AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND Class 2 Packet: Worksheet

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1 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND Class 2 Packet: Worksheet 1. This state produces over 60% of Australia s wie:. 2. True or False: Barossa Rage vieyards experiece miimal vitage variatio, sice grapes ripe predictably ad reliably. 3. Ede Valley s climate is a bit i temperature tha Barossa s because of its elevatio; so it produces wies with acidity ad firmer tha does Barossa. Idicate Ede ad Barossa Valleys o your map. 4. I Barossa Valley, where early % of platigs are red, is the most-plated red variety. 5. Uusually for Australia regios, is the most-plated white i Barossa Valley. 6. Compared to other regios, is wall-to-wall grapes. 7. For the most part, McLare Vale has a climate with ocea breezes that help cool the vieyards slightly. Idicate McLare Vale o your map. 8. McLare Vale grows grapes that are primarily this color:. The regio s hallmark style is ad roud. 9. Adelaide Hills ad Clare Valley are located i this zoe:. Idicate Adelaide Hills ad Clare Valley o your map. 10. I Adelaide Hills, cooler areas grow early-ripeig varieties such as ad warmer areas ca ripe reds such as. 11. Adelaide Hills produces Rhoe-style wies by bledig these two grape varieties: ad. 12. Clare Valley s most famous ad most-plated grapes are ad. 13. The age-worthy Riesligs from Clare Valley are kow for their flavors ad acidity. 1

2 14. Begiig with the 2000 vitage, Clare Valley started usig o all of its Riesligs. 15. Cooawarra s famous red soil called is especially beeficial for red grapes. The soil s mai compoets are over a base. Idicate Cooawarra o your map. 16. True or False: Limestoe is well-draied. 17. Cooawarra s uique terroir produces some of Australia s best wie from this grape:. Idicate Cooawarra o your map. 18. Padthaway s most importat white varietal is. Idicate Padthaway o your map. 19. Cooawarra, Padthaway ad Wrattobully are located i this zoe:. Idicate the Wrattobully o your map ad draw a circle aroud the zoe. 20. Throughout the zoe amed i questio 19, the climate is relatively cool / warm (circle oe). That said, most of the wies i this zoe are this color:. 21. Riverlad has temperatures, but irrigatio ad rich soils produce yields. For the most part, the grapes are used to make cask wies that are labeled uder the super-regio of. Idicate Riverlad o your map. 22. New South Wales is Australia s first importat wie regio, it is kow for growig Australia s traditioal white ad red varieties: ad. 23. Because of its hilly terrai, this regio was amed est i the hills by the Aborigies:. It is o the wester edge of the Rage. 24. Thaks to its locatio o the slopes of Mt. Caobolas, a extict with great air, Orage is the regio with the temperatures i New South Wales. 25. Mudgee s Chardoay is best described as full-bodied/lea (circle oe). I cotrast, Chardoay from Orage teds to balace ripe fruit with acidity/sweetess (circle oe). Cowra s flat, irrigated plais yield more elegat/easy-drikig Chardoays (circle oe). Idicate Mudgee o your map. 26. Other tha Chardoay, Semillo ad Sauvigo Blac, this Spaish variety is oe of Australia s most widely plated whites:. 2

3 27. Perched at the edge of the Alps, Caberra has a cotietal climate with days ad ights. 28. Caberra has cooler areas for grapes such as ad warmer areas for grapes such as ,000 feet higher tha Caberra, this chilly regio is kow for its early-ripeig varieties ad for makig sparklig wie, as well as its echo-ame:. 30. Huter Valley is i this state:. Idicate Huter Valley o your map. 31. Huter Valley would be eve more hot ad humid if it were ot for these factors, which help alleviate the heat: cover ad a weak sea breeze. 32. Compared to Lower Huter, Upper Huter is hotter/cooler ad wetter/dryer (circle oe i each pair). The Upper Huter regio best kow for makig this varietal i a soft, ready-to-drik style:. 33. The Huter Zoe is best kow for makig light-bodied/full-bodied wies (circle oe). The most otable reds wies are super-ripe ad age-worthy ad, which ca be gamy. 34. Huter Valley s famous white varietal is:. It is usually low i ad matures to a hoeyed richess. 35. Match each irrigated regio with its river ad state: Riveria = Murrumbidgee/Murray ad South Australia/New South Wales Riverlad = Murrumbidgee/Murray ad South Australia/New South Wales Idicate Riveria ad Riverlad o your map. 36. Riveria ad Riverlad are both flat irrigated plais. The differece is that Riveria s climate is. This promotes botrytis, which makes for uctuous dessert wies from this variety:. 37. Eve though it is a relatively small state, Victoria is uusual for its homogeous/diverse wie regios (circle oe). 38. is Victoria s oldest regio, as well as oe of the southermost ad coolest regios i Australia. As i Morigto Peisula, early-ripeig varieties such as ad are the most-plated ad may are made ito wie. Idicate both regios o your map. 39. Which of the followig is ot part of the North East Victoria Zoe? Ruthergle, Yarra Valley, Murray Darlig, Glerowa. Australia Class 2 Packet Copyright 2004 Wie Spectator, Ic. All Rights Reserved 3

