Central Otago Flashcards
Climate of Central Otago
Continental
Exposure ideal for planting in Central Otago
Northern
Subregions of Central Otago
Wanaka
Gibbston
Alexandra Basin
Bendigo
Cromwell Basin
Bannockburn GI
Major Natural features of Central Otago
Southern Alps
Lake Wanaka
Waitaki River
producers of Central Otago
Rippon
Peregrine
Felton Road
Mt. Difficulty
Burn cottage
Second most planted grape of Marlborough
Pinot Noir
When was the first Otago Pinot Noir produced?
1987
First clones of Pinot Noir in New Zealand were this
Swiss clone, 10/5 (Ten Bar Five)
This producer from France is working with Prophet’s Rock in Central Otago to make Pinot Noir
François Millet of Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé
Latitude of Central Otago
45˚ S
The moderating lake of Central Otago that influences Bannockburn GI, Bendigo, Cromwell, Lowburn, and Pisa
Lake Dunstan
Heart of Waitaki Valley GI (North Otago)
Kurow
Coolest subregion of Central Otago
Gibbston
closest to the urban center of Queenstown
Main river of Central Otago
Clutha
Who made the first commercial Pinot Noir of Central Otago?
Gibbston Valley (Alan Brady) and Rippon (Rolfe Mills)
1987
Producers of Waitaki Valley GI (North Otago)
Ostler, Pasquale, River-T Estate Wines, Valli Vineyards
Most of NZ has this climate
Maritime
Only Central Otago is semi Continental
Driest spot in New Zealand
Subregion of Alexandra in central Otago, protected by three mountain ranges. Irrigation a necessity, only 363 mm of rain
Worlds most Southernly wine region
And “adventure capital of NZ”
Central Otago
45 degrees South
Who is Jacques Bladier
Frenchman who planted the first vines in Central Otago from cuttings shipped from Australia in the early 1960s
Who is Jean Desire Feraud
Purchased land from Jacques Bladier in Central Otago and continued efforts in viticulture
Romeo Bragato’s first stop on his 1895 tour
Central Otago
Declared Bannockburn and Cromwell as suited for viticulture (the warmer areas and heart of viticulture today)
Who is Alan Brady
Irish journalist purchased 16 acres of land in Gibbston in 1976
Planted first experimental vineyard in 1981
Who is Rolfe Mills
family farm in Lake Wanaka
Planted grapes in 1975 that would become Rippon Vineyard
Who is Anne Pickney
Founded Taramea in central Otago queens town.
inspired by Rolfe Mills and Alan Brady
In 1985, Rolfe Mills, Ann Pickney and Alan Brady produced this together
Gewurtztraminer and a Chasselas (Lake Wanaka)
Pinot Noir accounts for more than this % of vineyard area in central Otago
75%
Subregion of Central Otago furthest West (And Wettest)
Wanaka
700 mm of rain annualy
Subregions of Cromwell Basin
Pisa and Lowburn
Only GI of Central Otago and official subregion
Bannockburn GI (2022)
Coldest viticultural area in all NZ
Waitaki Valley GI (North Otago)
Only 850 growing degree days
Irrigation also required with only 380 mm of rainfall annually
Central Otago represents just 5% of the country’s vineyard area, but accounts for more than this % of NZ Pinot Noir plantings
25%
This vintage of Central Otago Pinot Noir was showcased to Wine critics in London
2002
70% of regions vines in Central Otago are planted around this lake
Lake Dunstan
Subregions of Central Otago around Lake Dunstan
Bannockburn GI
Bendigo
Cromwell
Lowburn
Pisa
Name of the North facing slopes on which the vines of Alexandra (southernmost subregion central otago) are planted
Kawarau Gorge
The region of Central Otago is sheltered by these three mountain ranges
CPD
Criffel Range
Pisa Range
Dunstan Mountains
Lake Dunstan is a moderating influence on which region ?
Central Otago
Cromwell basin specifically
