South Australia

Question 1

What state is Australia’s largest producer of wine?

Answer 1

South Australia (51%)

Question 2

What style of wine was the most prominently produced in Australia until around 1970?

Answer 2

Sweet fortified wine

Question 3

What technological innovations have been the earmark of Australian winemaking culture?

Answer 3

Bag in box
Stelvin closure
Mechanical Harvesting
Irrigation
Blending
Canopy Management
Soil Mapping

Question 4

What are some of the main driving factors in the technological development of the wine industry in Australia?

Answer 4

Limited affordable labor

Question 5

What are the principal viticultural hazards in Australia?

Answer 5

Spring frosts
Drought
Fire

Question 6

What are the 7 zones within the state of South Australia?

Answer 6

The Far North
The Peninsulas
Lower Murray
Limestone Coast
Adelaide Superzone
- Mount Lofty Ranges
- Fleurieu
- Barossa

Question 7

What are the two regions within Barossa zone?

Answer 7

Barossa Valley
Eden Valley

Question 8

What are the 5 regions within Fleurieu zone?

Answer 8

Currency Creek
Kangaroo Island
Langhorne Creek
McLaren Vale
Southern Fleurieu

Question 9

What are the 3 regions within Mount Lofty Ranges zone?

Answer 9

Adelaide Hills
Adelaide Plains
Clare Valley

Question 10

What is the 1 region within Far North zone?

Answer 10

Southern Flinders Ranges

Question 11

What are the six regions within Limestone Coast zone?

Answer 11

Coonawarra
Mount Benson
Padthaway
Robe
Wrattonbully
Mount Gambier

Question 12

What is the 1 zone within Lower Murray region?

Answer 12

Riverland

Question 13

What region is High Eden subregion in?

Answer 13

Eden Valley

Question 14

What region are Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley subregions within?

Answer 14

Adelaide Hills

Question 15

What is the climate of Coonawarra? What is the principal variety?

Answer 15

Cool maritime
Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 16

Name four prominent producers in Coonawarra

Answer 16

Majella
Wynns’
John Riddoch
Parker Estate’s First Growth

Question 17

What soil is famously associated with Coonawarra?

Answer 17

Terra Rossa

Question 18

What red and white grapes are predominant in Padthaway GI?

Answer 18

Cabernet Sauvignon (Terra Rossa)

Riesling
Pinot Grigio
Chardonnay

Question 19

What is the climate of Fleurieu

Answer 19

Mediterranean

Question 20

What is the most important and also the warmest region in Fleurieu?

Answer 20

McLaren Vale

Question 21

What are the predominant grapes in McLaren Vale?

Answer 21

Cabernet Sauvignon
Grenache
Syrah
Mourvèdre

Question 22

Name four prominent producers in McLaren Vale

Answer 22

D’Arenberg
Yangarra
Drew Noon
Clarendon Hills

Question 23

What is the climate of Mount Lofty Range?

Answer 23

Cool maritime

Question 24

What grapes predominant in Mount Lofty Range?

Answer 24

Sauvignon Blanc
Chardonnay

Pinot Noir

Sparkling

Question 25

What two soil types help characterize the Riesling vineyards of Clare Valley?

Answer 25

Broken Slate Limestone

Question 26

What famous producer in Clare Valley was an early driver of the Stelvin closure technology?

Answer 26

Grosset

Question 27

What is the most famous region in Australia for Shiraz?

Answer 27

Barossa

Question 28

What winemaking technique is on the rise in Barossa to adjust color, and give the wines more brightness and lift?

Answer 28

Co-fermentation with Viognier

Question 29

Name four prominent producers in Barossa Valley

Answer 29

Penfolds Torbreck Peter Lehmann Rockford

Question 30

What are the primary grapes grown in Eden Valley?

Answer 30

Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz Riesling Chardonnay Viognier

Question 31

Name 3 prominent producers in Eden Valley

Answer 31

Henschke Yalumba Pewsey Vale

Question 32

What is the capital of South Australia?

Answer 32

Adelaide

Question 33

What are the age designations of vines in Barossa Zone?

Answer 33

Old - 30yrs Survivor - 70yrs Centenarian - 100yrs Ancestor - 125yrs