Australia_revised-Apr-2013 Flashcards by Amanda Danielson

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Australian States & Territories

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6 states
New South Wales
South Australia
Victoria
Western Australia
Queensland
Tasmania

2 territories
Northern Territory (no zones or GIs)
Australian Capital Territory (within New South Wales, includes portion of Canberra District GI)

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Multi-zones in Australia

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South Eastern Australia:
entire states of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania; parts of South Australia & Queensland
Adelaide: Barossa, Fleurieu, Mt. Lofty Ranges

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New South Wales

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In south west of Australian continent
Most populous state
Major city: Sydney
Approximately 25% of Australian wine production

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New England Australia

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Classification: region (newest, elevated in 2009)
Zone: Northern Slopes
State: New South Wales

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Murray Darling

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Classification: region
Zone: Big Rivers (NSW) & North West Victoria (Victoria)
State: New South Wales & Victoria

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Ruby Cabernet

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Red grape grown in parts of southwestern Australia

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Perricoota

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Classification: region
Zone: Big Rivers
State: New South Wales

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Riverina

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Classification: region (AKA Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area)
Zone: Big Rivers
State: New South Wales

industrial viticulture, main source for “Yellow Tail”

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Swan Hill

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Classification: region
Zone: Big Rivers (NSW) & North West Victoria (Victoria)
State: New South Wales & Victoria

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What Australian GIs span zone boundaries & which ones?

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Murray Darling: New South Wales, Victoria

Swan Hill: New South Wales, Victoria

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Durif

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Red grape variety grown in parts of southeast Austraila

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Cowra

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Classification: region
Zone: Central Ranges
State: New South Wales

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Mudgee

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Classification: region
Zone: Central Ranges
State: New South Wales

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Orange

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Classification: region
Zone: Central Ranges
State: New South Wales

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Hunter

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Classification: region
Zone: Hunter Valley
State: New South Wales

Notes: sub-tropical, very warm mitigated by humidity, rain & wind

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Lower Hunter Valley

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Classification: none
Zone: Hunter Valley
State: New South Wales

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Hastings River

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Classification: region
Zone: Northern Rivers
State: New South Wales

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Shoalhaven Coast

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Classification: region
Zone: South Coast
State: New South Wales

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Southern Highlands

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Classification: region
Zone: South Coast
State: New South Wales

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Canberra District

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Classification: region
Zone: Southern NSW
State: New South Wales

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Tumbarumba

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Classification: region
Zone: Southern NSW
State: New South Wales

Notes: 75% of plantings are Pinot Noir & Chardonnay, region primarily sparkling

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Hilltops

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Classification: region
Zone: Southern NSW
State: New South Wales

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Gundagai

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Classification: region
Zone: Southern NSW
State: New South Wales

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Big Rivers

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Classification: zone
State: New South Wales
Regions: Murray Darling (w/Victoria), Perricoota, Riverina, Swan Hill (w/Victoria)

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Central Ranges

Classification: zone State: New South Wales Regions: Cowra, Mudgee, Orange

Hunter Valley

Classification: zone State: New South Wales Regions: Hunter (Broke Fordwich, Pokolbin, Upper Hunter Valley)

Northern Rivers

Classification: zone State: New South Wales Regions: Hastings River

Northern Slopes

Classification: zone State: New South Wales Regions: New England Australia

South Coast

Classification: zone State: New South Wales Regions: Shoalhaven Coast, Southern Highlands

Southern New South Wales

Classification: zone State: New South Wales Regions: Canberra District, Tumbarumba, Hilltops, Gundagai

Western Plains

Classification: zone State: New South Wales Regions: none

Hunter Riesling

Synonym for Semillon

Topaque

Replacing "Tokay" on Rutherglen Muscat labels to comply with EU standards Fortified Tokay-style wine from Muscadelle grapes Produced in Rutherglen & Glenrowan GIs in North East Victoria

Rutherglen Muscat

Rutherglen GI in North East Victoria Muscat of Rutherglen Network stylized 'R' on label indicates membership ``` Voluntary 4-tier classification system Muscat: 2-5 years, 180-240 g/L Classic Muscat: 5-10 years, 200-270 g/L Grand Muscat: 10-15 years, 270-400 g/L Rare Muscat: 20+ years, 270-400 g/L ```

Bendigo

Classification: region Zone: Central Victoria State: Victoria

Goulburn Valley

Classification: region Zone: Central Victoria State: Victoria Sub-regions: 1 Nagambie Lakes GI

Heathcote

Classification: region Zone: Central Victoria State: Victoria

Strathbogie Ranges

Classification: region Zone: Central Victoria State: Victoria

Upper Goulburn

Classification: region Zone: Central Victoria State: Victoria A lot of sparkling wines

Gippsland

Classification: zone State: Victoria Regions: none

Central Victoria

Classification: zone State: Victoria Regions: 5 Bendigo, Goulburn Valley, Heathcote, Strathbogie Ranges, Upper Goulburn

