New South Wales

Question 1

What are the Regions of Northern Rivers Zone?

Answer 1

Hastings River GI

Question 2

Where would I find Allandale, Belford, Dalwood, and Rothbury?

Answer 2

Unofficial subregions of the Lower Hunter Valley

The B-A-R-D Hunts outside Sydney

Question 3

Who makes “Noble One”?

Answer 3

De Bortoli

Botrytised Semillon

Riverina GI

Question 4

What are the Regions in Hunter Valley Zone?

Answer 4

Hunter GI

Subregions:

Upper Hunter Valley** **GI (est. 2010)

Pokolbin GI (est. 2010)

Broke Fordwich GI (est. 1997)

Question 5

What are the Regions of Big Rivers Zone?

Answer 5

Perricoota GI

Riverina GI

Murray Darling** GI

Swan Hill** GI

**Murray Darling and Swan Hill cross over into Victoria

Question 6

What are the Regions in South Coast Zone?

Answer 6

Shoalhaven Coast GI

Southern Highlands GI

SOUTHern Highlands, Shoalhaven COAST

Question 7

What are the Regions of Northern Slopes Zone?

Answer 7

New England Australia GI

Question 8

Who makes “Vat 47 Pinot Chardonnay”?

Answer 8

Tyrells First planting of Chardonnay in Hunter Valley GI

Also “Vat 1” Semillon

Question 9

What are the Regions in Central Ranges Zone?

Answer 9

Orange GI

Cowra GI

Mudgee GI

Orange Cow in the Mud

Question 10

Who makes “ILR Reserve”?

Answer 10

Brokenwood Semillon in Hunter Valley GI

(Also Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz)

Question 11

What are the Regions in Southern New South Wales Zone?

Answer 11

Gundagai GI

Hilltops GI

Tumbarumba GI

Canberra District GI (ACT)

Question 12

What is the minimum altitude for Orange GI in the Central Ranges?

Answer 12

600m above sea level

Only GI other than Clare Valley and Manjimump that I’ve found an altitude requirement in.

Question 13

Answer 13

Canberra District

Southern New South Wales Zone

Gundagai, Hilltops, Tumbarumba, Canberra

(Get Him Tothe Choppa!)

Also a portion in the Australian Capital Territory (seperate like Washington D.C.)

Notable Producer: Clonakilla

Question 14

Answer 14

Cowra

Part of Central Ranges Zone

Orange, Cowra, Mudgee

(Orange Cow in the Mud)

Question 15

Answer 15

Gundagai

Southern New South Wales Zone

Gundagai, Hilltops, Tumbarumba, Canberra

(Get Him Tothe Choppa!)

Question 16

Answer 16

Hastings River

Only Region in the Northern Rivers Zone

Question 17

Answer 17

Hilltops

Southern New South Wales Zone

Gundagai, Hilltops, Tumbarumba, Canberra

(Get Him Tothe Choppa!)

Question 18

Answer 18

Mudgee

Part of Central Ranges Zone

Orange, Cowra, Mudgee

(Orange Cow in the Mud)

Question 19

Answer 19

Murray-Darling

Big Rivers Zone

Murray-Darling, Pericoota, Swan Hill, Riverina

Question 20

Answer 20

New England Australia

Only Region in the Northern Slopes Zone

Includes Black Mountain (home to Australia’s highest altitude vineyard, at 1320 meters above sea level)

Question 21

Answer 21

Orange

Part of Central Ranges Zone

Orange, Cowra, Mudgee

(Orange Cow in the Mud)

Question 22

Answer 22

Southern Highlands

South Coast Zone

Southern Highlands, Shoalhaven Coast

(SOUTHern highlands, shoalhaven COAST)

Question 23

Answer 23

Pericoota

Big Rivers Zone

Murray-Darling, Swan Hill, Riverina, Pericoota

Question 24

Answer 24

Riverina

Big Rivers Zone

Murray-Darling, Swan Hill, Riverina, Pericoota

Huge! Roughly the size of Switzerland

Known for Botrytized Semillon, particularly De Bortoli’s Noble One

Question 25

Answer 25

Swan Hill

Big Rivers Zone

Murray-Darling, Swan Hill, Riverina, Pericoota

Question 26

Answer 26

Shoalhaven Coast

South Coast Zone

Southern Highlands, Shoalhaven Coast

(SOUTHern highlands, shoalhaven COAST)

Question 27

Answer 27

Tumbarumba

Southern New South Wales Zone

Gundagai, Hilltops, Tumbarumba, Canberra

(Get Him Tothe Choppa!)

Known for Alpine climate and sparkling wines

eg: Penfold’s Bin 311 Henty Chardonnay

Question 28

Who makes Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz?

Answer 28

Brokenwood in Hunter Valley GI

(Also ILR Reserve)