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What are the States in Australia?

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Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland

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What are the multi-zones in Australia?

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South Eastern Australia Multi-Zone (all except Western Australia)
Adelaide Super Zone (Barossa, Fleurieu, Mount Lofty Ranges)

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What are the Zones in New South Wales?

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Big Rivers, Central Range, Northern Slopes, Northern River, Hunter Valley, South Coast, Southern New South Wales, Western Plains

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What are the GIs in Queensland? Established year.

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Granite Belt (1965), South Burnett (1993).

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What are the Zones in Victoria?

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Central Victoria, Gippsland, North East Victoria, North West Victoria, Western Victoria, Port Philip

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What are the Zones in South Australia?

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Barossa, Far North, Limestone Coast, Mount Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu, Lower Murray

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What are the Zones in Western Australia?

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South West Australia, Greater Perth, Central Western Australia, West Australia South East Coastal, Eastern Plains, Inland & North of Western Australia

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What are the unofficial sub-regions of Tasmania?

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North: Pipers River, Tamar Valley, North West Coast

South: Derwent Valley, Huon Valley, Coal River, The East Coast

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What are the Regions in Big Rivers?

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Perricoota, Riverina, Swan Hill, Murray Darling

*Shared with North West Victoria

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What are the Regions in Central Ranges?

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Cowra, Mudgee, Orange

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What are the Regions in Hunter Valley?

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Hunter [sub-regions: Upper Hunter Valley (North), Pokolbin (South), Broke Fordwich (South)]

Unofficial subregion: Allandale, Belford, Dalwood, Rothbury

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What is the Region in Northern Rivers?

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Hasting Rivers

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What is the Region in Northern Slopes?

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New England Australia

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What are the Regions in South Coast?

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Shoalhaven Coast, Southern Highlands

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What are the Regions in Southern New South Wales?

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Canberra District, Gundugai, Hilltops, Tumbarumba

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What are the Regions in Barossa?

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Barossa Valley, Eden Valley (sub-region: High Eden)

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What is the Region in Far North?

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Southern Flinders Ranges

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What are the Regions in Fleurieu?

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Currency Creek, Kangaroo Island, Southern Fleurieu, Langhorne Creek, McLaren Vale

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What are the Regions in Limestone Coast?

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Coonawarra, Mount Benson, Mount Gembier, Pathaway, Robe, Wrattonbully

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What is the region in Lower Murray?

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Riverland

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What are the Regions in Mount Lofty Ranges?

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Adelaide Plains, Clare Valley, Adelaide Hills (sub-regions: Piccadilly Valley, Lenswood)

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What are the Regions in Central Victoria?

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Bendigo, Heathcote, Strathbogie Ranges, Upper Goulburn, Goulburn Valley (sub-region: Nagambie Lake)

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What are the Region in North East Victoria?

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Alpine Valleys, Beechworth, Glenrowan, King Valley, Rutherglen

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What are the Regions in North West Victoria?

