South Australia

Question 1

How many zones, regions, and sub-regions exist in South Australia?

Answer 1

8, 18, 3

Question 2

What are the 8 zones within South Australia?

Answer 2

-8-

Far North

Mount Lofty Ranges

Lower Murray

Barossa

Fleurie

Limestone Coast

The Peninsulas

Adelaide Superzone

Question 3

What is the Barossa Old Vine Charter?

Answer 3

(formalized in 2009)
The charter is a voluntary registry of old vine vineyards in the Barossa, and it divides vines into four age groups:

Barossa Old Vine: min. 35 years old

Barossa Survivor Vine: min. 70 years old

Barossa Centenarian Vine: min. 100 years old

Barossa Ancestor Vine: min. 125 years old

Question 4

What are the regions and subregions of Barossa?

Answer 4

Regions : Barossa Valley & Eden Valley

Sub-regions: High Eden

Question 5

How many regions exist within the Fleurie zone? Name them.

Answer 5

5

McLaren Vale

Southern Fleurie

Kangaroo Island

Langhorne Creek

Currency Creek

Question 6

Name the 6 regions of the Limestone Coast

Answer 6

-6-

Mount Benson

Robe

Mt Gambier

Coonawarra

Wrattonbully

Padthaway

Question 7

Name the regions of the Mount Lofty Ranges

Answer 7

Clare Valley

Adelaide Plains

Adelaide Hills

Question 8

What are the subregions of Adelaide Hills?

Answer 8

Lenswood

Picadilly Valley

Question 9

How many litres does an Octave hold?

Answer 9

100 L

Made specifically for Octavius, old vine shiraz made by Yalumba

Question 10

What is the region within the Far North zone?

Answer 10

Southern Flinders Ranges

Question 11

Name the region located within the Lower Murray zone?

Answer 11

Riverland

Question 12

What regions can be blended for the Adelaide superzone?

Answer 12

Fleurie, Mount Lofty Ranges, Barossa

Question 13

In what year did Grange Hermitage become just Grange?

Answer 13

1990

Question 14

What is the Label Integrity Program and when was it born?

Answer 14

85% rule for varietal vintage and region

1990

Question 15

What are the unofficial subregions of the Barossa Foothills?

Answer 15

Light Pass- Yalumba Single Sight Shiraz

Vine Vale- Cirillo Grenache 1850

Bethany- Bethany Old Vine Grenache

Question 16

What are the unofficial subregions of Northern Barossa?

Answer 16

Moppa- Kalleske Moppa Shiraz

Ebenezer- E&E Black Pepper Shiraz

Kalimna- Penfolds Grange (components)

Question 17

What are the unoffcial subregions of the Western Ridge of Barossa?

Answer 17

Seppeltsfield/Marananga- Penfolds Bin 150 Marananga Shiraz

Gomersal- Murray Street Vineyards Gomersal Shiraz

Greenock- Kalleske Greenock Shiraz

Question 18

How many different geological structures exist within McLaren Vale?

Answer 18

7 Terranes

1- The Ancient Rocks

2- Sand and Sandstone

3- Limestone Country

4- Clay Plains of Aldinga

5- The Piedmont

6- Talus Slope

7- Alluvial Flats

Question 19

What areas within McLaren Vale are known for producing great Grenache?

Answer 19

Blewitt Springs

Kangarilla

Question 20

What are the eastern and western borders of McLaren Vale?

Answer 20

Mount Lofty Ranges/Adelaide Hills

Gulf of St Vincent

Question 21

Name a natural feature of Langhorne Creek

Answer 21

Lake Alexandrina

Bremer and Angas Rivers

Question 22

Currency Creek is located at the mouth of what river?

Answer 22

Murray which dumps into Lake Alexandrina

Question 23

Southern Fleurie is due south of what regional GI?

Answer 23

McLaren Vale

Question 24

What strait divides Cape Jervis and Kangaroo Island?

Answer 24

Backstair Passage

Question 25

What is the northernmost GI in the Mount Lofty Ranges?

Answer 25

Clare Valley

Question 26

What GI is Wendouree located?

Answer 26

Clare Valley

Question 27

Name 3 unofficial subregions of Clare Valley

Answer 27

Polish Hill Watervale Sevenhill Clare Auburn

Question 28

What are the major soil types of Clare Valley

Answer 28

Polish Hill- Slate Watervale- terra rosa over limestone

Question 29

What soil is most prominent in Polish Hill?

Answer 29

Blue slate bedrock

Question 30

What grape is the most planted in Adelaide Hills?

Answer 30

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 31

In what subregion does Sauvignon Blanc take center stage in Adelaide Hills?

Answer 31

Lenswood

Question 32

What grape is dominant in the Picadilly Valley subregion of Adelaide Hills?

Answer 32

Chardonnay

Question 33

In what GI is Penfold's Magill Estate located within?

Answer 33

Adelaide Plains just north of the city 5 hectares remain as a showpiece for Penfold's. It was the original playground for Max Schubert in the production of Grange

Question 34

Who is considered the pioneer of Coonawarra?

Answer 34

John Riddoch

Question 35

Who owns close to half of Coonawarra's vineyards?

Answer 35

Wynns Coonawarra Estate

Question 36

In what year was the Coonawarra GI established?

Answer 36

2003 The last first tier growth region to achieve this status

Question 37

Who planted the first Padthaway vineyard in 1964?

Answer 37

Seppelt

Question 38

What GI is Australia's leader in production?

Answer 38

Riverland in the Lower Murray

Question 39

What is the capital of South Australia

Answer 39

Adelaide