South Island

Question 1

What are the regional GIs of the South Island?

Answer 1

Nelson GI
Canterbury GI
Marlborough GI
Waitaki North Otago/Waitaki GI
Central Otago GI

Question 2

What is the furthest north GI of the South Island?

Answer 2

Nelson GI

Question 3

What is the climate of Nelson GI?

Answer 3

Both the sunniest and rainier GI of the South Island. Slightly cooler and wetter than Marlborough GI

Question 4

Main grapes of Nelson GI in order of importance

Answer 4

SB
PN
PG
Chard

Question 5

Unofficial subregions of Nelson GI

Answer 5

Waimea Plains
Upper Moutere (Moutere Hills)
Motueka
Takaka (Golden Bay)

Question 6

What percentage of NZ wine is from Nelson GI?

Answer 6

~3%

Question 7

What percentage of NZ wine comes from Marlborough GI?

Answer 7

~67%

Question 8

How much of Malborough’s acreage is controlled by Montana?

Answer 8

nearly 2/3

Question 9

What Champagne house and Major NZ brand partnered in Marlborough GI? What year?

Answer 9

Montana and Deutz

1988

Question 10

What is the name of Deutz’s NZ sparkling wine?

Answer 10

Deutz Marlborough Cuvee

Question 11

What percentage of Marlborough GI is planted to SB?

Answer 11

85.8%

Question 12

Unofficial subregions of Malrborough GI

Answer 12

Wairau Valley
Southern Valleys
Awatere Valley

Question 13

What marks the border between Marlborough GI and Nelson GI?

Answer 13

Richmond Range divides Marlborough GI and Nelson GI

Question 14

Major Natural features of Marlborough GI

Answer 14

Richmond Range (west)
Wither Hill Range
Wairau River
Awatere River

Question 15

When was the first commercial vineyard planted in Marlborough GI?

Answer 15

1973

Question 16

What is the soil of Marlborough GI?

Answer 16

Shallow, stony
Deep sandy loams
Clay at the base of the Wither Range

Question 17

What is important aout 2008 in Marlborough GI?

Answer 17

Unexpectedly huge crop, led to a drop in prices and financial hardship

Question 18

When did viticulture start in Canterbury GI?

Answer 18

1840s on the Banks Peninsula

Question 19

Where are the majority of Canterbury GI’s vineyards?

Answer 19

Waipara Valley GI

Question 20

What is the official subregion of Canterbury GI?

Answer 20

Waipara/Waipara Valley GI

Question 21

What is the unofficial subregion of Canterbury GI?

Answer 21

Canterbury Plains

Question 22

Major natural features of Canterbury GI

Answer 22

Waipara River
Waimakariri River
Puketeraki Range
Canterbury Plains

Question 23

Major producers of of Canterbury GI

Answer 23

Pegasus Bay
Pyramid Valley
Mud House

Question 24

What brands are owned by Montana?

Answer 24

Brancott
Church Road
Stoneleigh
Deutz Marlborough Cuvee

Question 25

Where is Waitaki Valley GI?

Answer 25

Sits between Canterbury and Central Otago (maybe has a little of each as part of it?

Question 26

What is the soil of Waitaki Valley GI?

Answer 26

Waitakian Limestone

Question 27

What is the climate of Central Otago GI?

Answer 27

Continental

Question 28

Unofficial subregions of Central Otago GI

Answer 28

Gibbston
Wanaka
Cromwell Basin
Bannockburn
Bendigo
Alexandra Basin

Question 29

What percentage of Central Otago is PN? What are the other grapes?

Answer 29

~75%

PG, Rsl, Chd

Question 30

Where are the Tasman Mountains?

Answer 30

Nelson GI

Question 31

What GI is in the rain shafdow of the Southern Alps?

Answer 31

Central Otago GI