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In order of least important to most, what area the Geographical categories for Australia?

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State
Zone
Region
Sub Region

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Who was responsible for sequencing the genome for Brettanomyces?

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AWRI scientists
(2011)
Australian Wine Research Institute
(Dekkera bruxellensis)

also rotundone and smoke taint

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What river flows through Rowland Flat?

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Jacob’s Creek.

started 1847

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Where are the oldest Cabernet Sauvignon plantings in the world?

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Penfold’s ‘Block 42’
(Barossa Valley)

(in Kalimna - northern Barossa)

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What are the designations for vine age set by The BOVC?

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(Barossa Old Vine Charter) (2009)
- Old Vines (min 35yrs of age)

  • Survivor Vines (min 70yrs of age)
  • Centenarian Vines (min 100yrs old)
  • Ancestor Vines (min 125yrs old)
    35 / 70 / 100 / 125
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What river flows through the Barossa Valley?

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North Para river

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What geographical features influence the McLaren Vale?

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Mount Lofty Ranges

Gulf of St Vincent

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What regions of South Australia touch the ocean?

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Southern Flinder Ranges
Adelaide Plains (MLR)
McLaren Vale
Southern Fleurieu
Currency Creek (Fleu)
Mount Benson (LSC)
Robe (LSC)
Kangaroo Island (Fleu)
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What regions of South Australia are land locked?

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Claire Valley (MLR)
Riverland (LM)
Barossa Valley
Adelaide Hills (MLR)
Langhorne Creek (Fleu)
Padthaway (LSC)
Wrattonbully (LSC)
Coonawarra (LSC)
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When can ‘Scarce Earth’ wines be released?

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May 1st after harvest
(single vineyard wines to show unique soils in McLaren Vale)
(ex. 
d'Arenberg - Amaaranth Shiraz 
Battel of Bosworth - Dings Shiraz 
Shingleback - Unedited)
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Langhorne Creek GI sits on what body of water?

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Lake Alexandrina

also Currency Creek

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What regions of Australia lie on Lake Alexandrina?

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Currency Creek (also touches Encounter Bay)
Langhorne Creek
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Name 2 producers on Kangaroo Island.

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Islander Estate

Cape d’Estaing

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What rivers run through Langhorne Creek?

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Bremer river

Angas river

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Where would you find “The Piedmont” in Australia and what is it?

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McLaren Vale - soil type

-Alluvial deposits

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Who had the first commercial plantings in McLaren Vale and when was it?

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Chateau Reynella

1838

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What are the sub types of the ‘Sand and Sandstone’ soils found in the Mclaren Vale?

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  • Maslin Sands
  • Pirramimma Sandstone
  • Ochre Cove Formation (red and yellow sandstone)
  • Semaphore Sand (beach sand)
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What qualifies as a region or sub region?

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  • At least 5 independent growers
  • at least 5 ha each.
  • min output 500 tons
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What is RDI?

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Regulated
Deficit
Irrigation

(along with PRD)
Partial
Rootzone
Drying
(reduces h2o by 50% - alternates sides on vine)
20
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What is ‘Generational Farming’ and what has it evolved into in Australia?

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Sustainable farming initiative.
-developed into:
SAW-Sustainable Australia Winegrowing
4 ratings :
red / yellow / tree / blue (best)
21
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What is the most widely planted grape of the Adelaide Hills GI?

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sauvignon blanc
(excels in Lenswood GI subregion)

Mount Lofty Ranges :
- Adelaide Hills (Lenswood/Picadilly)
- Adelaide Plains
- Clare Valley
(unofficial:
Polish Hill / Watervale / Auburn / Sevenhill / Clare
22
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Where are the famous terra rosa soils?

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Limestone Coast GI
Coonawarra
(also in La Mancha)

23
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What is the secondary layer of soil found under Terra Rosa?

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Limestone
(key for drainage and storage)
there is also:
Black and Brown Rendzina Soils

24
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What is the most planted grape of white grape of Coonawarra?

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What does Coonawarra mean?
Honeysuckle ridge
26
What are the unofficial sub zones of the Clare Valley GI?
``` Polish Hill Watervale Auburn Sevenhill, Clare ```
27
What regions make up the Adelaide Super Zone?
Barossa Fleurieu Mount Lofty Ranges
28
Who planted the first vines in the Padthaway GI and when?
Seppelt 1964 (third plantings - shiraz)
29
Where are the Naracoorte Caves?
``` Wrattonbully GI (of Limestone Coast) (made of Limestone) (also Stewarts Range Naracoorte Range Caves Range Hynam Range ```
30
Where are the lakes of George, Eliza and St. Clair
Robe GI | of Limestone Coast
31
What are the lakes of the Robe GI?
(of Limestone Coast) Lake George Lake Eliza Lake St. Clair
32
Where is Tapanappa Winery?
Wrattonbully GI | of Limestone Coast
33
What regions of the Limestone Coast GI touch the Ocean?
N-S - Mount Benson - Robe - Mount Gambier (inland) Padthaway Wrattonbully Coonawarra
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What regions of the Limestone Coast GI are landlocked?
N-S - Padthaway - Wrattonbully - Coonawarra
35
Where would you find the largest plantings of Petite Verdot in Australia?
Riverland region of Lower Murray GI | largest production region of Australia
36
What regions of Victoria touch the ocean?
W-E Geelong Yarra Valley Gippsland
37
What regions of Victoria are landlocked?
``` Murray Darling Swan Hill Goulbourn Rutherglen Heathcote Pyrenees Grampians ```
38
What is the minimum age for vines categorized in the Barossa Old Vines Charter?
Old Vine: Min. 35yrs Survivor Vine: Min. 70 yrs Centenarian Vine: Min. 100 yrs Ancestor Vine: Min. 125 yrs
39
What are he GI of Fleurieu?
``` McLaren Vale GI Langhorne Creek GI Currency Creek GI Kangaroo Island GI Southern Fleurieu GI ```
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What are the GI of the Limetstone Coast?
INLAND N-S Padthaway GI Wrattonbully GI Coonawarra GI COASTAL N-S Mount Benson GI Robe GI Mount Gambier GI
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What are the GI of the Mount Lofty Ranges?
Adelaide Hills GI Adelaide Plaines GI Clare Valley GI
42
What are the GI within Central Victoria?
``` W-E Bendigo GI Heathcote GI Goulburn Valley GI Strathbogie Ranges GI Upper Goulburn GI ```
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What are the GI in North East Victoria?
``` Alpine Valleys GI Beechworth GI Glenrowan GI King Valley GI Rutherglen GI ```
44
List the GI of the Port Phillip Zone
``` Geelong GI (h2o) Macedon Ranges GI Mornington Peninsula GI (h2o) Sunbury GI Yarra Valley GI ```
45
List the GI of Great Southern
OCEAN Denmark GI Albany GI LANDLOCKED Porongurup GI Frankland River GI Mount Barker GI
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List the GI of Southwest Australia
``` Margaret River GI Geographe GI Blackwood Valley GI Manjimup GI Pemberton GI Great Southern GI ```

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