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Top South Australia GIs

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Barossa Valley
Eden Valley 
McLauren Valley
Clare Valley
Coonawarra
Riverland
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Barossa Valley wines

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High quality:

  • Powerful Shiraz
  • Cab. Sauvignon
  • Rhône style blends

Some Semillon

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Eden Valley

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Top White wines

Riesling

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McLaren Valley

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Rising with Grenache

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Clare Valley

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Excellent Shyraz and Riesling

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Coonawarra

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Terra Rossa soil

Cabernet Sauvignon

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What is not permite in Australia wines?

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Chaptalization

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Principal white grapes in Australia

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Chardonnay 
Chenin Blanc 
Pinot Gris 
Viogner 
Muscat
Riesling 
Sauvignon Blanc
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Principal red grapes in Australia

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Cabernet Sauvignon 
Shiraz
Garnacha 
Pinot Noir
Durif
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5 wine Australia’s Region

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South Australia 
Victoria
New South Wales
Western Australia 
Tasmania
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Where are the world’s oldest specimens of GSM

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Barossa

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Victoria’s Zones

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North West Victoria
 Western Victoria
 *Central Victoria
 *Port Phillip
 *North East Victoria
 Gippsland
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*Main Regions whiting Port Phillip

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Greelong (PN)
Mornington Peninsula (Top PN/Char)
Yarra Valley (Top Chardonnay/PN)
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Top Regions whiting Central Victoria

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Goulburn Valley

Heatcote (Top Shyraz)

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Principal Regions in North East Victoria:

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King Valley

*Topaque:
Glenrowan and Rutherglen

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Types of Fortified wines in Rutherglen

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Topaque
Muscat
Tawny
Apera

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Grapes use in Rhutherglen

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  • Red Grapes (83%): Shiraz, Brown Muscat (Muscat Rouge à Petit Grains), Durif
  • White Grapes (17%): Muscadelle, Chardonnay, Marsanne
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Term “Sherry” has been replaced for…

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Apera

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Term “Port” has been replaced for…

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Tawny

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Why is labeled as “Dessert wine and Liqueur” for Fortified Wines?

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The term Australian Fortified wine is not permitted in Australia

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Voluntary Classification for dessert wines Muscat wines:

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Grapes: Brown Muscat (Muscat à Petit Grains Rouge)
Applies also for Topaque

  • Rutherglen Muscat (2-5 year matured / 180-240g/l residual sugar)
  • R. Classic Muscat (5-10 y / 200-280g/l)
  • R. Grand (10-15 y / 270-400g/l)
  • R. Rare (20+ y / 270-400 g/l)
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Name the 2 Super Zones

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SOUTH EASTERN AUSTRALIA
- Include all zones except those in Western Australia

ADELAIDE SUPER ZONES
-Includes Barossa, Fleurieu and Mount Lofty Range

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Zones whiting New South Wales

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Northern Slopes
 Northern Rivers
 Hunter Valley
 Central Ranges
 Southern New South Wales
 South Coast
 Western Plains
 Big Rivers
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New South Wales main grapes

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Semillon
Chardonnay
Shiraz
Pinot Noir

