Victoria Flashcards by Christina Stanley

Zones of Victoria

Northwest Victoria
Western Victoria
Central Victoria
Port Phillip
North East Victoria
Gippsland

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Australia’s most important wine are in the 1800s

Victoria

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Main grapes of Murray Darling and Swan Hill GIs

North West Victoria Zone
Big Rivers Zone (shared)

Chardonnay/Shiraz

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Where is Tahbilk located

Nagambie lakes subregion of Goulburn Valley in Central Victoria

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When were Tahbilk’s flagship Syrah vines planted

1860

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Where are the oldest Marsanne vines in Australia and possibly the world

Tahbilk
Goulburn Valley GI Central Victoria Zone

1927

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GIs of central Victoria Zone

Bendigo GI
Goulburn Valley GI
Heathcote GI
upper Goulburn GI
Strathbogie Ranges GI

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gIs of North East Victoria Zone

Alpine valleys GI
Beechworth GI
Glenrowan GI
king valley GI
Rutherglen GI

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GI regions of northwest Victoria Zone

Murray Darling GI
Swan Hill GI

both shared with New South Wales State and Big Rivers Zone

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Australia’s oldest wine region

Yarra Valley

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what year was Domaine Chandon founded in Australia

1987

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“Topaque” from Rutherglen GI (North East Victoria Zone) is made from this grape

Muscadelle

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members of the muscat of Rutherglen Network distinguish their wines with this mark

Stylized “R” logo on label

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main soil type of Heathcote GI in Centro Victoria zone

Greenstone (Cambrian era alkaline volcanic soil rich in copper or calcium era alkaline volcanic soil rich in copper or calcium)

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where can “black dog” soil be found (fine sandy loam)

Victoria State
North East Victoria zone
Rutherglen G.I.

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hottest zone: north west Victoria central Victoria or North East Victoria

North West Victoria

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Muscat of Rutherglen quality classifications

Muscat: Base classification. The wines should be a younger style showing fresh fruit characters and integration of spirit. 3-5 years

Classic: A maturing style exhibiting raisined fruit flavour, cask aged flavour and the beginnings of rancio character. The palate shows balanced lusciousness, richness on the mid-palate from cask ageing and some concentrated characters. 6-10 years

Grand: A mature style exhibiting aged fruit flavour, rich cask aged character and rancio character. The palate shows balanced lusciousness, rich mid-palate from cask ageing, concentrated flavours from ageing and rancio flavours. 11-19 years

Rare: A rancio style showing all the flavours of prolonged cask ageing – lusciousness, extreme rancio and concentration. 20+ years

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Gippsland zone to the east of Port Phillip is coastal and known for this variety

Pinot Noir

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Central Victoria Zone encompasses these GIs and is known for these varietals

Red grapes, particularly Shiraz, thrive in the Bendigo, Heathcote, and Goulburn Valley GIs.

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This soil type of Rutherglen is preferred for fortified styles

“Rutherglen” loam (preferred for fortified styles)

“Black Dog” fine sandy loam is the other soil type

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Dominant winery of King Valley GI (North East Victoria Zone)

Brown Brothers of Malawa

Sparkling wine “Patricia”

(Pinot noir and Chardonnay from The Whitlands High Plateau)

Dal Zotto (Prosecco pioneer)

De Bortoli (Based out of Riverina)

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This GI in North Eastern Victoria is still plagued by phylloxera

Alpine Valleys GI

(Victorian Alps Wine Company is a major Producer: Gapsted Label)

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Producers of Beechwood GI (North East Victoria)

Chardonnay from Giaconda

Castagna (Shiraz and Viognier)

Sorrenberg (Gamay)

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Western Victoria “Great Western” producers

Grampians GI: Seppelt and Bests

Pyrenees GI: Taltarni and Dalwhinnie

Henty: Seppelt (Called the region “Drumbourg”

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First vines planted in Victoria

1838

This producer popularized Sparkling Burgundy in Australia

Victorian Producer Great Western

First European settlement in Victoria (convict)

1803

What year was the British Colony of Victoria founded

1851

Where was gold first discovered in Victoria

Ballarat Bendigo

in the 1860s, this region was the most prodigious in all Australia

Geelong (West of Melbourne and Southeast of Gold fields of Ballarat)

Between 1860-1875, Australia exported 145,600 cases of wine to Britain annually. Most of it was from here

Victoria

What was Geelong's "death by extinction?"

