General Australia Flashcards
(45 cards)
Seas surrounding Australia
North: Arafura Sea
East: Coral Sea
South: Great Australian Bight
West: Indian Ocean
OLD Categories of Langston classification (7th Classification)
Exceptional I
outstanding II
excellent III
order of plantings from state to state
- South Australia: 65,200 ha 49.5%
- New South Wales: 33,635 ha 25.2%
- Victoria: 22, 674 ha 17.1%
- Western Australia: 8,847 ha 7.1%
5 Tasmania: 1,442 ha 1.1% - Queensland: 535 ha .4%
what year was Commonwealth of Australia created
1901
these vintages have been severely affected by drought in Australia
2003
2006
2007
2008
2009 (brush fires)
what year was south eastern Australia designated as a multistate zone
1996
Is Chaptalization Allowed in Australia
NO
when is Aussie Harvest
February to April
what is the label integrity program of 1990
Regulated by wine Australia requiring any ones labeled by variety vintage or region to contain 85% of stated grape year or region. If varieties listed on the label must be listed in order of proportion. No listed grape may be lower in proportion than unnamed variety.
When do Aussie wines appear on shelves
Six months earlier than western world (northern hemisphere)
most of Australian vineyards are planted on flat sides true or false
True
biggest agricultural threat to south eastern wine regions of Australia
Drought and fires 2009 brushfires and Yarra and Victoria
early fall frosts
How big is a hogshead
300 L
top varieties by acreage (2012)
Shiraz 28%
Cabernet Sauvignon/ Chardonnay 17%
Merlot 6.2%
Sauvignon Blanc 4.6%
Semillon3.7%
How are regions and sub regions defined by wine Australia
Single tracts of land comprising at least five independently owned vineyards at least five hectares a piece with a minimum output of 500 tons of wine grapes annually
Descending order of Aussie geographic definition
State
zone
region or G.I.
subregion
In 1996 wine Australia authorized this multistate zone
South eastern Australia encompasses :
Victoria
Tasmania
New South Wales
south Australia
Queensland
Everything but Western Australia
What is apera?
From 2011 forward, any fortified wine made in Australia and previously named ‘sherry’ underwent a name change to become ‘apera’. Winemakers of Australia acknowledged that the name ‘sherry’ was not theirs to use and gave the name back to Spain.
In what year did the Australian government sign an agreement with the EU to prohibit the use of European geographical names on Australian labels,
1993
Map of All Australia
Australia ranks this # in world wine exports
Australia is the fifth largest wine exporter in volume, behind France, Italy, Spain, and Chile.
What devastating event occured in Australia in 2009
decade-long wine glut that began in 2009
Bush Fires in Yarra Valley and Victoria
Fires of 2019 and 2020 did long-term damage to wineries in these States (Australia)
South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland
