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New Zealand Flashcards

1
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Who owns Brancott Estate

A

Pernod Ricard

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2
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Who owns Nobilo?

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Constellation NZ

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3
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Name three producers of Gimblett Gravels

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Esk Valley
Trinity Hills
Babich
Craggy Range
Ka Tahi
Squawking Magpie
Te Awa
Villa Maria
Vidal
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4
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What are the requirement for using Gimblett Gravels on a label?

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  • be a member of the organization
  • harvest grapes from a vineyard with 95%+ soil type
  • use 95%+ grapes from the appellation
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5
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Name the official sub-GI of Hawke’s Bay

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Central Hawkes Bay GI

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6
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What factor helped to drive, and eventually sustain the rise in average bottle price of NZ wine in the late 1980’s

A

in 1986 a government-sponsored vine pull scheme prompted a reduction in acreage and resulting increase in price of grapes, and therefore, wine

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7
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What Region of NZ is Brancott located in?

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Auckland, North Island

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8
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Where is Kumeu River winery located

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Auckland, North Island

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9
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Name a benchmark producer of Waiheke Island

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Stonyridge

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10
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What is another name for Gisbourne GI

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Poverty Bay

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11
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What region of the North Island is best known for Chardonnay?

A

Gisbourne/ Poverty Bay

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12
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Where is Millton Estate located?

A

Gisbourne GI

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13
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What is the most planted grape in Hawke’s Bay GI?

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Chardonnay (~1,100 acres)

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14
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Which region is larger- Wairarapa or Martinborough

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Wairarapa GI. Martinborough GI is technically a subregion

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15
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What are the official subregions of Wairarapa GO?

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Martinborough GI

Gladstone GI

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16
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What are the official subregions of Auckland GI

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Matakana GI
Waiheke Island GI
Kumeu GI

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17
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GI’s of the North Island?

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North Island
Northland
Auckland
Matakana
Waiheke Island
Kumeu
Gisbourne
Hawke's Bay
Central Hawke's Bay
Wairarapa
Martinborough
Gladstone
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18
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Of the last decade, what was the worst vintage encountered in Hawke’s Bay & Gimblett Gravels

A

2011 (relatively wet and slightly cooler. All other vintages since 2009 have been good to excellent)

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19
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What GI of the South Island has something other than Sauv Blanc as the leading grape?

A

Central Otago GI (Pinot Noir)

20
Q

When, and by whom, was the first wine making in New Zealand

A

James Busby, 1830’s, in Northland

21
Q

First Vintage of Cloudy Bay?

A

1985

22
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First vineyard established in Marlborough when and by whom?

A

1973, Montana wines

23
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First vintage of Marlborough Sauv Blanc?

A

1979, Montana wines

24
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What feature provides the wine shadow effect for the South Island

A

Southern Alps

25
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What vine training technique is most associated with New Zealand?

A

Smart-Henry

26
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who produces Larose Cabernet?

A

Stonyridge, Waiheke Island

27
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When was New Zealand wine growers founded?

A

2002, encompasses all grape growers and wine makers

28
Q

Unofficial subregions of Central Otago GI?

A 
Alexandria Basin
Bannockburn
Bendigo
Cromwell Basin
Gibbston
Wanaka
29
Q

Where is Framingham located and what do they specialize in?

A

Marlborough, late harvest BA/ TBA style rieslings

30
Q

Where is Mt Difficulty located?

A

Central Otago (Pinot Noir)

31
Q

Who Makes Homage Syrah?

A

Trinity Hill, Hawke’s Bay (Gimblett Gravels)

32
Q

Who is the winemaker for Burn Cottage?

A

Ted Lemmon, Central Otago, Pinot Noir

33
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Who Maté’s Vineyard, Coddington, and Huntington His Chardonnays?

A

Kumeu River

34
Q

who produced the first Marlborough Sauv Blanc under Screw Cap?

A

Kim Crawford

35
Q

What are the requirements for a spirit labelled with a GI?

A

100% of the spirit must come from the GI.

36
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What is the biggest viticultural hazard in Central Otago?

A

Spring Frosts

37
Q

Where is Morton estate located?

A

Waikato/ bay of plenty

38
Q

Region best known for Gewurztraminer?

A

Gisborne

39
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Where is Vinoptima located?

A

Gisborne

40
Q

Winemaker of Vinoptima?

A

Nick Nobilo (Gewurztraminer)

41
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Where is Te Mata located?

A

Hawke’s Bay

42
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Where is Neudorf located?

A

Nelson

43
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Official sub regions of Marlborough?

A

Wairau Valley
Southern Valley
Awaterre Valley

44
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Official sub region on Canterbury

A

Waipara Valley

45
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Range separating Nelson/ Marlborough

A

Richmond Range

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