Australia & New Zealand

Question 1

What did Romeo Bragato do that helped NZ vintners?

Answer 1

Bragato identified many of New Zealand’s modern wine regions (with the important exception of Marlborough) and educated growers on the merits of grafting vines onto disease-resistant American rootstock

Question 2

Name the three subregions of Marlborough

Answer 2

Northern - Wairau
Central - Southern Valleys
Southernmost - Awatere Valley

Question 3

Name of hills that divide Marlborough and Nelson

Answer 3

Richmond Range

Question 4

Two most planted grapes in Hawks Bay

Answer 4

Merlot followed by
Chardonnay

Question 5

What body of water separates NZ and Australia?

Answer 5

The Tasman Sea

Question 6

What is the only region in New Zealand that could be considered Semi-continental
Most planted grape?
Subregion?
Ideal exposure for plantings in this region

Answer 6

Central Otago
Pinot Noir - most planted grape
Bannockburn GI - Subregion
Northern Exposures are ideal

Question 7

Review card on why Marlborough gets so much sun

Answer 7

New Zealand’s bottom-of-the-earth position means it is close to the ozone hole that forms annually over the South Pole. Combined with the country’s clean air, UV radiation can be as much as 40% higher in New Zealand than at a comparable latitude in the Northern Hemisphere. This makes sunlight intensity an important factor to consider. Vineyard workers must take care to avoid sunburn, and viticulturists need to be particularly strategic with canopy management to prevent the afternoon sun from burning the berries

Question 8

Martinborough GI is located in what GI

Answer 8

Wairarapa on North Island

Question 9

Name the subregions of central otago

Answer 9

Bannockburn GI (the only GI)
Wanaka
Gibbston
Alexandra Basin
Bendigo
Cromwell Basin

Question 10

1988, Montana Partnered with the Champagne house

Answer 10

Deutz

Question 11

Subsidiary wineries of Montana

Answer 11

Brancott
Fairhall

Question 12

Central Otago producers of note

Answer 12

Rippon
Peregrine
Mt. Difficulty
Felton Road
Burn Cottage

Question 13

Nelson GI is divided into two sub regions

Sauvignon Blanc Dominateds
Pinot Noir is 2nd most in planting

Answer 13

Waimea Plains - dominated by alluvial soils
Moutere Hills -rise to the northwest of the Waimea Plains. Here, the weather is slightly wetter and warmer, and the soils are gravelly clay, which retains more moisture than the alluvial plains, allowing some producers to dry-farm their vineyards

As compared to the Waimea Plains, the Moutere Hills region provides fuller-bodied, weightier expressions.

Question 14

The three generic GI’s of NZ are
North Island GI
South Island Gi
New Zealand GI

What are the North Island GI’s

Answer 14

North Island GI
Northland GI
Auckland GI
-Matakana GI
-Kumeu GI
-Waiheke Island GI
Gisborne GI
Hawke’s Bay/Hawkes Bay GI
-Central Hawke’s Bay GI
Wairarapa GI
-Gladstone GI
-Martinborough GI

Question 15

Name the South Island GI’s

Answer 15

South Island GI
Nelson GI
Marlborough GI
Canterbury GI
North Canterbury GI
Waipara Valley/Waipara GI
Waitaki North Otago/Waitaki Valley GI
Central Otago GI
Bannockburn GI

Question 16

Who was James Busby?

Answer 16

a British minister involved in early vitivultural efforts in New South Wales. Ended up planting a vineyard at his Estate in Northland New Zealand

Question 17

Who made the 1st commercially available Marlborough SB?

Answer 17

Monatana 1979

Question 18

What is the strait called that separates north island and South Island NZ

Answer 18

Cook Strait

Question 19

Wairarapa is known for its huge diurnal shift, a difference of 36 degrees Fahrenheit. What are the two most planted grapes here and what is the major sub region?

Answer 19

1 - Pinot Noir

#2 - Sauvignon Blanc

Major Sub Region:
Martinborough GI

Lesser sub region:
Gladstone GI

Question 20

Hawkes bay is sheltered from the westerlies by these two ranges

Answer 20

Ruahine
Kaweka Ranges

Question 21

Where would I find Gimblett Gravels?
What are the two most planted grapes here?

