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44 Cards in this Set
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What is the most widely planted grape in Australia |
Shiraz |
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GSM |
Grenache Shiraz Mourvèdre |
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What is the name of Australia's place-of-origin system |
geographic indications GI |
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Australia's wine regions in proper order from largest to smallest : zone region state |
State, Zone, Region |
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If Australian wine uses a varietal name, what percentage of the wine must be made using named grape? |
85% |
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Australua is the first country to require a________ date on some styles if wine but usually seen on __________. |
Best before; boxed wine |
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Name for Australian sweet wines |
Stickies |
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Agency in charge of place of origin system in Australia |
Australian wine and brandy corporation |
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According to geographic area what is the largest region in Australia? |
Riverina |
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Zone which includes Coonawarra |
limestone coast |
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A multi state GI |
south Eastern Australia |
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Warm climate region North of Sydney noted for Semillon |
hunter valley |
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Region we'll know for terra rossa |
Coonawarra |
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Region in Victoria known for fortified Muscat |
Rutherglen |
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Island located off the coast of Victoria; known for cool climate wines |
Tasmania |
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Region beard Adelaide known for Shiraz |
barossa |
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Region located in SW australia |
Margaret River |
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Region located on the west if the Great Dividing Range; contains vineyards approaching 2000 ft elevation |
mudgee |
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Commercially important region with 2nd largest volumn of wine production in aystralia |
riverland |
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Region near Adelaide known for Riesling |
Clare valley |
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Region on the outskirts of Melbourne notes for PN and Chard |
yarra valley |
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Region located between bendigo and Goulburn valley; influenced by the cool winds from the Mt Carmel Range |
healthcote |
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What year did New Zealand establish a modern wine industry? |
1970's |
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Where is NZ located |
1200 miles east if Australia in the Pacific Ocean |
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What mountain range runs the length of NZ south Island |
southern Alps |
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What effect does the southern pals have on the climate if NZ |
Blocks westerly winds, rain shadow keeps eastern coast dry, |
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What factors account for NZ cool climate |
No one part is farther than 50miles from the cool ocean |
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Where are the vineyards if NZ |
In the rainshadow of the southern alps on the southern island and the northern volcanoes on the northern island east coast and far North of the North island |
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What percentage of NZ wines are white |
85% |
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What other leading white grapes in NZ |
Chard, PG Riesling |
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What are the other leading red grapes in NZ |
Cab, merlot, syrah |
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The most southern wine region in the world |
Central otago |
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The self-proclaimed 'Chardonnay capital of NZ' |
grisborne |
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Nickname meaning ' land if the long white cloud' |
aotearoa |
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Largest wine region in NZ |
Marlborough |
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Sub-region of marlborough known for Stoney-soil |
wairau valley |
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Area located in the plains surrounding the city of Christchurch |
bank Peninsula |
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Sub-appellation of Hawkes Bay known for greywacke soils |
gimblett gravels |
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The only wine region on NZ South Island located west of the mountains |
Nelson |
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Sub-region if Marlborough known for SB with herbaceous character |
awatere Valley |
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Wine region located on the south end of north island |
martinborough |
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Wine region that stretched along the coast south of marlborough |
Canterbury |
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Sub-region of Canterbury knowing for a slightly warmer climate |
waipara |
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Leading region for cab, merlot, Syrah and chard |
Hawkes Bay |
