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T or F? NZ is the world’s easternmost and 2nd southernmost winemaking country

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True!

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Southernmost vyd in the world?

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  • No longer in New Zealand: Black Ridge Vyds in Central Otago at 45.15 degrees
  • Southernmost in Patagonia, Argentina: Sarmiento, at 45.5 deg S). Made by Otronia Patagonia Extrema by oil magnate Alejandro Bulgheroni
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Southernmost vyd in New Zealand

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Black Ridge Vyds in Central Otago at 45.15 degrees

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Which region is the easternmost region in the world (the first vines in the world to see the sun each day)

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Gisborne, North Island

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Which major wine regions is nearest to New Zealand in terms of total hectares under vine?

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Burgundy

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This body of water has greatest moderating effect on the climate in Nelson. It lies to the ___ of NZ.

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Tasman Sea, West

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Geography and latitude between NZ and Tasmania

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same latitude, but Tasmania is 1200 miles due west of NZ

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In 1769 Captain James Cook first landed here in NZ

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Poverty Bay (near Gisborne, the main center)

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In 1819, first vines were planted here ___ by a Christian missionary, Samuel Marsden, though no record of production

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Kerikeri, Northland, North Island

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T or F? Late 1830s, first record of actual wine production with James Busby, early efforts in New South Wales, planted cuttings at his estate in Northland

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True!

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Established in 1851, NZ’s oldest surviving winery

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Mission Estate – in Taradale, near Hawke’s Bay

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Austrian viticulturist who studied NZ’s vineyards and to combat phylloxera

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Romeo Bragato

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This company created the commercial vineyard in Marlborough in 1973 and released the 1st varietal wine (Gisborne Chard)

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Montana

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This brand put the Marlborough wine region on the map in 1985. Now under Pernod Ricard NZ

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Cloudy Bay

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Name a reason why New Zealand wine commands a higher price per bottle than any other country in the world

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New Zealand has little land to spare; thus modern, bulk wine production is not economically feasible

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The first wine company in Marlborough to commercially release a New Zealand wine under screwcap

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Kim Crawford, now owned by Constellation Brands

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17
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The most exported wines in NZ

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Montana’s Lindauer/Deutz brand sparkling wines (Marlborough)

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18
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This major Champagne house collab with Montana

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Deutz, 1988

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Body of water that separates the North Island from the South Island

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Cook Strait

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20
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Current number of GIs in NZ

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  • 21: as of 2020, newest is North Canterbury GI

- including New Zealand GI, North Island GI, and South Island GI

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21
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Certified Origin status announced in 1996

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  • min 85% of a stated grapeor vintage for wines
  • whenlabeled with a GI, 85% of grapes must come from the stated GI
  • forspirits that are labelled with a GI, 100% of the spirit mustcome from the GI
  • as inother New World countries, there are no laws governing enrichment, acidification, pruning, yields, or irrigation techniques.
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Climatic difference btw North Island GI and South Island GI

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North Island warme, less mountainous, generally much rainier

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23
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GIs of North Island GI (6)

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  • Nearly All Women Brag Giving Head Well
  • Northland
  • Auckland
  • Waikato
  • Bay of Plenty
  • Gisborne
  • Hawkes Bay
  • Wairarapa (official name Wellington)
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The hottest, wettest of regions, smallest area of production, oldest, with less than 1% of country’s production. Maritime climate

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Northland

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T or F? Northland’s latitude is comparable to that of Jerez in Spain—although its climate is more often likened to Bordeaux

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True!

