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1
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when was the first commercial wine made in margaret river

A

1971

Vasse Felix riesling

Tom Cullity

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name the 6 unofficial subzones of margaret river

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treeton (inland)
Carbunup
Karridale
Wallcliffe
Yallingup
Wilyabrup

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who were the First Five in Margaraet river

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Cullen
Vasse Felix
Mosswood
Leeuwin
Cape Mentelle

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major soil type of Margaret River

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red gravelly loam

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where are the producers Mount Forest and Plantagenet located

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Mt Barker, Greath Southern

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what GI are in the Greater Perth Zone

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Perth Hills
Swan District (swan valley)
Peel

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five sub GI of Great Southern

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Albany, Denmark (along coast)

Mount Barker, Porongorup, Frankland River (in land)

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what zone in Victoria has no sub Gis

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Gippsland

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name two GI shared between Victoria and NSW

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Murray Darling
Swan Hill

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what are the GIs of Western Victoria

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Henty
Grampians
Pyrenees

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Great Western is a sub GI where

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Grampians

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major topographical feature of Grampians

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west of Dividing Range
moderately high elevation but arid

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13
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who produces Thomson Family Shiraz

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Best’s Great Western

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14
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first vintage of Langton’s

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1990

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15
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current edition of Langton’s

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7

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16
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what are the two GI of NW Victoria

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Murray Darling
Swan Hill

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17
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Melbourne is cooled by what body of water

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Port Philip Bay

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18
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sub GI of Port Philip Zone

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Geelong
Sunbury
Yarra
Mornington P
Macedonian Ranges

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Domaine Chandon produces wine in what GI

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Yarra

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what body of water separates Australia and Tasmania

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Bass Strait

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what body of water separates Australia and Tasmania

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Bass Strait

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By farr and Bannockburn are producers where

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Geelong

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Bindi is a producer where

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Macedonian Ranges

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24
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Gi of central victoria

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upper goulburn
Goulburn Valley
Strathbogie Ranges
Bendigo
Heathcote

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major soil type of Heathcote
Greenstone (volcanic)
26
nagambie lakes is a sub GI of what
Goulbourn Valley
27
gi's of NE victoria
rutherglen glenrowan alpine v king v beechworth
28
what river forms the northern boundary of rutherglen
murray
29
more common name for Durif
petite sirah
30
are Rutherglen Muscats affected by Noble rot
no they shrivel on the vine
31
how is rutherglen muscat made
grapes shrival on the vine a brief fermentation arrested by grape spirit (1-4 ratio) wine evaporates at abvout 5% a year often aged in solara or blended before bottling
32
name a producer in Beechworth
Giaconda
33
major topographical feature of Beechworth
Victorian Alps
34
what is the largest state of wine production in australia
SA around 50%
35
what zones are the in the Adelaide Super Zone
Barossa Fleurieu Mt Lofty Ranges
36
what is the oldest shiraz vineyard in the world and when was it planted
Langmeil's Freedom Vineyard 1843
37
when was Penfolds Block 42 planted
1888
38
first vintage of Torbreck's The Laird
2005
39
who is Edmund Mazure
produced the first sparkling burgundy
40
what style of wine is Cold Duck
sparkling red wine (often shiraz)
41
avg elevation of eden valley
400-600m
42
Mountadam is a producer where
Eden Valley
43
the town of Willunga is in what wine growing region
McLaren Vale
44
Langehorne Creek is on what body of water
Lake Alexandrina
45
where is the Backstair Passage
body of water separating Kangaroo Island from Mainland australia
46
Gi of the Limestone Coast
Coonawarra Padathway Wrattonbury Mt Gambier Mt Benson Robe
47
climate of Coonawarra
cool Mediterranean
48
when did Coonawarra become a GI
2003 (after a long legal battle)
49
what is the one GI of the Far North zone
Southern Flinders
50
auburn and seven hill are unofficial subzones of what GI
Clare Valley
51
two major soil types of clare valley
slate (polish hill) terra rossa over limestone (watervale)
52
Kilkanoon is a producer where
clare valley
53
major soil type of Adelaide Hills
grey sandy loam
54
Penfold's magill estate is in what AVA
Adelaide Plains
55
first commercial plantings in Coonawarra
1891
56
prominent soil of barossa
loam and sand
57
what mountains separate barossa and eden valley
barossa ranges
58
two GIs of queenslands
Granite Belt South Burnett
59
3 subzones of the Hunter GI
Upper Hunter Pokolbrun Broke Fordwich
60
3 Gis of the central ranges
Orange Mudgie Cawra
61
4 GI of Southern New South Wales zone
Canberra Tumbarumba Hilltops Gundagai
62
where is the Shoalhaven Coast GI
NSW South Coast Zone
63
where would you find the producers of Tamar Ridge and Pipers Brook
Tasmania
64
name two vintages of the 21st century Hensche did not make hill of grace
2011 2000
65
what three wines are top tier Liv ex
hill of grace grange The laird
66
first vintage of Hill of Grace
58
67
what is the only Pinot Noir in australia considered exceptional by Langton's
Bass Philip Reserve
68
what was the last vintage Penfold's used the word Hermitage
1989

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