New Zealand Fundamentals Flashcards
What is New Zealand’s main wine growing region, with over 60% of total grape area?
Marlborough
No vineyard in New Zealand is located further than what distance from the ocean? 40 miles, 80 miles, 120 miles
80 miles (120 km)
What climate do New Zealand vineyards benefit from?
Maritime
Most wine regions in New Zealand are found on which coastline of the North and South Islands?
Eastern
There are roughly how many wineries in New Zealand?
675
How many hectares of vines are planted in New Zealand?
Around 37,000
Are the wine regions of Auckland and Gisborne on the North or South Island?
North
On which island would you find the wine regions Nelson and Waipara?
South
Which grape overtook Chardonnay in 2002 as the most widely planted grape in New Zealand?
Sauvignon Blanc
How many wine regions applied for Geographical Indication status when a new Registration came into force in 2017?
18
New Zealand’s wine regions span how many miles/kilometers?
1000 miles (1,600 km)
The most southerly wine growing region in the world is where in New Zealand?
Central Otago
In New Zealand if a label states the wine is from a particular grape variety, vintage, or area, then at least how much of that wine must be from that variety, vintage, or area?
85%
Are government health warnings on wine labels mandatory for New Zealand wineries?
No
New Zealand wineries are encouraged to use a logo containing what word promoting safe and responsible drinking?
Cheers!
Wine production in New Zealand is dominated by three regions, what are they?
Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne
Wine production in Marlborough accounts for what percentage of the overall amount?
Roughly 58%
Roughly what percentage of New Zealand wines are bottle under srewcap?
90%
What is the total production of New Zealand wine (in millions of liters)?
About 300 million
New Zealand Pinot Noir accounts for what percentage of the overall wine production?
6%
Which grape variety has had plantings increase from 232 ha in 2002 to 2,440 ha in 2016?
Pinot Gris
A sponsored vine pull scheme took place in New Zealand in 1986 uprooting what percentage of grapes?
25% of the country’s vines were uprooted
In New Zealand, beer consumption outweighs wine at 62l per capita, what is the consumption of wine?
About 19l per capita
British resident James Busby was the first to establish a vineyard in New Zealand in what year?
1836