topography4

Question 1

climate of Hunter Valley? factors that mitigate?

Answer 1

subtropical- one of the warmest- climates in Australia— regiond IV- mitigated by high amounts of humidity, rain/monsoon! (but can cause rot) and wind (northeast from tasman bay/pacific); cloud cover; backdrop of brokenback mtns

Question 2

hunter valley soils-broke fordwich

Answer 2

sandy, alluvial soils - better for semillon, chard

Question 3

hunter valley soils- pokolbin

Answer 3

weathered red basalt volcanic on ends/elevated hills of brokenback mtns- good for shiraz

Question 4

canberra climate? geographical feature?

Answer 4

continental- mild- against snowy mountains

Question 5

tumbarumba climate?

Answer 5

continental (cool, alpine) basalt slopes of the Snowy Mountains- good for sparkling

Question 6

highest GI?

Answer 6

new england (orange highest region overall)

Question 7

orange min elevation and defining geographic feature and soils?

Answer 7

600m; mount canabolas - extinct volcano- basalt soils

Question 8

warmest to coolest? hunter valley, riverland, riverina

Answer 8

Riverina>Hunter Valley>Riverland (swam warmer than all)

Question 9

warmest GI in Australian?

Answer 9

swan valley

Question 10

hastings river winkler scale region?

Answer 10

V! most rainfall during growing season

Question 11

rivers through riverina?

Answer 11

murray, lachlan

Question 12

winkler scale records what? what are the limitations?

Answer 12

mean daily temp but limitations- doesnt consider many other factors including: sun exposure, latitude, precipitation, soil, extreme weather- frost/hail etc

Question 13

port phillip

Answer 13

mediterranean: cooled by wind - cold polar southwesterlies; proximity to water; elevation for some- macedon

Question 14

yarra valley climate? different topograpahy btwn upper & lower- how effects wine style?

Answer 14

cool maritime (region I) Lower Yarra- north- warmer- valley floor sandy loam soils - wines plumper and less aromatic; Upper Yarra- south- cooler, higher elevation-red basalt. Pinot Noir more defined and mineral

Question 15

driest GI in the Port Phillip zone?

Answer 15

Geelong ; and spring frosts and wind damage can be especially challenging here

Question 16

Macedon ranges elevation?

Answer 16

300 and 800 metres above sea level. 400 and 600 meters in elevation; highest in the Port Phillip zone and Macedon Ranges is the coolest region on the Australian mainland- extremely cold in windswept south-east and very cold in its north-west granite boulders of the Cobaw Range (part of macedon) in the North ; slate and gold-bearing gravels to the North West.

Question 17

coolest GI on the Australian mainland?

Answer 17

Macedon Ranges- key is night time coolness

Question 18

macedon ranges soil

Answer 18

volcanic, granite, alluvial

Question 19

Heathcote climate, geo features? soils?

Answer 19

dry, warm, continental; more pronounced variation in elevation (than bendigo) due to the ridgelines of the Mount Camel Range; and difference in soil- on east- strip of red earth rich in 500-million-year-old Cambrian volcanic greenstone

Question 20

what geological/climatic feature allows for ungrated vines in Goulbourn

Answer 20

alluvial, sandy soils along Goulburn River (no phyllox)

Question 21

climate of nagambie lakes? what features mitigate?

Answer 21

warm continental- inland lakes and lagoons helps to moderate

Question 22

rutherglen climate?

Answer 22

hot continental (region iii); Murray River northern border.

Question 23

Grampians climate

Answer 23

cool, arid, moderate high elevation. end of Great Dividing Range (sparkling wine)

Question 24

Barossa Valley climate/soil ?

Answer 24

warm continental (region III) 100-300 meters - flat valley floor, loamy clay, good for retaining water during dry summers.

Question 25

Eden Valley climate

Answer 25

cooler - higher elevation 400-600m - red clay with granite outcrops- water scarcity (and salinity)

Question 26

Mc Laren Vale climate?

Answer 26

warm dry mediterranean; South Mt. Lofty Ranges to east; Gulf of St. Vincent to the west; windy, warm climate alleviates fungal disease pressure but drought/water supply issues. some dry-farmed, but many irrigation from recycled wastewater from suburbs of Adelaide

Question 27

McLaren vale different geological structures, or ‘terranes?

Answer 27

The Ancient Rocks: Ancient bedrock Sand and Sandstone: This terrane includes the subtypes Maslin Sands, Pirramimma Sandstone, Ochre Cove Formation (red and yellow sandstone), and Semaphore Sand (beach sand) Limestone Country Clay Plains of Aldinga The Piedmont: Alluvial deposits Talus Slope: Variable soils near the Willunga Fault Alluvial Flats

Question 28

clare valley

Answer 28

warm continental (warmer on paper) elevation helps cool- 400-600m; diurnal shift -spring frost can be problem. dry - pests not issue- low rainfall in growing season, little groundwater-many dry-farmed vineyards, but drip irrigation more common today.

Question 29

polish hill soil ?

Answer 29

blue slate bedrock like mosel

Question 30

adelaide hills GI climate?

Answer 30

cool, rainy, elevation - ridges of South Mount Lofty Ranges; sandy loam

Question 31

coonawarra climate/soil

Answer 31

cool mediterranean; terra rossa soil

Question 32

riverland climate?

Answer 32

hot, arid continental but viticulture possible bc fertile, sandy soils along river - irrigation

Question 33

margaret river climate/soil

Answer 33

warm mediterranean with maritime influence; dry summers and rainy winters—marginally warmer than Coonawarra or the Médoc; waters: Geographe Bay, Indian and Southern Oceans; Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, a band of rolling hills running 90 km north-south from Cape Naturaliste to Augusta

Question 34

eastern boundary of Margaret river?

Answer 34

The “Gladstones Line”—the line of longitude 115° 18’ E—established the modern appellation’s eastern border, essentially following alongside the Whicher Range.

Question 35

how Margaret River subregions are divided?

Answer 35

drainage direction for rivers and creeks- corresponded to the direction of air flow systems.

Question 36

warmest & greatest diurnal variation margaret river subregion?

Answer 36

Treeton- inland

Question 37

geographic features of Margaret River?

Answer 37

Margaret River, Blackwood River; Geographe Bay, Indian and Southern Oceans; Leeuwin-Naturaliste Ridge, a band of rolling hills running 90 km north-south from Cape Naturaliste to Augusta

Question 38

Margaret River soils

Answer 38

gravel and sandy loam over granite and gneiss; Wilyabrup best- red gravelly loam

Question 39

Great Southern GI climate- diff subregions?

Answer 39

Coastal denmark & albany - strongly influenced by cool Southern ocean breezes moving northward from the Antarctic, and diurnal temperature range is minimal; inland GIs more continental

Question 40

wairau valley climate/ soil/factors

Answer 40

gravelly soils, alluvial , free draining, richmond ranges (north) , Wither Hills (south) protect from rain.

Question 41

southern valley, marlborough climate/soils

Answer 41

Valley floor/ rise to Wither Hills (north) and Black Birch Range. soils more clay, hold more moisture than wairau. cooler/drier

Question 42

awatere valley climate/soils

Answer 42

driest/coolest/windiest/most southern; alluvial gravel river terraces; clay and sandstone subsoils on the wider river plains