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24 Cards in this Set
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Name the states or territories of Australia.
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South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania, Queensland.
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What are flying winemakers?
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A group of Australian winemakers who fly around the world chasing the current vintage. Most Australian winemakers have spent some time abroad to learn. Mostly in Europe.
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Give a brief history of wine growing in Australia.
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1820-1840 comercial viticulture established in Australia.
1930 South Australia producing 75% of wine. Fortified wines reign supreme. Mostly for Britian. Imperial preferance system. 1950 pioneered Temprature controlled stainless steel Fermentation. up to 1970 red table wine production increases. Fortified decreases. After 1970 white decreases. 1970's wine cask, cabernet sauvignon, chardonnay, and the boutique winery. 1980's EXPORT BOOM! Mid 90's on focous on quality. |
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Who ar e the 5 comercial conglomerates who account for 75% of exports.
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Hardy's, Foster's, McGuigan, Siemon, Pernod Ricard, and Casella.
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What di Australia do in 1996?
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Set itself a target to achieve annual wine sales of 4.5 billion by 2025. Reached goal in 2003!!!!!!!!!
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Explain the rise of Australian wine.
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Depend on export market for 60% of wine sales. Doubled vineyard area from 1996 to 2006.
900-2000 wineries in this time. Wine colleges spew out new crops of technically adept winemakers every september. AWRI Australian Wine Research Institute. Super-hygenic ultra efficiant science of winemaking. "Brand Australia" Consistancy of wine. |
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Where is most Australian wine produced?
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Three areas:
Murray Darling (Victoria, NSW) Riverland (SA) Riverina (NSW) most of AUS is almost totally dependant on the Murray river for irrigation water. |
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Talk about wineries and their style in AUS.
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Most wineries, espically new ones have no brick and mortar facilities.
Shipping grapes long distances in cooled trucks common. Lack of distinct wines of place as most wines are a blend from differing places. Promote the concept of brand vs place. 5 conglomerates. Currently changing. |
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How are AUS areas classified?
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GI's geographic Indications
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Give examples of WAUS most important GI's.
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WAUS- Margret River / red loams / fremantle doctor cooling breeze / tempered also by antartic currents.
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Give examples of SAUS most important GI's.
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Barossa Valley
Eden Valley Clare Valley Mclaren Vale Adelaide Hills Limestone Coast Coonawara |
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Barossa Valley
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Hot and dry / continental / Syrah / irrigation from parra river / old 19th century bushvines / Grenache and Mouvedre GSM blends /
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Eden Valley
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To Barrosa's East / riesling (grapefruit) / Shriaz / higher elevation / Henschke
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Claire Valley
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narrow north south vallies north of barrosa / north valley is cooled by westerlies blowing in from spencer gulf / multitude of soils including terra rossa and slate / riesling, cab, shriaz
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Mclaren Vale
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South of Adelade on the coast. / 100 old vines / Syrah, Grenache / cabernet / merlot
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Adelaide Hills
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Higher altitude 1560' / cool region moderated by clouds collecting around mount lofty range to the east. / high rainfall / Chard, PN, Sav Blanc, Shiraz
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Limestone Coast
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southeastern corner of SA / LIMESTONE / Coonawarra / cab,merlot, shiraz, chard
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Coonawarra
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Terra Rosa / scarce population / mechinization / spring frost, rain at vintage / cooled by westerlies.
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What other thing has contributed to the Australian style of winemaking?
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Show system.
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Flying winemakers?
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Australian winemakers tend to follow the vintage around the world bringing back expertise and maybe most importantly exporting their "style".
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Describe the viticultural practices of Australian winemakers.
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each winery has a lab
computer controlled fermentation tanks, rotofermenters, cultured yeasts, temperature controlled fermentation, acidification, micro-oxygenation, reverse osmosis (must concentration, alcohol reduction), mass migration to screw cap bottling. |
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Describe some vinicultural practices of Australian winemakers.
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Mechanical Harvesting.
Mechanical Pruning, Advanced trellis systems, Canopy management techniques r2t2 vine density, sustainable viticulture ie IPM |
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Give examples of Victoria's most important GI's.
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Victoria
Rutherglen's rare muscats / used to be most prolific, but government ripped out most of vines due to phylloxera scare in1870's / varied climats, soils, styles and veritials / dry riesling to sweet muscat, light pinot noirs to thick shiraz. Yarra Valley Beaune styled Pinot Noir / cool climate / sparkling wine / chandon |
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Give examples of NSW most important GI's.
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Hunter Valley
subtropical / semillon / picked early matures beautifully to green gold citrus and mineral bombs. |
