New Zealand

Question 1

What year were the first vines planted in NZ?

Answer 1

1819

Question 2

What is TUKU Collective?

Answer 2

An association of Maori wine producers promoting Maori culture

Question 3

What year did the temperance movement in NZ end?

Answer 3

1967 - Pubs could be open past 6pm

1989 - Wine could be sold in supermarkets; restaurants could sell past 8pm and Sundays

Question 4

Who produced the first commercially available Sauvignon Blanc in NZ?

Answer 4

Montana 1979

Question 5

What is Appellation Wine Marlborough?

Answer 5

A certification scheme for wines sustainably produced in Marlborough and bottled in NZ

Question 6

What is the name of the body of water that separates NZ from AUS?

Answer 6

Tasman Sea

Question 7

Most of the vineyards are planted on which coastline of NZ?

Answer 7

East, sheltered by the southern Alps

Question 8

What is the driest region in NZ?

Answer 8

Alexandra in Central Otago

Question 9

What year did NZ pass the GI Bill?

Answer 9

2016

Question 10

What is the most planted red grape in NZ?

Answer 10

Pinot Noir- 73%

Question 11

When was the first Central Otago Pinot Noir made?

Answer 11

1987

Question 12

What are the three regions of Auckland?

Answer 12

west Auckland

Matakana

Waiheke Island

Question 13

What is the most important grape of Gisborne?

Answer 13

Chardonnay

Question 14

What is Te Mata?

Answer 14

One of NZ most respected vineyards that produces Bordeaux blends from Hawkes Bay

Question 15

Who is Romeo Bragato?

Answer 15

Played a major in role in the development of NZ wine industry

studied suitable areas for viticulture

imported phylloxera resistant rootstock

Question 16

What is the climate of Hawkes Bay?

Answer 16

Temperate Maritime

Specializes in mid-late ripening varieties

Question 17

In what GI would you find Bridge Pa and Te Awanga?

Answer 17

Hawkes Bay

Question 18

What is the name of the river that created Gimblett Gravels?

Answer 18

Ngaruroro River

Question 19

What event created the Gimblett Gravels?

Answer 19

earthquake in 1867

Question 20

What is the most planted white grape of Hawkes Bay?

Answer 20

Sauvignon Blanc, although Chardonnay is better suited and more celebrated

Question 21

What is the most planted white grape of Hawkes Bay?

Answer 21

Sauvignon Blanc, although Chardonnay is better suited and more celebrated

Question 22

Martinborough GI is located in what region of NZ?

Answer 22

Wairarapa- Southern end of the N. Island

Question 23

What is the most important grape of Wairarapa?

Answer 23

Pinot Noir

Question 24

What is the name of the body of water that separates the North and South Islands?

Answer 24

Cook Strait

Question 25

What are the two main valley's of Marlborough?

Answer 25

Wairau Valley Awatere Valley

Question 26

What are the two main valley's of Marlborough?

Answer 26

Wairau Valley Awatere Valley

Question 27

What are the hills that protect Wairau Valley?

Answer 27

Richmond Ranges Wither Hills

Question 28

What is the main type of soil found in Marlborough?

Answer 28

Alluvial

Question 29

What is the name of the group trying to bring Champagne method wines global awareness in Marlborough?

Answer 29

Method Marlborough Must use 3 Champagne grapes min 18 months on lee's

Question 30

What are the two sub-regions of Nelson GI?

Answer 30

Waimea Plains Moutere Hills

Question 31

What is the most planted grape of Nelson GI?

Answer 31

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 32

Waipara Valley GI is located within what larger GI?

Answer 32

North Canterbury GI

Question 33

Where would you find Glasnevin Gravels?

Answer 33

Waipara Valley floor

Question 34

What are the most planted grapes of North Canterbury?

Answer 34

Pinot Noir Sauvignon Blanc

Question 35

Most of the plantings in Central Otago are located in what sub-regions?

Answer 35

Cromwell Bannockburn

Question 36

Name the sub-regions of Central Otago:

Answer 36

Bendigo Cromwell Bannockburn Gibbston Wanaka Alexandra

Question 37

What is the smallest wine region in NZ?

Answer 37

Waitaki Valley

Question 38

What are the two sub regions of Wairarapa?

Answer 38

Martinborough Gladstone

Question 39

What is the climate of Central Otago?

Answer 39

Continental

Question 40

What is the coolest sub-region of Central Otago?

Answer 40

Gibbston

Question 41

What is the warmest sub-region in Central Otago?

Answer 41

Bendigo

Question 42

What is the southern most wine region of Central Otago?

Answer 42

Alexandra

Question 43

Answer 43

A: Wanaka B: Bendigo C: Gibbston D: Cromwell E: Bannockburn F: Alexandra

Question 44

Answer 44

A: Wairau Valley B: Southern Valley C: Awatere Valley

Question 45

What is the climate of Marlborough?

Answer 45

Maritime

Question 46

What is the name of the river that flows through Wairau Valley?

Answer 46

Wairau River

Question 47

What is the main soil types found in Southern Valley?

Answer 47

Clay based soils