North East Victoria

Classification: zone State: Victoria Regions: 5 Alpine Valleys, Beechworth, Glenrowan, King Valley, Rutherglen

North West Victoria

Classification: zone State: Victoria Regions: 2 Murray Darling, Swan Hill (both shared with Big Rivers zone in NSW)

Port Phillip

Classification: zone State: Victoria Regions: 5 Geelong, Macedon Ranges, Mornington Peninsula, Sunbury, Yarra Valley

Western Victoria

Classification: zone State: Victoria Regions: 3 Grampians, Henty, Pyrenees

Alpine Valleys

Classification: region Zone: North East Victoria State: Victoria

Beechworth

Classification: region Zone: North East Victoria State: Victoria

Glenrowan

Classification: region Zone: North East Victoria State: Victoria

King Valley

Classification: region Zone: North East Victoria State: Victoria

Rutherglen

Classification: region Zone: North East Victoria State: Victoria

Geelong

Classification: region Zone: Port Phillip State: Victoria

Macedon Ranges

Classification: region Zone: Port Phillip State: Victoria

Mornington Peninsula

Classification: region Zone: Port Phillip State: Victoria Notes: super cool maritime climate, CS struggles to ripen

Sunbury

Classification: region Zone: Port Phillip State: Victoria

Yarra Valley

Classification: region Zone: Port Phillip State: Victoria Sparkling wines: Domaine Chandon

Grampians

Classification: region Zone: Western Victoria State: Victoria Sub-regions/GIs: Great Western GI

Henty

Classification: region Zone: Western Victoria State: Victoria Classic Champagne varietals over 50% of GI's plantings, so a lot of bubbly

Pyrenees

Classification: region Zone: Western Victoria State: Victoria Sparkling wines

Victoria

Smallest & coolest state on Australian mainland Coastal Victoria cooled by Antarctic breezes Port Phillip cooler than Bordeaux & Burgundy Major city: Melbourne Yarra Valley GI oldest wine region in state

South Australia zones

``` 8 Adelaide Superzone Barossa Far North Fleurieu Limestone Coast Lower Murray Mounty Lofty Ranges The Peninsulas ```

Limestone Coast

``` Classification: zone State: South Australia 6 Regions: Coonawarra Mt. Benson Padthaway Robe Wrattonbully Mt. Gambier ```

Lower Murray

Classification: zone State: South Australia Regions: 1 Riverland

Fleurieu

``` Classification: zone State: South Australia 5 Regions: Currency Creek Kangaroo Island Langhorne Creek McLaren Vale Southern Fleurieu ```

Adelaide

``` Classification: "super zone" State: South Australia 3 Zones: Barossa Fleurieu Mt. Lofty Ranges ```

Barossa

``` Classification: zone State: South Australia 2 Regions: Barossa Valley Eden Valley (High Eden) ```

Far North

Classification: zone State: South Australia 1 Region: Southern Flinders Ranges

Mount Lofty Ranges

``` Classification: zone State: South Australia 3 Regions: Adelaide Hills (Lenswood, Picadilly Valley) Adelaide Plains Clare Valley ```

The Peninsulas

Classification: zone State: South Australia Regions: none

Barossa Valley

Classification: region Zone: Barossa State: South Australia Notes: inland zone, most important for premium Shiraz, traditional use of American oak, some barriques, co-fermentation with Viognier common

Eden Valley

Classification: region Zone: Barossa State: South Australia Sub-region: High Eden (1 producer-Mountadam for Chardonnay) Notes: cooler than Barossa Valley, more evenly split between white & red varieties

Southern Flinders Ranges

Classification: region Zone: Far North State: South Australia

Currency Creek

Classification: region Zone: Fleurieu State: South Australia

Kangaroo Island

Classification: region Zone: Fleurieu State: South Australia

Langhorne Creek

Classification: region Zone: Fleurieu State: South Australia Notes: fortified wines like Madeira from Verdelho historically produced

McLaren Vale

Classification: region Zone: Fleurieu State: South Australia Notes: one of most important for reds, 80% of production-Shiraz, Cabernet & Rhône varietals with increasing varietal Grenache

Southern Fleurieu

Classification: region Zone: Fleurieu State: South Australia

Coonawarra

Classification: region Zone: Limestone Coast State: South Australia Notes: 90% of production is red, terra rosa soil ideal for ultra premium Cabernet Sauvignon, also black & brown rending soils

Mount Benson

Classification: region Zone: Limestone Coast State: South Australia Notes: 75% of production red, terra rossa soil

Padthaway

Classification: region Zone: Limestone Coast State: South Australia Notes: some terra rossa soil

Robe

Classification: region Zone: Limestone Coast State: South Australia Notes: some terra rossa soil

Wrattonbully

Classification: region Zone: Limestone Coast State: South Australia Notes: some terra rossa soil

Mount Gambier

Classification: region Zone: Limestone Coast State: South Australia Notes: limestone

Riverland

Classification: region Zone: Lower Murray State: South Australia Notes: heavily irrigated, bulk wine area

