Pemberton GI and Manjimup see the advent of commercial vineyards?

A

1980s