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What are the white grapes cultivated in New Zealand? Name 5

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  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • Gewurztraminer
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What are the red grapes cultivated in New Zealand? Name 5

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  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Malbec
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Name Wine Region in New Zealand’s North Island

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  • Northland
  • Auckland
  • Waikato & Bay of Plenty
  • Gisborne
  • Hawke’s Bay
  • Wairarapa
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Name Wine regions in New Zealand’s South Island

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  • Nelson
  • Marlborough
  • Canterbury
  • Waipara Valley
  • Central Otago
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What are the grape varieties in Gisborne?

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  • Chardonnay
  • Aromatic Whites (Gewurztrminer, Viognier, Chenin Blanc, Pinot Gris, Muscat, Sauvignon Blanc)
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Syrah
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Where is the most easterly wine-growing region?

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Gisborne

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Where is the world’s first region to see the sun rise each day?

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Gisborne

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What is the climate in Gisborne and What are the influences?

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Warm, dry maritime climate
- Warm : moderated by Pacific Ocean
- Dry : sheltered by Hills and Mountains

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What is the largest privately owned New Zealand wine producer, and where they are based at?

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Brancott and Villa Maria, Gisborne

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What is the oldest wine growing sub-region of Gisborne?

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Manutuke

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Where is Poverty Bay?

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in Gisborne

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What is the Southern most sub-region of the North Island?

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Martinborough

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What is the Northern most wine region of the South Island?

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Nelson

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Name the 6 wine regions in Central Otago

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  • Lake Wanaka
  • Bendigo
  • Cromwell
  • Gibbston
  • Bannockburn
  • Alexandria
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Which wine region in New Zealand is the world’s most southerly wine region?

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Central Otago

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What are the grapes in Central Otago?

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  • Pinot Noir (70%)
  • Pinot Gris
  • Riesling
  • Chardonnay
  • Gewurztraminer
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Which wine region has the biggest production in New Zealand?

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Marlborough

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What is the mountain range in South Island in New Zealand?

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Southern Alps

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What is the climate condition in Northland?

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  • Sub tropical climate
  • Humid and rainy
  • Prone to rot
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What are the official sub-region GIs in Auckland? Name 2

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  • Matakana GI : Rich Pinot Gris, merlot Blends
  • Waiheke Island GI : Bordeaux Blends, Syrah
  • Kumeu
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What are the climate conditions in Auckland?

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  • Maritime influence by Pacific Ocean to the East, Tasman Sea to the West
  • High rainfall, High Humidity
  • Prone to rot
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What are the climate conditions in Gisborne?

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  • Maritime climate
  • Warm : moderated by nearby Ocean
  • Dry : protected by hill and mountains
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What is the official subregion of Hawke’s Bay?

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  • Central Hawke’s Bay GI
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What are the climate conditions in Hawke’s Bay?

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Warm, dry maritime climate

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What are the two rivers in the Hawke’s bay region?

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  • Ngaruroro river
  • Tukituki river
    created a series of exposed riverbeds
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What is the famous soil type in Hawke’s Bay?

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Gimblett Gravels district
- Stony gravel soils with a thin layer of find sand and exposed river stones

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In which unoffical subregion has New Zealand’s first large scale single vineyard Chardonnay?

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Tutaekuri River Valley

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Which unoffical subregion is located the most coastal in Hawke’s Bay?

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Te Awanga

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What are the soil type, climate, and the growing grapes in Central Hawke’s Bay GI?

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  • Much more limestone
  • Much cooler climate in Hawke’s Bay
  • Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
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Which unofficial subregion in Hawke’s Bay has the oldest soil?

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Bridge Pa (Triangle)
- Free draining alluvial soils

31
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In which wine region has New Zealand’s Capital city?

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Wairarapa

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What are the two mountain ranges offering protection in Wairarapa?

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  • Ruahine Ranges (warm, north-westerly winds in summer)
  • Tararua Ranges (cold, south-easterly winds and rains)
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Which areas are the exceptions of Rain Shadow effect in New Zealand?

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  • Northland
  • Auckland
  • Central Otago
34
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Which wine region is producing 86% of New Zealand’s bordeaux blend style wines?

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Hawke’s Bay

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What are the climate conditions in Wairarapa

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Protection by two mountain ranges from north and south winds
dry, sunny, cool, windy
Large diurnal temperature
Low rainfall

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What are the two regions producing world class pinot noir in New Zealand?

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Martinborough
Central Otago

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What are the 3 subregions in Wairarapa?

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  • Masterton (Unofficial)
  • Gladstone GI
  • Martinborough GI
38
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Which subregion in Wairarapa is famous for Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc?

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Martinborough

39
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Where is the region that has the most sunshine hours in New Zealand?

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Nelson

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What are the climate conditions in Nelson?

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Tasman Mountain in the west
Richmond Hill in the east
small diurnal temperature
cool maritime climate

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What is the main grape in Nelson?

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Sauvignon Blanc

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What are the main grape varieties in Hawke’s bay?

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  • Chardonnay
  • Bordeaux blend
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What are the official subregions in Auckland?

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  • Kumeu GI
  • Matakana GI
  • Waiheke Island GI
44
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What are the differences between Waimea Plains and Moutere Hills

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  • Waimea Plains requires irrigation, resulting light body wines
  • Moutere Hills allows dry-farm, providing fuller bodied wines
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What are the two bays near Nelson?

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  • Golden Bay (West)
  • Tasman Bay (East)
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What are the 3 unofficial subregions in Marlborough (From north to south)

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  • Wairau Valley
  • Southern Valley
  • Awatere Valley
47
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What are the climate conditions of Marlborough

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Protection from autumn storms and warm northerly winds by
- Richmond hills to the west
- Wither hills to the east
Large diurnal temperature

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What are the famous producers in Marlborough

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  • Cloudy Bay
  • Brancott Estate (Montana)
  • Villa Maria
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What are the two important rivers in Marlborough

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  • Wairau River
  • Awatere River
50
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What is the oldest commercial winery in New Zealand?

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Misson Estate (1851), Hawke’s Bay

51
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Where can you find richmond hills

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  • Nelson
  • Marlborough
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What are the subregions in Canterbury

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  • North Canterbury GI (Official)
  • Waipara Valley GI (Official)
  • Canterbury Plain (Unofficial)
53
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What are the famous grapes in Waipara Valley

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  • Pinot Noir
  • Riesling
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What are the two distinct soils in Waipara Valley

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  • Limestone in the east
  • Gravel in the west
55
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Waitaki Valley has rainshadow effect by?

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Southern Alps

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What are the famous grapes in Waitaki Valley

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  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Gris
57
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Where is the Waitaki valley located

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North east corner of Otago, southern boundary of Canterbury

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What are the climate conditions of Central Otago

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  • high diurnal temperature
  • low humidity, risk to frost (Wind Turbins, helicopters)
  • Semi continental climate
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Which region in New Zealand is the world’s most southerly wine growing region

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Central Otago

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What are the famous grapes in Central Otago

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Pinot Noir
Pinot Gris

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Name the subregions in Central Otago from North to South

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  • Lake Wanaka
  • Bendigo
  • Gibbston
  • Cromwell Basin
  • Bannockburn GI (official)
  • Alexandria
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Which subregion is the coolest & warmest region in Central Otago

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  • Coolest : Gibbston
  • Warmest : Bannockburn GI
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