Friday Quiz

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 8:48 am

Todays quiz:

Who, what, etc am I?
Initial clues....

I am the Ã¢â‚¬ËœfirstÃ¢â‚¬â„¢. First what you ask? Well, that would be giving too much away. Suffice to say I was the first and the picture below has a direct correlation to me.

Not much to go on I know, more to follow.....

Craig(NZ) · Post by **Craig(NZ)** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:24 am

First great new zealand horse to have its heart stolen and displayed by an australian museum??

Phar Lap of course!!

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:41 am

Craig(NZ) wrote:First great new zealand horse to have its heart stolen and displayed by an australian museum??

Phar Lap of course!!

Whilst the resemblance may be there, no, thatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s not Tommy Woodcock in the image :roll:

Keep up the good fight Craig :wink:

Wycroft · Post by **Wycroft** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 9:56 am

Le Pin?

It would appear they're in a garage!

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:17 am

Wycroft wrote:Le Pin?

It would appear they're in a garage!

Not Le Pin. Not sure if that's a garage, suspect it's not.

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:23 am

Two more clues, there are connections to:

i) phylloxera
ii) the 19th century

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 10:50 am

Another clue ......... the vines I originally planted no longer exist.

PaulV · Post by **PaulV** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:10 am

has it to do with Victoria?

Barney · Post by **Barney** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 11:34 am

de Castella ?

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:01 pm

PaulV wrote:has it to do with Victoria?

Yes

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:01 pm

Barney wrote:de Castella ?

No

Wycroft · Post by **Wycroft** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:15 pm

Taminick Cellars?

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:26 pm

Wycroft wrote:Taminick Cellars?

Nope

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:27 pm

Barney wrote:de Castella ?

However, and this is another clue, there is a Paul de Castella connection, albeit somewhat removed.

PaulV · Post by **PaulV** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:39 pm

Yeringburg

chrisf · Post by **chrisf** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:50 pm

Yering Station

chrisf · Post by **chrisf** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:55 pm

St Huberts, where phylloxera reared it head again last year?

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:58 pm

PaulV wrote:Yeringburg

No

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:59 pm

chrisf wrote:Yering Station

No

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 12:59 pm

chrisf wrote:St Huberts, where phylloxera reared it head again last year?

No

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:01 pm

There are some punts very close to the mark here, however, you're all forgetting the initial clue the picture has a direct correlation to me.

griff · Post by **griff** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:23 pm

Dardel

cheers

Carl

Quizmaster · Post by **Quizmaster** » Fri Jun 19, 2009 1:41 pm

griff wrote:Dardel

cheers

Carl

Correct Carl

James Dardel made the first wine in the Yarra Valley in 1845 at Yering Station, VictoriaÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s first vineyard, planted in 1838 by the Ryrie Brothers (The Ryrie Brothers sold Yering Station to Paul de Castella in 1850 who also established St. Huberts Vineyard in1863).

Dardel established Paradise Vineyard, in Geelongs Moorabool Valley, in 1848, followed by more vineyards he called Paradise II, III and IV. Phylloxera devastated the region in the 1880s.

The original site was replanted a little over 20 years ago and the picture above is of winemakers Doug Neal (left) and Graham Bonney co-owners of Paradise IV (Photo: Eddie Jim). Paradise IVÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s flagship Shiraz is called Ã¢â‚¬ËœDardelÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ (The 2007 Dardel is a cracker btw).