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Top GI Regions for Shiraz
``` Barossa Valley McLaren Vale Clare Valley Eden Valley Hunter Valley Yarra Valley ```
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Top GI Regions for Cabernet Sauvignon
McLaren Vale Margaret River Coonawarra
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Top IG Regions for Grenache
Barossa | McLaren Vale
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Top GI for Pinot Noir
Yarra Valley | Mornington Peninsula
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Rhône-Style Blends
GSM (driven by Grenache) | MGS (driven by Mourvèdre)
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Chardonnay’s Top IG Regions
``` Margaret River Adelaide Hills Yarra Valley Macedon Ranges Mornington Peninsula ```
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Riesling’s Top IG Regions
Eden Valley Clare Valley Great Southern
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Semillon’s Top IG Regions
Barossa Valley | Hunter
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Top Regions whiting Big Rivers
Quality Semillon, Chardonnay,Shiraz, PN - Murray Darling - Swan Hill * Riverina
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Why is Riverina Region famous for?
For the Outstanding De Bartoli ”Noble One” Dessert wine From Botrytis Semillon
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Southern New South Wales Top Regions
Hilltops Canberra District Tumbarumba
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Tumbarumba made Top...
Sparkling wines from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
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Hunter Region whiting Hunter Valley Zone
Quality white wines ``` Red Grapes (43%): Shiraz, Merlot White Grapes (57%): Semillon, Chardonnay, Verdelho ``` Excellent Semillon and Shiraz
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3 sub-Regions whiting Hunter
Upper Hunter Pokolbin Broke Fordwich
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Important Zones and Regions in NEW SOUTH WALES
``` Zone - Region Hunter Valley- Hunter North River-Hasting River Northern Slopes-New England Australia South Coast-Southern Coast Southern New South Wales-Hilltops, Tumbarumba, Canberra ```
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Important Regions in VICTORIA and why
*Glenrowan and Rutherglen Top Dessert wines *Geelong and Mornington Peninsula Top Pinot Noir *Yarra Valley Top PN and Chardonnay
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Tasmania is recognized for made good quality...
Sparkling wines from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
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Important regions in Tasmania
``` (Not yet GIs) *Pipers River *Tamar Valley Launceston Hobart ```
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Why is distinguished Tamar Valley for?
*Cabernet Sauvignon Complex Chardonnay, Riesling Powerful Pinot Noirs
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Why is distinguished Piper River for?
Fine Chardonnay and PN | And sparkling wine
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Zones in Qeensland
Granite Belt GI (1,000 mts) | South Burnett GI (550 mts)
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Grapes in Queensland
``` Semillon CS Chardonnay Merlot Shyraz Voigner Verdejo ```
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Western Australia’s Regions
``` South West Australia Greater Perth Central Western Australia West Australian South East Coastal Eastern Plains, Inland & North of Western Australia ```
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Most important regions in WESTERN Australia
Peel Perth Hills Swan District *Margaret River
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Why Margaret is recognized?
Because it produces Top CS, merlot and Chardonnay, Bordeaux blends
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New South Wale Important Zones and Regions
Zone - Region Big River-Murray Darling, Sawn Hill, Riverina Central Range- Cowra, Mudgee, Orange Hunter Valley - Hunter Norther River- Hastings River Southern New South Wales- Hilltops, tumbarumba, Canberra
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Important Zones and Region in SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
Zone - Region * Barossa- Barossa Valley, Eden Valley * Fleurieu-Mc Lauren Vale, Southern Fleurieu, Langhorn Creek * Lower Murray-Riverland * Limestone Coast-Coonawarra, Padthaway, Wrattonbully * Mount Lofty Ranges-Adelaide Hills, A. Plains, Clare Valley
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Barossa Valley
*Top Shiraz *Semillon CS, Riesling, Chardonnay, Grenache, Mourvèdre
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Eden Valley
Top Riesling * Chardonnay
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Where is Eden Valley?
Barossa
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Where are Mc Laren Vela, Southern Fleurieu, Langhorn Creek Regions?
With the Zone Fleurieu
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What is the Australia’s leading region for CABERNET SAUVIGNON?
Coonawarra
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Coonawarra’s soil?
Terra Rossa
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Where are the following regions? | Adelaide Hills, Adelaide plains, Clare Valley
Whiting Mount Lofty Ranges
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Why is Adelaide Hills recognized for?
Top Riesling | Whit the sub- Region Picadelly Valley
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Clare Valley is recognized for...
Made Top Riesling
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Where is Murray Darling Region?
Whiting Big River Zone
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Where is Big River and Central Range Zones?
Whiting New South Wales
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Grape use un Topaque
Brown Muscat
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What it means Tawny?
Sweet forty wines, they used to named Port but it replaced for Tawny
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Swan Valley vs Swan District
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Murray valley and Swan Hill are in...
Victoria and New South Wales
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Where is Swan VALLEY
.
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Climate difference between Barossa Valley and Eden Valley and why
Barossa Valley is lower in elevation than Eden Valley, for that reason is warmer
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Sparkling wines in Barossa
Red sparkling wines made from Shiraz
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Varietal and Blends well performance in Barossa
``` Shiraz CS Grenache Mataro Semillon GSM blends ```
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**Most interesting region whiting Fleurieu Zone
Mc Lauren Vale GI Whit powerful Shiraz Mainly Red wines Region
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How My different geological structures “terranes” are in McLaren Vale
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Second-most significant region whiting Fleurieu
Langhorne Creek GI
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Currency Creek main grapes
Shiraz Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc
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Clare valley’s Top varietals
Shiraz Riesling Cabernet Sauvignon
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*Adelaide Hills GI
70% White wines Chardonnay most planted Sauvignon Blanc
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Coolest and rainiest region in the Adelaide Super Zones
Adelaide Hills
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What does La Mancha and Coonawarra has in common?
Terra Rosa Soil
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Pathaway GI main grapes
Shiraz, CS, Chardonnay
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Wrattonbully GI main grape
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Riverland GI
Most planted grapes: shiraz, Chardonnay Experimenting with Vermentino, Graciano, Montepulciano and Petit Verdot
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Hunter GI
Hot climate Semillon Semillon, Chardonnay, Verdeho, Shiraz
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Witch region has the warmest and wettest climate among Australia’s winegrowing
Hunter Valley
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*World’s most classic and ageworthy dry example of Semillon wine
From Hunter Valley
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Hashing Rivers most planted Grapes
CS Merlot Chardonnay
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Tempranillo is the most planted grape in...
Southern Highlands
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Big Rivers Zone Main Grapes
Chardonnay | Shiraz
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Canberra GI
Elegant Shiraz Dry Riesling Güner Veltliner
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Hilltops main grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz
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White grapes in Mornington Peninsula
Chardonnay | Pinot Gris
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Main grapes in Rutherglen
Shiraz and Durfin/Petite Shiraz , Muscat Secondary: Muscadelle
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Process in Brown Muscat in Rutherglen for Sweet wines
Passerillage
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Margaret River Climate
Mediterranean with maritime influence
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**Top grapes in Margaret River
CS Sauvignon Blanc Semillon Chardonnay
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Secondary varietals in Margaret River
Shiraz Malbec Merlot
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Where is common to find Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blend?
Margaret River
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White grapes in Tasmania
Chardonnay Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Grigio Riesling
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GIs with Top Shiraz
Heatcote-Victoria | Barossa Valley-South Australia
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Top Cabernet Sauvignon GIs
Coonawarra-Limeston, SA
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Top GIs with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
All districts in Port Phillipe | Tumbarumba, Southern NSW
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Big River Regions (New South Wales)
Murray Darling Swan Hill Riverina (De Bartoli Noble one Dessert wine)
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Central Ranch Regions (New South Wales)
Mudgee Orange Cowra
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Hunter Valley Regions (NSW)
Hunter: - upper Hunter - Broke Fordwich - Upper Hunter Valley Quality white wines. Semillon and Shiraz
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What GIs is recognized for Tempranillo?
Southern Highlands, South Coast (SNSW)
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Name two Regions shared in Victoria and NSW
Sawn Hill and Murray Darling
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Why is recognized Mount Barker and where is situated?
Is situated whiting Great Southern in Western Australia. Is recognized for excels cool-climate Riesling, Shiraz and CS

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