North Island Flashcards
What benefits the ripening of grapes in Central Otago?
Cool Ocean breeze
Long hours of sunlight for ripening
cool nights maintain acidity
rain shadow of Southern Alp Mountains
Who was the first NZ winery to release a wine under Stelvin Closure?
Kim Crawford. (2001)
85% of country today
What area the GI Of the North Island?
Northland GI
Gisborne GI
Hawke’s Bay GI
Wairarapa GI
Auckland
- Sub regions: Matakana GI / **Waiheke Island GI
Waikato and Bay of Plenty
Major producers of Auckland?
- Constellation NZ (Nobilo, Monkey Bay, Kim Crawford), - - - - Kumeu River / Matua Valley / Babich /
- Pleasant Valley / Cable Bay / Stonyridge /
- Pernod Ricard / Villa Maria
AUCKLAND (North Island)
What GI of the North Island has the driest climate?
Hawke’s Bay
What is the most dominant grape planted in Hawke’s bay?
Merlot
Chard/SB/PG
What are the major natural features of Hawke’s bay?
Heretaunga Plains (Heer-ah-tonga) Hawke's Bay Ngaruroro River (Nah-roo-roe-roe) Tukituki River (tooky-tooky / Cookie Cookie)
What requirements must be met to use the designation “Gimblett Gravel” on a label?
- Be a member of the Association
- Grapes must come from a vineyard that has min 95% of the appellation’s defined soil characteristics
- min 95% grapes from the appellation
What 2 sub regions of Hawke’s Bay boarder the ocean?
Esk Valley (North)(Bay View within it has Gravel) Te Awanga (South)
What is the major river and soil type of Hawke’s Bay?
Ngaruroro (nah-roo-roe-roe)
- Red metal Alluvial soils
- Gravel
- Stony Terraces
What contributes to the success in Hawke’s Bay of Bordeaux varietals?
Free draining soils
Accumulated heat via diurnal temperature swings
Havelock North sits on what geographical feature?
Te Mata Peak
Name 3 sub regions that sit on the Te Mata Peak
Esks Valley
Havelock North
Bay View
Maraekakaho
What regions vines are the first to see the sun everyday?
Gisborne
What is the Southern most region of the North Island of New Zealand?
Wairarapa (in Gisborne)
named Wellington