4 40. Australia s most famous fortified wies come from these ilad regios: ad. Idicate these areas o your map. 41. The two grapes used to make these fortified wies are ad. The wies balace from cold ighttime temperatures ad from hot daytime temperatures. 42. The regio of accouts for more tha 40% of Victoria s vieyard acreage. 43. Margaret River s climate, soils ad eve grape varieties have bee compared to those of, creatig wies with high atural acidity/sugars (circle oe) ad firm tais. The soils are well-draied deposited by the Margaret River ad the leadig reds are ad. Idicate Margaret River o your map. 44. Margaret River is a peisula surrouded by these 2 bodies of water, which cool the regio: ad. Idicate these bodies of water o your map. 45. Although both regios are i Wester Australia, Margaret River is oe of the coolest regios i Australia, while is oe of the hottest, driest ad suiest wie regios of the coutry. 46. Give Tasmaia s temperatures, early-ripeig grapes do best. 47. Order these states from largest to smallest i wie productio (1 beig the largest, 5 the smallest): New South Wales South Australia Tasmaia Victoria Wester Australia 48. Which of the followig is the coolest regio? Adelaide Hills, Huter Valley, Glerowa. 49. Match the regio with its state: Huter Valley Riverlad Murray Darlig Perth Hills Riveria Yarra Valley Adelaide Hills Margaret River Orage WA - Wester Australia VIC - Victoria SA - South Australia NSW - New South Wales 4

5 50. Match the regio with its wie style: Riveria Cooawarra Margaret River Clare Valley Mudgee Barossa Valley A. age-worthy Riesligs B. full-bodied ad cocetrated Chardoays C. exceptioally rich, cocetrated red wie D. Cab Sauvigo with elegat structure & ripe fruit flavors E. botrytized Semillo F. well-structured, high atural acidity ad firm tais The followig areas should be listed o your map: Barossa Valley Ede Valley Clare Valley Adelaide Hills McLare Vale Padthaway Wrattobully Cooawarra Riverlad Mudgee Huter Valley Riveria Ruthergle Glerowa Yarra Valley Morigto Peisula Margaret River Idia Ocea Souther Ocea Tasma Sea 5

6 AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND Class 2 Packet: Worksheet Aswers 1. South Australia 17. Caberet Sauvigo 2. True 18. Chardoay 3. Cooler; higher; higher; tais 19. Limestoe Coast 4. 70%, Shiraz 20. Cool; red 5. Semillo 6. McLare Vale 7. Mediterraea or warm ad dry 8. Red; ripe 9. Mt. Lofty Rages 10. Chardoay, Sauvigo Blac, Semillo or Rieslig; Caberet Sauvigo, Piot Noir or Shiraz 21. Hot temperatures; high-yieldig; South Easter Australia 22. Semillo ad Shiraz 23. Mudgee; Great Dividig Rage 24. Extict volcao; air draiage; coolest 25. Full-bodied Mudgee; acidity from Orage; easy-drikig Cowra 26. Verdehlo 11. Shiraz ad Greache 27. Australia Alps; hot days ad cool ights 12. Rieslig ad Shiraz 13. Lime flavors ad crisp acidity 14. Screw caps 15. Terra Rossa; red loam over a limestoe base 28. Cooler for Rieslig or Piot Noir; warmer for Caberet or Shiraz 29. Tumbarumba 30. New South Wales 31. Cloud cover 16. True 32. Hotter; dryer; Chardoay 6