Answer 21

1 Merlot

Hawke’s Bay

#2 Chardonnay

Question 22

What is the most planted grape in Nelson GI

Answer 22

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 23

Free one - Map of NZ

Answer 23

Question 24

Name the lake around Bannockburn GI

Answer 24

Lake Dunstan

Question 25

What is the name of the range that cuts the eastern side of Australia

Answer 25

The Great Diving Range
Separates the wetter costal areas from the more Aris interior

Question 26

Where is Margaret River GI?

Answer 26

Australia, in Western Australia

Question 27

What is the hottest Appellation in Australia

Answer 27

Swan Diatrict
Furthest North GI in Western Australia

Question 28

Australia’s coolest wine producing area is

Answer 28

Tasmania the island.
Chardonnay and Riesling outnumber red planting.
Pinot Noir is grown in Pipers River area

Question 29

True or false:
Chaptalization is illegal in Australia

Answer 29

True

Question 30

Where is the Yarra Valley GI

Answer 30

Victoria

Question 31

Where is McLaren Vale GI?

Answer 31

South Australia

Question 32

Where is Hunter Valley GI

Answer 32

New South Wales
Its the light green blob

Question 33

The Gi’s of Clare Valley, Adelaide Hills, and Adelaide Plaines are located in which state?

Answer 33

South Australia

Question 34

What is the term for fortified “sherry-like” wines of Australia

Answer 34

Apera

Australian wines made like Sherry, in a solera and usually from palomino grapes

Question 35

What body of water is directly west of McLaren Vale GI

Answer 35

Gulf of St. Vincent

Question 36

What state in Australia produces 51% of the entire countries output?

Answer 36

South Australia

Question 37

How is South Australia State broken down?

Answer 37

Superzone
-Zone
–Region
—Subregion

Question 38

There are three sub regions in South Australia. What are they?

Answer 38

High Eden:
in eden Vally, in the Barossa zone in the Adelaide superzone

Lenswood & Piccadilly Valley:
In the Adelaide Hills, in the Mount Lofty Ranges Zone, in the Adelaide Superzone

Question 39

What three Zones are in the Adelaide Superzone?

Answer 39

Barossa
Fleurieu
Mount Lofty Ranges

Question 40

Where is Coonawarra located and what is their most celebrated grape?
What Soil is celebrated

Answer 40

Coonawarra is within the Limestone Coast Zone.
Cabernet Sauvignon is the main celebrated grape
Terra Rossa

Question 41

Where would I find the following producers?
Majella
Wynns
Parker Estate

Answer 41

South Australia
-Limestone Coast Zone
–Coonawarra GI

Terra rossa is the soil type that gets the most acclaim in coonawarra

Question 42

Name the best four wineries in McLaren Vale GI.
Adelaide Superzone
-Zone: Fleurieu
–Region: McLaren Vale GI

Answer 42

Shiraz
D’Arenberg - Dead Arm
Clarendon Hills - Astralis
Grenache
Yangarra - High Sands
Drew Noon - Eclipse, Grenche based

Question 43

Name a benchmark Clare Valley GI Producer
Adelaide Superzone
-Zone: Mount Lofty Ranges
–Region Clare Valley GI

Answer 43

Grosset
Their Polish hill Riesling is the absolute benchmark for the region

Question 44

Name Iconic producers from Barossa GI
Adelaide Superzone
-Zone: Barossa
–Region: Barossa Valley

Answer 44

Penfolds
Torbreck
Peter Lehmann
Rockford

Question 45

Name Iconice producers from Eden Valley GI
Adelaide Superzone
-ZoneBarossa
–Region: Eden Valley GI

Answer 45

Yalumba
Pewsey Vale
Henschke “Hill of Grace”

Question 46

the Label Integrity Program for the 1990 vintage. What did it do?

Answer 46

Requiring any wines labeled by variety, vintage, or region to contain a minimum 85% of the stated grape, year, or region, respectively. If multiple varieties are to be listed on the label (i.e., Grenache-Syrah-Mourvèdre) the grapes must be listed in order of proportion in the blend.