Wine General Discussion

We’re excited to continue the 🌍🍷 “Wines of the World Series” with a spotlight on Australia. Over the coming weeks, we’ll explore key regions and varieties with resources from Wine Australia, who have generously agreed to share their content with the Berlin Wine School Community. One way to look at Australia’s wine regions is by climate type. Let’s continue exploring regions with a cool maritime climate: Mornington Peninsula and Tasmania.

📖Mornington Peninsula key facts:

• Modern wine production started in the 1970s.

• One of Australia’s “most maritime” wine regions, surrounded by three bodies of water: Port Phillip Bay, Western Port Bay, and Bass Strait, which significantly cools the climate and extends the growing season.

• All vineyards are located max 7 km from the sea.

• Rain and wind can pose challenges to wine growing. Despite high rainfall, the majority of vineyards are irrigated.

We’re excited to continue the 🌍🍷 “Wines of the World Series” with a spotlight on Australia. Over the coming weeks, we’ll explore key regions and varieties with resources from Wine Australia, who have generously agreed to share their content with the Berlin Wine School Community. One way to look at Australia’s wine regions is by climate type. Let's begin exploring zones and regions with a maritime climate, starting today with Adelaide Hills and Coonawarra. The maritime influence notably cools these areas, affecting both the climate and the styles of wine produced.

📖Adelaide Hills key facts:

• It is one of Australia’s coolest and most elevated wine regions.

• The climate is cool with a moderate maritime influence (winter rain, cold winters).

• Modern wine production started in the 1970’s.

• As a region, it has two subregions: Lenswood and Piccadilly Valley

We’re excited to continue the 🌍🍷 “Wines of the World Series” with a spotlight on Australia. Over the coming weeks, we’ll explore key regions and varieties with resources from Wine Australia, who have generously agreed to share their content with the Berlin Wine School Community. One way to look at Australia’s wine regions is by climate type. Let’s begin with exploring the Mediterranean climate zones and regions: Barossa, McLaren Vale, and Margaret River.

📖Barossa key facts:

• One of the oldest winegrowing areas (from 1840s) with some of the country's oldest vines and vineyards.

• Barossa is an IGP zone consisting of 2 regions: Barossa Valley and Eden Valley.

• Barossa Valley is famous for reds, while higher-altitude Eden Valley focuses on whites, especially Riesling. Eden Valley wines are typically lighter and more elegant.

• Barossa Valley has 11,609 ha total vineyards in altitudes between 123 - 430 m, and deep diverse soils ranging from clay and loam, to…

We’re excited to continue the 🌍🍷 “Wines of the World Series” with a spotlight on Australia. Let’s explore this diverse and distinct wine country with Wine Australia who have generously agreed to share their content with the Berlin Wine School Community. As there’s a lot to cover, this spotlight will run till the end of the year, highlighting key regions, varieties and styles.

📖Australia key facts:

• It is the world’s 6^th largest wine producing country (150,000 ha, 1.75 m tonnes of grapes and 1.2 billion litres of wine average annual production).*

• Vines were first planted in late 1700s, key wine regions (Hunter Valley, Barossa, Tasmania, etc.) established in 1800s.

• Until the mid-20th century, Australia primarily produced fortified wines. A post WWII generation of winemakers and the rise of food & wine culture shifted the industry’s focus toward still wines.

• Geographic Indication (GI) system is complex, consisting of zones, regions and subregions.