Australia

Question 1

List out the GI System

Answer 1

Zone > Region > Sub-region > Super Zone

Question 2

List out the places that make Chardonnay

Answer 2

Cool to moderate region: Adelaide Hill / Mornington Peninsula / Yarra Valley / Macedon Range

Warm region: Margaret River

Warm and volume production: South Eastern Australia, Murray-Darling

Question 3

List out the place that make Sauvignon Blanc

Answer 3

Adelaide Hill

Question 4

List out the places that make Riseling

Answer 4

1. Eden Valley
2. Clare Valley

Question 5

What does Goulburn Valley make?

Answer 5

Marsanne

Question 6

List out the natural factors of Hunter Valley

Answer 6

1. hot, humid climate
2. hight cloud cover + sea breeze = reduced heat (regions suffering from raining weather need to have a good canopy management

Question 7

What grapes do Hunter Valley plant?

Answer 7

Semillon, Chardonnay, Shiraz

Semillon: dry, light body
Shiraz: medium body + soft tannin

Question 8

What is special about Hunter Semillon?

Answer 8

1. light bodied + low alcohol + high acidity
2. natural in youth
3. complex aromas like toast, nut and honey with age
4. inhert vessel, protection from oxygen, bottle ageing = winery influence

Question 9

List out the places that make Pinot Noir

Answer 9

Tasmania, Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula, Geelong, Adelaide Hill

Question 10

List out the places that make Bordeaux Varieties

Answer 10

Coonawarra, Margaret River, Great Southern

Question 11

what soil does Coonawarra use?

Answer 11

Terra Rossa Soil

Question 12

List out the sub-region of Great Southern

Answer 12

Frankland River
Mount River

Question 13

List out the places that make Bordeaux Varieties Shiraz /Syrah

Answer 13

Barossa Valley, McLaren Vale

Barossa Valley:
- full-bodied, high alcohol
- ripe black fruit and soft tannin
- leather and spice as it ages
- some American oak is used which gives sweet spice to the wine

Question 14

List out the places and grape varieties that make sparkling wine in Australia

Answer 14

Adelaide Hill and Tasmania
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Question 15

In Australia, what blends with Shiraz and why?

Answer 15

1. Cabernet Sauvignon
   - Softness and body = similar role to Merlot in Bordeaux
2. Grenache in old vine
   - complex wine

Question 16

Suggest and explain the harvesting and winemaking options that a producer may apply in order to make an elegant Shiraz.

Answer 16

1. harvest the grape earlier = low potential alcohol
2. proportion of whole bunches in fermentation = fresher, softer style of wine
3. Cap management Less frequent bumping over = produce a less extracted wine
4. Lowe the temperature towards the end of fermentation = wine with less tannin and flavour extraction
5. old barrels instead of new

Question 17

Vineyard influence on the distinctive characteristics of Hunter Valley Semillon.

Answer 17

1. grapes picked up early retains high level of natural acidity
2. aid long ageing in bottle
3. neutral green fruits and citrus character from early-picked grapes

Question 18

Winery Influence on the distinctive characteristics of Hunter Valley Semillon.

Answer 18

1. inert vessels retain natural fruit character
2. protection from oxygen prevents oxidised characteristics developing
3. bottle ageing contributes to flavours to honey and toast ofen found in these wines

Question 19

Chardonnay can grow in both cool and warm climates. Give an example of a region in Australia separately and describe the impact the climate has on the characteristics of the grapes.

Answer 19

Cool Climate: Tasmania
- grapes have apple and lemon aromas

Warm climate: Margaret River
- grapes develop aromas such as peach and pineapple.