Wairarapa Flashcards
Martinborough GI is located in what GI
Wairarapa (North Island)
Major producers of Martinborough
Alta Rangi, Devotus, Tirohana Estate, Poppies, Dry River, Palliser, Luna, Martinborough vineyard
Main grape of Wairarapa (North Island)
Pinot Noir
Capital city of ALL of NZ located in Wairarapa (North Island)
Wellington (also name of entire Wairarapa region sometimes)
Who famously has Gum Boot clone of Pinot Noir planted in their vineyard?
(New Zealander returning from France who claimed the cuttings hidden in his gumboot (rain boot) were from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti)
Martinborough’s Ata Rangi
Alluvial Terraces of Wairarapa (North Island, Martinborough) are created by this river
Ruamahanga River
Subregions of Wairarapa
Martinborough GI
Masterson
Gladstone GI
The Gum boot (Abel) clone was first planted here
Ata Rangi in Martinborough, by the founder
Where were william Beetham’s original plantings of Pinot Noir?
Wairarapa, on Estate next to Masterson
Who is Derek Milne?
Australian soil scientist, who in 1978, declared that Martinborough was best suited for Pinot Noir
Some of the first producers of Martinborough (Wairarapa)
Dry River Wines, Martinborough Vineyard and Ata Rangi
The Wairarapa wine region is 3% of NZ vineyards but just this % of production
1% due to low yields
Martinborough GI is sunnier, warmer and drier than Gladstone and Masterton to the North.
True
Climate of Wairarapa
Dry, sunny, windy (affects fruit set in Spring) large diurnal temperature swing
Soil of Wairarapa
silty loam over free draining gravel as deep as 15 meters
Soil in Martinborough GI is different from those of Gladstone and Masterson GI in this way
Martinborough GI is further downstream and has broken down gravels. Limestone can be found in Masterson’s gravels
Why is Wairarapa known for Thick skinned berries and deep color?
Wide diurnal shift and cool temps
Between 36F or 20 celsius from day to night
The finest wines of Wairarapa are aged this long 12-18 mos in oak and can be aged in bottle this long
8-10 years
Sauvignon blanc accounts for this % of vineyard area in Wairarapa
1/3
How is Sauvignon blanc from Wairarapa different from that of Marlborough
Wairarapa is more grassy, restrained
What is planted more in Wairarapa: Chardonnay or Pinot Gris
Pinot Gris