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New Zealand Flashcards

1
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Climate

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Maritime
S island - mountains to w protect w wind & excess rain from Tasman sea, drier & less fungal disease pressure v north island
N island - warmer
Long sunshine hoursSea breeze cooling influence
Risk rain at ripening
Cool Pacific Ocean moderates temp
Diurnal range

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S Blanc aromas n island

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Tropical

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3
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S Blanc aromas s island

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Gooseberry green bell pepper

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4
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Why are differing styles increasingly found for Sauvignon blanc

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No gi specific wine regulations

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5
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Main grape varieties

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S Blanc >60%
P noir 15
Chardonnay <10
P gris

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6
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Chardonnay style

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Tropical

Oak sweet spice toast

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7
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Viticulture in NZ

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Double guyot trellised vsp
Trained high - long sunshine hours don’t need reflected heat from ground
Sunburn - leaf positioning, high uv levels
Low density 2 -2.5k
Mechanisation
H yields 70 - fertile soil & sufficient water
Canopy mgmt for quality - vigerous growth from soil, water, sun
Risk fungal
Birds - netting, scarers
Tropical cyclones can b issue fruit set & harvest

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8
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Climate n island

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Moderate maritime except wairapa is cool maritime

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9
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Style Chardonnay gusbourne

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Inexpensive simple & fruity

To premium f body outstanding creamy, ripe fruit, barrel fermented

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10
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Style Pinot gris

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Inexpensive simple to premium lees stirring

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11
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Gusbourne grape varieties

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Chardonnay > 50

P gris

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12
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Viticulture gusbourne

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Devigorating rootstock - sufficient water, fertile soil, to reduce excess growth
Canopy mgmt- reduce excess growth
Rain @ harvest - picking key to reduce rot

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13
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Which areas are in north island

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Auckland 
Greater Auckland 
Gusbourne 
Hawkes bay
Wairapa
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14
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Climate Hawkes bay

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Moderate maritime - like Bordeaux
Warmest area
Altitude cooling

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15
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Hawkes bay similar to which other wine region down to soil

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Bordeaux medoc gravel alluvy

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16
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Which 2 areas in Hawkes bay have high reputation for red wine

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Gimblett gravel - irrigation required as free drain soil
Bridge pa - clay loam doesn’t need irrigation
Frost can issue for both areas

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17
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Syrah Hawkes bay

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Concentrated blackberry pepper
M+ acidity
Barriques

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18
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Grape variety Hawkes bay

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Bordeaux blend - merlot, cab sav
Syrah
Chardonnay
Malbec

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19
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Why is merlot mainly grown Hawkes bay v cab sav

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Cab sav struggle to ripen cool years

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20
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Merlot style Hawkes bay

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Simple inexpensive to outstanding premium with barriques

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21
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Chardonnay style Hawkes bay

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Simple inexpensive to premium stone fruits grapefruit, m acidity, fb, struck match, gd to outstanding

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22
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Most famous area of wairapa

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Martinborough

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23
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Style wairapa p noir

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V gd to outstanding 
M+ acidity 
Red cherry, blk plum
M to m+ tannins 
Concentrated 
Maturation barriques
24
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Grape variety wairarapa known for

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P noir - elegant & perfumes

S Blanc not too herbaceous

25
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Why does wairarapa p noir have more fine grain tannins than elsewhere

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Small grapes thick skins

26
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Soil wairapa

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Alluvial gravel and silt- silt = cooling slowing ripening

27
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Climates wairapa

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Cool maritime
Large diurnal rang - retains acidity, slows ripening
Low yields if strong winds during flowering & fruit set

28
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S Blanc wairarapa

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Premium
V good to outstanding
More restrained herbaceous & fruit notes
Some premium wild yeast, lees , partial barrel fermentation

29
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Grape varieties Marlborough

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S Blanc
Chardonnay
P noir

30
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Is irrigation used in Marlborough

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Yes due to free draining soil- alluvial

31
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Why is mechanisation commonly used in Marlborough

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Flat land
Flavour precursors for passion fruit & green bell pepper higher with mechanisation (+5 time) due to short skin maceration that occurs from picking to transportation

32
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2 estuary valleys in Marlborough

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Wairau

Awatere

33
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Climate wairau valley Marlborough

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Like Martinborough long sunny days

Diff aspects and altitudes give range for producers to work with

34
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Climate awatere valley in Marlborough

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Drier cooler windier

35
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Awatare Sauvignon Blanc style

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More herbaceous

Drier cooler windier

36
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Grape varieties nelson

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S Blanc
P noir
P gris

37
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Regions s island

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Marlborough
Nelson
Canterbury
Central otago

38
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2 viticulture area Canterbury

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Plain round Christchurch

Waipara valley

39
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Climate Canterbury

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Plain - cooling influence pacific, slightly warming from nw wind

Wairapa- hills protect ocean influence, warming nw wind

40
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Grape varieties Canterbury

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S Blanc

P noir

41
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Climate central otago

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Continental
Frost risk - spring summer
H sunlight intensity- h abv
Sheltered maritime influence by mountains all sides

42
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Grape variety central otago

A

P noir f body

43
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Winemaking s Blanc

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Protective - stainless steel
Yeast cultured selected to increase aromatics 
Low fermentation temps - fruit
Mlf avoided - fruity, h acidity 
Minimal ageing - stainless steel, fruity
Ascorbic acid & so2 bottling so fresh
Bottles screw cap- fresh
44
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Pronounced s Blanc in vineyard

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Canopy mgmt - ripe fruit, h sunshine, water
High diurnal range - long growing season, intense aromas, h acidity
Row orientation- shady more herbaceous, sunny more ripe & tropical
Early picking if want herbaceous
Mechanisation so skin contact & more herbaceous

45
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What different wine techniques are white wine producers experimenting with for premium small volume wines

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Skin contact - texture & aroma
Ambient yeast - complexity
Oak ageing
High solids fermentation

46
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Are there strict appellation laws

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No growers can plant where like

47
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Geographical indicators established in 2017 what does it register

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Names such as Marlborough

48
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Red wine making high volume fruity

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Mid range temp
Cultured yeast
Neutral vessels

49
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Premium wine making - p noir & Syrah

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S/times whole bunch fermentation- herbal floral
Cold maceration/ colour & aromas p noir
Matured barriques (Bordeaux varieties) or large oak ( p noir)

50
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Sweet wine

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Botrytis Semillon & Riesling but also late harvest

Fermentation- so2 stopped & filtered or natural

51
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Wine business

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Supermarkets, hospitality 
Export 5/6
USA
Uk 
Australia
52
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Why is bulk shipping important

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1/3 of all sales

Trend in market bottling

53
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What do New Zealand wine do

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Marketing of nz wines
Use of influences
Promotion sommelier

54
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Climate s island

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Cool maritime except central otago - more continental

55
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Latitude

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36to 46

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