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California area under vine

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250,000 ha, slightly more than Languedoc & Roussillon

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China area under vine

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  • 780,000 ha (!)
  • Include some table grapes but still a lot of vines!
  • Almost on par with France’s 800,000 ha
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California number of wineries

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  • About 4,200 today, compared to 240 just after Prohibition ended
  • Australia as a country has just above 3,000 wineries
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California wine region latitude

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32-42°N, equivalent of entire Spain

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% of Californian wineries certified sustainable

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85%

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California wine region altitude range

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  • Up to 800m, but most under 400m
  • High elevation AVAs include Sonoma Mountain (750m), the mountain AVAs of Napa (700m) and Santa Cruz Mountains (800m)
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Anderson Valley rainfall

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Very high at 900-2,000mm/year

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Alexander Valley elevation

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100-750m on Mayacama Mountains

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Alexander Valley and Dry Creek rainfall

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Sufficient at 800mm/year

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California sunshine hour

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3,200+ hours

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Santa Lucia Highlands altitude

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High for California at 350m

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Santa Cruz Mountains altitude

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Ultra high for California at 800m

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Paso Robles altitude

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Pretty high for California up to 700m

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Central Valley California area under vine

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  • 61,000 ha, on par with Rioja
  • 80% in Lodi (45k ha)
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Central Valley California peak summer daytime temperature

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35-40°C

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Oregon latitude

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42-46°N, about from Provence to Cote d’Or

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Williamette Valley rainfall

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High at 1,000mm/year but very little during the growing season

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Williamette Valley altitude range

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60-350m

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Dundee Hills altitude

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Up to 350m, the highest of all Williamette AVAs

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Washington State rainfall

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  • Very low <250mm/year
  • Cascade Mountains act like a rain shadow
  • Drip irrigation widely installed
  • Leads to CONTINENTAL climate
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Canada area under vine

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12,500ha, 1/9 of Bordeaux

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Canada wine region latitude

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41°N (Ontario) to 51°N (BC)

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Icewine residual sugar

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  • 200-250g/L
  • Compared to 60 for Vin Santo, 120+ for Tokaj, 300+ for TBA
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Icewine raw weight to final wine ratio

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8kg frozen grapes into 375mL final wine

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Okanagan rainfall

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Low at 300-400mm

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Okanagan altitude

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300-600m, enjoying high diurnal range

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Chile wine region latitude

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30-38°S, spanning over 1,000km

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Bio Bio rainfall

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High at 1,200mm/year

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Elqui rainfall

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Extremely low at 80mm/year

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% Chilean vineyards irrigated

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85%

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Aconcagua Valley rainfall

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Very low at 250mm/year

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Casablanca Valley’s distance to the Pacific

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30km

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Maipo Valley altitude

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Moderate for Chile 800-1,000

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Number of countries Chile has preferential trade deals with (for wine)

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40+ economies (!)

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35
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Argentina wine region latitude range

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24-38°S, with 1,500km between Salta and Rio Negro

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Argentina wine region altitude range

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500m the lowest, many go up to 2,000m (Salta)

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Argentina area under vine

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200,000 ha, slightly smaller than Languedoc & Roussillon

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% of Argentinean vineyards using flood irrigation

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70%

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Mendoza altitude

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  • 500m to the east (low)
  • 1,500m to the west (high)
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Central Mendoza altitude

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Moderate for Argentina at 600-1,100m

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Luyan de Cuyon altitude

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  • Mod high for Mendoza at 900-1,100m
  • Highest being Las Compuertas
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Maipu altitude

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Low for Mendoza at 600-900m, making higher alc and fatter Malbec

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Uco Valley altitude

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High for Mendoza at 850-1,500m

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Gualtallary altitude

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Very high for Mendoza 1,100-1,600m

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Paraje Altamira altitude

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High for Mendoza at 1,000-1,200m

46
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Southern Mendoza altitude

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Low for Mendoza at 450-850m

47
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DOC San Raphael altitude

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Low for Argentina 500m

48
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Padernal Valley altitude

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High for Argentina at 1,250-1,500m

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Salta altitude

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Very high for Argentina at 1,500-3,000m

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Salta latitude

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24-26°S, one of the regions closest to the equator = intense UV and sunlight

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Cafayate altitude

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Moderate for Salta at 1,700m

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Patagonia altitude

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Low for Argentina at 400m

53
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South Africa latitude

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32-35°S, equivalent of Santorini, Israel and Texas

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South Africa rainfall

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Varies with higher around Constantia (1,100mm) and low in Olifants River (200mm)

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Constantia rainfall

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High at 1,000mm/year, very windy

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Stellenbosch rainfall

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Sufficient at 600-900mm/year

57
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Paarl rainfall

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Sufficient at 800-900mm/year, but slightly hotter than Stellenbosch

58
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Franschhoek Valley altitude

