New Zealand

Question 1

What are the GI’s of North Island?

Answer 1

Northland
Auckland
Waikato/ Bay of Plenty
Gisborne
Wairarapa

Question 2

What are the GI’s of South Island?

Answer 2

Nelson
Marlborough
Canterbury
Central Otago

Question 2

What are the three sub’s of Auckland?

Answer 2

Matakana GI
Kumeu GI
Waiheke Island GI

Question 3

Where could I find Poverty Bay?

Answer 3

Gisborne

Question 4

Where could I find Hastings?

Answer 4

Hawkes Bay

Question 5

What are the sub’s of Hawkes Bay?

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Describe the climate of Wairarapa.

Answer 6

Cool maritime climate with cool winds that make for small bunches with thick skinned grapes

Question 7

What are the sub’s of Wairarapa?

Answer 7

Martinborough GI
Gladstone GI
Masterton

Question 8

What are the sub’s of Marlborough?

Answer 8

Wairau Valley
Awatere Valley
Southern Valleys

Question 9

What are the sub’s of Nelson?

Answer 9

Motueka
Takaka (Golden Bay)
Upper Moutere (Moutere Hills)
Waimea Plains

Question 10

Name a principal producer in Nelson.

Answer 10

Neudorf

Question 11

Around which town is North Canterbury centered?

Answer 11

Waipara

Question 12

Where could I find Pegasus Bay?

Answer 12

North Canterbury

Question 13

Where could I find Teviotdale Hills?

Answer 13

North Canterbury.
This geographic feature blocks the cool eastern winds from Pegasus Bay.

Question 14

Where could I find Waikari and what’s the main soil type here?

Answer 14

Waikari is a small settlement in North Canterbury GI.
Limestone.

Question 15

Describe Central Otago’s climate.

Answer 15

Continental, arid climate - although Wanaka sees an average of 700mm of rainfall.

Question 16

What are the sub’s of Central Otago?

Answer 16

Gibbston (western most)
Bendigo
Bannockburn GI
Cromwell Basin (Pisa, Lowburn)
Wanaka
Alexandra Basin

Question 17

Where could I find Lake Dunstan?

Answer 17

Central Otago

Question 18

What’s the GI called which is located in northern Otago?

Answer 18

Waitaki Valley North Otago

Question 19

Name a principal producer in Waiheke Island.

Answer 19

Man O’War

Question 20

Name principal producers in Martinborough GI.

Answer 20

Dry River
Ata Rangi

Question 21

Name principal producers in Hawkes Bay.

Answer 21

Craggy Range
Esk Valley Estate
Sacred Hill
Sileni
Te Mata
Trinity Hill

Question 22

What are the GI’s of Canterbury GI?

Answer 22

North Canterbury GI
Waipara Valley/ Waipara GI

Question 23

What’s the GI of Hawkes Bay GI?

Answer 23

Central Hawkes Bay GI

Question 24

What are the sub's of Waikato/ Bay of Plenty GI?

Answer 24

Te Kauwhata Te Awamutu Coromandel Peninsula Lake Taupo Hamilton Rotorua

Question 25

Name principal producers in Central Otago.

Answer 25

Rippon Peregrine Felton Road Mt. Difficulty

Question 26

Name principal producers in Auckland GI.

Answer 26

Kumeu River, Matua Valley, Babich, Cable Bay, Stonyridge, Pernod Ricard NZ, Villa Maria

Question 27

Name principal producers in Canterbury GI.

Answer 27

Pegasus Bay, Pyramid Valley, Mud House, Giesen

Question 28

Describe soils in Hawke's Bay.

Answer 28

Omahu Gravels with silt, clay and sand.

Question 29

Name two unofficial subregions in Coastal area of Hawke's Bay.

Answer 29

Te Awanga Northern Esk Valley

Question 30

What are the two rivers in Hawke's Bay?

Answer 30

Ngaruroro River Tukituki River

Question 31

Name principal producers in Hawke's Bay.

Answer 31

Craggy Range Esk Valley Estate Sacred Hill Sileni Te Mata Trinity Hill

Question 32

Where could I find the Herataunga Plains?

Answer 32

Hawke's Bay, it has the Gimblett Gravels in it.

Question 33

Where could I find Aorangi and Tararua Ranges, Ruamahanga River?

Answer 33

Wairarapa region

Question 34

Principal producers in Wairarapa?

Answer 34

Ata Rangi Dry River Palliser Estate Voss Estate

Question 35

What causes the deep coloured wines in Central Otago?

Answer 35

Intense UV-light causes thicker skins and deeply coloured Pinot Noir.

Question 36

Where could I find Waitaki Valley?

Answer 36

Central Otago

Question 37

What are the unofficial subregions of Gisborne?

Answer 37

Hexton Hills (Golden Slope), Ormond, Ormond Valley, Manutuke, Central Valley, Riverpoint, Patutahi, Patutahi Plateau, Waipaoa.