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42 Cards in this Set
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What GI is the site of the first vineyards of Australia? |
New South Wales |
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What year were the first vines planted in Australia? |
1788 |
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What direction and Where is The Great Dividing Range located? |
North-South axis of eastern Australia |
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What is a benefit of The Great Dividing Range in reference to weather? |
separates the wetter coastal areas from the more arid interior |
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Where is over half of New South Wales production concentrated from? |
West of the Great Dividing Range in the heavily irrigated Riverina region, also known as the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area |
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In 1855 What did Napoleon III sip during the closing ceremonies of the Paris Exhibition? |
Sparkling Hunter Valley wine |
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What is the climate of Hunter Valley? |
Subtropical, and has one of the warmest climates in Australia |
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What are Subtropical climate specs? |
High amounts of humidity, rain, and wind |
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What % of white wine is produced in Hunter Valley? |
60% |
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What is the most important white grape of Hunter Valley? |
Semillon, or “Hunter Riesling" |
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What is Hunter Valley's 2nd most popular white grape? |
Verdelho |
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The Canberra District is apart of which State? |
New South Wales |
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What grape does well in the Canberra District? |
Shiraz -co-fermented with viognier |
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Tumbarumba GI produces what styles of wine? |
Sparkling wines still Pinot Noir still Chardonnay |
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Tumbarumba GI is apart of what State? |
Hunter Valley |
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What is smallest and coolest state on the Australian mainland? |
Victoria |
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What city does Yarra Valley straddle? |
Melbourne |
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Coastal Victoria expierences sea breezes from what country? |
Antarctica |
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What is Victoria's oldest wine region? |
Yarra Valley GI |
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Moët & Chandon, Domaine Chandon added a base to their winery in what GI? |
Yarra Valley |
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What are the soils of Victoria? |
Grey-brown sandy loam and red basalt-derived soils |
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The Mornington Peninsula is located in what state? |
Victoria |
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What 3 white grapes thrive in The Mornington Peninsula? |
Pinot Noir Pinot Gris Chardonnay |
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What is the climate of The inland zones of North East Victoria, North West Victoria, and Central Victoria? |
Continental |
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Out of all the Victoria zones, which is the hottest? |
North West Victoria zone |
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What are the GIs of Central Victoria? |
Bendigo Goulburn Valley Heathcoat Strathbogie Ranges Upper Goulburn (more southern) |
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What are the 6 sections of Victoria? |
Northwest Central Northeast Western Port Phillip Gippsland |
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What are the GIs of Northeast Victoria? |
Alpine Valleys Beechworth Glenrowan King Valley Rutherglen |
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What are the GIs of Northeast Victoria? |
Murray Darling Swan Hill |
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What are the GIs of Port Phillip? |
Geelong Macedon Ranges Mornington Peninsula Sunbury Yarra Valley |
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What are the GIs of Western Victoria? |
Grampians Henty Pyrenees |
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What is unique about both Murray Darling GI & Swan Hill GI? |
They are both apart of New South Wales & Victoria |
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What are the 8 zones of New South Wales? |
Big Rivers Central Ranges Hunter Valley Northern Rivers Northern Slopes South Coast Southern New South Wales Western Plains |
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What are the GIs of Big Rivers? |
Murray Darling Pericoota Riverina Swan Hill |
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What are the GIs of Central Ranges? |
Cowra Mudgee Orange |
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What is the GI of Hunter Valley? |
Hunter |
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What is the GI of Northern Rivers? |
Hastings River |
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What is the GI of Northern Slopes? |
New England Australia |
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What GIs are located in South Coast? |
Shoalhaven Coast Southern Highlands |
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What GIs are in Southern New South Wales? |
Canberra District Tumbarumba Hilltops Gundagai |
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Where is Australia's highest altitude vineyard located? |
New England Australia Black Mountain (home to Australia's highest altitude vineyard, at 1320 meters above sea level) |
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When was the government authority, Wine Australia, established? |
1981 |