7 33. Full-bodied Super-ripe ad age-worthy Shiraz; gamy Caberet Sauvigo 34. Semillo; low-alcohol 35. Riveria = MIA + New South Wales; Riverlad = Murray + Souther Australia 36. Moist or humid; Semillo 49. Huter Valley - NSW Riverlad SA Murray Darlig - VIC Perth Hills WA Riveria NSW Yarra Valley-VIC Adelaide Hills SA Margaret River WA Orage - NSW 37. Diverse 38. Yarra Valley; Chardoay ad Piot Noir; sparklig wie 39. Yarra Valley is i the Port Phillip zoe 40. Ruthergle ad Glerowa 41. Muscat ad Muscadelle; acidity; superripeess 50. E. Riveria botrytized Semillo D. Cooawarra Cab Sauvigo with elegat structure & ripe fruit flavors F. Margaret River well-structured, high atural acidity ad firm tais A. Clare Valley age-worthy Riesligs B. Mudgee full-bodied ad cocetrated Chardoays C. Barossa Valley exceptioally rich, cocetrated red wies 42. Murray Darlig 43. Bordeaux; high acidity; well-draied gravels; Caberet Sauvigo ad Merlot 44. Idia Ocea, Souther Ocea 45. Swa Valley 46. Chilly or Cool 47. Largest to Smallest: South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Wester Australia, Tasmaia 48. Adelaide Hills 7

8 AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND Class 2 Packet: Study Guide SOUTH AUSTRALIA State capital: Adelaide Produces more tha 60 percet of Australia s wies Zoes & Regios zoe Barossa Fleurieu Mt Lofty Rages Limestoe Coast Lower Murray regio Barossa Valley & Ede Valley McLare Vale & Laghore Creek Adelaide Hills & Clare Valley Cooawarra, Padthaway, Wrattobully Riverlad BAROSSA ZONE BAROSSA VALLEY Wiemakig hub Use their ow grapes ad truck i outside grapes I Barossa Rage sectio of Mout Lofty Rages Easter boudary separates from Ede Valley Low-fertility soils = low yields Warm area; temperature summatio similar to Bordeaux Daytime temperatures hot durig summer Ocea breezes + chilly ighttime temperatures keep grapes cool Growig seaso cosistet - low humidity, little rai Drip irrigatio i may vieyards 8

9 Varieties ad Wies A top-quality wie regio Famous for rich, cocetrated red wies Hot days = full ripeig = sweet fruit flavors ad opulet mouthfeels Cool ights slow maturatio ad preserve acidity Nearly 70% platigs are red Shiraz more tha 50%, Caberet Sauvigo secod, some Greache Semillo most-plated white grape - Rieslig 2d, Chardoay 3rd Whites ofte luscious ad full-bodied EDEN VALLEY I Barossa Rage sectio of the Mout Lofty Rages feet higher tha Barossa Valley Warm to cool; margially cooler tha the mai part of Barossa Elevatio keeps temperatures low Ridges protect agaist hot orther wids Viticulture Cooler climate varieties o hillsides Heat-lovig reds o valley floor Vies trellised to maximize sulight Most vieyard work is mechaized Steepest vieyards prued ad harvested by had Raifall throughout year, but may vieyards must be irrigated Varieties ad Wies Most-plated white grape varieties: Semillo, Rieslig, Chardoay Most-plated red grape varieties: Shiraz, Caberet Sauvigo, Greache Wies ted to have more acidity ad firmer structures tha Barossa Wies from Ede Valley ca be labeled as Barossa Valley 9

