New Zealand - Brainscape

Question 1

What is the southernmost region on the North Island? What is the well-known subregion?

Answer 1

• Wairarapa

- Martinborough

Question 2

What are the regions of NZ’s South Island?

Answer 2

• Nelson
• Marlborough
• Canterbury
• Central Otago

Question 3

What latitude is Central Otago located on?

Answer 3

45th parallel

Question 4

What is NZ’s largest winemaking company?

Answer 4

Montana (now operates as Pernod Ricard NZ)

Question 5

What is the northernmost region on NZ’s South Island?

Answer 5

Nelson

Question 6

What was the “Six O’clock Swill”?

Answer 6

• Brought on by the temperance movement
• An early closing for pubs
• Instituted in Australia and NZ during WWI
• Lasted in NZ until 1967

Question 7

Who made Traditional Method Sparklingwines reputable from Marlborough?

Answer 7

The same producer’s who made NZ SB a household name: Cloudy Bay, Kim Crawford, Hunter’s

Question 8

What portion of NZ’s wine is produced in Marlborough? Montana controls what portion of the vineyards there?

Answer 8

• Over half

- Nearly two-thirds, through subsidiaries

Question 9

What is required to use “Gimblett Gravels” or “Gimblett Gravels Winegrowing District” on a label?

Answer 9

It is a trademark of the Gimblett Gravels Winegrowers Association
The producers must:
-Be a member of the association
-Harvest grapes from a vineyard with 95% of the appellation’s defined soil characteristics
-Source 95% of the grapes from within the appellation
Any producer using the “Gimblett Gravels” logo is subject to audit

Question 10

What percentage is required in NZ for vintage and varietal to be stated on the label?

Answer 10

• 85%
• But both are optional
• This will extend to regions once tey are legally defined

Question 11

New Zealand has the ___________ average price per bottle in the world.

Answer 11

highest

Question 12

What region is the largest producer of red wines in NZ?

Answer 12

Hawke’s Bay

Question 13

What are the subregions of Auckland?

Answer 13

• Kumeu
• Waiheke Island
• Matakana
• They are known for premium red blends and varietal wines

Question 14

What is Gisborne also known as?

Answer 14

Poverty Bay

Question 15

What are the notable unofficial subregions of Hawke’s Bay? What are they known for?

Answer 15

• Gimblett Gravels - Syrah & Bordeaux-blends
• Ngatarawa - Merlot
• Esk Valley
• Dartmoor Valley

Question 16

Who release NZ’s first screwcap wine? What program was launched in 2001? What percentage of the country’s wines are screwcap?

Answer 16

• Kim Crawford
• Screwcap Initiative
• Today over 85%

Question 17

In 1960, what was NZ’s most planted variety?

Answer 17

“Albany Surprise” a synonym for Isabella

Question 18

Who was Romeo Bragato?

Answer 18

• An Austrian viticulturist from Victoria charged by the NZ Department of Agriculture to study the nation’s vineyards and combat phylloxera
• He identified many of NZ’s modern wine regions (with the important exception of Marlborough)
• Educated growers on the merits of grafting onto American disease resistant root stock

Question 19

What are New Zealand’s North Island regions?

Answer 19

• Northland
• Auckland
• Waikato/Bay of Plenty
• Gisborne
• Hawke’s Bay
• Wellington (Wairapa)

Question 20

What was NZ’s first varietal wine?

Answer 20

Gisborne Chardonnay by Montana

Question 21

What island had vines planted first?

Answer 21

North Island in 1819

Question 22

Montana formed an alliance with which Champagne house in 1988?

Answer 22

Deutz

Question 23

When was Cloudy Bay established? By whom?

Answer 23

1985 - David Hohnen of Cape Mentelle

Question 24

What are the 3 subregions of Marlborough?

Answer 24

• Warau Valley (north)
• Southern Valley (Central)
• Awatare Valley (South)

Question 25

What is the most exported brand in NZ?

Answer 25

Montana’s Lindauer brand sparkling wines

Question 26

Who was James Busby?

Answer 26

• A British Minister
• Involved in early viticultural efforts in NSW
• Planted a small vineyard of French & Spanish cuttings on his estate in Northland
• He wrote 3 documents on viticulture before penning NZ’s seminal political docs

Question 27

What is the fastest growing region in NZ? Why?

Answer 27

Cantebury - the success of the Waipara Valley subregion

Question 28

What are the best known subregions of Central Otago?

Answer 28

• Wanaka
• Gibbston
• Alexandra
• Cromwell Basin