Limestone Coast

Question 1

Best wines of Coonawarra

(South Australia, Limestone Coast Zone)

Answer 1

Majella
Wynns John Riddoch
Parker Estates “First Growth”

Question 2

Another region with terra rossa soil in South Australia (Limestone Coast zone)

Answer 2

Padthaway GI

Question 3

GIs of Limestone Coast Zone

Answer 3

Coonawarra
Padthaway
Wrattonbully
Robe
Mountbenson
Mount Gambier

Question 4

gIs of the limestone Coast Zone
South Australia State

Answer 4

Coonawarra
Padthaway
Mount Benson
Robe
Wrattonbully
Mount Gambier

Question 5

soil types of Coonawarra GI

Answer 5

Terra Rossa
Black Rendzina Soil
Brown Rendzina soil

Question 6

producers of Coonawarra GI

Answer 6

Majella
Penley Estate
Balnaves of Coonawarra
Wynns Coonawarra Estate
Zema Estate

Question 7

Year Coonawarra GI established

Answer 7

2003

Question 8

This winery founded by Chapoutier is in Mount Benson GI (Limestone Coast)

Answer 8

Domaine Tournon

Question 9

Town of coonawarra (south Australia, Limestone coast)

Answer 9

Penola

Question 10

Where is Padthaway GI in relation to Coonawarra GI?

Answer 10

Padthaway GI is North of Coonawarra and also includes areas of terra rossa soil, and produces a similar style of Cabernet. Despite its slightly warmer climate, 35% of its vineyards are planted to white grapes; Riesling, Pinot Grigio, and Chardonnay account for nearly 45% of the production.

Question 11

Minimal pruning has been blamed for lackluster quality in this South Australian region

Answer 11

Coonawarra

Question 12

Terra Rossa of Coonawarra (friable clay loam, red iron oxide, soft limestone topsoil) is also found in these places in Europe

Answer 12

La Mancha
Southern Europe

Question 13

Geologist Alex Maltmann and others believe the true unique properties of Terra Rossa Soil are due to this

Answer 13

Underlying fissured limestone

Question 14

What is “Australia’s Red Wine Centre”

Answer 14

Coonawarra
5,200ha under vine

Question 15

Cabernet, Shiraz and Merlot together produce this % of output of Coonawarra

Answer 15

85%

Question 16

most planted white variety of Coonawarra

Answer 16

Chardonnay

Question 17

What year did John Riddoch purchase his estate near Penola in Coonawarra

Answer 17

1861

Question 18

What year did John Riddoch plant the first grapevines in Coonawarra at the “Penola Fruit Colony”? (his purchased property)

Answer 18

1891

Question 19

What was the original name of John Riddoch’s estate in Coonawarra

Answer 19

Chateau Comaum

First vintage 1894

Question 20

In this year, Riddoch renamed Penola Fruit Colony “Coonawarra” after tension with Penola

Answer 20

1897

Question 21

What does Coonawarra mean

Answer 21

Honeysuckle ridge (Aboriginal)

Question 22

After Riddoch’s death, this man aquired part of the Coonawarra Estate in 1908

Answer 22

Bill Redman

Question 23

Bill Redman sold Coonawarra fruit to this negociant firm from 1920

Answer 23

Woodleys

Question 24

Until the 1950s, most of the wine produced on the original Riddoch estate was this

Answer 24

wine for distillate
Doradillo grape was amongst the most common

Question 25

In 1946, which Negociant purchased Chateau Comaum?

Answer 25

Woodley's

Question 26

The name of the famous Clarets released from 1949-1956 under Bill Redman's direction at Chateau Comaum in Coonawarra

Answer 26

"Treasure Chest"

Question 27

In 1952, Bill Redman and son founded this winery in Coonawarra

Answer 27

Rouge Homme

Question 28

in 1956, Redman sold Rouge Homme to this group

Answer 28

Lindemans

Question 29

Who makes "Peppermint Pattie" (Coonawarra)

Answer 29

Mildara first release in 1963

Question 30

in 1951, these brothers purchased Chateau Comaum and Riddoch's core property from Woodleys

Answer 30

Samuel and David Wynn

Question 31

From this year forward, the Wynns Coonawarra Estate produced varietally labeled estate bottled cabernet Sauvignon

Answer 31

1954

Question 32

Today, this producer owns about half of the entire of the region of Coonawarra's vineyards

Answer 32

Wynns

Question 33

First vintage of Wynn's "John Riddoch"

Answer 33

1982

Question 34

Last of Australian GIs to be formalized

Answer 34

Coonawarra 2003

Question 35

winemaker at Wynns Coonawarra estate

Answer 35

Sue Hodder

Question 36

This eucalyptus is prevalent throughout Coonawarra

Answer 36

Red Gum Eucalyptus

Question 37

Winemaker for Yalumba's Limestone Coast wines

Answer 37

Peter Gambetta

Question 38

Padthaway GI surrounds this town and is heavily cultivated

Answer 38

Naracoorte

Question 39

Most of Padthaway GI's 4000ha of vineyards follow a stretch of highway between these two towns

Answer 39

Keppoch and Padthaway

Question 40

This producer planted Padthaway's first vineyard in 1964

Answer 40

Seppelt

Question 41

Producers who have set up in Padthaway GI (limestone coast)

Answer 41

Seppelt Lindemans, Hardys Wynns Orlando

Question 42

The first vines of Wrattonbully GI (Limestone coast) appeared in this year

Answer 42

1969 11 ha

Question 43

Who owns Koppamurra Vineyard (Wrattonbully GI) Planted 1974

Answer 43

Tapanappa

Question 44

Vines in Wrattonbully GI are generally this old

Answer 44

10-20 years old

Question 45

This Limestone Coast GI is named for South Australia's second largest population center, also the state's largest region in sheer size

Answer 45

Mount Gambier GI

Question 46

Most planted varieties in Mount Gambier GI (limestone coast)

Answer 46

Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir, in the cooler Maritime climate, closest to Victoria

Question 47

Vine Cultivation in Mount Benson and Robe GI didn't begin until this year

Answer 47

1989