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New Zealand Flashcards

1
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New Zealand is situated 1200 miles ____ of Australia

A

east

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2
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primary topographic feature of New Zealand

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Southern Alps

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3
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Why are most vineyards in NZ located on the eastern side of the islands?

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Southern Alps provide RS on SI - there are some shorter mountain systems + several high volcanic mountains on the NI that provide similar function

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4
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__% of production is white wine

A

80

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5
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t/f: SB accounts for 65% of plantings

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true

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6
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top 3 white grapes of NZ

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Sauv Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris

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7
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top 2 red grapes

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PN, Merlot

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8
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New Zealand’s Geographical Indications (excluding the 3 enduring indications) must be renewed after the first _ yrs, and every __ years after

A

5; 10

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9
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New Zealand wine requirement for stated variety, vintage, origin

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85%

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10
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largest grower of PN

A

Marlborough

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11
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Methode Marlborough

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traditional method

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12
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the 3 unofficial subregions of Marlborough

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Wairau Valley
Awatere Valley
Southern Valleys

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13
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NZ’s 2nd most productive wine region

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Hawke’s Bay

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14
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Chardonnay capital of New Zealand

A

Gisborne

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15
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More than half the vines in Wairarapa are planted to…

A

Pinot Noir

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16
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Most import subregion of Wairarapa

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Martinborough

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17
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highest elevation wine region

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Central Otago

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18
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Where is the Waipara Valley situated?

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Waipara Valley - official subregion of North Canterbury

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19
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Nelson has one of the ______ climates in New Zealand

A

sunniest

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20
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Vines were first planted in NZ in ____; first wine produced in the late ___

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1819 - late 1830s

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21
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What were some of the factors that crippled NZ’s wine industry in the 20th century?

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Restrictive alcohol laws
Hybrids constituted the major plantings

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22
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Marlborough’s first commercial vineyards wasn’t established until ___

A

1973

23
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When did Marlborough blow up on the international radar?

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1985 - courtesy of Cloudy Bay Vineyards

24
Q

Why is mechanical harvesting more common than hand harvesting?

A

cheap labor is scarce in NZ - sparsely populated

25
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t/f: NZ has a higher price per bottle than any other country in the world

A

true - no mass production zones in NZ

26
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t/f: over 85% of New Zealand’s wines utilize screwcaps

A

true

27
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t/f: there are no laws governing enrichment, acidification, pruning, yields, or irrigation techniques

A

true

28
Q

Specialty of Auckland

A

Merlot/Cab Sauv blends

29
Q

Auckland is sandwiched between….

A

Northland and Waikato/Bay of Plenty

30
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traditional center of wine business

A

Auckland

31
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Where is Waiheke Island and what does it specialize in?

A

Subregion of Auckland - Bordeaux Blends

32
Q

Gisborne aka _______ Bay

A

Poverty

33
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the dominant grape of NZ’s Bordeaux blends

A

Merlot

34
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NZ’s oldest winery

A

Mission Estate (1851) - started by Catholic missionaries from France

35
Q

soils of Hawke’s Bay

A

Alluvial soils that progressively get more stony, gravelly, and rocky as you get closer to the coast

36
Q

96% of NZ’s wineries are certified by this 1994 initiative

A

Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand

37
Q

Waitaki Valley is known for its _____ soils

A

Limestone

38
Q

t/f: NZ Chard typically sees oak

A

true

39
Q

two prominent subregions of Auckland

A

Weiheke Island
Kumeu

40
Q

1st wine region in world the see the dawn

A

gisborne

41
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sparkling wine is a specialty of this region

A

Gisborne

42
Q

lead red of Gisborne

A

Merlot

43
Q

Gisborne is primarily known for Chardonnay, but _______ varieties grow well here as well

A

aromatic; eg viognier, gewurtztraminer

44
Q

white grapes of Hawke’s Bay

A

SB, Chard, PG

45
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Gimblett Gravels is known for Bordeaux varieties and _____

A

Syrah

46
Q

capital of NZ, and which island

A

Wellington - N Island

47
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Wairau vs Awatere expressions of SB

A

Wairau: warmer, more tropical
Awatere: cooler, more herbaceous

48
Q

Waipara Valley is known for these two varieties

A

PN and Riesling

49
Q

Where is extremely high quality Riesling made?

A

Waipara Valley

50
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Where is Waipara Valley?

A

Subregion of Canterbury

51
Q

What is unique about the ozone layer above Central Otago

A

the ozone layer is particularly thin above Central Otago; allowing more concentrated sunlight to hit the grapes

52
Q

Wanaka, Gibbston, Bannockburn, Alexandra, Bendigo, Cromwell are all subregions of…

A

Central Otago

53
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How does Gisborne benefit from being at the widest part of the country?

A

westerly winds are warmed as they cross the island; these winds push Chardonnay here to the tropical spectrum of aromas and flavors

54
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primary soils of New Zealand

A

very mixed; greywacke, schist, and volcanic (north island)

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