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Australia Flashcards

1
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When was viniferia spread throughout Australia? What companies were founded soon thereafter?

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During the 1830s. The 1840s saw the genesis of Lindeman’s (1843), Penfolds (1844), Orlando Wines (1847), and Yalumba (1849)

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When was the Australian gold rush? Why was this significant?

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1851 onward. This brought many new European settlers, and much new interest in winemaking.

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What is the top wine-producing state in Australia?

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South Australia

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Australia’s wine production was dominated (until the 1960s) by what kind of wine?

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sweet, fortified wines

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Maurice O’Shea founded what winery? In which region? What do they make?

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Mt. Pleasant, in Hunter Valley, in 1925. Shiraz and Semillon, notably. Some of Australia’s first varietally labelled wines

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Who is Max Schubert?

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1948 to 1975 as Chief Winemaker for Penfolds, created Grange

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What was the first vintage of Grange?

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Then called “Grange Hermitage,” 1951. 1952 was first commercial release. Then made in secret from 57-59, and then again officially in 1960 onward

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Who makes “Hill of Grace” shiraz?

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Henschke, from Eden Valley

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Name a bottling from Leeuwin Estate? Where are they located?

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“Art Series” Chardonnay; Margaret River

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Name a bottling from Rockford. Where are they located?

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“Basket Press” Shiraz; Barossa

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Who makes “Graveyard” Shiraz? Where is it from?

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Brokenwood; Hunter Valley

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Who makes “Astralis” Shiraz? Where is it from?

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Clarendon Hills; McLaren Vale

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What grape is Bass Philip known for? Where is the estate?

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Pinot Noir; Victoria

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What are important bottlings from d’Arenberg? Where are they located?

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“dead arm shiraz” - McLaren Vale.

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Name a high quality Victoria Chardonnay producer

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Giaconda

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Where is Wendouree? What grapes do they work with?

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Clare Valley; Shiraz, Cabernet, Malbec, Mataro (Mourvedre/Monastrell)

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Where is Torbreck? What grapes do they work with?

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“RunRig” Shiraz, ; Barossa

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Who makes “Polish Hill” Riesling? Where is the estate?

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Grosset; Clare Valley

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Tahbilk

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In Victoria, makes Marsanna and Shiraz; top bottling is “1860 Vines” Shiraz, made from small parcel of prephylloxera vines

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What is the Australian name for Mourvedre?

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Mataro

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21
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Where is Seppeltsfield Winery?

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Barossa. Founded in 1851. Famous for 100-year-old Para Tawny.

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What is the most important GI of Western Australia? Notable grape?

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Margaret River; Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blends

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What are the three biggest producing states of Australia?

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South Australia, New South Wales, and Victoria

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What are the most planted grapes of Australia?

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Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, and Semillon

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What is the regulatory body for wine in Australia?

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Wine Australia

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26
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What is the hierarchy of GIs in Australia?

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countrywide Australia GI itself, then states, followed by zones, regions, and sub-regions

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South Eastern Australia GI encompasses what areas?

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Victoria, Tasmania, and New South Wales, along with the winegrowing areas of South Australia and Queensland

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28
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Which aromatic compound gives Syrah its classic peppercorn notes?

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rotundone

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29
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What is Dekkera bruxellensis?

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Brettanomyces

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30
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Is chaptalization legal in Australia?

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NO

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What were the “first truly premium wines to be released under screwcap anywhere in the world”

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they were issued from a group of producers in Australia’s Clare Valley, in 2000

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32
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What is the capital city of Western Australia?

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Perth

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33
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What was the first commercially released Margaret River wine?

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Vasse Felix Riesling, 1971

34
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What are the dominant soils of Margaret River?

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gravel and sandy loam over granite and gneiss

35
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Who are the “first five” producers of Margaret River?

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Vasse Felix, Leeuwin Estate, Cullen, Cape Mentelle, Moss Wood

36
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Discuss the creation of Margaret River as a wine producing region:

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efforts of John Gladstone, local agronomist, researched the suitability of the area for vine-growing, planted first experimental vineyards in 1966

37
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Major geographical features of Margaret River:

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Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, a band of rolling hills running 90 km north-south from Cape Naturaliste to Augusta
Indian Ocean to the west
Southern Ocean to the south
Geographe Bay to the north

38
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What is the “Gladstone Line”

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The Eastern border of Margaret River GI

39
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What are Yallingup, Carbunup, Wilyabrup, Treeton, Wallcliffe, and Karridale?

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Unofficial subzones of Margaret River

40
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What are two Australia regions known for premium Cabernet Suavignon?

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Margaret River, Coonawarra

41
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What is the most important unofficial sub zone of Margaret River?

