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1
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Describe Greywacke Soil?

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Dark colored, hard sandstone. With mudstone. (quartz and feldspar)

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How is Wairarapa affected by the mountain ranges and what are they?

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They provide a rain shadow keeping Wairarapa the direst in the North Island in the fall. Tararua and Rimutaka Ranges.

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List the four main Pinot Noir regions of New Zealand?

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Martinborough, Marlborough, Canterbury (Waipara), Central Otago

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List the three subregions of Marlborough from north to south.

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Wairau Valley

Southern Valleys

Awatere Valley

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List four subregions of Hawkes Bay?

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Gimblett Gravels

Nagaruroro

Esk Valley

Dartmoore Valley

Havelock North

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Name three subsidiary wineries of Montana and which one is known for sparkling wine.

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Brancott

Fairhall

Landauer (sparkling)

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Name two subregions of Canterbury and which one is quickly becoming a top region in New Zealand?

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Banks Peninsula

Waipara Valley (growing fast)

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Poverty Bay is another name for which New Zealand wine growing region and what is the most planted grape?

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Gisborne, Chardonnay

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What are the bodies of water the affect the climate of Nelson?

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Tasman Sea

Cook Strait

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What are the subregions located within the Hastings Area of Hawkes Bay?

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Gimblett Gravels

Havelock North

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What are the two most important subregions of Wairarapa?

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  • **Martinborough
  • Masterton**
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12
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What company owns Brancott Estate?

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Montana

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What company owns Cloudy Bay?

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LVMH

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What growers syndicate formed most recently in Marlborough and how many members are there?

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Appellation Marlborough Wine Scheme. Launched in 2018 with 36 members.

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What is the best quality subregion of Gisborne and what geographical feature makes it notable?

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Ormond: The Golden Slope (an escarpment) Best single vineyard Chardonnay. Consists of limestone topsoil.

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16
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What is Clevedon?

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The newest and southern most sub-region of Auckland.

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17
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What is considered the hottest region in New Zealand?

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Northland

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What is Kumeu?

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A subregion of Auckland and the home to the resurgence of the boutique wine industry there.

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What is Matakana?

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Northern most subregion of Auckland.

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What is Ohau?

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A new wine-growing subregion on the west coast north of Wellington and is yielding crisp, punchy Sauvignon Blanc.

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What is the body of water that separates Marlborough from Wairarapa?

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Cook Strait

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What is the famous Champagne House that teamed up with Montana in Marlborough?

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Duetz

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What is the largest producer of red wine in New Zealand?

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Hawkes Bay

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What is the most northern region in New Zealand?

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Northland. Northern most region on the North Island.

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What is the most northern region on the Southern Island of New Zealand?

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Nelson

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What is the most southern wine region on the North Island of New Zealand?

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Wairarapa

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What is the most northern subregion of Hawkes Bay?

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Esk Valley

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What is the mountain range that separates Nelson from Marlborough?

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The Richmond Ranges

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What is the name of Craggy Range’s wine in Martinborough and what styles of wine are produced?

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“Te Muna Road Vineyard” 92ha of stony, clay. Sauvignon Blanc & Pinot Noir

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What is the Nagaruroro River?

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The river that laid down the gravel/shingle soils of Gimblett Gravels.

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What is the second largest wine producing region in New Zealand?

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Hawkes Bay

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What is the soil make-up of the Awatere Valley?

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Sandy, alluvial loam topsoil over gravel, providing excellent drainage and limiting the vine vigor.

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What is the unique soil of Gimblett Gravels?

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Shingle Soils. Free draining gravel. Alluvial deposits of Greywacke. This also helps to retain heat.

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34
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What is the warmest subregion of Central Otago?

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Bendigo

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35
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What is the Waiheke Island?

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An island in the Hauraki Gulf and subregion of Auckland.

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36
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What is the mountain range that provides the rain shadow for the Southern Islands?

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Southern Alps

37
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What organization was created in 1986 to promote wines within a designated area of Martinborough?

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The Martinborough Terrace Appellation

38
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What region is home to the Hauraki Gulf and which subregion is most affected by it?

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Auckland, Waiheke Island

39
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What region is home to the largest wine companies?

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Auckland

40
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What region is the city of Christchurch located?

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Canterbury

41
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What requirements must a producer meet in order to claim Gimblett Gravels of the label?

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The must be able to prove that 95% of the grapes used to make the wine come from Gimblett Gravels wine-growing district and that 95% of the soils in the vineyard conform to the soil types defined in the designation of the district.

42
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What sets the Awatere Valley apart from the other subregions?

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Cooler, drier and windier further south that Wairau toward the Kaikoura Ranges.

43
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What style of wine is Wairapara known for?

