Australia & New Zealand

Question 1

Name the oldest Australian winery, planted in 1828 - Reynella, Wyndham, Yalumba

Answer 1

Wyndham Estate

Question 2

Which country imports the most Australian wine - USA, Canada, UK

Answer 2

USA

Question 3

Name the grape which accounts for 45% of all vines planted in Australia?

Answer 3

Shiraz

Question 4

Which wine has Hugh Johnson called “the only First Growth in the Southern Hemisphere”?

Answer 4

Penfolds Grange

Question 5

In which wine region is the Tamar valley, producing top Pinot Noirs & sparklers?

Answer 5

Tasmania

Question 6

Which huge winery in the Barossa Valley has an Eaglehawk on its label?

Answer 6

Wolf Blass

Question 7

Name the Brown Brothers wine that is similar to a good Beaujolais?

Answer 7

Tarrango

Question 8

Which State produces the most wine - South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia?

Answer 8

South Australia

Question 9

The founder of the Australian Wine Bureau as wrote the first Encyclopedia of Australian Wine. Who is he?

Answer 9

Len Evans

Question 10

The Art Series is produced by which Margaret River Winery?

Answer 10

Leeuwin Estate

Question 11

Which country has the fastest growing consumption levels of Australian wine - USA, China, UK?

Answer 11

China

Question 12

Which champagne House makes Green Point in the Yarra Valley?

Answer 12

Moet & Chandon

Question 13

Approximately how many wineries are currently producing wine - 2,000, 2,500, 3,000?

Answer 13

Approximately 2,500 wineries are currently operating

Question 14

In which wine area are both Yalumba and Grant Burge based?

Answer 14

Barossa Valley

Question 15

Which is the most planted white grape variety?

Answer 15

Chardonnay

Question 16

On average how many million bottles are produced per year - 1,000, 1,500, 2,000?

Answer 16

1,500 million bottles

Question 17

Who, as “the father of Australian wine”, brought the first cuttings from Europe in 1820 - James Busby, Jim Barry, John Parker?

Answer 17

James Busby

Question 18

Which global wine company owns Wolf Blass, Penfolds and LIndermans - Fosters, Constellation, Saab-Miller?

Answer 18

Fosters

Question 19

What is Tasmania’s most planted grape variety?

Answer 19

Pinot Noir

Question 20

Who produces and edits the annual Australian Wine Companion - Clive Hartley, James Halliday, Len Evans?

Answer 20

James Halliday

Question 21

Which grape variety is grown the most in New Zealand?

Answer 21

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 22

What is the name of the wine region situated to the west of Marlborough?

Answer 22

Nelson

Question 23

The wine producer ‘Mud House’ is located on New Zealand’s North Island - True or False?

Answer 23

False (in Canterbury)

Question 24

What is the name of New Zealand’s southernmost wine region?

Answer 24

Central Otago

Question 25

Which wine are on the South Island has the same name as a well-known Kent town?

Answer 25

Canterbury

Question 26

Which Austrian white grape variety is also grown in New Zealand?

Answer 26

Gruner Veltliner

Question 27

A widely planted grape variety in New Zealand also produces the French wines of Sancerre and Pouilly Fume - what is it called?

Answer 27

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 28

Which produces the most wine - North Island or South Island?

Answer 28

South Island

Question 29

Which global company now owns the famous Cloudy Bay?

Answer 29

LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy)

Question 30

Which wine growing region of New Zealand produces the most Merlot?

Answer 30

Hawkes Bay

Question 31

Which is the largest wine growing area (volume and size) in New Zealand?

Answer 31

Marlborough

Question 32

Actor Sam Neill produces top Pinot Noir in Central Otago. What is the winery’s name?

Answer 32

Two Paddocks

Question 33

Which giant French company currently owns and produces around 40% of New Zealand wines?

Answer 33

Pernod Ricard

Question 34

What proportion of the world’s wine crop does New Zealand currently produce - 0.5%, 1.5%, 2.5%?

Answer 34

1.5% and growing

Question 35

In the year 2000 New Zealand produced fewer than 7 million cases of wine - what had this expanded to by 2015 - 15 million, 20 million, 30 million?

Answer 35

30 million cases

Question 36

Approximately how many wineries are there in New Zealand?

Answer 36

700

Question 37

Which is the fastest growing wine region?

Answer 37

Central Otago

Question 38

Which country imports the most New Zealand wine?

Answer 38

USA

Question 39

What percentage of wines are exported - 25%, 50%, 75%?

Answer 39

75%

Question 40

Which winery has won the most wine awards over the past 30 years?

Answer 40

Villa Maria