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When were the first vines planted in New Zealand?

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1819 in Northland, but actual wine production dates to the 1830s and is credited to James Busby who brought French and Spanish plantings

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Who is New Zealand’s largest winemaking company? Who owns them now?

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Montana. (Now Brancott Estate)Pernod Ricard.

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When was Marlborough’s first commerical vineyard planted?

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1973 by Montana

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What things are Montana credited with ?

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Established Marlborough’s first commercial vineyard in 1973, released the first varietal wine (Gisbourne Chardonnay), and produced one of the first Marlborough Sauvignon Blancs in 1979. Now Brancott Estate.

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What are the Southern Alps? What is their affect?

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Divides the South Island along its spine. Rainclouds moving eastward from the Tasman Sea deposit all of their moisture high in the mountains, resulting in a rain shadow effect for the wine regions of the island.

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Which region experience more rain between North Island and South Island? Why?

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North Island. South Island is shielded from rain fall due to the Southern Alps and its rain shadow effect.

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What is the Screw Cap Initiative?

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2001, initiative by New Zealand growers to eradicate cork enclosure due to inconsistency and launch research into the future adoption of screw caps.

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Who was the first company to commercially release a New Zealand wine under screw cap?

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Kim Crawford

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True or False: Declaration of Vintage or varietal is optional in New Zealand

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TRUE

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10
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Where is Matakana?

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Auckland

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Where is Waiheke Island?

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Auckland

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Where is Kumeu?

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Auckland

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What are the 3 sub regions of Auckland from north to South?

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Matakana, West Auckland, Waiheke

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What is Waiheke Island known for?

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Bordeaux Style blends and thrilling syrah

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What is the general climate of Auckland? Which region is the exception?

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Rainy, maritime climate. Waiheke Island experiences a sunny, dry climate.

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Gisbourne is also known as…?

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Poverty Bay

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List the regions of North Island from North to South

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Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Gisbourne, Hawke’s Bay, Wairarapa

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List the regions of North Island from South to North

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Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay, Gisbourne, Waikato, Auckland, Northland

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What style of wine is predominantly grown in Gisbourne?

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white wines. Red grapes struggle to ripen in the cooler climate.

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What is the most planted grape in Gisbourne?

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Chardonnay

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What grape was formally the most planted grape in Gisbourne prior to Chardonnay?

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Muller-Thurgau

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What is New Zealand’s largest wine region?

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Hawke’s Bay

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Where is the Daartmoor Valley?

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Hawke’s Bay

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Where is the Esk Valley?

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Hawke’s Bay

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Where is Ngatarawa?

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Hawke’s Bay

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What is the most planted grape in Hawke’s Bay?

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Merlot

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What is the most planted white grape of Hawke’s Bay?

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Chardonnay

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Where is Gimblett Gravels? What is its significance?

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Hawke’s Bay. Poorest soils in Hawke’s Bay tend to be focused here along the area of Gimblett Road. Located within these alluvial plains in an area shaped by rivers and criss-crossed by gravel beds, free draining alluvial soils and stony terraces. (deep shingle soils)

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Where is the Ngaruroro river?

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Hawke’s Bay

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Recommend a bordeaux style blend from New Zealand

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Te-Mata Coleraine. Family owned winery in the Havelock Hills.

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What is the most planted grape in Wairarapa?

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Pinot Noir ( Followed by Sauvignon Blanc)

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Recommend a bottling of Pinot Noir from Wairarapa

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Larry Mckeenna Escarpment Pinot Noir. Highly sought out pinots.

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What is Martinborough?

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A sub region of Wairarapa

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What is the difference between Wellington and Wairarapa?

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Wairarapa is the only wine producing region in Wellington, thus it is easiest to look at the region as just ‘Wairarapa’.

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What is New Zealand’s sunniest region?

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Nelson

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Where is the Wairau river?

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Marlborough

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What are the sub regions of Marlborough?

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Southern Valleys, Awatere Valley, Wairau Valley

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Where is the Awatere Valley? What is its significance?

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Marlborough. Most geographically distinct subregion. Cooler, drier, windier often with a degree of elevation. Grapes often take one to two weeks longer to ripen here.

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Where is the Waitaki Valley?

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Canterbury

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Where is Waipara?

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Canterbury

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What are the subregions of Canterbury?

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Waipara Valley, Canterbury Plains, Waitaki Valley

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What is the world’s southernmost wine region?

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Central Otago

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What is the climate of Central Otago?

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Continental

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What is the secret to the climate of Central Otago?

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High sunshine; short hot summers, diurnal temperatures and low precipitation

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Where is Wanaka?

