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Marlborough Flashcards

1
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NZ largest winemaking co that established Marlboroughs first commercial vineyard in 1973

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Montana

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Subregions of Marlborough

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Wairau Valley,

Central Southern Valleys

Awatere Valley (most southern)

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Subsidiary wineries of Montana

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Brancott/Fairhall

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Most exported wines of New Zealand

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Montana’s Lindauer brand

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5
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Four soil groups of Marlborough

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Coastal Wairau Silt Loams
(Lower Wairau and Dillons Point subregions)

Inland Wairau Loams
(Upper Wairau and Rarangi subregions)

Southern Valleys Clays
(Waihopai, Omaka, Brancott, Ben Morven and Taylor Pass subregions)

Awatere Matrix
(Awatere valley, much more complex)

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This mountain range divides Marlborough and Nelson

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Richmond Range

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Major Natural features of Marlborough (5)

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Richmond Range, Wither Hill Range, Kaikoura Ranges, Wairau River, Awatere River

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Major producers of Marlborough GI

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Cloudy Bay, Fromm, Hunter’s, Saint Clair, Spy Valley, Allan Scott

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Who established the cloudy bay brand in 1985?

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Cape Mentelle’s David Hohnen of Margaret River

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Maori name for Marlborough

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Kei puta te Wairau, meaning “the place with the hole in the cloud.”

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Main difference in climate between Wairau and Awatere valleys in Marlborough

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The Awatere is cooler and windier than the Wairau Valley due to exposure to coastal winds

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This group was created to promote quality Marlborough sparkling wine in 2013

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Methode Marlborough, created in 2013 to set a framework for quality production. The group’s members must use the three Champagne varieties, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier, and wines must spend at least 18 months on lees

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13
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First NZ SB under screwcap

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Kim Crawford

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14
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Which brand owns Kim Crawford?

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Constellation Brands

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15
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What is Pelorus?

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Top sparkling wine of Cloudy Bay

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16
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Major Rivers of Marlborough

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Awatere

Wairau

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New Zealand’s largest exported wine brand by volume?

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Lindauer

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18
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1988, a partnership forged between Montana in Marlborough and this Champagne house to produce premium sparkling wines

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Deutz

19
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Average maximum summertime temperatures of Marlborough

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75°F

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Basic soil type of Marlborough in all three subregions: Awatere Valley, Wairau Valley and Southern Valleys

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sandy, alluvial loam topsoil over gravel, providing excellent drainage and limiting vine vigor

21
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Wayne Thomas got the cuttings from Corbans Winery from Ross Spence and planted the first Marlborough Sauvignon vineyard in this year

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1975, Montana’s Brancott Vineyard

First commercially available wine in 1979

22
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Marlborough accounts for this % of vineyard area in New Zealand

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69%

23
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Why was the Appellation Wine Marlborough created?

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Concern over rising bulk wine. A certification scheme for wines sustainably grown in Marlborough and bottled in New Zealand

24
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Marlborough sits on this parallel

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41S same as Rome but much cooler

Vast bodies of water on each side, more similar to Burgundy

25
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Marlborough’s Southern Valleys and Waipara’s Omihi area tend to have more of this soil on hillsides, and are suitable for Pinot Noir

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denser, loam rich clay

26
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Producer of Marlborough Sauvignon that goes through Malo

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Sacred Hill Sauvage
(1990s)
Cloudy Bay Te Koko 10% malo

27
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Who is Frank Yukich?

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Director of Montana (today Brancott Estate) Purchased 1200 acres in 1973 Marlborough

28
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First varietals planted in Marlborough

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Muller Thurgau and Cabernet Sauvignon

29
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Marlborough represents this % of NZ wine industry

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70%

30
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How does Marlborough compare with Sancerre in terms of Sunshine hours

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Marlborough: 2475 hours
Sancerre: 1800 hours

31
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How does Marlborough compare with Burgundy in terms of temp and growing hours

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15.2 degrees celsius in Marlborough
15.1 degrees celsius in Burgundy

32
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The Wairau river empties here

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Cloudy Bay

33
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Wairau Valley (Marlborough) is protected by these mountain systems

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Wairau Ranges (North)
Wither Hills (South)

34
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Largest and original vineyard area in Marlborough

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Wairau Valley

35
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First valley planted in Marlborough

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Awatere 1986

36
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Two biggest regions in the entire country of NZ in terms of vinyeards planted

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Wairau Valley
Awatere Valley

37
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Why is the Awatere cooler than the Wairau Valley?

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Exposure to coastal winds

38
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Silty, alluvial soil in Marlborough encourages this

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fertility

39
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Gravel rich soils help Sauvignon Blanc in this way

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Put a curb on Sauvignon Blanc natural growth

40
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Loess, Clay and richer soils in the Southern Valleys in Marlborough, combined with Northern aspect make this region ideal for this grape

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Pinot Noir

41
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What year did the Southern Valleys install an irrigation system, opening up North facing loess and clay slopes of Marlborough to viticulture?

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2004

42
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Pinot Gris in Marlborough typically has these characteristics

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Off dry, neutral

43
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In Marlborough, Chardonnay is usually Malolactic. T/F

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TRUE

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