Victorian government ordered every vine in Geelong uprooted after Phylloxera hit

This region usurped Geelong as the Southern Hemisphere's largest wine region by the time Phylloxera struck its vineyards in 1899

Rutherglen

When did Phylloxera hit Bendigo

1893 Not a vine remained

When did Phylloxera hit Yarra Valley Much later

2006 Though in 1930s, the vines were grubbed up anyway to make room for pastureland

These factors affected development of Victorian wine industry in 20th century Only Rutherglen fared even remotely well

temperance movement World Wars and shortage of manpower Economic Depression Competition from South Australia with removal of interstate trade barriers

What year was Idyll Vineyard planted in Geelong

1966

as of 2013, there are _ wineries in Victoria and _ GI regions

775 Wineries 21 GI regions

This river marks the state of Victoria's border with NSW

Murray

The Southernmost extremity of the Great Dividing range is at this GI

Grampians GI (Western Victoria)

Australia's most densely populated State

Victoria

Second and third most planted red grapes of Yarra Valley

Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon more restrained styles, french oak

Winemaker for DeBortoli

Steve Webber

Top regions for Chardonnay in Australia

Yarra Valley Margaret River

When did Phylloxera hit Heathcote and Bendigo in Central Victoria Zone?

1891 1893 (Both red wine producing GIs)

Heathcote GI in Central Victoria has become known for this style of wine

Full bodied Shiraz

Main "blockbuster" Shiraz producer of Heathcote GI

Jasper Hill

Heathcote GI experiences diurnal shift because of the ridgelines of this mountain range (central Victoria, greenstone)

Mount Camel Range

This GI of Central Victoria is Northeast of Bendigo and Heathcote, and has original vines planted in 1860

Goulburn Valley GI

This much of the original vineyard planted in 1860 by Tahbilk exist today:

.5 hectares

Why did the original vines planted in 1860 Goulburn GI survive?

Sandy soils, thanks to the Goulburn river

Most important grape of Goulburn Valley GI

Shiraz

This subregion GI is where Tahbilk and most of the best wineries today are located in Goulburn GI

Southern Subregion of Nagambie Lakes GI

Strathbogie Ranges GI and Upper Goulburn GI are higher elevation, cooler GIs of Central Victoria, and are known for these grapes (600-800m elevation)

Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

This river forms the Northern border of Rutherglen GI

Murray River

Climate of Rutherglen GI

Warm Continental

FIrst winery in Rutherglen GI to achieve critical acclaim

All Saint's Winery 1864

First winery in Rutherglen

Morris Wines 1859

These styles of Rutherglen fortified Muscat "stickies" gained popularity mid century

"Sherry" "Tawny" "Tokay"

In the 1960s, more than half of Victoria's wineries were here

Rutherglen

Today, Rutherglen has 800 ha of vineyard land. What are the main red grapes for table wines there?

Shiraz and Durif/Petit Sirah

Most important wines of Rutherglen

Muscat and Topaque

Rutherglen Muscat is released as a blend of vintages: T/F?

True

What year was the Muscat of Rutherglen Network established?

1995

Basic Level of Rutherglen Muscat

Rutherglen Muscat: orange and rosy, saccharine and mouthcoating

Second level of Rutherglen Muscat

"Classic" Rutherglen Muscat Intense varietal aromatics but slight rancio tones

Third level of Rutherglen Muscat

Grand: More oxidative tones and mature rancio character

Highest level of Rutherglen Muscat

Rare: Should "taste as if it were 20 years old"

Synonyms for Brown Muscat in Rutherglen GI

Muscat Rouge a Petit Grains

Preferred Soil type of Brown Muscat

Rutherglen Loam

What does Botrytis do to Brown Muscat

Ruins the varietal Very undesirable

This viticultural technique is essential to the concentration of sugar in Brown Muscat

Passerillage

Brix levels for Rutherglen Muscat can exceed this

36 brix

What is Anzac day

April 25 in Rutherglen "It never rains until it rains on the March"

Step One of Producing Rutherglen Muscat

short fermentation on the skin, Brown Muscat of Rutherglen consumes 20-40g/l of sugar over the course of one to two days

Second step in Rutherglen Muscat production

Wine is pressed and immediately fortified with neutral 96 proof grape spirit, added in a one to four ratio (same as port)

Third step in Rutherglen Muscat production

Wine matures for years or even decades in various formats of old wood: 225 L Barriques, 300 L Hogsheads or 500 L Puncheons or even larger oval casks

Step 4 in Muscat of Rutherglen production (after aging)

Evaporation sends a share to the angels, 5% per year, and greater concentration of Sugar, acid and alcohol in remaining wine. Some producers use a solera system.

wineries today produce fortified Muscat Wines in Rutherglen

Stanton and killeen Campbell’s Chambers All Saints Morris Pfeiffer Buller

Rutherglen Muscat is made from this varietal

Brown muscat (Muscat Rouge a Petit Grains)

Only eight producers make fortified Muscat wines:

All Saints Morris Campbell's Chambers Stanton&Killeen Rutherglen Estates Buller Pfeiffer

What is "Topaque"

Fortified wine made with Muscadelle grapes Uncommon aromatic variety found in Bordeaux and Southwest France

Which concentrates more sugar on the vine: Brown Muscat (Muscat de Frontignan) or Muscadelle?

