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Wines of the Southern Hemisphere. South Africa. History 1661 Constantia KWV. South Africa. Legislation Wine of Origin 75% variety 75% vintage 75% origin “Estate”. South Africa. Grapes 85% White 30% Steen Red Cabernet Sauvignon
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Wines of the Southern Hemisphere
South Africa History 1661 Constantia KWV
South Africa Legislation Wine of Origin 75% variety 75% vintage 75% origin “Estate”
South Africa Grapes 85% White 30% Steen Red Cabernet Sauvignon Cinsault Tinta Barrocca Pinotage - Pinot Noir X Cinsault
South Africa Regions Cape Town Stellenbosch Paarl Overberg Olifant’s River Piketberg Swartland Tulbagh Worcester Robertson Klein Karoo Swellendam
Argentina Jujuy Salta Catamarca History 1556 Father Juan Cidron 18th Century - trade with Buenos Aires 1880 - First French Varieties 1889 - Railway 1920’s - Phylloxera discovered 1950’s & 60’s - Huge domestic consumption 1980’s - Difficult financial time 1990’s - Foreign investment & exports La Rioja San Juan Mendoza Buenos Aires La Pampa Rio Negro
Argentina Jujuy Salta Catamarca Grapes Malbec Cabernet Sauvignon Bonarda Barbera Criolla Chenin Blanc Ugni Blanc Torrontes Chardonnay La Rioja San Juan Mendoza Buenos Aires La Pampa Rio Negro
Argentina Jujuy Salta Catamarca Regions Jujuy Salta Catamarca La Rioja San Juan Mendoza La Pampa Rio Negro La Rioja San Juan Mendoza Buenos Aires La Pampa Rio Negro
Chile Aconcagua History Missionaries 1500’s No phylloxera, no downy mildew 1850’s - Wealthy landowners established wineries Foreign investment in late 1980’s & 90’s Casablanca Santiago Maipo Rapel Curico
Chile Aconcagua Casablanca Grapes Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay Pais - 50% of plantings Santiago Maipo Rapel Curico
Chile Aconcagua Casablanca Legislation Region = 75% Grape Variety = 75% Vintage = 75% Santiago Maipo Rapel Curico
Chile Aconcagua Casablanca Regions Santiago Maipo Rapel Curico
Australia History 1788 - Farm Cove Fortified Wines Northern Territory Queensland Western Australia South Australia New South Wales Victoria
Australia Grapes Shiraz Cabernet Sauvignon Grenache Chardonnay Riesling Semillon Northern Territory Queensland Western Australia South Australia New South Wales Victoria
Southeastern Australia South Australia Barossa Valley McLaren Vale Clare Valley Coonawarra Padthaway Riverland New South Wales Hunter Valley Cowra Orange Mudgee Canberra Victoria Rutherglen Great Western Goulburn Valley Yarra Valley Geelong Mornington Peninsula Adelaide Sydney Melbourne
South Australia Southern Flinders Ranges Riverland Clare Valley Barossa Valley Adelaide Plains Eden Valley Adelaide Adelaide Hills McLaren Vale Langhorne Creek Southern Fleurieu Currency Creek Kangaroo Island Coonawarra Mount Benson Wrattonbully Padthaway
Victoria Murray Darling Swan Hill Goulburn Valley Rutherglen Glenrowan Beechworth Bendigo Pyrenees Nagambie Lakes Alpine Valleys Heathcote Grampians Strathbogie Ranges King Valley Henty Macedon Ranges Upper Goulburn Sunbury Yarra Valley Melbourne Geelong Mornington Peninsula
New South Wales Hastings River Hunter Mudgee Orange Murray Darling Riverina Broke Fordwich Cowra Hilltops Sydney Southern Highlands Canberra Swan Hill Gundagai Shoalhaven Tumbarumba Victoria
Western Australia Western Australia Swan District Swan Valley Perth Hills Peel Geographe Margaret River Blackwood Valley Great Southern Manjimup Frankland River Mount Barker Pemberton Porongurup Denmark Albany
New Zealand White Sauvignon Blanc: 5,641 = 31% Chardonnay: 3,787 = 21% Riesling: 692 = 3.8% Pinot Gris: 397 = 2.2% Muller Thurgau: Pinot Blanc: 103 = .6% Gewurztraminer: 219 = 1.2% Red Pinot Noir: 3,120 = 17.2% Merlot: 1,396 = 7.7% Cabernet Sauvignon: 724 = 4% Malbec: 176 = 1% Syrah: 178 = 1% Auckland Wellington Christchurch
New Zealand Label Laws 75% for Varietal Labeling 75% for named appellation Multi grape wines listed in order of % Auckland Wellington Christchurch
New Zealand Regions (HA of grapes) Auckland (591) Waikato/Bay of Plenty (151) Gisbourne (1,810) Hawkes Bay (3,873) Wairapa/Martinborough (737) Nelson (548) Marlborough (8,539) Canterbury (716) Lower Otago (844) Auckland Wellington Christchurch