Marlborough Flashcards
NZ largest winemaking co that established Marlboroughs first commercial vineyard in 1973
Montana
Subregions of Marlborough
Wairau Valley,
Central Southern Valleys
Awatere Valley (most southern)
Subsidiary wineries of Montana
Brancott/Fairhall
Most exported wines of New Zealand
Montana’s Lindauer brand
Four soil groups of Marlborough
Coastal Wairau Silt Loams
(Lower Wairau and Dillons Point subregions)
Inland Wairau Loams
(Upper Wairau and Rarangi subregions)
Southern Valleys Clays
(Waihopai, Omaka, Brancott, Ben Morven and Taylor Pass subregions)
Awatere Matrix
(Awatere valley, much more complex)
This mountain range divides Marlborough and Nelson
Richmond Range
Major Natural features of Marlborough (5)
Richmond Range, Wither Hill Range, Kaikoura Ranges, Wairau River, Awatere River
Major producers of Marlborough GI
Cloudy Bay, Fromm, Hunter’s, Saint Clair, Spy Valley, Allan Scott
Who established the cloudy bay brand in 1985?
Cape Mentelle’s David Hohnen of Margaret River
Maori name for Marlborough
Kei puta te Wairau, meaning “the place with the hole in the cloud.”
Main difference in climate between Wairau and Awatere valleys in Marlborough
The Awatere is cooler and windier than the Wairau Valley due to exposure to coastal winds
This group was created to promote quality Marlborough sparkling wine in 2013
Methode Marlborough, created in 2013 to set a framework for quality production. The group’s members must use the three Champagne varieties, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier, and wines must spend at least 18 months on lees
First NZ SB under screwcap
Kim Crawford
Which brand owns Kim Crawford?
Constellation Brands
What is Pelorus?
Top sparkling wine of Cloudy Bay
Major Rivers of Marlborough
Awatere
Wairau
New Zealand’s largest exported wine brand by volume?
Lindauer
1988, a partnership forged between Montana in Marlborough and this Champagne house to produce premium sparkling wines
Deutz
Average maximum summertime temperatures of Marlborough
75°F
Basic soil type of Marlborough in all three subregions: Awatere Valley, Wairau Valley and Southern Valleys
sandy, alluvial loam topsoil over gravel, providing excellent drainage and limiting vine vigor
Wayne Thomas got the cuttings from Corbans Winery from Ross Spence and planted the first Marlborough Sauvignon vineyard in this year
1975, Montana’s Brancott Vineyard
First commercially available wine in 1979
Marlborough accounts for this % of vineyard area in New Zealand
69%
Why was the Appellation Wine Marlborough created?
Concern over rising bulk wine. A certification scheme for wines sustainably grown in Marlborough and bottled in New Zealand
Marlborough sits on this parallel
41S same as Rome but much cooler
Vast bodies of water on each side, more similar to Burgundy
Marlborough’s Southern Valleys and Waipara’s Omihi area tend to have more of this soil on hillsides, and are suitable for Pinot Noir
denser, loam rich clay
Producer of Marlborough Sauvignon that goes through Malo
Sacred Hill Sauvage
(1990s)
Cloudy Bay Te Koko 10% malo
Who is Frank Yukich?
Director of Montana (today Brancott Estate) Purchased 1200 acres in 1973 Marlborough
First varietals planted in Marlborough
Muller Thurgau and Cabernet Sauvignon
Marlborough represents this % of NZ wine industry
70%
How does Marlborough compare with Sancerre in terms of Sunshine hours
Marlborough: 2475 hours
Sancerre: 1800 hours
How does Marlborough compare with Burgundy in terms of temp and growing hours
15.2 degrees celsius in Marlborough
15.1 degrees celsius in Burgundy
The Wairau river empties here
Cloudy Bay
Wairau Valley (Marlborough) is protected by these mountain systems
Wairau Ranges (North)
Wither Hills (South)
Largest and original vineyard area in Marlborough
Wairau Valley
First valley planted in Marlborough
Awatere 1986
Two biggest regions in the entire country of NZ in terms of vinyeards planted
Wairau Valley
Awatere Valley
Why is the Awatere cooler than the Wairau Valley?
Exposure to coastal winds
Silty, alluvial soil in Marlborough encourages this
fertility
Gravel rich soils help Sauvignon Blanc in this way
Put a curb on Sauvignon Blanc natural growth
Loess, Clay and richer soils in the Southern Valleys in Marlborough, combined with Northern aspect make this region ideal for this grape
Pinot Noir
What year did the Southern Valleys install an irrigation system, opening up North facing loess and clay slopes of Marlborough to viticulture?
2004
Pinot Gris in Marlborough typically has these characteristics
Off dry, neutral
In Marlborough, Chardonnay is usually Malolactic. T/F
TRUE
