South Australia Flashcards

1
Q

Adelaide Hills GI

A

South Australia

Mount Lofty Ranges Zone

Subregions: Lenswood Valley & Picadilly Valley

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2
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Adelaide Plains GI

A

South Australia

Mount Lofty Ranges Zone

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3
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Barossa Valley GI

A

South Australia

Barossa Zone

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4
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Besided Coonawarra GI, where else would you find Terra Rossa soil in The Limestone Coast Zone?

A

- Wrattonbully GI

- Padthaway GI

- Mount Gambier GI

- Robe GI

- Mount Benson GI

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5
Q

Clare Valley GI

A

South Australia

Mount Lofty Ranges Zone

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6
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Coonawarra GI

A

South Australia

Limestone Coast Zone

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7
Q

Currency Creek GI

A

South Australia

Fleurieu Zone

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8
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Eden Valley GI

A

South Australia

Barossa Zone

Subregions: High Eden

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9
Q

High Eden is home to what producer?

A

Mountadam Vineyards

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10
Q

In what GI will you find the John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon?

A

Coonawarra GI.

Wynn’s Coonawarra Estate

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11
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Kangaroo Island GI

A

South Australia

Fleurieu Zone

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12
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Langhorn Creek GI

A

South Australia

Fleurieu Zone

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13
Q

M. Chapoutier has a project in what Limestone Coast GI?

A

Mount Benson GI

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14
Q

McLaren Vale GI

A

South Australia

Fleurieu Zone

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15
Q

Mount Benson GI

A

South Australia

Limestone Coast Zone

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16
Q

Mount Gambier GI

A

South Australia

Limestone Coast Zone

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17
Q

Padthaway GI

A

South Australia

Limestone Coast Zone

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18
Q

Riverland GI

A

South Australia

Lower Murray Zone

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19
Q

Robe GI

A

South Australia

Limestone Coast Zone

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20
Q

Southern Fleurieu GI

A

South Australia

Fleurieu Zone

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21
Q

Southern Flinders Ranges GI

A

South Australia

Far North Zone

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22
Q

To be designated Barossa Ancestor Vine, what is the min. required age of the vines?

A

Min. 125 years old

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23
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To be designated Barossa Centenarian Vine, what is the min. required age of the vines?

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Min. 100 years old

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24
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To be designated Barossa Old Vine, what is the min. required age of the vines?

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Min. 35 years old.

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25
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To be designated Barossa Survivor Vine, what is the min. required age of the vines?

A

min. 70 years old.

26
Q

What are Clare Valley’s top two most planted varietals?

A

Shiraz & Cabernet Sauvignon

27
Q

What are the dominant varietals in Adelaide Hills GI subregions?

A

Piccadilly Valley - Chardonnay

Lenswood Valley - Sauvignon Blanc

28
Q

What are the GI’s of the Limestone Coast Zone?

A

- Coonawarra GI

- Mount Benson GI

- Mount Gambier GI

- Padthaway GI

- Robe GI

- Wrattonbully GI

29
Q

What are the three regions of Mount Lofty Ranges Zone and any subregions that might be applicable?

A

- Adelaide Hills GI - (Lenswood GI, Piccadilly Valley GI)

- Adelaide Plaines GI

- Clare Valley GI

30
Q

What body of water is most associated with GI’s surrounding Adelaide?

A

The Gulf of St. Vincent

31
Q

What GI’s in South Australia lies north of Clare Valley GI?

A

Southern Flinders Ranges GI

32
Q

What is the most influential GI in South Australia and is NOT included in the Adelaide Superzone?

A

Coonawarra GI

33
Q

What is Penfolds finest expression of Coonawarra Terra Rossa?

A

Bin. 169. 12-15m in French Hogsheads, mostly new.

34
Q

What is Scarce Earth?

A

A project in McLaren Vale GI, that seeks to recognize the hallmarks of individual whites rather than obscure their imprint through blending.

35
Q

What is the more impoartant GI between Adelaide Plains GI & Adelaide Hills GI?

A

Adelaide Hills GI

36
Q

What is the most northern GI in Mount Lofty Ranges Zone?

A

Clare Valey GI

37
Q

What is Penfold’s Cabernet based equivalent of Grange?

A

Bin 707 Same aging as Grange. +/- 19m in American Hogshead

38
Q

What is the soil of Barrosa Valley GI?

A

Sandy, Loam & Clay

39
Q

What is the soil of Clare Valey?

A

Limestone & Slate

40
Q

What is the soil of Coonawarra GI?

A

Terra Rossa or “red soil”. It is a thin band of friable clay loam, tinted vivid red by iron oxide.

41
Q

What is the traditional aging vessel for Barossa Shiraz?

A

American Oak Hogshead (300 liters)

42
Q

What state and zone is Riverland GI in and what river does it follow?

A

South Australia

Lower Murray Zone

Murray River

43
Q

What zone in South Australia does not contain any GI’s?

A

The Penninsulas Zone

44
Q

What zones are included in the Adelaide Superzone?

A

Barossa Zone

Fleurieu Zone

Mount Lofty Ranges Zone

45
Q

Where did Max Schubert first experiment with Grange?

A

Penfold’s Magill Estate in Adelaide Plains GI

46
Q

Where in Australia would you find Watervale and Polish Hill?

A

Clare Valley GI in Mount Lofty Ranges Zone

47
Q

Which is the warmer region between Adelaide Hills GI & Adelaide Plains GI?

A

Adelaide Plains GI

48
Q

Who has the oldest Shiraz vines in Australia?

A

Langmiel, (Barossa)

The Freedom Shiraz (1843)

49
Q

Who produces Polish Hill Riesling?

A

Grosset in Clare Valley GI

50
Q

Wrattonbully GI

A

South Australia

Limestone Coast Zone

51
Q

Name the Langton’s Exceptional wines that are released under South Australia GI?

A

Penfold’s - Bin 95 “Grange” South Australia (1) *Sometimes it is just released under Australia

Penfold’s - Bin 707 Cabernet Savignon, South Australia

52
Q

What is the Langton’s Exceptional wines on the Limestone Coast?

A

Wynn’s - ‘John Riddoch’ Cabernet Sauvginon, Coonawarra (2014)

53
Q

What are the Langton’s Exceptional wines in Barossa Valley GI?

A

Torbreck - “Runrig” Shiraz (2010)

Rockford - ‘Basket Press’ Shiraz (2005)

Chris Ringland - ‘Dry Grown Barossa Ranges Shiraz (2010)

Seppeltsfield - 100 year old Para Vintage Tawny (2014)

54
Q

What are the Langton’s Exceptional wines in Eden Valley GI?

A

Henschke - ‘Hill of Grace’ Shiraz (1996)

Henschke - ‘Mount Edelstone’ Shiraz (2014)

55
Q

What are the Langton’s Exceptional wines for Clare Valley GI?

A

Grosset - ‘Polish Hill’ Riesling (2010)

Jim Barry - “Armagh” Shiraz (2014)

Wendouree - Shiraz (2010)

56
Q

What are the Langton’s Exceptional wines in McLaren Vale GI?

A

Clarendon Hills - ‘Astralis’ Shiraz

57
Q

What is the Goyder’s Line?

A

Located in the Southern Flinder’s Ranges GI, it is the northern most point of agriculture in South Australia.

58
Q

What are the sub zones of the Clare Valley?

A

Polish Hill
Weatervale
Auburn
Sevenhill
Clare

59
Q

What is Montadam?

A

Monopole producer of the eponymous GI in High Eden. The first Chardonnay producer in South Australia.

60
Q

What is the body of water that most affects the Adelaide Super Zone?

A

Gulf of St-Vincent

61
Q

Name 3 Shiraz Ancestor Vine bottlings and their producers?

A

The Freedom 1843 Shiraz, Langmeil

Hill of Grace Shiraz, Henschke

The 1880 Shiraz, Poonawatta Estate

Command Vineyard Shiraz, Elderton

The Ancestor Shiraz, Turkey Flat