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Central Otago

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Where is Gibbston?

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Central Otago

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Where is Alexandra?

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Central Otago

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Where is Cromwell Basin?

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Central Otago

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Name a subregion of Central Otago

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Wanaka, Gibbston, Alexandra, Cromwell Basin

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Where is Bannockburn?

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Central Otago

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Recommend a producer of Pinot Noir from Central Otago

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Felton Road Cornish Point. Most famous. Located in Bannockburn. Biodynamic, organic.

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Recommend a chardonnay from New Zealand

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Kim Crawford

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Who was Romeo Bragato and what was his contribution to New Zealand wine?

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an Austrian viticulturist from Victoria, with the task of studying the nation’s vineyards and combating its newest scourge: phylloxera. Bragato identified many of New Zealand’s modern wine regions (with the important exception of Marlborough) and educated growers on the merits of grafting vines onto disease-resistant American rootstock.

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What was Six O Clock Swill

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A temperance movement in New Zeland that staggered the industry

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Who released the first varietal wine in NZ? WHat was it?

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Montana. Gisbourne Chardonnay.

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What is the biggest issues to finding good sites for viticulture in New Zealand

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Sites that don’t drain well, are too cold, or too much rain

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What was the biggest development in viticultural practices for New Zealand in the 1980s?

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Development in Canopy Management,

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Which is more mountainous: North Island or South Island?

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South Island.

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Why is South Island less rainy than North Island

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The South Island benefits from the Southern Alps to the west, which create a rain shadow effect from clouds moving eastward from the Tasman Sea depositing all their moisture in the mountains

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What is Dally Plonk?

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A reference to wine made by settlers from Dalmatia who had planted vineyards near auckland in the early 20th century. They persisted despite a rainy subtropical climate and that is why some wineries have Croatian names.

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What subregion of Auckland is the driest?

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Waiheke Island

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What style of reds are common in Auckland?

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Bordeaux style reds

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Describe the basic geography of Gisbourne

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Primarily flat and extremely fertile with loamy soils. Hence its reputation as a high yielding region.

64
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What region contains the North Island’s driest climate?

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Hawke’s Bay

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What is the highest growing region in New Zealand?

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Central Otago

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What type of climate does Central Otago experience?

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Continental. semi arid

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What are the soils of Central Otago

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schist and clays to heavy silt loams, gravels and light sandsW

68
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What type of climate does Hawke’s Bay have?

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Maritime

69
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List 3 subzones of Hawkes Bay

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Gimblett Gravels, Te Awanga, Dartmoor Valley, Esk Valley, Havelock North Hills, Bridge Pa Triangle,

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Why are gravels so important in New Zealand regions

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Because of the sub-tropical climate–it is necessary. Gravels are free draining and have low fertility which results in low vigour vineyards where grapes can focus on ripening rather than producing lush vegitation

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What is required to label a wine as Gimblett Gravels?

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You must be a member of the Gimblett Gravels Wine Growing Association

72
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What % of grapes must come from a vineyard defined within the Gimblett Gravels Wine Growing District

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95%

73
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What are the soils of Gimblett Gravels

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Greywacke gravel to sandy loam. stony soils.

74
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Where do the following produce wine: Craggy Range, Stonecroft, Rippon?

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Craggy Range and Stonecroft are in Hawkes Bay. Rippon is in Central Otago

75
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Where does Stonecroft produce wine?

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Hawkes Bay

76
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Where does Craggy Range produce wine?

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Hawkes Bay

77
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What are the two subregions of Wellington/Wairarapa?

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Gladstone and Martinborough

78
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Where is Gladstone?

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Wairarapa

79
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Why is Wairarapa reliably dry in the autumn?

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Proximity to the Tararua ranges in the west

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What are the soils of Marlborough?

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alluvial, loamy, top soils over gravel

81
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What is the coolest subregion of Marlborough?

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Awatere Valley

82
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Where does Vavasour produce wine?

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Awatere, Marlborough

83
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Where does Pegasus Bay produce wine>?

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Waipara Valley

84
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What are the 3 subregions of Canterbury?

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Waipara, Canterbury Plains, and Waitaki Valley

85
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Where is Rippon known for producing wine

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Lake Wanaka in Central Otago

86
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What is the higest subregion of Central Otago

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Gibbston

87
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Where are 2/3 of the vineyards in Central Otago?

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Cromwell basin

88
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Bannockburn lies on the south bank of what river?

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Kawarau River

89
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What is the warmest subregion of Central Otago?

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Bannockburn

90
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Where does Ata Rangi produce wine>?

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Martinborough

91
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Where does Bell Hill produce wine?