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Pinot Noir

44
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What styles of wine would you typically find produced from Gimblett Gravels?

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Bordeaux Blends and Syrah

45
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What subregion of Central Otago has the most land planted to it?

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Cromwell Basin

46
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What wine region does the Tasman Bay most affect?

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Nelson

47
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What wine region in New Zealand would you find the Heretaunga Plains?

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Hawke’s Bay

48
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What wine region is commonly paired with Waikato?

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The Bay of Plenty

49
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What wine region lies directly south of Auckland?

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Waikato

50
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Where are the subregions of Bendigo and Bannockburn?

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Central Otago

51
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What is the min. required for both vintage and varietal on the label for New Zealand wine?

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85%

52
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Where would you find the region of Patutahi, Ormond and Riverpoint?

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Gisborne

53
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Where would you find the Pisa Mountain Range and what subregion is it in?

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Central Otago Cromwell Basin

54
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Where would you find the port city of Napier?

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Hawkes Bay

55
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Where would you find the producer the Milton Vineyards?

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Gisborne

56
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Which subregion of Marlborough contains the most land under vine?

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Wairau Valley. Contains 45% of vineyard acreage in Marlborough.

57
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Which subregion of Marlborough is most influenced by Cloudy Bay?

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Wairau Valley

58
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Which wine region in New Zealand is likely to have its grapes destined for bulk wine production?

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Gisborne

59
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Who owns Montana?

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Pernod Ricard

60
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Why is Merlot planted five times as much as Cabernet Sauvignon in Hawkes Bay?

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It ripens earlier.

61
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Who identified many of New Zealand’s modern wine regions?

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Romeo Bragato

62
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What is Albany Surprise?

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A hybrid grape that was New Zealand’s mosst planted grape in 1960’s

63
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All growers and producers in New Zealand belong to what organization?

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New Zealand Winegrowers

64
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What year was the Geographical Indication Registration Act put into action?

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2017

65
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What GI encompasses both islands and all regions of New Zealand?

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New Zealand GI

66
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If a spirit is labeled with a GI, what percentage of the spirit must come from that GI?

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100%

67
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What percentage of grapes must come from the state GI?

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85%

68
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What are the official sub-region GI’s of Auckland GI?

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- Matakana GI

- Waiheke Island GI

- Kumeu GI

69
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Name three unofficial subregions of Gisborne GI?

Name three official subregion of Gisborne GI?

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Unofficial Subregions: Golden Slope, Ormond, Ormond Valley, Mantutuke, Central Valley, Riverpoint, Patutahi, Patutahi Plateau, Waipaoa

Official Subregions: There are no official subregions.

70
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What are the unofficial subregion of Central Otago GI?

What are the official subregions of Central Otago GI?

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Unofficial subregions: Gibbston, Wanaka, Cromwell Basin, Bannockburn, Bendigo, Alexandra Basin

Official Subregions: There are no officially regonized subregion in Central Otago GI.

71
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What are the official subregion of Marlborough GI?

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There are no official subregion of Marlborogh GI.

Wairau Valley
Southern Valleys
Awatere Valley

(all unofficial)

72
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What are the sub-region GI’s of Wairarapa GI?

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- Martinborough GI

- Gladstone GI

73
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The Tasman Sea lies on which side of New Zealand?

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The west side.

74
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What mountain ranges lie in the west of Hawkes Bay GI?

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Ruahine & Kaweka ranges.

75
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What New Zealand wine region has a continental climate rather than a maritime climate?

A

Central Otago GI

76
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What is the most northen sub-region of Central Otago GI?

A

Wanaka

77
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What are the subregions of Central Otago? Which has the most total plantings?

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Wanaka
Gibbston
Alexandra Basin
Cromwell Basin - most planted
Bannockburn
Bendigo

78
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Which subregion of Marlborough is typically harvest last?

A

Awatere Valley

79
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Pegasus Bay, Pyramid Valley and Brancott Estate are located in what GI?

A

Canterburry GI

80
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Within what GI would you find Lake Wanaka?

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Central Otago GI

81
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Within what GI are the Moutere Hills?

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Nelson GI

82
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What river flows through Giborne?

A

Waipoa River

83
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What is the most renowned viticulture area of the Heretaunga Plains?

A

Gimblett Gravels

84
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What subregion fo Central Otago was officially recognized with its own GI in 2022?

A

Bannockburn

85
Q

Name two subregions of Nelson GI?

A

Motueke

Takaka (Golden Bay)

Upper Moutere (Moutere Hills)

Waimea Plains

86
Q

What body of water seperates New Zealand from Australia?

A

The Tasman Sea

87
Q

What river flows through Gisborne?

A

Waipoa

88
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Masterton is an unofficial sub-region of which larger wine region?

A

Wairarapa GI

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