10 FLEURIEU ZONE McLAREN VALE First platigs i 1838 Wall-to-wall grapes Wester edge borders the Idia Ocea Coastal flatlads to the east Vieyard elevatios from feet Soils ted to be deep ad rich Maily warm, dry Mediterraea, but varied Gulf breeze cools vieyards alog flats; elevatio cools vieyards i hills Grapes ad Wies McLare Vale maily red wie regio Shiraz is mai red, also Caberet Sauvigo ad Greache Chardoay, Semillo ad Sauvigo Blac grow i cooler spots MOUNT LOFTY RANGES ZONE ADELAIDE HILLS Not to be cofused with Adelaide Plais, which makes warm-climate quaffs Backgroud First moder-day vieyards plated i 1970 May ew wieries Ladlocked regio; McLare Vale separates it from ocea Vieyards at elevatios of 1,200-1,600 feet Shaped like a tall, elevated rectagle Geerally cool Mediterraea Moutais block hot ortherly wids Some of coolest vieyards i South Australia 10

11 Grapes ad Wies Cooler/higher altitudes for Chardoay, Sauvigo Blac, Semillo, Rieslig Warmer/lower altitudes for reds = Caberet Sauvigo, Piot Noir ad Shiraz Rhoe-styles bled Shiraz ad Greache; crisp i compariso with McLare Vale or Barossa CLARE VALLEY Backgroud Screwcaps for Riesligs startig with 2000 vitage 15 miles from orth to south Series of three orth-south valleys Diverse growig coditios from valleys ad sub-valleys where altitude ad aspect differ Vieyards begi at 1,300 feet i elevatio Watershed i middle causes some rivers to flow orth ad others south Soils are well-draied Water scarce above valley floor, drip irrigatio limited, severely restricts yields Slate soils i south for great Rieslig Warm with cool ad hot spots Lots of su, little rai Late afteroo ocea breezes make vieyard temperatures plummet Hot daytime temperatures ripe the grapes, cool ighttime temperatures preserve acidity Some geeralizatios: orth is warmer, souther sectios cooler ad the high easter hills are cooler still Grapes ad Wies Rieslig ad Shiraz most famous ad most-plated grapes Next most-plated whites: Chardoay ad Semillo Next most-plated reds: Caberet ad Merlot Hot daytime temperatures, limited water reduce yields ad cocetrate wies Cool ighttime temps ad elevatio preserve acidity Age-worthy Riesligs kow for lime flavors ad crisp acidity 11

12 LIMESTONE COAST ZONE Cooawarra, Padthaway, Mout Beso, Wrattobully, Robe May soils are well-draied limestoe Big compaies, lots of mechaizatio Not may small vieyards, but moderate weather ecourages high quality eve i very large holdigs COONAWARRA Backgroud Vieyards plated by settlers i 1890 Mailad Australia's southermost growig regio Cooawarra mostly a low plai, about 200 ft elevatio Growig regio a slight ridge above the plai Ridge composed of a sliver of famous soil called Terra Rossa, Ridge oly 9 miles log ad up to 1 mile wide Terra Rossa ( red earth ) is red loam that covers a limestoe ridge Loam soil is rich ad fertile, limestoe offers excellet draiage Soil combiatio perfect for red wies, especially Caberet Sauvigo Rest of Cooawarra heavy clay soils; becomes swampy i rai Most irrigatio water comes from easter moutais, o rivers Cool from souther latitude ad persistet cloud cover Great Souther Ocea provides breeze Maritime climate characterized by log, dry summers fairly homogeous throughout regio Grapes ad Wies Famous for its reds; 85% of vieyard acreage is red grapes Terroir produces structured, ageworthy reds with exceptioal acidity ad tais Origially kow for Shiraz, ow Caberet Sauvigo best for regio Cooawarra Cab ofte compared to Bordeaux Old World elegat structure with New World ripe fruit flavors Some Caberets use traditioal Bordeaux bledig parters: Merlot, Caberet Frac ad Petit Verdot If labeled Caberet Sauvigo, wie must cotai 85% of the variety Chardoay, Rieslig ad Sauvigo Blac most whites 12