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26
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Unofficial subregions of Northland (3)

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  • Kaitaia
  • Kerikeri
  • Whangarei
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The most northern vineyard in NZ

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Karikari Estate in Kaitaia, in Northland, North Island

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Marsden Estate located

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Kerikeri in Northland, North Island

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29
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NZ’s largest wine region (in size), but less than 2% of country’s output

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Auckland

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Auckland wineries

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  • Babiche
  • Cable Bay
  • Constellation NZ (Nobilo, Monkey Bay, Kim Crawford)
  • Kumeu River
  • Mate Valley
  • Montana (Pernod-Ricard owned)
  • Pleasant Valley
  • Stonyridge
  • Villa Maria
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31
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Top grapes grown in Auckland

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  • Chardonnay: 62 ha
  • Merlot: 43 ha
  • Syrah: 40 ha
  • Pinot Gris: 29 ha
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32
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Major Natural Features of Auckland

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Pacific Ocean, Waitakere Ranges

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33
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Auckland’s official subregions (3), which is the oldest

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  • Matakana
  • Kumeu: oldest
  • Waiheke Island
34
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Auckland’s unofficial subregions (5)

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  • Huapai
  • Henderson
  • South Auckland
  • West Auckland
  • Clevedon
35
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This official Auckland subregion is located in the Hauraki Gulf

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Waiheke Island

36
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Auckland’s oldest subregion

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Kumeu

37
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Bay of Plenty is to the (east or west?) of Waikato

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East

38
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Unofficial subregions of Waikato (6)

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  • Te Kauwhata
  • Te Awamutu
  • Coromandel Peninsula
  • Lake Taupo
  • Hamilton
  • Rotorua
39
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3 regions with highest production

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  • Marlborough
  • Hawke’s Bay (highest in North Island)
  • Gisborne
40
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Unofficial subregions of Gisborne (9)

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  • Ormond
  • Ormond Valley
  • Central Valley
  • Golden Slope
  • Riverpoint
  • Manutake
  • Patutahi Plateau
  • Patutahi
  • Waipaoa
41
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Major producers of Gisborne

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  • mostly white

- Milton “Clos de Ste Anne” (makes single vyd wines from chard, viognier, chenin, syrah, pinot noir), Brunton Road

42
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Leading grapes of Hawke’s Bay

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  • red: merlot is the leading grape…then cab sauv, malbec, pinot noir, syrah (most of NZ syrah is here)
  • white: sauv blanc, chard, p.gris
    (sauv blanc starts becoming dominant white variety here; before it’s chardonnay)
43
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T or F? Hawke’s Bay is NZ’s driest, oldest, largest wine region (in vines planted), 2nd largest region (in size), largest producer of red wines

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True!

44
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Major producers of Hawke’s Bay

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  • Bridge Pa
  • Craggy Range
  • Esk Valley Estate
  • Ngatarawa
  • Sacred Hill
  • Sileni
  • Te Mata
  • Trinity Hill
45
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Oldest existing winery in NZ with first record of commercial wine sales

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Mission Estate Winery, Hawke’s Bay, North Island

46
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The Gimblett Gravels signature soil in Hawke’s Bay was revealed when this river changed its course in 1867

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Ngaruroro River Valley

47
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Major cities for Hawke’s Bay

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Hastings, Napier

48
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Sole official subregion in Hawke’s Bay

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Central Hawkes Bay

49
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Unofficial subregions for Hawke’s Bay (4)

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  • Coastal Areas
  • River Valleys
  • Alluvial Plains
  • Hillsides
50
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Gimblett Gravels, subregion of the Alluvial Plains, what are the rules?

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  • producer must be a member of the association
  • harvest grapes from a vineyard with 95% of the appellation’s defined soil characteristics
  • min 95% of the fruit from within the appellation
51
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Oldest soils in Hawke’s Bay in Alluvial Plains

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Bridge Pa, Heretaunga Plains, red metal

52
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Subregions for the Unofficial Coastal Areas, in Hawke’s Bay

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  • Te Awang(Hawke’s Bay most Maritime and Coastal region — further away from sea and higher elevation)
  • Northern Esk Valley
53
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Subregions for the Unofficial River Valleys, in Hawke’s Bay