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Wilyabrup

42
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What is the Gingin clone?

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The most planted Chardonnay clone of Margaret river, hen and chick clone, elsewhere known as Mendoza

43
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Where is Great Southern GI?

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In Western Australia

44
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What are the 5 sub-regions of Great Southern GI?

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Mount Barker, Frankland River, and Porongurup; and the coastal GIs of Denmark and Albany

45
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Name two producers in Mount Barker GI

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Forest Hill Vineyard and Plantagenet

46
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Where is Geographe GI in relation to Margaret River?

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Immediately to the north

47
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Who is the most important producer in Geographe GI?

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Capel Vale

48
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Soils and grapes of Geographe GI:

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sandy soils in coastal areas, heavier gneiss and richer loam inland

Red Grapes (58%): Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz
White Grapes (42%): Semillon, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc
49
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Which state is Australia’s coolest and southernmost wine-producing area?

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Tasmania

50
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What is the least significant state in Australia in terms of wine?

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Queensland

51
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What is the most planted grape of Tasmania?

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Pinot Noir (at 42%)

52
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Name a producer of Tasmanian sparkling wines:

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Jansz

53
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What GI is to the north of the city of Perth?

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Swan District GI

54
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Swan District GI region falls under which “zone” GI?

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Greater Perth GI

55
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What are the most important regions of South West Australia Zone GI?

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Margaret River, Geographe, and Great Southern

56
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When was the Barossa Old Vine Charter formalized?

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2009

57
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What are the 4 designations of the Barossa Old Vine Charter?

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Barossa Old Vine: Min. 35 years old
Barossa Survivor Vine: Min. 70 years old
Barossa Centenarian Vine: Min. 100 years old
Barossa Ancestor Vine: Min. 125 years old

58
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The Adelaide Super Zone is found in which Australia state?

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South Australia

59
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The Adelaide Super Zone encompasses which important regions? Which is not included?

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Barossa Valley, Eden Valley, McLaren Vale, and Clare Valley are included. Coonawarra is not.

60
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Which GI is immediately to the south of Adelaide?

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McLaren Vale GI

61
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Hunter GI includes which three subregions?

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Upper Hunter Valley GI (est. 2010)
Pokolbin GI (within Lower Hunter, between Singleton and Cessnock, est. 2010)
Broke Fordwich GI

62
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Hunter Valley is a zone or a GI?

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A zone, “Hunter” is the GI

63
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What is the most import zone of New South Wales?

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Hunter

64
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Are are some important wine growing regions in NSW?

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Mudgee, Orange, Canberra District

65
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Major grapes of Hunter GI?

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Red Grapes (43%): Shiraz, Merlot
White Grapes (57%): Semillon, Chardonnay, Verdelho
66
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Which region (state) was the first home of the Australian wine industry?

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NSW - now decidedly South Australia

67
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IN which state are the Geelong, Macedon Ranges, Pyrenees, and Rutherglen GIs found?

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Victoria

68
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What wines is Rutherglen known for?

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“stickies” - sweet Muscat and “Topaque” (Muscadelle)

69
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Name a Rutherglen producer:

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Yalumba

70
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name a Geelong producer (and grapes):

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By Farr, Pinot and Chardonnay

71
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Where are Mornington Peninsula and Yarra Valley?

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In Victoria, outside Melbourne (to the south and north, respectively)

72
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What is the most important grape of Mornington Peninsula?

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Pinot Noir

73
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Name a Mornington Peninsula producer:

A

Kooyong

74
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Name the 5 closest GIs to Melbourne. Which zone are these all inside?

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Macedon Ranges, Geelong, Sunbury, Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula; Port Philip Zone

75
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Which GI is home to Chandon Australia?

A

Yarra Valley

76
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What is Penfolds’ flagship white wine?

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“Yattarna” - a cool climate Chardonnay that draws heavily from Tasmania, also Adelaide Hills. 1998 was the first release, vintage was 1995

77
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Which GI is virtually synonymous with Semillon

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Hunter

78
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What are the soils of Hunter GI?

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Mostly volcanic in origin: Upper Hunter Valley GI: Black silt loam, dark clay loam
Lower Hunter: Friable loam, red friable duplex soils

79
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What are the three most important white grapes of Hunter GI?

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Semillon, Chardonnay, Verdelho

80
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Name an important Upper Hunter Valley GI producer and grape:

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Rosemont, Chardonnay

81
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Australia drought vintages:

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2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009

82
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Where is Gippsland? Who makes wine there?

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Victoria/New South Wales; Bass Philip Pinot Noir

MS 2020 - Australia/New Zealand (3 decks)

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