13 PADTHAWAY Backgroud First plated i 1963 Origially developed by big compaies focused o makig good wies o less expesive lad Now produces top quality wies (particularly whites) About 20 miles orth of Cooawarra; slightly lower elevatio Cool maritime; Padthaway slightly warmer tha Cooawarra Growig seaso sometimes delayed by sprig frosts Grapes ad Wies Chardoay most importat white varietal Wies combie Australia's rich fruit flavors with typical Frech mieral flavors ad acidity May ca beefit from short-term agig Rieslig ad Semillo also importat Approximately 70% of Padthaway's acreage devoted to red grapes (Shiraz & Caberet Sauvigo) Reds have elegat structure; more rouded, softer tha Cooawarra WRATTONBULLY Backgroud Origially kow as Koppamurra Directly orth of Cooawarra ad south of Padthaway Wrattobully cosists of rollig hills over limestoe Area riddled with limestoe caves Relatively cool ad dry Grapes ad Wies Before 2002, some of the grapes were used i wies labeled Cooawarra More tha 90% of the vieyard acreage is devoted to red varieties Caberet, Shiraz ad Merlot are the bulk of productio 13

14 LOWER MURRAY ZONE RIVERLAND = MURRAY RIVER (Riverlad is differet from Riveria i New South Wales) Backgroud South Australia's largest grape producer sice the 1920s Produces a sigificat amout of Australia's grapes May wies here sold by the cask, (bag-i-the-box) Usually labeled with the South Easter Australia super-regio Murray River forms part of the boudary betwee New South Wales ad Victoria before cuttig through South Australia Riverlad vieyards are located o a broad, flat pla at a average elevatio of 75 feet Hot ad dry; average 5 i precipitatio durig growig seaso Grapes ad Wies Hot climate ad good irrigatio make Riverlad perfect for growig high-yieldig varieties for fruity wies i boxes or bulk Grape ad wie quality icreasig with better viticultural methods Decreasig use of floodig to irrigate vieyards; most ow usig drip or sprikler 60% of vieyards grow red grapes (maily Shiraz, Caberet Sauvigo ad Greache) Whites = Chardoay as well as Colombard ad Rieslig NEW SOUTH WALES State capital: Sydey Australia's first importat wiegrowig regio Vieyards date back to the 1820s Most distictive wies made from traditioal varieties, Shiraz ad Sémillo Secod largest producer after South Australia Cotietal climate with warm days ad cool ights good for growig grapes zoe Cetral Rages Souther New South Wales Huter Valley Big Rivers regio Mudgee, Orage, Cowra Caberra District, Tumbarumba, Hilltops Huter, Lower Huter Valley Riveria 14

15 CENTRAL RANGES ZONE MUDGEE Backgroud Mudgee oldest settled area i New South Wales New platigs boomed i 1990s O wester edge of the Great Dividig Rage Easter ad souther sectios fairly moutaious, remaider hilly Vieyards 1,500-2,000 feet i elevatio The Great Divide protects Mudgee's vieyards from both heat ad rai Altitude keeps Mudgee from beig dowright hot Most vieyards plated o suy wester slopes of Great Divide Easter slopes get rais blow i from Tasma Sea Grapes ad Wies Mudgee's warm, dry climate good for reds Shiraz, Cab Sauvigo ad Merlot ripe fully, yieldig big, rich wies First Chardoays i the coutry were plated here Not affected by phylloxera, source of virus-free cloes for rest of Australia Chardoay most importat white = full-bodied, ad cocetrated Less likely to rai durig harvest tha i Huter Valley, so riper wies from Mudgee ofte bleded with Huter Valley wies ORANGE may vieyards o slopes of extict volcao; elevatio rage of1,900 to 2,500 feet soils geerally well-draied; some limestoe Orage has the coolest climate i the state summers warm ad suy; autum cool ad dry slopes of volcao offer great air draiage, miimizig sprig frosts 15

16 Grapes ad Wies may of Orage's vieyards face orth (suier directio) differet varieties plated at differet elevatios reds (early 75% of acreage) ofte plated at warmer elevatios Shiraz, Caberet Sauvigo ad Merlot most-plated Chardoay ad Sauvigo Blac further up i cooler areas Marsae also popular Wies balace ripe fruit ad acidity Best are elegat ad structured COWRA flat vieyards across large, irrigated plai warm climate ad well-draied soils makes reliable, easy-drikig Chardoays also make Verdelho (oe of Australia's most widely plated white varieties) wies are simple, hard to fid i states NEW SOUTH WALES ZONE CANBERRA Caberra is the atio's capital; forms state called the Australia Capital Territory at edge of Australia Alps;100 miles from souther border of New South Wales; 100 miles ilad from Tasma Sea cotietal climate - hot days ad cold ights daytime heat lesseed by altitude Rieslig ad Piot Noir grow i cooler areas Caberet Sauvigo ad Shiraz grow i warmer areas TUMBARUMBA located i the Australia Alps altitude up to 1,000 feet higher tha Caberra so vieyards cooler early-ripeig varieties - Chardoay ad Piot Noir reliable may grapes made ito sparklig wies HILLTOPS farmed by a few small local wiemakers ad big growers who truck the grapes to their wieries i Huter Valley warm summers ad cool, dry falls characterize climate kow for full-bodied reds grows usual varietals 16

