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Australia Flashcards

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Australia Regions

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Western Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Southern Australia
Victoria
Tasmania

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Western Australia subregions

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Margaret River - maritime
Great Southern

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New South Wales subregions

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Hunter Valley - warm, humid (Semillon)
Mudgee & Orange - altitude, C & C

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Southern Australia subregions

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  1. Clare Valley - continental, Ri
  2. Barossa Valley - warm, GSM
  3. Eden Valley - high, Ri
  4. Adelaide Hills - cool, Ch, Pi, Sau
  5. McLaren Vale - maritime, Cab & GSM
  6. Coonawarra - cool
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Tasmania wines

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Cool island
Sparkling

Pinot & Chard
Riesling

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Queensland grapes

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Riesling & Shiraz

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Victoria subs

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Heathcote
Mornington Peninsula
Yarta Valley
Rutherglen

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Margaret River wines

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Maritime - Bordeaux + Chardonnay
Sand & gravel

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Mornington Peninsula wines

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Cold maritime
Red volcanic

Chard & Pinot Gris
Cab, Shiraz, Pinot Noir

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Yarra Valley wines

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Cold maritime
Hight; Burgundy

Best: Pinot & Chardonnay

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Clare Valley wines

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Continental
Limestone & slate

***Riesling & Chard
Shiraz, Cab Sauv & Merlot

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Barossa Valley wines

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Mediterranean
Clay & sand

GSM (Mataro) - powerful

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Eden valley wines

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Cool continental
~450m
Pebbly limestone

Riesling & Shiraz

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Adelaide Hills wines

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Fresh hight
Sparkling

Sauv, Chard
Shiraz, Cab & Merlot, Pinot

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Mclaren Vale wines

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Mediterranean
Clay & slate
—> Mineral reds

Shiraz, Grenache, Cab Sauv

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Coonawarra wines

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Fresh maritime
Terra rossa over limestone

Cab Sauv
Shiraz & Merlot

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Hunter valley wines

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Warm continental
Black & brown clay

Age Semillon
Verdelho, Chardonnay
Shiraz, Merlot

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New Zealand mains

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Hawke’s Bay
Wairarapa
Nelson
Marlborough
Canterbury
Central Otago

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Hawke’s Bay wines

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Cold maritime
Bordeaux
Clay, gimblett gravel

Merlot, Syrah, Cab Sauv
Charonnay, Sauv Bl, Pinot Gris

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Wairarapa wines

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Martinborough
Semi maritime
Clay, limestone, gravel

Sauv Bl & Pinot Noir
Chard, Pinot Gris

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Nelson wines

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Cold maritime, sun
Gravel & clay

Sauv bl, Chard
Pinot Noir
** Floral

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Marlborough wines

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Cold continental, sunny & dry
Pebbled clay & gravel

Sauv Blanc, Chard & Pinot Gris
Pinot Noir
**Aromatic

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Canterbury & Waipara wines

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Dry cold, long autumns
Drought danger
Gravel, limeston-clay

Riesling, Sauv Bl; Pinot Noir
Mineral

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Central Otago wines

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Continental; elegant
Slate, gravel & clay

**Pinot Noir & Pinot Gris
Sauv Blanc, Chard, Riesling

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