New Zealand Producers Flashcards
Who makes Te Koko?
What is it?
Cloudy Bay - Te Koko
1er SBlanc - barrel fermentation, aging, lees
What is Cloudy Bay’s prestige SB bottling?
What makes it unique?
Cloudy Bay - Te Koko
- utilizes barrel fermentation (some new oak) w/ barrel aging and indigenous yeasts
Who produces Pinot Noir w/ Cornish Point and Calvert on the label?
Felton Road
Who makes The Terraces?
What is it?
Where is it from?
Esk Valley
Malbec, Merlot, Cab Franc
1 ha in Hawkes Bay
What region are Montana & Villa Maria headquartered in?
Aukland
Who makes Coleraine?
What is it?
Where from?
Te Mata - Coleraine
Cab, Cab Franc, Merlot
Havelock Hills in Hawkes Bay
Name two subsidiary wineries of Montana?
Brancott
Fairhall
Name three producers of traditional method sparkling wine in Marlborough.
Cloudy Bay
Kim Crawford
Hunter’s
What are the most exported wines of New Zealand?
Montana’s Lindauer brand sparkling wines
Name three notable producers of Central Otago Pinot Noir.
Felton Road
Mt. Difficulty
Rippon
Montana controls nearly what portion of Marlborough’s vineyards?
2/3
- maintains a solidly high quality despite its reach and size
When was Cloudy Bay launched?
1985
Who was the 1st in NZ to commercially release a wine under screwcap?; in what year?
Kim Crawford; 2001
Who released the 1st Marlborough NZ SBlanc?; in what year?
Montana; 1979
What company established Marlborough’s first commercial vineyard in 1973?
Montana
Who released New Zealand’s first varietal wine?; what was the grape?
Montana; Gisborne Chardonnay
Montana produced one of the first Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc wines in what year?
1979
