NZ Flashcards
What law changed in 1967 on both islands?
six o’clock swill
Give an overview of the South Islands climate
Southern Alps, rainclouds moving south from Tasman Sea deposit all moisturehigh in the mountains = rain shadow for wine regions.
What parallel is Central Otago on?
45th
Extreme North of New Zealand has a comparable climate too?
Jerez, Spain
Overview on Gi rules?
Geographical Indication (Wine & Spirits) Registarion Act. (2006–not in action till 2017). 12 new GIs as of 2018. Brings protection in international marketplace– inline with EU – 85% varietal & vintage, from stated GI.
No laws governing enrichment, acidification, pruning, yields, or irrigation techniques, just like all other new world countries.
Northlands GI weather
Warmest (humid) and wettest region. Small dinurials. Clay-rich loam over compact clay.
Name all GIs?
Auckland GI subregions?
Matakana GI, Waiheke Isalnd GI, Kumeu GI
Auckland GI climate?
Moderate, rainy maritime climate, rot and frostare pressing hazards. Walheke Isalnd is sunny , dry especially on low west side
Name 2 Auckland producers other than Kumeu?
Man O’War, Obsidian
Gisborne GI aka ‘Poverty Bay’ subregion(s)?
There are 9. Patutahi, Patutahi plateau, Waipoa, Golden Slope, Central Valley, Riverpoint, Manutuke, Ormond, and Ormond Valley.
Gisborne climate?
Maritime. Alluvial
What GI produces the most trad method
Gisbrone
Most Eastern GI
Gisborne
Name 2 Gisborne producers?
Millton, Brunton road
Hawke’s Bay GI Subregions?
- Central Hawkes Bay GI
- Te Mata “Special Character Zone”
Unofficial Subregions: - Coastel area: Te Awanga, Northern Esk Valley
- River Valleys: Mohaka, Esk River Valley, Tutaekuri River Valley, Ngaruroro River Valley
- Alluvial Plains: Korokipo, Bridge Pa, Gimblett Gravels, Ohiti
- Hillsides: Havelock North
Hawke’s Bay Geological features
Heretaunga Plains, Hawke Bay, Ngaruroro River, Tukituki River
Hawke’s Bay terraces were left behind by
Ngaruroro river
Hawke’s Bay has three broader areas
coast, plains, hills
Hawke’s Bay producers:
Church Road, Craggy Range, Elephant Hill, Esk Valley, Sacred Hill, Supernatural wine Co, Te Awanga Estate, Te Mata Estate, Trinity Hill, Vidal Estate,
Hawke’s Bay soils
diverse complex soils, from greywacke gravel to heavy silt to sandy loam. Gimblett Gravels – area of deep shingle soils
Wairarapa GI sub districts?
Martinborough GI, Gladstone GI
Name 2 Wairarapa Gi Producers
Ata Rangi, Cambridge Road Vineyard, Craggy Hills, Dry River Wines, Escarpment Vineyard, Gladstone Vineyard, Kusuda Wines, Martinborough Vinyard, Palliser Estate, Schubert Wines
____ mountain protects Wairarapa from wind off of ___
Aorangi mountain protects from harsh southerly winds off Cook Strait
Marlborough Gi Sub-districts
Wairau Valley, Central Southern Valley, Awarte Valle
Name 3 Marlborough producers?
Auntsfield Estate, Brancott Estate, Cloudy Bay, Dog Point Vineyards, Fromm Winery, Greywacke, Hans Herzog Estate, Mahi Wines, Seresin Estate, Te Whare Ra, Vavasour Wines
What group makes 2/3rd of Malborough’s wines
Montana
Name 2 Major Natural Featuresin Malborough
Richmond Range (divides Marlborough and Nelson), Wither Hill Range, Kaikoura Ranges, Wairau River, Awatere River
Malborough GI soils
Variable shallow, stony soils and deep sandy loams, clay-based soils on hillside sites
Nelson GI producers
Alex Craighead Wines, Greenhough Vineyards, Kahurangi Estate, Mammoth Wines, Neudorf Vineyards, Seifried Estate, Spencer Hill, Waimea Estate,
Nelson GI Sub districts?
Waimea Plains - low lying free draining gravel
Moutere Hills - north west of Waimea
What is the northernmost Gi on the South Island?
Nelson GI
Waitaki Valley GI soil?
Limestone, Greywacke, Shist
Waitaki rain shadow is from by _____
Southern Alps
Waitaki main grapes?
Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling
Waitaki sub-districts?
Kurow and Oamaru
Waitaki Producers
Forrest Wines, Ostler Wines, River T, Valle Vineyards
Canterbury GI sub district
Waipara Valley GI
Banks Peninsula, Canterbury Plans,
Central Otago GI producers?
Producers: Bellbird Spring, Bell Hill Vineyards, Black Estate, Greystone Wines, Mountford Estate, Muddy Water, Pegasus Bay Winery, Pyramid Valley Vineyatds, Tongue in Groove
Central Otago Gi Sub districts?
Bannockburn, Bendigo, Wanaka, Gibbston Valley, Cromwell, and Alexandra.
Canterbury Gi Soil types
Silt loams over gravel in the Canterbury Plains, gravelly soils near the Waipara River, limestone-derived clays in the eastern Waipara region
Central Otago producers?
Amisfield, Burn Cottage Vineyards, Felton Road Wines, Gibbston Valley Winery, Maude Wines, Misha’s Vineyard, Mount Edwards, Prophets Rock, Quartz Reef, Rippon Valley, Valli.
What is the high altitude GI in New Zealand
Central Otago (450m)
Central Otago Climate and soil types:
Continental climate.
West coast Milford Sound meets Tasman Sea. Rain clouds have to traverse three ranges - the Darran, Himboldt, and Richardson Mountain before even getting to Queenstown.
Huge gravel deposits and flat plains. Older soils can have high limestone content.
Various (broken schist and clay, heavy silt loam, gravel, light sand)
