New Zealand

Question 1

What is Gisborne’s most planted grape?

Answer 1

Chardonnay

Question 2

What type of soil is found in Marlborough?

Answer 2

Sandy, alluvial loam topsoil over gravel

*excellent drainage

Question 3

Which region of New Zealand has the driest climate?

Answer 3

Hawkes Bay

• Has various soil types
• Major grapes: Merlot, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec

Question 4

James Busby first recorded wine production in New Zealand in which century?

Answer 4

19th (1830)

Question 5

New Zealand wines must contain a minimum ______% of the stated grape.

Answer 5

85

Question 6

New Zealand wines labeled with a GI must contain a minimum ______% of grapes from the stated GI.

Answer 6

85

Question 7

New Zealand spirits labeled with a GI:

______% of the spirit must come from the stated GI.

Answer 7

100

Question 8

______ is New Zealand’s largest winemaking company and established Marlborough’s first commercial vineyard in 1979, but ______ Vineyards put Marlborough on the map!

Answer 8

1. Montana

2. Cloudy Bay

Question 9

Waiheke Island is a subregion of what GI?

Answer 9

Auckland GI

Question 10

What GI of New Zealand has land dedicated to plantings of Gewürztraminer?

Answer 10

Gisborne GI

Question 11

To use “Gimblett Gravels” or “Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing District” on a label, a producer must source ______% of the grapes from within the appellation.

Answer 11

95

Question 12

Martinborough GI is a subregion of ______ GI.

Answer 12

Wairarapa GI

Question 13

What is the most planted red grape of the South Island (NZ)?

Answer 13

Pinot Noir

Question 14

Name some viticultural hazards of the South Island (NZ).

Answer 14

Frost and rot

Question 15

Gimblett Gravels is an unofficial subregion of the ______ GI.

Answer 15

Hawke’s Bay

Question 16

Subregions of Marlborough? (all currently unofficial subregions)

Answer 16

Wairau Valley, Southern Valleys, Awatere Valley

Question 17

Subregions of Wairarapa?

Answer 17

Martinborough GI, Gladstone GI

Masterson (unofficial)

Question 18

Subregions of Hawke’s Bay?

Answer 18

Central Hawke’s Bay GI

(*Te Awanga, Northern Esk Valley, Mohaka, Esk River Valley, Tutaekuri River Valley, Ngaruroro River Valley, Korokipo, Bridge Pa, Gimblett Gravels, Ohiti, Havelock North – all unofficial)
*Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing District (not currently a GI)

Question 19

Subregions of Central Otago? (all currently unofficial subregions)

Answer 19

Gibbston, Wanaka, Cromwell Basin, Bannockburn, Bendigo, Alexandra Basin

Question 20

True/False:

ALL New Zealand producers and growers belong to the New Zealand Winegrowers organization.

Answer 20

True

*Formed in 2002