Chapter Eighteen - Aus and NZ

Question 1

What is the most widely planted grape in Austrailia?

Answer 1

Shiraz

Question 2

What three grape varieties are used in the production of Australian Rhone-style blends, known as GSM?

Answer 2

Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre

Question 3

What is the name of Australia’s place of origin system for wine?

Answer 3

Geographical Indications (GI)

Question 4

Put the following terms used for Australian wine regions in the proper order, from largest to smallest in terms of geographic size: zone, region, state

Answer 4

State, Zone, Region

Question 5

If any Australian wine uses a varietal name, what percentage of the wine must be made using the named grape variety?

Answer 5

85%

Question 6

What nickname is often used for Australian sweet wines?

Answer 6

Stickies

Question 7

What agency is in charge of enforcing the place of origin system of wine in Australia

Answer 7

Australian Grape & Wine Authority

Question 8

The largest wine region in Australia, according to geographic area

Answer 8

Riverina

Question 9

Zone that includes Coonawarra

Answer 9

Limestone Coast

Question 10

A multistate GI

Answer 10

South Eastern Australia

Question 11

Warm climate zone north of Sydney noted for Semillon

Answer 11

Hunter Valley

Question 12

Region well known for Terra Rosa

Answer 12

Coonawarra

Question 13

Region in Victoria known for fortified Muscat wines

Answer 13

Rutherglen

Question 14

Island located off the coast of Victoria, known for cool climate wines

Answer 14

Tasmania

Question 15

Region near Adelaide known for Shiraz

Answer 15

Barossa Valley

Question 16

Region located in Southwest Australia

Answer 16

Margaret River

Question 17

Region located on the west side of the Great Dividing Range, contains vineyards approaching 2,000 feet in elevation

Answer 17

Mudgee

Question 18

Commercially important region with the second largest volume of wine production in Australia

Answer 18

Riverland

Question 19

Region near Adelaide known for Riesling

Answer 19

Clare Valley

Question 20

Region on the outskirts of Melbourne noted for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay

Answer 20

Yarra Valley

Question 21

Region located between Bendigo and Goulbourn Valley that is influenced by the cool winds from the Mt. Camel Range

Answer 21

Heathcote

Question 22

When did New Zealand begin to establish its modern wine industry?

Answer 22

1970s

Question 23

Where is New Zealand located?

Answer 23

Pacific Ocean, 1200 miles east of Aus

Question 24

What mountain chain runs the length of New Zealands South Island?

Answer 24

The Southern Alps

Question 25

What effect do the Southern Alps have on the climate of New Zealand

Answer 25

Blocks the westerly winds and forms a rain shadow for the eastern part of the S. Island

Question 26

What factors account for New Zealands cool climate?

Answer 26

Surrounded by cold ocean waters and few parts of the country are more than 50 miles from the sea

Question 27

Where are most of the vineyards in New Zealand located?

Answer 27

In the rain shadows of the southern alps, rain shadows of northern island volcanoes, along east cost of both islands, far north of the North island

Question 28

What percentage of NZ wine's production is white wine?

Answer 28

85%

Question 29

What is the most widely planted white grape of New Zealand?

Answer 29

Sauv Blanc

Question 30

Other leading white grapes of NZ?

Answer 30

Chardonnay, Pinot Gris

Question 31

Most widely planted red grape of NZ

Answer 31

Pinot Noir

Question 32

What are the other leading red grapes of NZ?

Answer 32

Cab Sauv, Merlot, Syrah

Question 33

Area located within the Gisborne region

Answer 33

Poverty Bay

Question 34

The self proclaimed "Chard capital of NZ"

Answer 34

Gisborne

Question 35

Nickname meaning "land of the long white cloud"

Answer 35

Aotearoa

Question 36

REgion where Cloudy Bay is located

Answer 36

Marlborough

Question 37

Area in Marlborough known for stony, alluival soils and a cool climate

Answer 37

Wairau Valley

Question 38

The most southerly sub region of Central Otago

Answer 38

Alexandra

Question 39

Area within the Hawke's Bay region known for Greywacke soils

Answer 39

Gimblett Gravels

Question 40

The only wine region in NZ South Island located west of the Southern Alps

Answer 40

Nelson

Question 41

Subregion of Marlborough located to the south of the Wairau Valley

Answer 41

Awatere Valley

Question 42

Another name used for the Bay of Plenty

Answer 42

Waikato

Question 43

Large wine region that contains the city of Christchurch

Answer 43

Canterbury

Question 44

Subregion of North Canterbury

Answer 44

Wairapa Valley

Question 45

Leading region for NZ Cab Sauv, Merlot, Syrah

Answer 45

Hawke's Bay

Question 46

Wine region located along the border of Canterbury and Otago

Answer 46

Waitaki Valley

Question 47

Sub region of Central Otago that often sees harvest a month before the rest of the subregion

Answer 47

Bannockburn

Question 48

The Muscat of Alexandria grape is grown in many of the warmer areas of Aus, where it is often called

Answer 48

Gordo Blanco

Question 49

Where is the Granite Belt GI located?

Answer 49

Queensland

Question 50

In terms of acreage under vine, what is the leading white grape of Aus?

Answer 50

Chardonnay

Question 51

What wine region is located directly east of the Barossa Valley?

Answer 51

Eden Valley