New Zealand Fundamentals

Question 1

What is New Zealand’s main wine growing region, with over 60% of total grape area?

Answer 1

Marlborough

Question 2

No vineyard in New Zealand is located further than what distance from the ocean? 40 miles, 80 miles, 120 miles

Answer 2

80 miles (120 km)

Question 3

What climate do New Zealand vineyards benefit from?

Answer 3

Maritime

Question 4

Most wine regions in New Zealand are found on which coastline of the North and South Islands?

Answer 4

Eastern

Question 5

There are roughly how many wineries in New Zealand?

Answer 5

675

Question 6

How many hectares of vines are planted in New Zealand?

Answer 6

Around 37,000

Question 7

Are the wine regions of Auckland and Gisborne on the North or South Island?

Answer 7

North

Question 8

On which island would you find the wine regions Nelson and Waipara?

Answer 8

South

Question 9

Which grape overtook Chardonnay in 2002 as the most widely planted grape in New Zealand?

Answer 9

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 10

How many wine regions applied for Geographical Indication status when a new Registration came into force in 2017?

Answer 10

18

Question 11

New Zealand’s wine regions span how many miles/kilometers?

Answer 11

1000 miles (1,600 km)

Question 12

The most southerly wine growing region in the world is where in New Zealand?

Answer 12

Central Otago

Question 13

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?

Answer 13

85%

Question 14

Are government health warnings on wine labels mandatory for New Zealand wineries?

Answer 14

No

Question 15

New Zealand wineries are encouraged to use a logo containing what word promoting safe and responsible drinking?

Answer 15

Cheers!

Question 16

Wine production in New Zealand is dominated by three regions, what are they?

Answer 16

Marlborough, Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne

Question 17

Wine production in Marlborough accounts for what percentage of the overall amount?

Answer 17

Roughly 58%

Question 18

Roughly what percentage of New Zealand wines are bottle under srewcap?

Answer 18

90%

Question 19

What is the total production of New Zealand wine (in millions of liters)?

Answer 19

About 300 million

Question 20

New Zealand Pinot Noir accounts for what percentage of the overall wine production?

Answer 20

6%

Question 21

Which grape variety has had plantings increase from 232 ha in 2002 to 2,440 ha in 2016?

Answer 21

Pinot Gris

Question 22

A sponsored vine pull scheme took place in New Zealand in 1986 uprooting what percentage of grapes?

Answer 22

25% of the country’s vines were uprooted

Question 23

In New Zealand, beer consumption outweighs wine at 62l per capita, what is the consumption of wine?

Answer 23

About 19l per capita

Question 24

British resident James Busby was the first to establish a vineyard in New Zealand in what year?

Answer 24

1836