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  • Mohaka
  • Esk River Valley
  • Tutaekuri River Valley
  • Ngaruroro River Valley
  • Dartmoor Valley
54
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Subregions for the Unofficial Alluvial Plains, in Hawke’s Bay

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  • Gimblett Gravels
  • Korokipo
  • Bridge Pa
  • Ohiti
55
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Sole subregion for the Unofficial Hillsides, in Hawke’s Bay

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Havelock North

56
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Oldest winery in Gimblett Gravels and oldest Syrah vines in New Zealand (1982)

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Stonecroft

57
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What type of soil is Greywacke and where is it found in NZ and in the world

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  • Sandstone. Agillaceous rock that could been formed as recently as a few thousand years ago by rivers depositing mudstone, quartz , and feldspar
  • Hawke’s Bay (Gimblett’s Gravels), Marlborough, Gisborne, Canterbury and Nelson
  • also found in Germany, South Africa, Portugal, Barossa, Russian River Valley
58
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The Gimblett Gravels signature soil was revealed when this river changed its course in 1867

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Ngaruroro River Valley

59
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Official name for Wairarapa GI

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Wellington

60
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Main grapes for Wairarapa GI

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pinot noir, sauv blanc, p-gris (in decreasing acreage)

61
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Official subregions in Wairarapa (2)

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  • Gladstone

- Martinborough

62
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Sole unofficial subregion in Wairarapa

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Masterton

63
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T or F? South Island is the larger of the 2 islands and divided along its spine by the Southern Alps

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True!

64
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Describe the rain shadow effect in the South Island

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rainclouds moving eastward from the Tasman Sea deposit all their moisture high in the mountains

65
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T or F? Nelson is NZ’s sunniest wine-producing region and also the rainiest

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True!

66
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Unofficial subregions of Nelson (4)

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  • Waimea Plains
  • Motueka
  • Tataka (Golden Bay)
  • Upper Moutere (Moutere Hills)
67
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This major natural feature divides Marlborough and Nelson

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Richmond Ranges

68
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T or F? As of2017 over nearly 70% of NZ’s vineyards were located in Marlborough, andover half of the country’s total acreage was planted with sauv blanc

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True!

69
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Unofficial subregions of Marlborough (3)

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  • Wairau Valley
  • Southern Valleys
  • Awatere Valley (southernmost)
70
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T or F? Marlborough is the largest region in NZ (in vyds planted), with ~2/3 of nation’s total

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True!

71
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Sole official and unofficial subregion in Canterbury

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  • Official: Waipara

- Unofficial: Canterbury Plains

72
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Banks Peninsula, Christchurch, Omihi, Waitaki Valley, Weka Pass located which region

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Canterbury

73
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Newest GI in South Island in 2018

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Waitaki North Otago / Waitaki Valley

74
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T or F? Central Otago is the only region in the country to experience a truly continental climate

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True!

75
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What explains the ripeness of Central Otago Pinot Noir in spite of its latitude

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high levels of solar radiation (from a hole in the ozone layer)

76
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T or F? The world’s southernmost region, and the country’s highest in altitude

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True!

77
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Major natural features of Central Otago

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Southern Alps, Lake Wanaka, Waitaki River (North Otago)

78
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Unofficial subregions of Central Otago (7)

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  • Wanaka
  • Bendigo
  • Cromwell Basin
  • Gibbston
  • Bannockburn
  • Alexandra Basin
79
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Which unofficial subregion has the highest concentration of vineyards in Central Otago

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Cromwell Basin

80
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Major producers of Central Otago

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Felton Road, Mt Difficulty, Rippon (by Lake Wanaka), Peregrine

81
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Subregions of South Island (4)

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  • No Man Can Cook Well
  • Nelson
  • Marlborough
  • Canterbury
  • Waitaki North Otago / Waitaki Valley
  • Central Otago
82
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Name 2 important rivers in Marlborough

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Awatere Valley and Wairau Valley

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