AUSTRALIAN WINE

Content

• History

• Principle Wine Region

• Wine

History• Captain Arthur Philip, first governor of New South Wales, in 1788 planted the first

wines ( Farm Cove ( Near Sydney Botanical Garden)

• He took help of French prisoners of war whom he brought from England.

• Australia viticulture owes most to James Busby, a teacher in an orphanage. He collected 20,000 cuttings of 678 varieties of vine in 1834 and planted the same in Victoria, near Melbourne and in South Australia.

• Australia’s best wines are named after the Grape they are made from, known as varietal wines.

• Many of wines are known by Generic names like Hock, Claret, Burgundy etc.

Principal wine regions

• South Australia

• Western Australia

• New South Wales

• Victoria

• Queensland

Wine Laws

• PFDR (Pure Food and Drug Regulation) is the governing body for regulating the production of wines. Federal government custom officers from the excise department maintain vigil over wine production.

Australian Wines

• Labeling:• Region of origin- 85% of the wines need to come

from the principal growing region• Grape Variety: 85% of the wine need to come

from the principal grape variety

Grape VarietiesWhite Grapes

• Chardonnay• Rhine Riesling• Sémillon• Sauvignon Blanc• Gewürtztraminer

• Muscat• Muscadelle ( Tokay )• Colombard• Marsanne

Red Grape Varieties

• Cabernet Sauvignon• Shiraz• Hermitage (Syrah)• Pinot Noir

• Cabernet Franc• Petit Verdot• Merlot• Malbec

Australian Wine Brands

• Angas Brut• Château Rémy• Brokenwood• Leeuwin Estate• Padthaway• Piper Brook• Yarra Yering

Californian Wine

Content

• Introduction

• Controlling Body

• Wine Laws

• Regions

• Wines

Introduction

• Spanish missionary brought the vine to California.

• Agoston Haraszthy, Hungarian Exile , established his own , now famous Buena Vista.

BATF

• Bureau of Alcohol and Fire Arms is the body for the drink industry.

Approved Viticultural Areas(AVAs)

• Varietal wine must have minimum of 75% of the grape named on the label.

• When a Geographical Source is indicated, at atleast 75% of the wine must come from there.

• Wines from a specific vintage or from a nominated particular estate, must have at atleast 95% of that wine in the bottle.

Table Wine

• Also called Carafe wine or jug wines.

Premium wine

• The best quality wine.

Grape Varieties

Red Grapes White Grapes

• Zinfandel Chardonnay

• Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc

• Pinot Noir Johannisberg Riesling

• Merlot

Brand Names

• Robert Mondavi

• Rutherford

• Buena Vista

• Stags Leap

• Joseph Phelps

Indian wine

Introduction

• Viticulture in India has a long history dating back to the time of the Indus Valley civilization when grapevines were believed to have been introduced from Persia.

Wine regions

• Some of India's larger wine producing areas are located in Maharashtra, Karnataka near Bangalore and Andhra Pradesh near Hyderabad. Within the Maharashtra region, vineyards are found on the Deccan Plateau and around Baramati, Nashik, Pune, Sangli and Solapur.

Grape varieties

• Red Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir

• White Grapes: Chardonnay, Semillon, Pinot Blanc, Ugni Blanc

Sparkling wine:

• IVY,

• Omar Khayyam ( MDP)

• Vinsura,

• Sula Brut

Wine Labels:

• Chateau Indage, Indus, Sula, Grover, Valee d’ Vin, Revielo, Sigma, N.D Wines, 9 Hills,

• Vinsura, Flamingo, Chateau d’ Ori, Sailo, Sigma, Renaissance etc

Chilean Wine

Introduction

• Spanish Missionary in the sixteenth century

• The best wines are produced in the Maipo and Aconcagua valley.

Wine Labels

• Concha y Toro

• Viña Cousiño Macul

• Viña Linderos

• Miguel Torres

South African Wine

Bus Ticket

• Wines of origin have numbered seal on the neck label which will have either a white background of if the wine is superior a gold background..

CONTD….• Blue: (Origin) guarantees the wine comes from the

region stated• Red : (Vintage) guarantees that the wine is made

from atleast 75% of grapes grown in the year stated on the label

• Green: (Cultivator) certifies that 75% of the wine is made from the indicated grape

• Black : (Estate) shows the wine was made from grapes grown and vinified on the indicated estate

Wine Labels

• KWV Roodeberg

• Chateau Libertas

• Backberg

• Meerlust

• Vin de Constance

New Zealand Wine

Wine Labels

• Cloudy Bay

• Marlborough

• Penfolds

• Montana

• Hunters Wine