17 HUNTER VALLEY ZONE Backgroud Australia's oldest grapegrowig area first vieyards plated aroud 1830 i late 1960s ad 70s wies popular agai Huter reds, like iky black Shiraz most popular Chardoay ad other whites came about i 1980s popular tourist destiatio because of locatio to Sydey Huter Valley a plateau with moutais east ad a higher plateau west moutais become hills further south valley hot, lacks water ad humid at harvest ot ideal for grape-growig cloud cover, weak sea breeze reduce sulight hours, makes softer wie most vieyards plated ear Huter River, which provides coolig sea breezes Oe Zoe, Two Areas The Huter Valley Zoe: - Huter Valley ad sub-regio, the Lower Huter Area - outside Lower Huter ofte called Upper Huter Upper Huter Valley (i orth) - Hot temperatures + rich alluvial soils = high yields - Upper Huter dry, irrigatio required - regio better for whites; Chardoay makes soft, ready to drik style Lower Huter Valley - hour's drive south - has a few old volcaoes that provide elevatio - tempers the heat - provides deep, well-draied soils - grapes ca be top-quality, produce collectible wies 17

18 Wies overall, wies are burly kow for both Shiraz ad Semillo super-ripe Shiraz gives itese fruit flavors, a rich, thick body & high alcohol Taic i youth, ca be silky with age Huter Cabs ca develop a gamy character also famous for Semillo - traditioally made without oak - low i alcohol - ca be quite age-worthy, - mature to a hoeyed, utty richess RIVERINA = MIA = MURRUMBIDGEE IRRIGATION AREA Similar to South Australia's Riverlad zoe; half the acreage Both are: - flat, irrigated plais - made for large-scale, mechaized agriculture - Each largest wiegrape producig regio i its state - Both make fruity box ad bulk wies for easy drikig - Shiraz accouts for most of the reds is mai differece betwee the regios Raifall cosistet - regio is moist Trellisig desiged to foster humidity Botrytis is a regular occurrece Riveria famous for uctuous, botrytized Semillo, sometimes compared to Sauteres 18

19 VICTORIA State capital: Melboure Furthest south ad the smallest of the mailad states Third largest producer after South Australia ad New South Wales Very differet wie regios throughout state Cool maritime climates alog coast - hotter temperatures i the ortheast Morigto Peisula exteds ito Souther Ocea Great Dividig Rages go through state ad has warm ad cool regios Ruthergle ad Glerowa are i the hot, dusty plais to the orth zoe Cetral Victoria Wester Victoria Port Phillip North East Victoria regio Bedigo, Goulbur Valley, High Coutry Grampias, Pyreees Geelog, Morigto Peisula, Macedo Rages, Yarra Valley Ruthergle, Glerowa, Murray Darlig WESTERN VICTORIA ZONE Terra Rossa ad lime similar to Cooawarra's famous soil Pyreees stoe CENTRAL VICTORIA ZONE Ilad zoe Mostly warm with poor soils ad lots of su Big Caberet Sauvigo ad Shiraz Icludes regios of Goulbur Valley, Bedigo ad High Coutry PORT PHILLIP ZONE Surrouds Melboure at souther tip of Victoria Coolig breezes off Tasma Sea May early-ripeig varieties MORNINGTON PENINSULA Tourist area Sprig frosts ad fall rais make cool climate margial for ripeig grapes GEELONG Cold Atarctic wids Early-ripeig varieties like Chardoay ad Piot Noir Producers rage from small weeked wiemakers to the big compaies 19