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Canterbury

92
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What is the only region not protected by Southern Alps?

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Nelson

93
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What are the soils of Hawkes Bay

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Free draining alluvial soils over gravel

94
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Where is Gladstone

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Wairarapa

95
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What is six o’clockswill?

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An early closing hour for pubs in New Zealand during WW 1 which lasted until 1967.

96
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What is Albany Surprise?

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Hybrid that was pouplar in New Zealand in 60s. Also called as Isbella.

97
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What is the largest company in New Zealand?

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Montana

98
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which winery established Marborough’s first commercial vineyard?

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Montana in 1973

99
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what’s the world’s easternmost winemaking country?

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New Zealand

100
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What’s the world’s Southermost winemaking country?

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New Zealand

101
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what is new zealand winegrowers?

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It is an organization that ALL NZ producers belong to. Its job is to promote and formed in 2002.

102
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How many Gis in NZ?

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12

103
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Name all North Island GIs

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  1. Northland GI
104
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Where is Matakana?

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Auckland

105
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Where is Waiheke Island?

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Auckland

106
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Where is Martinborough?

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Waiparapa

107
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Name all South Island GIs

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  1. Nelson
108
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What’s the min % of a stated grape, vintage, and GIs in New Zealand?

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85%

109
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Where was the NZ’s first vines were planted?

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Northland in 1819

110
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What’s the NZ’s northernmost GI?

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Northland

111
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What’s the NZ’s smallest GI?

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Northland

112
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Name two sub GIs of Auckland.

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  1. Matakana
113
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What’s North Island’s driest region?

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Hawkes Bay

114
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What are the two most popular grapes in Hawkes Bay?

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Chardonnay & Merlot

115
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What is Gimblett Gravels?

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an area of deep shingle soils in Hawkes Bay

116
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What is Poverty Bay?

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Gisborne

117
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What’s the most planted grape in Gisborne?

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Chardonnay

118
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What’s the southernmost region on the North Island?

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Wairarapa

119
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What’s the official name of Wairarapa?

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Wellington

120
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What’s the northernmost region on the South Island?

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Nelson

121
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What’s the sunniest wine producing region in New Zealand?

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Nelson

122
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What’s the rainiest region on the south island in NZ?

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Nelson

123
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What’s the % of the entire NZ’s wine production from Marlborough?

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67%

124
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Which winery has a partnership with Montana and what’s the brand?

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Deutz Champagne, Lindauer

125
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Name 3 unofficial sub GIs in Marlborough.

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  1. Wairau Valley
126
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Where is Southern Valleys?

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Marlborough

127
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Where is Wairau Valley?

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Marlborough

128
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Where is Awatere Valley?

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Marlborough

129
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Does Irrgation is allowed in Marlborough?

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Yes

130
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Name 2 sub GIs of Canterbury.

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  1. Waipara Valley
131
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Where is Waipara Valley?

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Canterbury, South Island New Zealand

132
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Where is Canterbury Plains?

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Canterbury, South Island New Zealand

133
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Name 6 Sub GIs of Central Otago from west to east.

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  1. Gibbston
134
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What’s the major grape in Central Otago?

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Pinot Noir

135
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What’s the major grape in Canterbury?

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Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir and Riesling

136
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What’s the major grape in Nelson?

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Sauvignon Blanc

137
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What’s the major grape in Waiparapa?

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PInot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc

138
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What’s the major grapes in Hawke’s Bay?

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Merlot, Chardonnay, and Sauvignon Blanc

139
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What’s the major grape in Gisborne?

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Chardonnay and Pinot Gris

140
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What’s the major grape in Auckland?

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Chardonnay

141
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Where is Banks Peninsula?

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Canterbury

142
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What’s the southernmost region in Newzealand?

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Central Otago

143
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Which region in New Zealand is the highest in altitude?

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Central Otago

144
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What’s the only region in New Zealand has a continental climate?

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Central Otago

145
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Name 3 major producer in Central Otago.

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  1. Mt. Difficulty
146
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Name 3 major producer in MArlborough.

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  1. Cloudy Bay Te koko SB - oaky
147
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Name 3 major producers in Hawke’s Bay.

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  1. Te Mata Coleraine Bordeaux Blend
148
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Where is Martinborough?

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Wairarapa

149
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Name 3 major producers in Martinborough.

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  1. Ata Rangi Pinot Noir
150
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Where is Wellington?

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Wairarapa, north island

151
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Where is Queentown?

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Central Otago

152
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Where is Christchurch?

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Canterbury

153
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Where is Kawarau River?

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Central Otago

154
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What is the body of water between north and south island?

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Cook Strait

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