New Zealand North Island

Question 1

What region is Martinborough a sub-region of?

Answer 1

Wairarapa / Wellington

Question 2

What is the southernmost region on the North Island of NZ?

Answer 2

Wairarapa / Wellington

Question 3

What styles of wine are more prominent in Gimblett Gravels?

Answer 3

Red Bordeaux blends

Syrah

Question 4

Name 4 subregions of Hawkes Bay.

Answer 4

Esk Valley

Dartmoor Valley

Gimblett Gravels

Ngatarawa

Question 5

Name the 3 subregions of Aukland?; which subregion is dry, hilly, and sunny?

Answer 5

Matakana

Kumeu

Waiheke Island - dry, hilly, sunny

Question 6

Waikato/Bay of Plenty produces what percentage of the nations total wine?

Answer 6

less than 1%

• same as Northland
• but, Waikato/Bay of Plenty covers a much larger area

Question 7

Despite Aukland’s 1960s status as New Zealand’s largest region, production is now at what percentage of the national total?

Answer 7

2%

Question 8

What are 3 subregions of Aukland where premium red blends and varietal wines are highly regarded?

Answer 8

Matakana

Kumeu

Waiheke Island

Question 9

Montana and Villa Maria are both located in what region?

Answer 9

Aukland

• the traditional center of the wine business in New Zealand

Question 10

Which of Aukland’s unofficial subregions has a singular sunny, dry climate, especially on its lower western side, where many of the region’s wineries are clustered?

Answer 10

Waiheke Island

Question 11

What is the second largest region in New Zealand, and the North Island’s driest climate?

Answer 11

Hawkes Bay

Question 12

What region is New Zealand’s largest producer of red wines?

Answer 12

Hawkes Bay

• although Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay are the region’s most planted varietals
• Merlot is the leading red grape

Question 13

What is Gimblett Gravels?; it’s a good soil for what varietals?; what region is it in?

Answer 13

Gimblett Gravels

• area of deep shingle soils
• Syrah and Bordeaux-style blends
• Hawkes Bay

Question 14

Ngatawara, Esk Valley and Dartmoor Valley are subregions of what larger region?; what grape is Ngatawara known for?

Answer 14

Hawkes Bay

Ngatawara - Merlot

Question 15

What is Gisborne also known as?

Answer 15

Poverty Bay

Question 16

What region’s vines are the first in the world to see the sun each day?

Answer 16

Gisborne

Question 17

What is the most planted varietal in Gisborne?

Answer 17

Chardonnay

• replaced Müller-Thurgau
• Gewürztraminer also performs well

Question 18

What region is New Zealand’s third largest producer?

Answer 18

Gisborne

Question 19

In what subregion of Wairarapa are you most likely to find Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc?

Answer 19

Martinborough