20 MACEDON RANGES Altitude ad ocea breezes make it oe of Australia's coldest regios May sparklig wies YARRA VALLEY Victoria's oldest regio, oe of its southermost; half hour ortheast of Melboure Yarra River rus westward through the valley - few vieyards i valley most vieyards plated o well-draied beches or i the foothills of the Warramate Hills Oe of coolest regios Ilad sectios i orth warmer tha areas closer to ocea Elevatios of Warramate Hills keep temperatures o chilly side Aspect importat for achievig ripeess Cosistet growig seasos, little raifall durig harvest miimize vitage variatio Grapes ad Wies Early-ripeig Chardoay ad Piot Noir most-plated Caberet Sauvigo ad Shiraz ripe i warmer sectios Fruit-forward wies, soft yet elegat, focus o fiesse rather tha weight Sparklig wies also importat NORTH EAST VICTORIA ZONE Ruthergle ad Glerowa hot & dusty Big alcoholic reds, table wies ad fortified reds, called stickies Kig Valley - Alps altitude cool emphasis o sparklig wies RUTHERGLEN ad GLENROWAN Ruthergle orth of Glerowa, alog the Murray River Large flat vieyards irrigated i both areas is cotietal, with hot days ad cold ights Nighttime temperatures preserve acidity Hot days make for super-ripe grapes Humidity is low At ed of growig seaso, heat ad dry air shrivel grapes, cocetratig flavors Ruthergle slightly warmer tha Glerowa 20

21 Grapes ad Wies Chardoay ad Shiraz are most-plated varieties Produce big, rich ad soft wies Best at fortified wies made from Muscat ad Muscadelle Use barely-fermeted musts, fortificatio, solera bledig ad barrel-agig i hot eviromets, kow as estufagem i Maderia Some wies matured up to 50 years before bottlig. Ready to drik whe bottled Glerowa also makes sweet Muscats fortified with grape spirits MURRAY DARLING Edless vieyards o souther side of the Murray River Produce well-priced everyday wies More tha 40% of Victoria's vieyard acreage Chardoay, Colombard ad Semillo accout for most wies Less tha 30% is red - from Caberet Sauvigo, Shiraz ad Merlot WESTERN AUSTRALIA State capital: Perth zoe South West Australia Great Souther Greater Perth Swa Districts regio Margaret River Pemberto Perth Hills Swa Valley SOUTH WEST AUSTRALIA ZONE MARGARET RIVER Backgroud ad soils resembled those of Bordeaux First fame for elegat Caberet Sauvigos Oceas moderate the warm temperatures more tha elevatio Margaret River a peisula surrouded by Idia Ocea ad Souther Ocea Named for actual Margaret River River deposited well-draied gravel soils Warm, eve, maritime climate, miimal diural temperature shifts Grapes ripe slowly ad evely, buildig layers of flavors Trees break force of ocea wids 21

22 Grapes ad Wies Margaret River's grape varieties similar to Bordeaux s Caberet Sauvigo ad Merlot big reds, Shiraz too Wies well-structured - high atural acidity ad firm tais Semillo, Sauvigo Blac, Chardoay most-plated white grapes Much attetio o Chardoay Small quatities, but may boutique wieries that produce Europea-style wies with high atural acidity ad firm tais GREAT SOUTHERN ZONE Icludes some of Australia's coolest regios: Albay, Mt Barker ad Fraklad River Dry, warm summers ripe Cab Sauvigo ad Shiraz, also Rieslig ad Chardoay Chillier vieyards grow Piot Noir PEMBERTON Shows potetial Chardoay ad Caberet Sauvigo occupy most vieyard GREATER PERTH ZONE PERTH HILLS Fewer tha 200 acres uder vie I Darlig Rage Elevatio ad ocea breezes miimize daytime highs ad ighttime lows SWAN DISTRICTS ZONE SWAN VALLEY Oe of hottest, driest ad suiest regios i Australia Largest umber of wieries i the 1800s Grapegrowig decreasig; few varieties ca deal with swelterig heat Chei Blac ad Verdelho maage, as do Shiraz ad Greache TASMANIA STATE AND ZONE Australia's smallest state, a islad 200 miles south of Melboure Cool-climate Early-ripeig varieties - Piot Noir, Chardoay ad Rieslig do well Sparklig wie also importat Small wieries ad vieyards located o islad s orther, souther ad easter margis 22