Victoria Flashcards
(17 cards)
How many zones are there in Victoria? And what are them?
6 zones:
- North West
- Western
- Central
- North East
- Port Phillip
- Gippsland
What regions are under Western Victoria zone?
3 regions, north-south:
- Pyrenees
- Grampians
- Henty
What are the sub-regions of Grampian?
1 subregion only:
(under Western Victoria zone)
- Great Western
Grampian was also first sparkling wine ever made region
What regions are under Central Victoria zone?
5 regions, north-south:
- Goulburn Valley
- Bendigo
- Heathcote
- Strathbogie Ranges
- Upper Goulburn
What is the special soil you can find in Heathcote?
Cambrian Volcanic Greenstone
(rich in copper and calcium)
What are the subregions in Goulburn Valley?
1 subregion only:
- Nagambie Lakes
Tahbilk is based here, famous for old ungrafted Shiraz and Marsanne
What regions are under North East Victoria zone?
5 regions, north-south:
- Rutherglen
- Glenrowan
- Beechworth
- King Valley
- Alpine Valleys
What so special about Rutherglen?
famous for its fortified wines:
•Topaque (formerly known as Tokay, from Muscadelle)
•Muscat
•Tawny
predominantly grows Brown Muscat (Muscat Rouge à Petit Grains), with Shiraz, Durif
famous producers: Campbells, Chambers, All Saints, Morris, Pfeiffer, Stanton & Killeen, Buller
What are the soils you can found in Rutherglen?
Rutherglen Loam (fortified style) & Black Dog (fine sandy loam)
What are the classifications of Rutherglen Muscat?
4 classifications, lowest-highest:
- Rutherglen Muscat (3-5 years), 180-240g/L
- Classic (6-10 years), 200-280g/L
- Grand (11-19 years), 270-400g/L
- Rare (20 years+), 270-400g/L
Due to the European Union laws, Australia has agreed to stop using Sherry and Port terms, replaced by:
Sherry = Apera
Port = Tawny
Tokay = Topaque (Tokay similar to Tokaji)
What is so special about Glenrowan?
makes fortified wine from Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains and Muscadelle like Rutherglen
also has still wine productions made from Shiraz, Cab Sauv, Durif
What regions are under Port Phillip zone?
5 regions, north-south:
- Macedon Ranges
- Sunbury
- Yarra Valley
- Geelong
- Mornington Peninsula
Where is Bass Phillip based in Victoria?
Gippsland zone, famous for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
What so special about Yarra Valley?
consists of Upper & Lower Yarra
soils: Red Basalt (volcanic) & grey sandy clay loam
famous for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
top producers: Yarra Yering, Mount Mary, Domaine Chandon, Giant Steps, Mac Forbes
What so special about Mornington Peninsula?
colder than Yarra Valley, with mostly plantings of Pinot Gris, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
soils: hard yellow duplex, red volcanic, brown duplex and sandy soils
top producers: Kooyong, Paringa Estate, Willow Creek Vineyard, Ocean Eight
What so special about Geelong?
driest region in Port Phillip zone
Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Pinot Grigio & Chardonnay dominate here
red brown clay soils
top producers: By Farr, Bannockburn
