New Zealand Flashcards
When were the first Vines planted in New Zealand
Where were they
Who brought them and from where
1819
Kerikeri (Northland)
English missionary Samuel Marsden, from Australia
Who was James Busby
What was he responsible for
Scottish settler who brought Vine cuttings over from Sydney, aus
Credited with making New Zealand’s first wine around the late 1830s
Who established the wine industry in Hawke’s Bay and when?
French missionaries in 1851
(Mission Estate near city of Napier )
Was intended for production of sacramental wine only
What group had the most influence on New Zealand’s wine industry in the early 1900s? And where?
Dalmatians (modern day Croatia)in west Auckland
New Zealand had a strong temperance movement in the 1900s – when did drinking wine in a restaurant become legal?
1960
What is believed to be the first commercially available wine in nz
Where is it from
When was it available
Who made it
Sauvignon Blanc from matua road vineyard in Auckland
1974
Ross Spence
What winery produced Marlborough’s first commercially available Sauvignon Blanc
When was it released!
Montana (now brancott estate)
Wine maker was Wayne Thomas
Cuttings were provided to him by Ross Spence
1979
Government soil scientist Derek Milne emphasized which regions as the most suitable for viticulture through a report published in which year?
Martinborough (most importantly)
Marlborough
Waipara Valley in Canterbury
Published in 1978
When did New Zealand publish the geographical indications bill?
How many GI s are protected under it?
2016
18 regions are protected
If a vintage, variety, or region of origin is stated on a New Zealand wine label, what percentage of the stated vintage, variety, or region must it contain?
85% for all of the above
When was the New Zealand Screwcap initiative started, who started it, and why?
Started in 2001 by a group of nz winemakers because the quality of the corks being imported to Oceania in the 90s and early 2000s was notoriously poor and prone to TCA infection
