South Australia

Question 1

What is the climate of Coonawara GI? What zone is it in?

Answer 1

cool maritime

Limestone Coast zone

Question 2

What is often thought to be the GI home to the best cabernet in AUS?

Answer 2

Coonawara GI

Question 3

Top producers of Cabernet in Coonawara

Answer 3

• Majella
• Wynn - “John Riddoch”
• Parker Estate - “First Growth”

Question 4

What is the name for the well drained red topsoil in Coonawara

Answer 4

terra rossa

Question 5

What are the main grapes of Padthaway GI? What zone?

Answer 5

Limestone Coast Zone (whale shaped)

Cabernet (on terra rossa)
Riesling
Chardonnay

Question 6

Name the GIs of Limestone Coast Zone

Answer 6

Coonawara
Padthaway
Mount Benson
Robe
Mount Gambier
Wrattonbully

Question 7

Where is the Lower Murray zone in South AUS

Answer 7

North of Limestone coast, on border of Victoria on Murray River

Question 8

What is the GI of the Lower Murray Zone and what is the area known for

Answer 8

Riverland

• heavy irrigation
• bulk wine
• continental hot climate

Question 9

What three zones make up the Adelaide Super Zone?

Answer 9

Barossa Zone
Mount Lofty Ranges Zone
Fleurieu Zone

Question 10

What are the Barossa Zone,Mount Lofty Ranges Zone and Fleurieu Zone collectively known as?

Answer 10

Adelaide Super Zone

Question 11

What two bodies of water moderate the mediterranean climate of Fleurieu?

Answer 11

Southern Ocean currents

Lake Alexandrina

Question 12

What is the most important (and warmest) GI in Fleurieu Zone?

Answer 12

McLaren Vale GI

Question 13

What grapes are the focus of McLaren Vale GI

Answer 13

Cabernet Sauvignon and Rhone varieties GSM

Question 14

Top wines from McLaren Vale?

Answer 14

D’Arenberg’s “Dead Arm” Shiraz
Yangarra’s “High Sands” Grenache
Drew Noon’s Grenache-based “Eclipse”
Clarendon Hills’ “Astralis” Shiraz (dry farmed)

Question 15

Who makes Dead Arm

Answer 15

D’Arenberg

Question 16

Who makes Eclipse

Answer 16

Drew Noon’

Question 17

Who makes Astralis

Answer 17

Clarendon Hills

Question 18

What are the GIs of Fleurieu?

Answer 18

Kangaroo Island
Southern Fleurieu
Currency Creek
Langhorne Creek
McLaren Vale

Question 19

What are the GIs of Mount Lofty Ranges Zone?

Answer 19

Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Plains
Clare Valley!

Question 20

What GI has the subregions Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley?

Answer 20

Adelaide Hills GI

Question 21

What styles and grapes do well in the cool maritime climate of Adelaide Hills

Answer 21

Sauv Blanc
Chard
PN
Sparkling wine

Question 22

Where would one find the most classic and ageworthy Riesling in AUS? Why is the slightly odd?

Answer 22

Clare Valley

It has a warmer continental climate and mostly red grapes, but known for its riesling

Question 23

Two unofficial subregions of Clare Valley and soil associated with each?

Answer 23

Watervale - limestone

Polish Hill River - broken slate

Question 24

Top producer in Clare Valley

Answer 24

Grosset

Question 25

GIs of Barossa Zone?

Answer 25

Barossa Valley GI

Eden Valley GI

Question 26

What GI in South AUS is home to 150 yr old vines and one of AUS most celebrated regions?

Answer 26

Barossa Valley GI

Question 27

Traditional aging vessel for Barossa Valley?

Answer 27

300L American oak hogsheads

Question 28

Producers based in Barossa Valley

Answer 28

• Penfolds
• Torbreck
• Peter Lehmann
• Rockford

Question 29

How does Climate of Eden Valley compare to Barossa Valley?

Answer 29

Cooler

-more balanced between white and red production

Question 30

Producers in Eden Valley

Answer 30

Yalumba
Pewsey Vale
Henschke

Question 31

Who makes Hill of Grace?

Answer 31

Henschke

Question 32

What was the precursor to Henschke’s Hill of Grace

Answer 32

Mount Edelstone Shiraz

Question 33

What is the sole GI of the Far North zone in South AUS?

Answer 33

Southern Flinders Ranges