Adelaide Hills

``` Classification: region Zone: Mount Lofty Ranges State: South Australia 2 Subregions Lenswood Valley Picadilly Valley ```

Adelaide Plains

Classification: region Zone: Mount Lofty Ranges State: South Australia

Clare Valley

Classification: region Zone: Mount Lofty Ranges State: South Australia Notes: Southernmost region in zone, unofficial subregions of Polish Hill (slate soil) & Watervale (terra rossa soil)

Western Australia

``` Largest state Most isolated wine regions in country Majority of viticultural concentrated between two zones on southwestern coast 5 Zones: Central Western Australia Eastern Plains, Inland & North of Western Australia Greater Perth South West Australia West Australia South East Coastal ```

Central Western Australia

Classification: zone State: Western Australia Regions: none

Eastern Plains, Inland & North of Western Australia

Classification: zone State: Western Australia Regions: none

West Australia South East Coastal

Classification: zone State: Western Australia Regions: none

Greater Perth

``` Classification: zone State: Western Australia 3 Regions: Peel Perth Hills Swan District (Swan Valley) ```

South West Australia

``` Classification: zone State: Western Australia 6 Regions: Blackwood Valley Geographe Great Southern (5 subregions) Manjimup Margaret River Pemberton ```

Peel

Classification: region Zone: Greater Perth State: Western Australia

Perth Hills

Classification: region Zone: Greater Perth State: Western Australia

Swan District

Classification: region Zone: Greater Perth State: Western Australia Subregion: Swan Valley Notes: hottest appellation in Australia

Blackwood Valley

Classification: region Zone: South West Australia State: Western Australia Notes: several unofficial subregions

Geographe

Classification: region Zone: South West Australia State: Western Australia Notes: several unofficial subregions

Manjimup

Classification: region Zone: South West Australia State: Western Australia

Margaret River

Classification: region Zone: South West Australia State: Western Australia Notes: 6 unofficial subregions

Pemberton

Classification: region Zone: South West Australia State: Western Australia

Great Southern

``` Classification: region Zone: South West Australia State: Western Australia 5 Subregions: Denmark Albany Porongurup Frankland River Mount Barker ```

Denmark

Classification: subregion Region: Great Southern Zone: South West Australia State: Western Australia

Albany

Classification: subregion Region: Great Southern Zone: South West Australia State: Western Australia

Frankland River

Classification: subregion Region: Great Southern Zone: South West Australia State: Western Australia

Mount Barker

Classification: subregion Region: Great Southern Zone: South West Australia State: Western Australia

Porongurup

Classification: subregion Region: Great Southern Zone: South West Australia State: Western Australia

Queensland

``` State with only a little grape growing Zones: none 2 Regions: Granite Belt South Burnett ```

Granite Belt

Classification: region Zone: none State: Queensland

South Burnett

Classification: region Zone: none State: Queensland

Tasmania

Island state Australia's coolest wine-producing area Tasmania is sole GI, but climactically divided between north & south Northern Tasmania: comparable to Champagne, Rheingau Southern Tasmania: cooler, long sunshine hours

Polish Hill

Unofficial subregion of Clare Valley GI In Mt. Lofty Ranges zone in South Australia Slate top soil Known for elegant, age worthy Rieslings

Great Western

Classification: subregion Region: Grampians Zone: Western Victoria State: Victoria

Nagambie Lakes

Classification: subregion Region: Goulburn Valley Zone: Central Victoria State: Victoria

What is the difference between Swan Hill, Swan Valley & Swan District?

Swan Hill: regional GI that spans border between Big Rivers Zone (NSW) & North West Victoria Zone Swan District: regional GI in Greater Perth zone of Western Australia Swan Valley: subregion of Swan District GI

List the subregions of Great Southern.

``` 5 Albany Denmark Porongurup Mount Barker Frankland River ```

Subregions of Hunter GI

3 Broke Fordwich Pokolbin Upper Hunter Valley

Tamar Valley

Unofficial region of Tasmania where cool climate Cabernet Sauvignon is produced well

Piper's River

Unofficial region of Tasmania known for Pinot Noir

Coal River

Unofficial region of Tasmania where cool climate Cabernet Sauvignon is produced well

Murrumbidgee River Area

Unofficial name sometimes used in reference to Riverina GI In Big Rivers zone of New South Wales

Noble One

Proprietary name of a botrytis-affected Semillon from De Bortoli produced in Riverina GI of Big Rivers zone in New South Wales

Hogshead

600-liter capacity American oak barrel commonly used in the Barossa Valley

Zones of new South Wales

``` 8 Northern Slopes Northern Rivers Hunter Valley Central Ranges Southern NSW South Coast Western Plains Big Rivers ```

Brown Muscat

Muscat à Petits Grains Rouge

Zones of Victoria

``` 6 Central Victoria Gippsland Western Victoria Port Phillip North West Victoria North East Victoria ```

Character of Clare Valley Rieslings

age worthy | lime candy, petrol, tropical notes