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36 Cards in this Set
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Name the 9 GI's of Western Australia.
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Swan District
Perth Hills Peel Geographe Blackwood Walley Margret River Pemberton Manjimup Great Southern |
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Discribe style and grapes of Swan District.
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Dry and warm summers. Usally blend Chenin blanc, muscadelle, semillion, verdelho and chardonnay. Rich fullbodied wine with a deep yellow colour, good for some years aging.
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In wich subregion of Great Southern can you find elegant riesling and peppery Shiraz?
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Mount Baker
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What grapes are grown mainly in Denmark?
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Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and some merlot, in the cool coastal climate.
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Manjimup has cool antartic influence and what kind of wine are they known for?
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Verdelho from Chestnut groove.
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And the even cooler Pemberton makes good wines from...?
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Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
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Name 3 producers and the mainly popular grape that made the region Margret River famous.
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Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz.
Cullen, Vasse Felix and Moss Wood. |
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They also make a white wine with Robert Mondavi involved. What and what grape?
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Leeuwin Estate. Chardonnay.
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In wich GI is Barossa Walley included in?
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Barossa.
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How come there are so much plantings of old wines in Barossa Walley?
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Phylloxera never reached here.
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What is the main difference between Barossa Walley and Northern Rhône?
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The climate. Barossa Walley is much warmer and the sun is more intense. Grapes are ripen earlier and cant keep the good acidity needed. Often Barossa shiraz get longer maseration and continue fermentation on american oakbarrels, wich give it a softer and sweeter aproach with a rich colour.
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Name 2 producers from Barossa Walley?
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Penfolds - Grange. Peter Lehman - Stonewell.
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There is also a white popular grape grown with sucess in Barossa Walley?
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Their pink skinned semillion, more planted then chardonnay gives rich wines.
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And the other subregion of Barossa is?
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Eden Walley
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Eden Walley has alot in common with a European region. Wich one?
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Mosel Walley, because of the main grape riesling and the plantings is mainly upon the slates of schist.
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Shiraz and Chardonnay are also grown here with sucess, and one more known especially for Eden Walley?
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Merlot.
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Name one famous wine of Riesling from Eden Walley.
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Henschkes Hill of Grace Riesling and James Irwines Grand Merlot.
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Clare walley are known for one grape and soil. Wich?
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Riesling and the terra rossa soil.
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Discribe a Clare Walley Riesling in style.
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Dry, firm and harsh early but after a year or two there will be a toasty caracter with some influence of lime.
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Name a producer from Clare Walley.
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Petaluma, Grosset & Florita.
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Where is McLaren Vale located?
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Close to the coast in the south of South Australia.
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Chateau Reynella is famous for a lot of things. Name two.
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Named after John Reynell, the man who first planted vines in SA. Fortified wines. Their big underground cellar in McLaren Vale...
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Name the mainly growing grapes in McLaren Vale.
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Shiraz, Cabernet, Merlot, Sauvignon Blanc, Sangiovese & Zinfandel.
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There is one GI who does good sparkling wine in SA. Wich one and why?
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Adelaide Hills. Because of the cooler climate, cool nights and most of the rainfall comes in wintertime.
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Shaw and Smith are known for what in Adelaide Hills?
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Their Sauvignon Blanc.
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Pathaway is located?
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In the Limestone Coast in south east of SA.
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Coonawarra is known for their terra rossa soil. What grapes are mainly grown here?
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Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz are the most grown.
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Mudgee, Orange and Cowra are located in ?
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New South Wales.
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In wich state are Rutherglen and Glenrowan located and what kind of wine are they known for?
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In Victoria and they produce sweetwines both white and red. Muscat and Durif.
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Giaconda are a producer of ar located in California and ?
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Beechworth in Victoria. California style Chardonnay.
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Name some producers from Victoria and what grapes.
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Crawfords River Riesling, Jasper Hill Shiraz, Great Western Shiraz, Haven Pinot Noir. Giaconda Chardonnay
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Yarra Walley are located in wich state?
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Victoria
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Yarra Walley wines can be compared with what area in France?
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Beaune in Burgundy. Grows both Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, and some Cabernet Sauvignon.
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What grapes are grown mainly on Tasmania in Victoria?
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Pinot Nior, Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewurtztraminer & Pinot Gris.
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New South Wales has a few GI's, name the 2 most important for qualitywines.
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Hunter, Mudgee.
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Hunter Walley are known for two white grapes and one red. Wich ones?
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Semillion, Chardonnay and Shiraz.
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