NEW ZEALAND Flashcards
NZ - Climate
Maritime
NZ - Topography
Mountains: Southern Alps (South Island)
Separation: Cook Strait
NZ NORTH ISLAND - Appellations
Northland (Pinot Gris/Chardonnay)
Auckland (Pinot Gris/Chardonnay)
Waikato/Bay of plenty
Gisborne (Pinot Gris/Chardonnay)
Hawke’s Bay (Pinot Gris/Chardonnay/CabS/Syrah/Sauv Blanc)
Wairarapa (Pinot Gris/Sauv Blanc/Pinot Noir)
NZ SOUTH ISLAND - Appellations
Nelson (Pinot Gris/CH/Pinot Noir/Sauv B)
Marlborough (Sauv B/Pinot Noir/RS/CH/PG)
Canterburry (PG/PN/RS/SB)
Central Otago (PG/PN/RS/CH)
NZ - GI establishment date
2016
NZ - labelling laws
Pre-2006 : 75%
Post-2006: 85%
NZ - NORTHLAND GI sub regions
Kerikeri
Kaitaia
Whangarei
NZ- NORTHLAND GI plantings
76ha
CH/PG
Syrah/Merlot/Cab S/Pinotage
NZ - CANTERBURY GI sub regions
North Canterbury GI
Waipara Valley/Waipara GI
Canterbury Plains
NZ - CANTERBURRY plantings
1500ha
PN/SB/RIESLING/PG/CH
NZ - CANTERBURY topography
RIVERS Waimakariri, Waipara,
MOUNTAINS Puketeraki Range,
PLAINS Canterbury Plains
NZ - CANTERBURY producers
Pegasus Bay
Pyramid Valley
Bell Hill
Giesein
NZ - GISBORNE sub regions
Hexton Hills (Golden Slope),
Ormond,
Ormond Valley,
Manutuke,
Central Valley,
Riverpoint,
Patutahi,
Patutahi Plateau,
Waipaoa
NZ - GISBORNE plantings
1245ha
White dominant: CH/PG/RS/GEW
Red: CAB S/ MERLOT
NZ - GISBORNE topography
RIVER: Waipaoa,
BAY: Poverty Bay,
MOUNTAIN: Raukumara Range
NZ - GISBORNE producers
Millton
NZ - AUCKLAND Sub regions
Kumeu GI,
Matakana GI,
Waiheke Island GI,
South Auckland,
West Auckland,
Clevedon,
Huapai,
Henderson
NZ - AUCKLAND topography
Pacific Ocean,
MOUNTAINS: Waitakere Ranges
NZ - AUCKLAND plantings
285ha
CH/PG
MERLOT/SYRAH
NZ - AUCKLAND soils
Volcanic & heavy clay
Oldest Wine Region?
Hawke’s Bay
Largest Wine Region
Marlborough
Largest Wine Producing Regions
Marlborough (58%)
Hawke’s Bay (20%)
Gisborne (16%)
Total area planted?
41000ha
3 most planted varieties
Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Noir
Chardonnay
Most expensive wine in NZ
Destiny Bay Magna Praemia $346
Top wines in NZ
Destiny Bay Magna Praemia
Kusuda Pinot Noir
Destiny Bay Mystae
Bell Hill PN
Oldest winery
Mission Estate Winery (1851)
CENTRAL OTAGO topography
RIVERS: Clutha River (s)
LAKES : Dunstan
CENTRAL OTAGO - hottest sub region
Bannockburn
CENTRAL OTAGO - coldest sub region
Gibbston Valley
CENTRAL OTAGO - highest sub region
Gibbston Valley
CENTRAL OTAGO - southernmost
Alexandra
CENTRAL OTAGO - Northernmost
Wanaka
Pioneers
FRENCH: Central Otago
SPANIARDS: Gisborne
DALMATIANS: Auckland
How many official GI?
22
3 new GI
North Island GI
South Island GI
New Zealand GI
Gimlet Gravels Winegrowers - Date
2001
Gimlet Gravels Association - Chairman
Cameron Price (Villa Maria)
Gimlet Gravels Association - % grapes
95%
Gimlet Gravels Association - # wineries
25
Gimlet Gravels Association - wineries
Craggy Range
Te Mata
Babich
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Sub regions Marlborough GI
Awetare
Wairau
Southern Valleys
Rivers in Marlborough
Awetare River
Wairau River