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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?
- Ngaruroro river - Tukituki river created a series of exposed riverbeds
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What is the famous soil type in Hawke's Bay?
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?
Tutaekuri River Valley
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Which unoffical subregion is located the most coastal in Hawke's Bay?
Te Awanga
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What are the soil type, climate, and the growing grapes in Central Hawke's Bay GI?
- 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?
Bridge Pa (Triangle) - Free draining alluvial soils
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In which wine region has New Zealand's Capital city?
Wairarapa
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What are the two mountain ranges offering protection in Wairarapa?
- 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?
- Northland - Auckland - Central Otago
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Which wine region is producing 86% of New Zealand's bordeaux blend style wines?
Hawke's Bay
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What are the climate conditions in Wairarapa
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?
Martinborough Central Otago
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What are the 3 subregions in Wairarapa?
- Masterton (Unofficial) - Gladstone GI - Martinborough GI
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Which subregion in Wairarapa is famous for Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc?
Martinborough
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Where is the region that has the most sunshine hours in New Zealand?
Nelson
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What are the climate conditions in Nelson?
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?
Sauvignon Blanc
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What are the main grape varieties in Hawke's bay?
- Chardonnay - Bordeaux blend
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What are the official subregions in Auckland?
- Kumeu GI - Matakana GI - Waiheke Island GI
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What are the differences between Waimea Plains and Moutere Hills
- 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?
- Golden Bay (West) - Tasman Bay (East)
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What are the 3 unofficial subregions in Marlborough (From north to south)
- Wairau Valley - Southern Valley - Awatere Valley
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What are the climate conditions of Marlborough
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
- Cloudy Bay - Brancott Estate (Montana) - Villa Maria
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What are the two important rivers in Marlborough
- Wairau River - Awatere River
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What is the oldest commercial winery in New Zealand?
Misson Estate (1851), Hawke's Bay
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Where can you find richmond hills
- Nelson - Marlborough
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What are the subregions in Canterbury
- North Canterbury GI (Official) - Waipara Valley GI (Official) - Canterbury Plain (Unofficial)
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What are the famous grapes in Waipara Valley
- Pinot Noir - Riesling
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What are the two distinct soils in Waipara Valley
- Limestone in the east - Gravel in the west
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Waitaki Valley has rainshadow effect by?
Southern Alps
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What are the famous grapes in Waitaki Valley
- Pinot Noir - Pinot Gris
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Where is the Waitaki valley located
North east corner of Otago, southern boundary of Canterbury
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What are the climate conditions of Central Otago
- 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
Central Otago
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What are the famous grapes in Central Otago
Pinot Noir Pinot Gris
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Name the subregions in Central Otago from North to South
- Lake Wanaka - Bendigo - Gibbston - Cromwell Basin - Bannockburn GI (official) - Alexandria
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Which subregion is the coolest & warmest region in Central Otago
- Coolest : Gibbston - Warmest : Bannockburn GI
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