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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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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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What is Clevedon?

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The newest and southern most sub-region of Auckland.

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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?
**Nelson**
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What is the most southern wine region on the North Island of New Zealand?
Wairarapa
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What is the most northern subregion of Hawkes Bay?
**Esk Valley**
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What is the mountain range that separates Nelson from Marlborough?
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?
"Te Muna Road Vineyard" 92ha of stony, clay. Sauvignon Blanc & Pinot Noir
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What is the Nagaruroro River?
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?
Hawkes Bay
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What is the soil make-up of the Awatere Valley?
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?
Shingle Soils. Free draining gravel. Alluvial deposits of Greywacke. This also helps to retain heat.
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What is the warmest subregion of Central Otago?
Bendigo
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What is the Waiheke Island?
An island in the Hauraki Gulf and subregion of Auckland.
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What is the mountain range that provides the rain shadow for the Southern Islands?
Southern Alps
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What organization was created in 1986 to promote wines within a designated area of Martinborough?
The Martinborough Terrace Appellation
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What region is home to the Hauraki Gulf and which subregion is most affected by it?
Auckland, Waiheke Island
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What region is home to the largest wine companies?
Auckland
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What region is the city of Christchurch located?
Canterbury
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What requirements must a producer meet in order to claim Gimblett Gravels of the label?
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.
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What sets the Awatere Valley apart from the other subregions?
Cooler, drier and windier further south that Wairau toward the Kaikoura Ranges.
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What style of wine is Wairapara known for?
Pinot Noir
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What styles of wine would you typically find produced from Gimblett Gravels?
Bordeaux Blends and Syrah
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What subregion of Central Otago has the most land planted to it?
Cromwell Basin
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What wine region does the Tasman Bay most affect?
Nelson
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What wine region in New Zealand would you find the Heretaunga Plains?
Hawke's Bay
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What wine region is commonly paired with Waikato?
The Bay of Plenty
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What wine region lies directly south of Auckland?
Waikato
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Where are the subregions of Bendigo and Bannockburn?
Central Otago
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What is the min. required for both vintage and varietal on the label for New Zealand wine?
85%
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Where would you find the region of Patutahi, Ormond and Riverpoint?
Gisborne
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Where would you find the Pisa Mountain Range and what subregion is it in?
Central Otago Cromwell Basin
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Where would you find the port city of Napier?
Hawkes Bay
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Where would you find the producer the Milton Vineyards?
Gisborne
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Which subregion of Marlborough contains the most land under vine?
Wairau Valley. Contains 45% of vineyard acreage in Marlborough.
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Which subregion of Marlborough is most influenced by Cloudy Bay?
Wairau Valley
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Which wine region in New Zealand is likely to have its grapes destined for bulk wine production?
Gisborne
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Who owns Montana?
Pernod Ricard
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Why is Merlot planted five times as much as Cabernet Sauvignon in Hawkes Bay?
It ripens earlier.
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Who identified many of New Zealand's modern wine regions?
Romeo Bragato
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What is Albany Surprise?
A hybrid grape that was New Zealand's mosst planted grape in 1960's
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All growers and producers in New Zealand belong to what organization?
New Zealand Winegrowers
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What year was the Geographical Indication Registration Act put into action?
2017
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What GI encompasses both islands and all regions of New Zealand?
New Zealand GI
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If a spirit is labeled with a GI, what percentage of the spirit must come from that GI?
100%
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What percentage of grapes must come from the state GI?
85%
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What are the official sub-region GI's of **Auckland GI**?
**- Matakana GI** **- Waiheke Island GI** **- Kumeu GI**
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Name three *unofficial* subregions of **Gisborne GI**? Name three *official* subregion of **Gisborne GI**?
**Unofficial Subregions:** Golden Slope, Ormond, Ormond Valley, Mantutuke, Central Valley, Riverpoint, Patutahi, Patutahi Plateau, Waipaoa **Official Subregions:** There are no *official* subregions.
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What are the *unofficial* subregion of **Central Otago GI?** What are the *official* subregions of **Central Otago GI?**
**Unofficial subregions:** Gibbston, Wanaka, Cromwell Basin, Bannockburn, Bendigo, Alexandra Basin **Official Subregions:** There are no officially regonized subregion in Central Otago GI.
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What are the *official* subregion of **Marlborough GI**?
There are no *official* subregion of **Marlborogh GI.** Wairau Valley Southern Valleys Awatere Valley (all unofficial)
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What are the sub-region GI's of **Wairarapa GI**?
**- Martinborough GI** **- Gladstone GI**
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The Tasman Sea lies on which side of New Zealand?
The west side.
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What mountain ranges lie in the west of **Hawkes Bay GI**?
Ruahine & Kaweka ranges.
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What New Zealand wine region has a continental climate rather than a maritime climate?
**Central Otago GI**
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What is the most northen sub-region of **Central Otago GI**?
Wanaka
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What are the subregions of Central Otago? Which has the most total plantings?
Wanaka Gibbston Alexandra Basin Cromwell Basin - most planted Bannockburn Bendigo
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Which subregion of Marlborough is typically harvest last?
Awatere Valley
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Pegasus Bay, Pyramid Valley and Brancott Estate are located in what GI?
**Canterburry GI**
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Within what GI would you find Lake Wanaka?
Central Otago GI
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Within what GI are the Moutere Hills?
Nelson GI
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What river flows through Giborne?
Waipoa River
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What is the most renowned viticulture area of the Heretaunga Plains?
Gimblett Gravels
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What subregion fo Central Otago was officially recognized with its own GI in 2022?
Bannockburn
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Name two subregions of Nelson GI?
Motueke Takaka (Golden Bay) Upper Moutere (Moutere Hills) Waimea Plains
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What body of water seperates New Zealand from Australia?
The Tasman Sea
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What river flows through Gisborne?
Waipoa
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Masterton is an unofficial sub-region of which larger wine region?
Wairarapa GI

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