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Swan Hill, Murray Darling

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What are the Regions in Port Phillip?
Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Sunbury, Macedon Ranges
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What are the Regions in Greater Perth?
Peel, Perth Hills, Swan District (sub-region: Swan Valley)
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What are the Regions in South West Australia?
Manjimup, Blackwood Valley, Geographe, Pemberton, Margaret River, Great Southern (sub region: Albany, Denmark, Frankland River, Mount Barker, Porongurup)
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What are the soils in Coonawarra?
Terra Rossa, Black Rendzina, Brown Rendzina
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Who are the First Five? And where are they based?
Margaret River. Leeuwin Estate, Cullen, Vasse Felix, Moss Wood, Cape Mentelle
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What is the grape used for Rutherglen?
Brown Muscat (Muscat Rouge a Petits Grains)
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What are the classification for Rutherglen?
Rutherglen Muscat: Aged 3-5 years, 180-240g/l RS Rutherglen Classic Muscat: Aged 6-10 years, 200-280g/l RS Rutherglen Grand: Aged 11-19 years, 270-400g/l RS Rutherglen Rare: Aged more than 20 years, 270-400g/l RS
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What are the categories for Barossa Old Vine Charter?
Old Vine: min 35 years Survivor Vine: min 70 years Centenarian Vine: min 100 years Ancestor Vine: min 125 years
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Name some producers from Eden Valley?
Pewsey Vale, Yalumba, Henschke, Mountadam
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Name some producers from Barossa Valley.
Penfolds, Two Hands, Torbreck, Wolf Blass, Peter Lehmann
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What’s the first vintage of Penfold’s Grange? What was it called?
1951, Penfold Grange Hermitage. (Used to be from Magill Estate till 1989)
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What is the range that runs through Barossa?
Barossa Ranges
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Who produces the Laird?
Torbreck. 100% Shiraz, 36 months in new French oak.
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Who produce Hills of Grace? First Vintage?
Henschke, 1958.
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Where and when was the first vineyard planted in Australia?
New South Wales, 1788.
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What is the name of the mountain range that runs through New South Wales?
Great Diving Range.
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Who produces Noble One? Grape(s)?
De Bortoli, botrytised Semillon. First vintage 1982
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What is Riverina also known as?
Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area
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Synonym for Semillon?
Blanc Doux (France), Hunter River Riesling (Australia), Greengrape (South Africa)
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Moet & Chandon produces wine in Australia, what and where?
Australian Domaine Chandon, 1987 in Yarra Valley.
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Where is Mount Mary based, prestige cuvée?
Yarra Valley. White - Triolet (Bordeaux Blanc blend), 1987 Red - Quintet (Bordeaux blend), 1976
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What are the 2 distinct soil of Yarra Valley?
Gray-brown sandy loam, red basalt-derived soil.
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Where is Clonakilla based, what are they known for?
Canberra District (Murrumbateman) Shiraz-Viognier blend.
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Where is Tahbilk based, known for?
Goulburn Valley (Nagambie Lake). Old vines Shiraz, from 1860. Oldest Marsanne, 1927.
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What is the lake that runs through Langhorne Creek?
Lake Alexandrina
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Some producers from McLaren Vale.
Clarendon Hills (Astralis), D’Arenberg (Dead Arm), Yangarra (High Sands), Noon Winery (Eclipse)
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Unofficial subregion of Queensland?
Darling Downs (South of South Burnett)
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Tasmania is best known for?
Traditional method sparkling.
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Name a producer in Tasmania for sparkling wine.
Jansz.
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In which year did Penfolds change Grange Hermitage to Grange?
1990.
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Who is the winemaker that started Grange Hermitage?
Max Schubert.
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First vintage of RunRig & The Laird?
RunRig - 1998. The Laird - 2005.
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First vintage of Tyrrell’s VAT 1 Semillon?
1963.
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What are the unofficial subregion of Margaret River?
Yallingup, Carbunup, Wilyabrup, Treeton, Wallcliffe, Karridale
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Subregion of Canberra District?
Unofficial subregion: Murrumbateman/Yass, Bungendore/Lake George, Hall/ACT
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Unofficial subregion of Gundagai?
Tumut (South-East), Cootamundra (North), June (West)
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Unofficial subregion of Barossa Valley?
Gomersal/Rosedale, Southern Barossa Valley (Lyndoch/Williamstown), Rowland Flat District, Barossa Foothills (Vine Vale), Light Pass/Stockwell, Northern Barossa Valley, Western Ridge (Greenock/Seppeltsfield), Stonewell/Central Tanunda
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Unofficial subregion of Clare Valley.
Polish Hill, Watervale, Auburn, Sevenhill, Clare
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Unofficial subregion of Gippsland?
South Gippsland, East Gippsland, West Gippsland
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Unofficial subregions of Alpine Valleys?
Ovens Valley, Buffalo Valley, Buckland Valley, Kiewa Valley
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Unofficial subregion of Blackwood Valley.
Boyup Brook, Bridgetown, Nannup
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Unofficial subregion of Geographe.
Ferguson Valley, Donnybrook, Capel-Busselton, Harvey
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Highest altitude vineyard in Australia?
Black Mountain (1300masl), New England Australia, Northern Slopes NSW
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Which GI in New South Wales produce most of the region’s sparkling wine?
Tumbarumba, using majority Chardonnay & Pinot Noir
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Where is Penfolds' Magill Estate located at?
Adelaide Plains
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Largest producing GI in Australia?
Riverland
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Australia oldest continuous-running winery?
Wyndham Estate, 1828
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Climatic feature of New South Wales?
Great Diving Range & Pacific Ocean
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Where is Mount Canobolas?
Orange, NSW
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What are the first 2 grapes planted in Victoria?
Muscat Hamburg & Sweetwater (Chasselas)
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Wineries still producing Rutherglen?
All Saints, Morris, Campbells, Chambers, Stanton & Killeen, Rutherglen Estate, Buller, Pfeiffer
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Soil type of Rutherglen?
Rutherglen loam (for fortified), Black Dog (fine sandy loam)
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First vintage of Yangarra High Sands Grenache?
2005, using Grenache from 1946.
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First vintage of Clarendon Hills Astralis?
1990, Shiraz from 1920.
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First vintage of Two Hands Ares?
2000
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First vintage of d’Arenburg Dead Arm Shiraz?
1993
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Which Grange’s vintages are 100% Shiraz
1951, 1952, 1963, 1999, 2000, 2011, 2017.
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Is acidification allowed in Australia?
Yes, by adding Tartaric Acid.
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Prestige cuvee of House of Arras
E.J Carr (also the name of winemaker)
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In which year was Tyrrell’s Old Patch Shiraz not made?
2015, 2016.
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First vintage of Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Semillon.
1963.
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What is the mountain range in Hunter Valley?
Brokenback Range
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What are the terranes in McLaren Vale?
The Ancient Rocks: Ancient Bedrock Sand & Sandstone: Maslin Sands, Pirramimma Sandstone, Ochre Cove Formation (red and yellow sandstone), and Semaphore Sand (beach sand) Limestone County Clay Plains of Aldinga The Piedmont: Alluvial deposit Talus Slope: Variable soils near Willunga Fault Alluvial Flats

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