New Zealand Flashcards
NEW ZEALAND -highlights
New Zealand has notable potential for sparking, why? and why doesnt it?
cool climate to grow Chardonnay and PN
Success of Sauv Blanc means sparking is only a small part
NEW ZEALAND -highlights
what kind of styles are made here?
traditional method bottle fermented –
-some carbonated wines made also
NEW ZEALAND -highlights
Describe the characteristics of the trad method?
mid to premium
-med intensity aromas of apple, lemon , lightly toasty,
high acidity
brut style
good to very good in quality , with some outstanding
NEW ZEALAND -Growing Env & Grape Growing
Southern Island?
both islands make sparking
more elegant is found in the south -colder
Marlborough -produces 2/3 country’s vineyards has highest production
Central Otago- where PN grows has a few producers
NEW ZEALAND -Growing Env & Grape Growing
northern island
both islands make sparking – south is more elegant
Gisborne – home to large volume of sparklin wine brands
-produce fuller bodied styles with lower acidity and less finesse
NEW ZEALAND -Growing Env & Grape Growing
describe the growing env and potential hazards?
prevalent NW wind helps remove air moisture quickly
low risk of late frost or hail storms & fungal disease
high level of transpiration from land and vines
moderate rainfall & free draining alluvial soil
need irrigated.
or good access to underground water table
NEW ZEALAND -Growing Env & Grape Growing
harvest considerations?
sparking wine begins 2 weeks before still wines
beneficial b/c autumn rain and the tail end of tropical cyclones can challenge later in the harvest
___ when potential ABV is between 10-11%
NEW ZEALAND – Winemaking
varietals and style produced here?
typically a blend based on PN and Chardonnay
higher quality produced traditional
biggest sparking wine producer use transfer
inexpensive tend to be carbonation
NEW ZEALAND – Winemaking
whose fruit is used for what kind of producer?
small producer use their own fruit
larger producers contract w/ grape growers
NEW ZEALAND – Winemaking
custom crush option for smaller producer?
many do not have equipment or expertise to make trad
send blended still wine to a contact facility for the addition of triage
bottle returned to producer for 2nd ferm and age
sent facility to disgorge and dosage
NEW ZEALAND – Winemaking
option for trad wine used?
quality – pick by hand & press whole bunches
most used cultured yeast for 1st ferm- purity of fruit
tend to use MLF to reduce very high acidity levels & prevent the reaction from occurring later
Some producer block MLF to preserve high acidity
NEW ZEALAND – Winemaking
aging lengths options?
trad for transfer used extended ageing on lees
typically 18 months
add extra complexity and depth
some use reserve wine to add complexity to NV bottlings
NEW ZEALAND – Winemaking
Brut dosage?
some 0 are made
-No. 1 Family Estate founded by Champagne family Daniel Brun
makes the least expensive sparking wine
with 18 months lees & 9g/L
NEW ZEALAND – Winemaking
sparking Sauv Blanc birth
record harvest in 2008 lead to oversupply
employed carbonation method
brief flurry of success, 60,000 liters were exported in 2017
Pinot Gris are also sold domestically but rarely exported
NEW ZEALAND – Winemaking
Characteristics of sparking Sauv Blanc?
Intensity: Medium +
Flavors: green capsicum, passion fruit, no autolytic character
Acidy: high
length: medium –
