Wairarapa

Question 1

Martinborough GI is located in what GI

Answer 1

Wairarapa (North Island)

Question 2

Major producers of Martinborough

Answer 2

Alta Rangi, Devotus, Tirohana Estate, Poppies, Dry River, Palliser, Luna, Martinborough vineyard

Question 3

Main grape of Wairarapa (North Island)

Answer 3

Pinot Noir

Question 4

Capital city of ALL of NZ located in Wairarapa (North Island)

Answer 4

Wellington (also name of entire Wairarapa region sometimes)

Question 5

Who famously has Gum Boot clone of Pinot Noir planted in their vineyard?

(New Zealander returning from France who claimed the cuttings hidden in his gumboot (rain boot) were from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti)

Answer 5

Martinborough’s Ata Rangi

Question 6

Alluvial Terraces of Wairarapa (North Island, Martinborough) are created by this river

Answer 6

Ruamahanga River

Question 7

Subregions of Wairarapa

Answer 7

Martinborough GI
Masterson
Gladstone GI

Question 8

The Gum boot (Abel) clone was first planted here

Answer 8

Ata Rangi in Martinborough, by the founder

Question 9

Where were william Beetham’s original plantings of Pinot Noir?

Answer 9

Wairarapa, on Estate next to Masterson

Question 10

Who is Derek Milne?

Answer 10

Australian soil scientist, who in 1978, declared that Martinborough was best suited for Pinot Noir

Question 11

Some of the first producers of Martinborough (Wairarapa)

Answer 11

Dry River Wines, Martinborough Vineyard and Ata Rangi

Question 12

The Wairarapa wine region is 3% of NZ vineyards but just this % of production

Answer 12

1% due to low yields

Question 13

Martinborough GI is sunnier, warmer and drier than Gladstone and Masterton to the North.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Climate of Wairarapa

Answer 14

Dry, sunny, windy (affects fruit set in Spring) large diurnal temperature swing

Question 15

Soil of Wairarapa

Answer 15

silty loam over free draining gravel as deep as 15 meters

Question 16

Soil in Martinborough GI is different from those of Gladstone and Masterson GI in this way

Answer 16

Martinborough GI is further downstream and has broken down gravels. Limestone can be found in Masterson’s gravels

Question 17

Why is Wairarapa known for Thick skinned berries and deep color?

Answer 17

Wide diurnal shift and cool temps
Between 36F or 20 celsius from day to night

Question 18

The finest wines of Wairarapa are aged this long 12-18 mos in oak and can be aged in bottle this long

Answer 18

8-10 years

Question 19

Sauvignon blanc accounts for this % of vineyard area in Wairarapa

Answer 19

1/3

Question 20

How is Sauvignon blanc from Wairarapa different from that of Marlborough

Answer 20

Wairarapa is more grassy, restrained

Question 21

What is planted more in Wairarapa: Chardonnay or Pinot Gris

Answer 21

Pinot Gris