Victoria

Question 1

What are all of the Zones found in Victoria?

Answer 1

• Central Victoria
• Gippsland
• North East Victoria
• North West Victoria
• Port Phillip
• Western Victoria

Question 2

What region(s) are located within Central Victoria?

Answer 2

• Bendigo
• Goulburn Valley
• Heathcote
• Strathbogie Ranges
• Upper Goulburn

Question 3

What region(s) are located within North East Victoria?

Answer 3

• Alpine Valleys
• Beechworth
• Glenrowan
• King Valley
• Rutherglen

Question 4

What region(s) are located within North West Victoria?

Answer 4

• Murray Darling

- Swan Hill

Question 5

What region(s) are located within Port Phillip?

Answer 5

• Geelong
• Macedon Ranges
• Mornington Peninsula
• Sunbury
• Yarra Valley

Question 6

What region(s) are located within Western Victoria?

Answer 6

• Grampians
• Henty
• Pyrenees

Question 7

Name the sub-region found within the Goulburn Valley

Answer 7

Nagambie Lakes

Question 8

Name the sub-region found in Grampians

Answer 8

Great Western

Question 9

What is the oldest wine region in Victoria?

Answer 9

The Yarra Valley

Question 10

What are the two main soil types found through out the Yarra Valley?

Answer 10

• Grey-Brown sandy Loam

- Red basalt derived soils

Question 11

What is a moderating influence for Victoria?

Answer 11

The cool Antarctic breezes, making for a cooler Maritime climate around the southern coast

Question 12

Rutherglen is known for what type of wine?

Answer 12

Rutherglen Muscat, a fortified wine made from Muscat a Petit Grains Rouge

Question 13

Describe what the Muscat of Rutherglen Network is

Answer 13

It is a producer syndicate established in 1995 that helped develop a voluntary four-tier system.

The system for the wines are based on age, sweetness and complexity.

Question 14

What are the differences between the Upper Yarra and Lower Yarra?

Answer 14

• The Upper Yarra refers to the cooler, higher altitude sites in the southeast part of the valley
• The Lower Yarra refers to the warmer lower altitude sites in the north-west

Question 15

Yarra valley is one of Australia’s wettest regions seeing 1,100 mm of rain during the year, and 450-500 mm during the harvest season.

This can lead to high humidity and what type of disease pressure?

Answer 15

Fungal Disease

Question 16

What separates the Mornington Peninsula from Tasmania?

Answer 16

The Bass Straight