Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

New Zealand > General > Flashcards

General Flashcards

1
Q

What is New Zealand’s largest winery?

A

Montana (owned by Pernod-Ricard NZ)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What is New Zealand’s largest region by production? What is its major product?

A

Marlborough (over half the country’s acreage), producing largely Sauvignon Blanc.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Major Climatic and geographical features

A

Strongly maritime climate (all growing regions within 120km of the sea)
Large diurnal shift
From 36-46º latitude
The Southern Alps of the South Island, which create a rain shadow for Nelson, Marlborough, Canterbury, and Central Otago.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

True or False: New Zealand wine commands the highest price per bottle of any country in the world.

A

TRUE

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What is New Zealand Winegrowers?

A

An organization of all New Zealand’s producers and growers, formed in 2002 by the Grape Growers Council and the New Zealand Wine Institute.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What was the first winery to produce a commercial wine under screwcap?

A

Kim Crawford

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Are there New Zealand Wine Laws?

A

There are not; however, if listing vintage and/or varietal, the wine must contain 85% to comply with EU standards.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

When and where were the first vines planted in NZ?

A

The Bay of Islands (Northland) by Reverend Samuel Marsden in 1819.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What are the regions of the North Island?

A

Auckland
Waikato
Bay of Plenty
Gisborne
Hawke’s Bay
WairarapaNorthland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Northland: climate, soil, and grape varieties

A

Subtropical, humid, sunny, warm
Soils are clay loam over compacted clay, rich and heavy
Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Viognier
Syrah, Cab Sauv, Merlot, Pinotage, Chambourcin (french/american hybrid, teinturier)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What are the 3 subregions of Northland?

A

Kerikeri
Kaitaia
Whangarei (Fuhn-ga-ray)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Auckland: climatic elements, soil, major grapes

A

Pacific Ocean, Waitakere Ranges
Volcanic soils, sandstone and mudstone, heavy clay
Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Merlot, Syrah

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What are the 5 subregions of Auckland?

A

Matakana/Mahurangi
Kumeu/Huapai
Henderson
Waiheke Island*
South Auckland

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Waikato/Bay of Plenty: soils and major grapes

A

Clay-loam in Waikato (west)
Volcanic loams in Bay of Plenty (east)
Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Sauvignon

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Waikato/Bay of Penty: major geographical features

A

Bay of Plenty, Lake Taupo, Waikato River
Kaimai Range (coastal), Hauhungaroa Range (west of Lake Taupo, inland)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

What are the 6 subregions of Waikato/Bay of Plenty?

A 
Te Kauwhata (Tea Kah-pha-ta)
Te Awamutu
Coromandel Peninsula
Lake Taupo
Hamilton
Rotorua
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Hawke’s Bay: soils, geographic features, and major grapes

A

Gravels, alluvials, shingle soils (clay-loam)
Heretaunga Plains, Hawke’s Bay, Ngaruroro River, Tukituki River
Merlot/Cab Sauv/Cab Franc, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Syrah

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

What are the 11 subregions of Hawke’s Bay?

A

River Valleys: Moahaka, Esk River Valley, Tutaekuri River Valley, Ngaruroro River Valley
Coastal Areas: Te Amanga, Northern Esk Valley
Alluvial Plains: Korokipo, Bridge Pa, Gimblett Gravels, Ohiti
Hillsides: Havelock North
Central Hawke’s Bay
Dartmoor Valley*
The Triangle* (Ngatawara Triangle)

19
Q

What is the soil type in Gimblett Gravels? What is required to use that name on the label?

A

Deep shingle soils (clay loam)
95% grapes from within the appellation from a vineyard with 95% of the appellations defined soil characteristics
Must be a member of the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowers Association

20
Q

Gisbourne: Soils, geographic features, and major grapes

A

Fine alluvial silt by Waipaoao River (northerly); heavier clay-loam at lower elevations
Waipaoa River, Poverty Bay, Raukumara Range (northerly, Ormond subregion)
Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Gewurztraminer, Merlot

21
Q

What are the 7 subregions of Gisborne?

A 
Waipaoa
Ormond/Ormond Valley
Golden Slope
Central Valley
Riverpoint
Patutahi/Patutahi Plateau
Manutuke
22
Q

Wairarapa: soils, geographic features, and major grapes

A

Shallow silt loam with gravel sub soil
Aorangi and Tararua Ranges, Rumahanga River
Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Banc, Pinot Gris

23
Q

What are the 3 subregions of Wairarapa?

A

Masterton
Gladstone
Martinborough

24
Q

Which North Island region is overwhelmingly a producer of white wine?

A

Gisborne.

25
Q

What is important (and ironic) about the climate of Nelson?

A

It is both the sunniest region in New Zealand, and the rainiest region on the South Island.

26
Q

What are the regions of the South Island?

A

Nelson
Marlborough
Canterbury
Central Otago

27
Q

Nelson: soils, geographic features, and major grapes

A

Gravelly silt loam (waimea), clay-based soils (moutere)
Tasman Mountains, Richmond Range (separates Marlborough) Waimea River, Tasman Bay, Golden Bay
Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay

28
Q

What are the 4 subregions of Nelson?

A

Waimea Plains
Upper Moutere (Moo-tree)
Motueka
Takaka/Golden Bay

29
Q

Marlborough: soils and geographic features

A

Gravelly, with shallow topsoils in Wairau
Heavier clay in the southern valleys
Higher elevation, sandy, alluvial loam over gravel in Awatree
Richmond Range (north), Wither Hill Range, Kaikoura Ranges (south/Awatree), Wairau River, Awatree River

30
Q

What are the 3 subregions of Marlborough?

A

Wairau Valley
Southern Valleys
Awatere Valley (Ah-wah-tree)

31
Q

What are the Southern Valleys of Marlborough?

A 
Omaka
Fairhall
Brancott
Ben Morvan
Waihopai
32
Q

Canturbury: soils, geographical features, major grapes

A

Silt loam over gravel (canterbury plains), allvuial gravels near the river, limestone-clay in eastern Waipara
Waimakariri River, Waipara River, Puketeraki Range, Canterbury Plains
Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay

33
Q

What are the 3 subregions of Canterbury?

A

Waipara*
Banks Peninsula
Canterbury Plains

34
Q

Where is Waitaki Valley?

A

Between Canterbury and Central Otago.
Greywacke/schist soils.
Pinot Noir dominant.

35
Q

Central Otago: soils, geographic features and major grapes

A

Broken schist and clay, heavy silt loam, gravel, light sand, stony, free-draining base
Southern Alps, Lake Wanaka, Waitaki River (north)
Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay

36
Q

What are the subregions of Central Otago?

A

Wanaka (cool and wet)
Bendigo (warmest, north facing slopes)
Gibbston (highest in elevation, latest to ripen)
Cromwell Basin (low-lying terraces)
Bannockburn (warm and dry)
Alexandra (most extreme temperature and diurnal shifts)

37
Q

What is the other significant product of Marlborough (besides SB)?

A

Traditional Method Sparkling Wine

38
Q

What Champagne house partnered with Montana to produce sparkling wine in Marlborough?

A

Deutz; Marlborough Cuvée

39
Q

What is New Zealand’s fastest growing wine region?

A

Canterbury

40
Q

Where was viticulture first introduced in Canterbury?

A

Banks Peninsula

41
Q

Where are the greatest concentration of vineyards in Canterbury today?

A

Waipara

42
Q

What is unique in NZ about Central Otago’s climate?

A

It is the only truly continental climate in the country, with a significant diurnal shift.

43
Q

What latitude is NZ’s South Island?

A

45º

New Zealand (5 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions