Australia Flashcards
Who was the first to land in Australia?
Captain Arthur Philip in 1788 with 11 ships, British soldiers, convicts, free settlers and vine cuttings from the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa. Landing on Botany Bay south of Sydney
Where was the first vineyard planted?
Swan River Colony in Western Australia in 1830
Who are some of the oldest famous winemakers still around today?
Lindemans 1843, Penfolds 1844, Orlando Wines 1847, Yalumba 1848, Henschke’s 1860
Penfolds Grange first vintage?
Grange Hermitage in 1951 by Max Sherbet Chief winemaker 1948-1975. Known as Grange since 1990 and is a blend of the best grapes from the companies best vineyards
Henschke’s Hill of Grace first vintage?
1958 by Cyril Henschke from 100 year old vines with breakout vintages in 1990, 91, 98
Who is Langton’s and what did they create?
Australias leading wine auction house that created “Classification of Australian Wine” in 1991 to detail top performing investment grade Australian wines. Now in its 8th installment classifying 21 wines as “First classified” and 79 as “Classified”
Which winemaking regions were hit with severe decade drought?
2003, 06, 07, 08, 09
What rank is Australian in world production and top 5 varieties?
7th as of 2024. Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Semillon.
What is Wine Australia?
Government authority est. 198, as the Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation. Maintains oversight on the wine industry, label language, defining GI boundaries, moderating exports and trades, and promoting the product at home and abroad.
What is the Label Integrity Program?
Introduced for the 1990 vintage, requiring any wines labeled by vintage, variety, or region to contain a minimum 85% of the stated grape, year, or region. If multiple varieties, the grapes must be listed in order of their proportion in the blend. All components making up a min of 85% of the blend must appear on label, no listed grape may be in lower proportion than an unnamed variety.
What is the Wine and Brandy Corporation Act of 1980?
Was amended to define GI’s and create a geographical indications committee responsible for which regions should be placed on a new register of protected names. First GI’s rolled out in 1994 with no restrictions on varieties, yields, or other viticultural techniques, with states, zones, regions, and sub regions.
Define regions and sub regions?
Defined by Wine Australia as single tracts of land, at least five independently owned vineyards at least 5 HA apiece with a minimum annual output of 500 tonnes of wine grapes. Regions are not contained within a single zone and zones are not contained in a single state
Explain the multi state zone of Southeastern Australia?
In 1996 Wine Australia responded to EU laws requiring varietal wines to bear a specific region on the label by authorizing the multi state zone of Southeastern Australia with Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales, South Australia, and Queensland.
Explain the European Gi indications and Traditional Expressions agreement.
In 2008 the EU and Australia established an immediate legal protection for European GI indications and traditional expressions in Australia. From 2011 producers were barred from using European GI’s like champagne and traditional names like Amontillado and Shiraz cannot be labeled “Hermitage”. “Tokay” was phased out in 2020. Tokay is Topaque and Sherry is Apera.
What does AWRI and CSIRO stand for?
Australia Wine Research Institute and the Common Wealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization. Both are based in Adelaide and have contributed greatly to the scientific understanding of the grape.
