New Zealand - South Island

Question 1

Typical soils of Marlborough?

Answer 1

sandy, alluvial loam topsoil over gravel

Question 2

Three main sub zones (unofficial) of Marlborough?

Answer 2

Wairau, Southern, and Awatere Valleys (N-S)

Question 3

Which two GIs occupy the northern end of the S. Island?

Answer 3

Nelson and Marlborough

Question 4

What company controls 2/3s of Marlborough vineyards? What is an export label of this company?

Answer 4

Montana; Lindauer, Brancott

Question 5

Name 3 large, but high quality, Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc producers

Answer 5

Cloudy Bay, Kim Crawford, Hunter’s

Question 6

Average maximum summertime temperatures in Marlborough

Answer 6

75° F

Question 7

Major grapes of Nelson GI?

Answer 7

Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris and Chardonnay

Question 8

What divides Nelson and Marlborough GIs?

Answer 8

Richmond Range

Question 9

Where is Canterbury, and what are the important sub zones?

Answer 9

large region on the east coast of the S. Island, south of Marlborough. Waipara is important, official GI, subzone, Canterbury Plains are unofficial

Question 10

Notable Canterbury GI producer

Answer 10

Pegasus Bay

Question 11

Who was the first producer to release NZ Sauvignon Blanc under screw cap closure?

Answer 11

Kim Crawford

Question 12

When did New Zealand GIs come into effect?

Answer 12

2017

Question 13

What are the labelling requirements for GI wines and spirits of New Zealand?

Answer 13

For wine, 85% must come from stated GI. For spirit, 100%.

Question 14

What is the Banks Peninsula?

Answer 14

an historical subregion in Canterbury with production dating to the 1840s, though not considered a subregion today

Question 15

Where is Waipara GI?

Answer 15

A northern subzone of Canterbury

Question 16

Name a proposed, but not yet approved, South Island GI?

Answer 16

North Canterbury

Question 17

Otago and Canterbury are in the rain shadow of what mountains?

Answer 17

The Southern Alps

Question 18

What is the world’s southernmost grape growing region?

Answer 18

Central Otago

Question 19

What is NZ’s highest elevation GI?

Answer 19

Central Otago

Question 20

Important Central Otago producers

Answer 20

Rippon, Peregrine, Felton Road, Mt. Difficulty, Burn Cottage

Question 21

What is the climate of Central Otago?

Answer 21

continental

Question 22

Most important grape of Central Otago?

Answer 22

Pinot Noir

Question 23

Soils of Central Otago

Answer 23

various (broken schist and clay, heavy silt loam, gravel, light sand)

Question 24

Unofficial subregions of Central Otago

Answer 24

Wanaka, Gibbston, Alexandra, and Cromwell Basin.

Question 25

Where is the Waitaki North Otago/Waitaki Valley GI?

Answer 25

Between Canterbury and Central Otago

Question 26

Soils of Waitaki Valley GI

Answer 26

Waitakian Limestones

Question 27

Significant grapes of Waitaki Valley GI?

Answer 27

Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc

Question 28

Name a producer of Waitaki Valley GI?

Answer 28

Ostler