Brown Muscat. Muscadelle hangs on vine till April sometimes, accrues less sugar

How is Topaque different from Rutherglen Muscat?

Topaque is Made from Muscadelle Rutherglen Muscat made from Muscat rouge a petit grains Processes are the same, and categories Classic, Grand, Rare, are the same. Topaque has 30-40 g/l less RS than Muscat wines of the same category.

Descriptors for Topaque of Rutherglen (Chris Pfeiffer of Pfeiffer winery) Topaque is less sweet with 30-40g/l less sugar in the same category as rutherglen muscat

Honey Cold Tea sardine oil seaweed

Which is a better wine for the table: Topaque or Rutherglen Muscat?

Topaque, higher acid and less sweet.

What is Apera

The term for "sherry" in Australia

Glenrowan GI (North East Victoria Zone) produces similar styles to this GI

Dry Reds and Fortified wines of Rutherglen GI

Elevation of these three GIs, from lowest to highest in N.E Victoria: Alpine Valleys Beechwood King Valley

1. Alpine Valleys 2. Beechwood 3. King Valley

Alpine Valleys, Beechworth and King Valley GIs are all in the foothills and low ranges of this Mountain range

Victorian Alps (Part of the Great Dividing Range)

In King Valley GI, much of the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir fruit becomes blending material for this

Sparkling wine

What is the Northernmost point of King Valley

Wangratta 700m difference in elevation between highest point in Rutherglen and here

Victoria's warmest Wine Regions

Murray Darling GI Swan Hill GI (NW Victoria Zone)

92% of wines produced in Swan Hill and Murray Darling GIs carry this monniker

"South Eastern Australia GI" Sell for less than 5 Australian dollars per liter

Single GI subregion of Grampians GI (Western Victoria)

Great Western GI

Grampians GI lies at the West end of this Geological Formation at 440 Meters elevation

Great Dividing Range

Grampians GI, being cool and very dry, developed a historical reputation for this kind of wine

Sparkling Wine

Who Founded Great Western Winery in 1865?

Joseph Best (Now under Seppelt name)

In 1890, this man made Australia's first traditional method sparkling wine at Great Western Winery

Charles Pierlot Trained at Pommery

What style of wine did Hans Irvine, Pierlot's boss, show in 1894 at a Melbourne Wine Show?

"Sparkling Burgundy" Great Western

Under this winemaker, Great Western shepherded Australia's Sparkling Burgundy style through the depression era of the 1930s

Colin Preece (Legendary winemaker)

Red grapes in Grampians GI account for this % of harvest

80% Led by Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon

Grampians GI is primarily this kind of wine production

Still Red

Grampians GI highest quality producer

Best's

Pyrenees GI, adjacent to NE border of Grampians GI, (Western Victoria) is named for this Range

Pyrenees: one of the last ranges within the Great Dividing Range

Stylistic focus of Pyrenees GI (Western VIctoria)

Still red wines based on Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon

Stylistically, which wines are richer: Pyrenees GI or Grampians GI (Western Aus)

Pyrenees

Grape Varieties of Henty GI (Western Victoria)

Genuinely cool region! Closer to Coonawarra, on the coast Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Riesling

Largest producer in Henty GI (Western Victoria)

Seppelt, Same as Grampians GI

Name of the 100ha vineyard owned by Seppelt In Henty GI (Western Victoria)

Drumborg Planted 1964, accounts for 2/3 of Henty's total vine acreage

Gippsland Zone (NO GIS) is here

Eastern side of Coastal Victoria Eastward from Yarra Valley along the Bass Strait coastline to the Great Dividing Range, south of King and Alpine Valleys

Most vineyards in Gippsland Zone are concentrated here

West Gippsland, Bass Phillip is a producer there abuts Yarra Valley South Gippsland

Most planted grape in Gippsland zone No GIs!!! (Eastern coastal Victoria state)

Pinot Noir

Where is Bass Phillip, Gippsland Zone's best producer (gippsland: zone of western Victoria with No GIs)

South Gippsland

Why isnt Gippsland Zone capable of having a GI

only 190ha under vine in 2019 **To be GI,** one needs **500 tonnes **annually and its just not large enough

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