Australia General

Question 1

What is the hierarchy of Australia wine regions?

Answer 1

• The broadest is South Eastern Australia, which takes in the whole of New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania and sectors of Queensland and South Australia.
• Next come individual states
• Each state is divided into zones
• Each zone is divided into regions, and then subregions
• There is one Super Zone: the Adelaide Super Zone, which encompasses the zones of the Mount Lofty Ranges, Fleurieu, and Barossa
• Note: a region can extend across zonal boundaries

Question 2

When was the GI framework established?

Answer 2

1993

Question 3

The South Eastern Australia Region encompasses which states?

Answer 3

New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania

Question 4

Label Integrity Program

Answer 4

• Introduced in 1990
• Requires any wines labeled by variety, vintage, or region to contain 85% of the stated grape, year, or region respectively

Question 5

“Sherry” is now known as:

Answer 5

“Apera”

Question 6

“Tokay” is now (2020) known as:

Answer 6

“Topaque”