New Zealand Flashcards
Who owns Brancott Estate
Pernod Ricard
Who owns Nobilo?
Constellation NZ
Name three producers of Gimblett Gravels
Esk Valley Trinity Hills Babich Craggy Range Ka Tahi Squawking Magpie Te Awa Villa Maria Vidal
What are the requirement for using Gimblett Gravels on a label?
- be a member of the organization
- harvest grapes from a vineyard with 95%+ soil type
- use 95%+ grapes from the appellation
Name the official sub-GI of Hawke’s Bay
Central Hawkes Bay GI
What factor helped to drive, and eventually sustain the rise in average bottle price of NZ wine in the late 1980’s
in 1986 a government-sponsored vine pull scheme prompted a reduction in acreage and resulting increase in price of grapes, and therefore, wine
What Region of NZ is Brancott located in?
Auckland, North Island
Where is Kumeu River winery located
Auckland, North Island
Name a benchmark producer of Waiheke Island
Stonyridge
What is another name for Gisbourne GI
Poverty Bay
What region of the North Island is best known for Chardonnay?
Gisbourne/ Poverty Bay
Where is Millton Estate located?
Gisbourne GI
What is the most planted grape in Hawke’s Bay GI?
Chardonnay (~1,100 acres)
Which region is larger- Wairarapa or Martinborough
Wairarapa GI. Martinborough GI is technically a subregion
What are the official subregions of Wairarapa GO?
Martinborough GI
Gladstone GI
What are the official subregions of Auckland GI
Matakana GI
Waiheke Island GI
Kumeu GI
GI’s of the North Island?
North Island Northland Auckland Matakana Waiheke Island Kumeu Gisbourne Hawke's Bay Central Hawke's Bay Wairarapa Martinborough Gladstone
Of the last decade, what was the worst vintage encountered in Hawke’s Bay & Gimblett Gravels
2011 (relatively wet and slightly cooler. All other vintages since 2009 have been good to excellent)
What GI of the South Island has something other than Sauv Blanc as the leading grape?
Central Otago GI (Pinot Noir)
When, and by whom, was the first wine making in New Zealand
James Busby, 1830’s, in Northland
First Vintage of Cloudy Bay?
1985
First vineyard established in Marlborough when and by whom?
1973, Montana wines
First vintage of Marlborough Sauv Blanc?
1979, Montana wines
What feature provides the wine shadow effect for the South Island
Southern Alps
What vine training technique is most associated with New Zealand?
Smart-Henry
who produces Larose Cabernet?
Stonyridge, Waiheke Island
When was New Zealand wine growers founded?
2002, encompasses all grape growers and wine makers
Unofficial subregions of Central Otago GI?
Alexandria Basin Bannockburn Bendigo Cromwell Basin Gibbston Wanaka
Where is Framingham located and what do they specialize in?
Marlborough, late harvest BA/ TBA style rieslings
Where is Mt Difficulty located?
Central Otago (Pinot Noir)
Who Makes Homage Syrah?
Trinity Hill, Hawke’s Bay (Gimblett Gravels)
Who is the winemaker for Burn Cottage?
Ted Lemmon, Central Otago, Pinot Noir
Who Maté’s Vineyard, Coddington, and Huntington His Chardonnays?
Kumeu River
who produced the first Marlborough Sauv Blanc under Screw Cap?
Kim Crawford
What are the requirements for a spirit labelled with a GI?
100% of the spirit must come from the GI.
What is the biggest viticultural hazard in Central Otago?
Spring Frosts
Where is Morton estate located?
Waikato/ bay of plenty
Region best known for Gewurztraminer?
Gisborne
Where is Vinoptima located?
Gisborne
Winemaker of Vinoptima?
Nick Nobilo (Gewurztraminer)
Where is Te Mata located?
Hawke’s Bay
Where is Neudorf located?
Nelson
Official sub regions of Marlborough?
Wairau Valley
Southern Valley
Awaterre Valley
Official sub region on Canterbury
Waipara Valley
Range separating Nelson/ Marlborough
Richmond Range
