New Zealand

Question 1

Name the subregions of Marlborough.

Answer 1

Wairau Valley
Southern Valleys
Awatere Valley

Question 2

Former name of Brancott Estate.

Answer 2

Montana

Question 3

Name the subregions of Nelson, New Zealand.

Answer 3

Moutere Hills

Waimea Plains

Question 4

Where is Lincoln University Center for Viticulture and Oenology?

Answer 4

Canterbury, New Zealand

Question 5

Who is James Busby?

Answer 5

British minister who planted a small vineyard from French and Spanish cuttings at his estate in Northland, New Zealand

Question 6

What was the most planted varietal in New Zealand in the 1960s?

Answer 6

Albany Surprise

Question 7

When did wine shops of New Zealand legally begin selling wine?

Answer 7

1955

Question 8

When did restaurants of New Zealand first gain the right to sell wine?

Answer 8

1960

Question 9

What is Montana known for in New Zealand?

Answer 9

Being the country’s largest winery, establishing Marlborough’s first commercial vineyard in 1973, releasing the country’s first varietal wine (Gisborne Chard) and producing one of the first Sauvignon Blancs from Marlborough in 1979

Question 10

What winery put Marlborough on the map? When did this winery launch?

Answer 10

Cloudy Bay

1985

Question 11

Which island of New Zealand is larger?

Answer 11

South Island

Question 12

What is the southernmost wine region in the world?

Answer 12

Central Otago

Question 13

Who pioneered the Screwcap Initiative? When?

Answer 13

A group of New Zealand producers in 2001

Question 14

Who was the first winery to release a New Zealand wine bottled with a screwcap?

Answer 14

Kim Crawford

Question 15

What is the northernmost (and smallest) area of production in New Zealand?

Answer 15

Northland

Question 16

What is Waikato also known as?

Answer 16

Bay of Plenty

Question 17

Which region on the North Island has the driest climate?

Answer 17

Hawkes Bay

Question 18

What is Gisborne also known as?

Answer 18

Poverty Bay

Question 19

Who owns Brancott Estate (former Montana)?

Answer 19

Pernod Ricard NZ

Question 20

What is the southernmost region of the North Island?

Name the most well-known subregion.

Answer 20

Wairarapa

Martinborough

Question 21

Name New Zealand’s sunniest wine producing region.

Answer 21

Nelson

Question 22

What is the most planted grape of Central Otago?

Answer 22

Pinot Noir

Question 23

What is the most planted grape of Marlborough?

Answer 23

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 24

What are the subregions of Canterbury (Waipara)?

Answer 24

Waipara Valley (North Caterbury)
Canterbury Plains
Waitaki Valley

Question 25

What is the most planted grape of Nelson?

Answer 25

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 26

Name the largest and second largest wine producing regions of wine in New Zealand.

Answer 26

Marlborough

Hawke’s Bay

Question 27

Name a few major producer of Marlborough.

Answer 27

Allan Scott
Cloudy Bay
Brancott Estate (former Montana)
Spy Valley

Question 28

What are the subregions of Central Otago?

Answer 28

Wanaka
Gibbston
Bannockburn
Alexandra
Bendigo
Cromwell

Question 29

What is the most planted grape of Hawke’s Bay?

Answer 29

Chardonnay (1039 ha)
Sauvignon Blanc (1035 ha)
Merlot (1018 ha)

Question 30

What is the most planted grape of Gisborne?

Answer 30

Chardonnay

Question 31

Name a few major producers of Central Otago.

Answer 31

Felton Road
Rippon
Mount Difficulty

Question 32

What are the climatic differences between the North Island and the South Island?

Answer 32

The South Island sees a rain shadow effect from the Southern Alps whereas the North Island is less mountainous and generally much rainier

Question 33

Name the 3 subregions of Auckland, New Zealand.

Answer 33

Waiheke Island
West Auckland
Matakana

Question 34

Name the 3 subregions of Wairarapa, New Zealand.

Answer 34

Masterton
Gladstone
Martinborough (first official GI of the country)

Question 35

Name two of the most iconic Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot-blends of Waikeke Island, Auckland.

Answer 35

Stonyridge Larose

Te Motu

Question 36

New World pioneer in biodynamics, that is considered to be New Zealand’s first organic and biodynamic estate.

Answer 36

Millton Vineyards (located in Manutuke, Gisborne)

Question 37

Which producer of New Zealand has plantings of Montepulciano, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Saint-Laurent, Zweigelt, Tempranillo?

Answer 37

Hans Herzog (located in Marlborough)

Question 38

Who is the new owner of Mt. Difficulty?

Answer 38

Foley Family Wines

Question 39

What is the varietal for the Cuvée “Luna Negra” from Stonyridge Vineyards?

Answer 39

Malbec