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High for SA at 300-600m

59
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Franschhoek rainfall

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Sufficient 800-900mm/year

60
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Swartland rainfall

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Low at 500mm/year

61
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Olifants River rainfall

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Extremely low at 200mm/year

62
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Olifants River altitude

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High for SA at 450-550m

63
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Western Cape wine region altitude

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  • Up to 600m, anything above 200m is high
  • High elevation wards include Olifants River, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge and Franschhoek
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Hemel-en-Aarde rainfall

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Sufficient at 700mm, clay soils help to retain runoffs

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Hemel-en-Aarde altitude

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The Ridge ward reaches up to 400m, high for SA

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Elgin altitude

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High for SA 200-400m

67
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Elgin rainfall

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High at 1,000mm/year

68
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Australia area under vine

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150,000 ha, just 30% more than Bordeaux; the 5th largest wine producing country by volume

69
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Australia wine region latitude range

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30-37°S, with the exception of Tasmania at 41-42°S

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Riverland rainfall

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Extremely low at 150mm/year

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Hunter Valley rainfall

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High at 900mm/year, much of it during the growing season

72
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Yarra Valley rainfall

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High at 1,100mm/year, anomaly for Aus (along with TZ)

73
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Barossa area under vine

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11,000 ha, 10% of Bordeaux

74
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Barossa altitude

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High for Australia at 250-370m

75
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Australian wine region altitude range

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  • 50 to 1,000m
  • Anything above 200m is high
  • Screwed by mountainous regions of Adelaide Hills, the Grampians and Orange
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Barossa rainfall

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Extremely low <200mm/year

77
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Eden Valley altitude

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High for Aus at 600m

78
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Adelaide Hills altitude

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  • Up to 800m on Mount Lofty Ranges
  • Most vineyards are at 400-500m
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Adelaide Hills rainfall

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Sufficient at 550mm/year, with good amount during the growing season, due to its maritime climate

80
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Clare Valley altitude

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High for Australia at 300-500m

81
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Yarra Valley area under vine

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2,500 ha, smaller than Châteauneuf du Pape

82
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Yarra Valley altitude

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  • 50m for lower Yarra
  • 350m for upper Yarra
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Yarra Valley rainfall

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High globally and extremely high for Aus at 1,100mm/year

84
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Mornington Peninsula area under vine

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Just under 1,000ha, half of Yarra

85
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Beechworth altitude

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  • High for Aus at 200-1,000m
  • On the hills south of Rutherglen
86
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Heathcote altitude

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  • High for Aus at 160-320m
  • Along the Mount Camel Range, benefiting from southerly winds funneled by the valley
87
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Hunter Valley area under vine

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2,600ha, similar to Yarra and smaller than Chateauneuf du Pape

88
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Orange altitude

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High for Aus 600-900m

89
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Margaret River rainfall

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High at 1,000mm/year, but dry, diseas-free growing season

90
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Margaret River area under vine

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5,700ha, slightly smaller than Barossa but about the same as whole Medoc

91
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New Zealand wine region latitude

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36-46°S, equivalent of Cadiz to Dijon

92
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Marlborough rainfall

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Sufficient at 650mm/year but still need to irrigate as soils are too free draining

93
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New Zealand overall vine density

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2,000-2,500 vines/ha, usually combined with big vine systems in fertile regions with alluvial soil

94
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New Zealand average yield

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70 hL/ha, on par with Alsace AOC and average DOCs in Italy (eg. Maremma)

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% Sauvignon Blanc of total New Zealand planting

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Over 60%

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% Sauvignon Blanc of New Zealand’s total wine export

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86% of total export

97
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% icewine of Canada’s total wine export

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Over 50%

98
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Gisborne rainfall

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High at 1,000mm/year, with Pacific cyclones

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Hawke’s Bay rainfall

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High at 1,000mm/year, with Pacific cyclones

100
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Marlborough area under vine

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23,000 ha, slightly larger than Alsace

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Nelson rainfall

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High at 900mm/year

102
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New Zealand wine region altitude

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  • Up to 400m (Central Otago)
  • Anything above 150m is considered high
103
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Central Otago rainfall

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Low at 360mm/year, with regional differences

104
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Gibbston altitude

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Very high for NZ at 300-450m, the highest and coolest of Central Otago subregions

105
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Huailai rainfall

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Extremely low at 200-300mm/year

106
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Shanxi and Shaanxi rainfall

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Low at 500-600mm/year

107
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Helan Mountain rainfall

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Extremely low 200mm/year

108
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Xinjiang and Gansu rainfall

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Extremely low at 80mm/year, Atacama level

109
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China wine region altitude

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  • Up to 3,000m in Yunnan
  • Gansu and Xinjiang on the Tibetan Plateau with over 1,000m above sea level
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Penglai rainfall

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Sufficient at 800mm/year with summer monsoon

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