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Central Otago Flashcards

1
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Climate of Central Otago

A

Continental

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2
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Exposure ideal for planting in Central Otago

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Northern

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3
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Subregions of Central Otago

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Wanaka

Gibbston

Alexandra Basin

Bendigo

Cromwell Basin

Bannockburn GI

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4
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Major Natural features of Central Otago

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Southern Alps

Lake Wanaka

Waitaki River

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5
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producers of Central Otago

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Rippon

Peregrine

Felton Road

Mt. Difficulty

Burn cottage

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6
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Second most planted grape of Marlborough

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Pinot Noir

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7
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When was the first Otago Pinot Noir produced?

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1987

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8
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First clones of Pinot Noir in New Zealand were this

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Swiss clone, 10/5 (Ten Bar Five)

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9
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This producer from France is working with Prophet’s Rock in Central Otago to make Pinot Noir

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François Millet of Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé

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10
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Latitude of Central Otago

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45˚ S

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11
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The moderating lake of Central Otago that influences Bannockburn GI, Bendigo, Cromwell, Lowburn, and Pisa

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Lake Dunstan

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12
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Heart of Waitaki Valley GI (North Otago)

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Kurow

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13
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Coolest subregion of Central Otago

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Gibbston

closest to the urban center of Queenstown

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14
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Main river of Central Otago

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Clutha

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15
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Who made the first commercial Pinot Noir of Central Otago?

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Gibbston Valley (Alan Brady) and Rippon (Rolfe Mills)

1987

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16
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Producers of Waitaki Valley GI (North Otago)

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Ostler, Pasquale, River-T Estate Wines, Valli Vineyards

17
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Most of NZ has this climate

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Maritime
Only Central Otago is semi Continental

18
Q

Driest spot in New Zealand

A

Subregion of Alexandra in central Otago, protected by three mountain ranges. Irrigation a necessity, only 363 mm of rain

19
Q

Worlds most Southernly wine region
And “adventure capital of NZ”

A

Central Otago
45 degrees South

20
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Who is Jacques Bladier

A

Frenchman who planted the first vines in Central Otago from cuttings shipped from Australia in the early 1960s

21
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Who is Jean Desire Feraud

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Purchased land from Jacques Bladier in Central Otago and continued efforts in viticulture

22
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Romeo Bragato’s first stop on his 1895 tour

A

Central Otago
Declared Bannockburn and Cromwell as suited for viticulture (the warmer areas and heart of viticulture today)

23
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Who is Alan Brady

A

Irish journalist purchased 16 acres of land in Gibbston in 1976
Planted first experimental vineyard in 1981

24
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Who is Rolfe Mills

A

family farm in Lake Wanaka
Planted grapes in 1975 that would become Rippon Vineyard

25
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Who is Anne Pickney

A

Founded Taramea in central Otago queens town.
inspired by Rolfe Mills and Alan Brady

26
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In 1985, Rolfe Mills, Ann Pickney and Alan Brady produced this together

A

Gewurtztraminer and a Chasselas (Lake Wanaka)

27
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Pinot Noir accounts for more than this % of vineyard area in central Otago

A

75%

28
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Subregion of Central Otago furthest West (And Wettest)

A

Wanaka

700 mm of rain annualy

29
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Subregions of Cromwell Basin

A

Pisa and Lowburn

30
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Only GI of Central Otago and official subregion

A

Bannockburn GI (2022)

31
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Coldest viticultural area in all NZ

A

Waitaki Valley GI (North Otago)
Only 850 growing degree days

Irrigation also required with only 380 mm of rainfall annually

32
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Central Otago represents just 5% of the country’s vineyard area, but accounts for more than this % of NZ Pinot Noir plantings

A

25%

33
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This vintage of Central Otago Pinot Noir was showcased to Wine critics in London

A

2002

34
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70% of regions vines in Central Otago are planted around this lake

A

Lake Dunstan

35
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Subregions of Central Otago around Lake Dunstan

A

Bannockburn GI
Bendigo
Cromwell
Lowburn
Pisa

36
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Name of the North facing slopes on which the vines of Alexandra (southernmost subregion central otago) are planted

A

Kawarau Gorge

37
Q

The region of Central Otago is sheltered by these three mountain ranges

CPD

A

Criffel Range
Pisa Range
Dunstan Mountains

38
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Lake Dunstan is a moderating influence on which region ?

A

Central Otago

Cromwell basin specifically

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