Australia

Question 1

When did vines first arrive in Australia?

Answer 1

1788

Question 2

Where did Phylloxera hit Australia?

Answer 2

Victoria & a portion of New South Wales

Question 3

South Australia produces roughly ___ of Australia’s grapes

Answer 3

half

Question 4

t/f: in the 1960s, about 80% of Australia’s production was sweet, foritifed wine

Answer 4

true

Question 5

T/f: chaptalization is allowed in some parts of Australia

Answer 5

false

Question 6

A small collection of Australia’s largest companies controls the majority of production. What is a major consequence of this?

Answer 6

Ability to sell mass-market wines for cheaper than their competition in, eg, California, South America, Old World

Question 7

Who oversees the wine industry?

Answer 7

Wine Australia

Question 8

t/f: Geographical Indications are purely geographical

Answer 8

true

Question 9

The major mountain range in Australia

Answer 9

Great Dividing Range

Question 10

The two GIs to know in New South Wales

Answer 10

Riverina and Hunter Valley

Question 11

Where is Hunter Valley located?

Answer 11

New South Wales

Question 12

Hunter Valley is most known for this grape

Answer 12

Semillon

Question 13

These two GIsin Victoria are famous for their sweet, fortified wines

Answer 13

Rutherglen + Glenrowan

Question 14

“topaque” style wine from Rutherglen is made with this grape

Answer 14

Muscadelle

Question 15

4 important GIs in Victoria

Answer 15

Yarra Valley
Murray Darling
Rutherglen
Glenrowan

Question 16

Where is Yarra Valley GI?

Answer 16

Victoria

Question 17

t/f: Yarra Valley has a strong reputation for sparkling wines

Answer 17

true

Question 18

Parts of Coonawarra GI have this famous soil that is great for Cabernet Sauvignon

Answer 18

Terra rossa

Question 19

General style of Coonawarra GI CS

Answer 19

elegant, soft tannins, eucalyptus signature

Question 20

Where is Padthaway GI?

Answer 20

South Australia; north of coonawarra; similar style

Question 21

This GI north of coonawarra also has some terra rossa soil and produces wines in a similar style

Answer 21

Padthaway GI

Question 22

Riverland GI is located where and know for what style of wine?

Answer 22

South Australia; mass production

Question 23

What kind of wine would you expect from McLaren Vale GI?

Answer 23

Cab Sauv + Rhone varities
full, jammy GSM blends

Question 24

Barossa Valley GI producers traditionally used this type of barrel

Answer 24

American Hogsheads (300 liters)

Question 25

t/f: co-fermenting Syrah with Viognier is banned in Barossa Valley GI

Answer 25

false. becoming more popular

Question 26

Penfold's Grange relies heavily from grapes sourced from this South Australian GI

Answer 26

Barossa Valley

Question 27

Where is Margaret River GI located?

Answer 27

Western Australia

Question 28

Margaret River has a _____ climate

Answer 28

maritime

Question 29

What grapes do you find in Margaret River?

Answer 29

chard, semillon, SB Cab Sauv + bordeaux blends

Question 30

Where is the Great Southern GI?

Answer 30

Western Australia

Question 31

Who oversees GIs?

Answer 31

Wine Australia

Question 32

The most important rivers

Answer 32

Murray Darling Murrumbidgee Lachlan

Question 33

Why is Shiraz called Shiraz?

Answer 33

People mistakenly believed the grape came from Shiraz, Persia

Question 34

GI sizes

Answer 34

Country Multistate State Zone Region SUbregion

Question 35

Is a zone required to be defined viticulturally?

Answer 35

no; that starts at the region level

Question 36

Hunter Valley is ____ of Sydney

Answer 36

north

Question 37

Where is GI Mudgee?

Answer 37

New South Wales; neighbor to Hunter Valley; however, on the western side of the Great Dividing Range

Question 38

Mudgee is known for these grapes

Answer 38

Cab Sauv + Shiraz

Question 39

Where is GI Riverina?

Answer 39

New South Wales

Question 40

the 4 levels of Rutherglen Brown Muscat, from driest to sweetest

Answer 40

Rutheglen Muscat Classic Grand Rare

Question 41

t/f: Muscadelle is related to Muscat

Answer 41

false; named after the Muscat grape family due to its similar grapey, floral characteristics

Question 42

the 2 important grapes used to make dessert wine in Rutherglen

Answer 42

Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains Rouge (Rutherglen Muscat) Tokay (Muscadelle)

Question 43

Tokay is known as ..... in France

Answer 43

Muscadelle

Question 44

How is Rutherglen Muscat produced?

Answer 44

Grapes left to dry on vine, then fortified as well

Question 45

Where is Mornington Peninsula located?

Answer 45

Victoria

Question 46

What does Mornington Peninsula specialize in?

Answer 46

Pinot and Chardonnay

Question 47

The capital of Victoria

Answer 47

Melbourne

Question 48

Where is Heathcote GI located?

Answer 48

Victoria

Question 49

What is Heathcote GI known for?

Answer 49

Premium Shiraz

Question 50

When did vitis vinifera arrive in New South Wales?

Answer 50

1788

Question 51

The father of Australian wine

Answer 51

James Busby

Question 52

These two prestigous GIs in New South Wales are famous for the Chard & PN

Answer 52

Yarra Valley and Mornington Peninsula

Question 53

Where is Goulburn Valley located?

Answer 53

Victoria

Question 54

Australia is the _th largest exporter of wine by volume

Answer 54

5

Question 55

Victoria's oldest wine region

Answer 55

Yarra Valley

Question 56

Victoria's coastal regions are cooled by..

Answer 56

Antarctic breezes

Question 57

These GIs in Victoria are famous for sweet fortified wines

Answer 57

Rutherglen and Glenrowan

Question 58

fortified "Topaque" is made from this grape

Answer 58

Muscadelle