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New South Wales Flashcards

1
Q

Where were the first vineyards planted in 1788?

A

New South Wales

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2
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What is Australia’s most populous state?

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New South Wales

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3
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What complex of mountain ranges runs N to S, separating wetter coastal areas from arid interior of Eastern Australia?

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Great Dividing Range

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4
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How much of AUS wine production does New South Wales account for?

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~one quarter

Over half of this West of Great Dividing Range in irrigated Riverina

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5
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What is the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area?

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Heavily irrigated area West of Great Diving Range where majority of viticulture in NSW occurs

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6
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Who makes [yellow tail] and where is most fruit sourced?

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Casella

-most fruit sourced from Riverina

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7
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Who makes the wine “Noble One”

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De Bortoli - botrytised Semillon dessert wine

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8
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Two important producers in Riverina

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Casella - yellow tail

Be Bortoli - Noble One dessert wine

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9
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Where is Hunter region?

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  • Lower half of Hunter Valley zone

- flat river valley running east from Brokenback Mountains to the coast - New South Wales

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10
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Climate of Hunter region?

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subtropical - one of warmest/wettest in Australia

-humid, lots of rain and wind

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11
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What is Hunter Riesling?

A

Semillon

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12
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What color wine is Hunter known for?

A

white wine - 60% of output

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13
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Top producer and botting of Hunter Valley Semillon?

A

Tyrrell - Vat 1

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14
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Which subregion of Hunter is known for Verdelho?

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Broke Fordwich

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15
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Top two red and white grapes of Hunter region

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White

  • Semillon
  • Verdelho

Red
-Shiraz
Cab Sauv

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16
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What region in Southern New South Wales is split btwn NSW and AUS Capital Territory?

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Canberra District region

17
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What grape does well in Canberra District region? Producer?

A

Shiraz - elegant, milder continental climate
Clonakilla - Canberra District Shiraz (cofermented with viognier)
Tim Kirk winemaker

18
Q

What style of wine is made in Tumbarumba GI? From what grapes?

A

Sparkling wines and still Pinor Noir and Chardonnay

19
Q

What mountains define Tumbarumba GI?

A

Snowy mountains

  • sun-drenched, basalt slopes
  • highest mountains in AUS
20
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Zones of New South Wales (8)

A
  • Northern Slopes
  • Northern Rivers
  • Hunter Valley
  • Central Ranges
  • South Coast
  • Southern New South Wales
  • Big Rivers
  • Western Plains
21
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GIs of Northern Slopes (1)

A

New England Australia GI

22
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GIs of Northern Rivers (1)

A

Hastings River GI

23
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GIs of Hunter Valley (1 + 3 subregions)

A

Hunter GI

subregions:
- Broke Fordwich GI
- Pokolbin GI
- Upper Hunter Valley GI

24
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GIs of Central Ranges (3)

A

Cowra GI
Mudgee GI
Orange GI

25
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GIs of South Coast (2)

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Shoalhaven Coast GI

Southern Highlands GI

26
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GIs of Southern New South Wales (4)

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Canberra District GI
Tumbarumba GI
Hilltops GI
Gundagai GI

27
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GIs of Big Rivers (4)

A

Perricoota GI
Riverina GI
Murray Darling GI*
Swan Hill GI*

*Shared with Victoria

28
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What two GIs are shared between North West Victoria Zone in Victoria and Big Rivers Zone in New South Wales?

A

Murray Darling GI

Swan Hill GI

29
Q

What is the capital of New South Wales?

A

Sydney!

30
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What is Australia’s oldest continuously operating winery? Where is it?

A

Wyndham Estate

  • Founded by George Wyndham in Hunter Valley (New South Wales) in 1828
  • planted first commercial shiraz in AUS in 1830
31
Q

Who is the “father” of the Australian Wine Industry? Why?

A

James Busby

  • Scottish born botanist, moved to NSW in 1820s, then back to Europe and returned to AUS with vine cuttings from Spain and France
  • Kirkton estate in Hunter Valley
32
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Where might you find tempranillo in New South Wales?

A

Southern Highlands GI in the South Coast Zone

33
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What are the two rivers of the “Big Rivers” Zone in NSW?

A

Murray River

Murrumbidgee River

34
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What is the top producing zone in the country of AUS?

A

Big Rivers

Australia/New Zealand - SD (7 decks)

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