New Zealand Flashcards

1
Q

NZ North Island Turn left into main neighborhood

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Eskimo starving (northland, empty of vines)
Micheal Cera being awkward (Aukland)
Trump holding CATO report saying WHY CATO!? (Waikato)
Getting to corner: Bay filled with fish and fruit (Bay of Plenty)
Turning right, Don Giess being born (Gisborne)
Another bay, hawk relaxing hot tub style (Hawke’s Bay)
Hawk holding Te Mata bottle (Known for Syrah)
Sun Ra rapping to MArtin Sheen (Wairarapa, Martinborough)

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2
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NZ South Island

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Back to Entrance, other side of the street
Nelson (person AND region ha!)
Marlborough Man

Getting to corner, Frozen ground so cant bury anything (Canterbury)
Turning right valley girl saying “why are you talking” (Waitaki Valley)
Big circle, to big circles with tag in between (Otago)

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3
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Who was Romeo Bragato

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Austrian guy from Victoria who fought phyloxera and charted most regions
(except Marlborough)

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4
Q

NZ phylox fighter guy

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Romeo Bragato

Also extensively charted regions (missed marlborough, idiot!)

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5
Q

NZ 6:00 Law

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Closed taverns at 6:00 until 1967

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6
Q

Most planted NZ variety 1960

A

Albany Surprise

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7
Q

largest NZ winemaker

A

Montana

first commercial vineyard 1973

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8
Q

Best Cab region in NZ

A

Hawke’s Bay

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9
Q

Grape plantings NZ

A
SB 20k ha
PN 5.5k 
Chard 3.2k 
PG 2.4 k 
Merlot 1.2k
Riesling .7k
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10
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Where is Napier

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Town in Hawke’s bay

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11
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top area in Hawke’s Bay

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Gimblett Gravels
limestone hills
particularly red varietals

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12
Q

Great Merlot/Syrah area NZ

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Hawke’s Bay

Gimblett Gravels

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13
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Where is Gimblett Gravels

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Hawke’s Bay

limestone

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14
Q

NZ region with Continental climate

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Central Otago

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15
Q

SB free zone NZ

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Central Otago

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16
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Central Otago beets

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75% PN on Slopes
No SB
only continental climate
Bannockburn is top site

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17
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Top districts in Central Otago

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Bannockburn

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18
Q

Gisborne beets

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top chardonnay district
also some Gewurtz
Pernod Ricard sold their shit here

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19
Q

top chardonnay district NZ

A

Gisborne

20
Q

Which district is Christchurch in

A

Canterbury

21
Q

Where is Waipara

A

valley in Canterbury

22
Q

Valley in Canterbury

A

Waipara Valley

23
Q

Where is Martinborough

A

Wairarapa

24
Q

where’s waiheke island

A

Auckland

sunny, maritime

25
Q

Main sub of Auckland

A

Waiheke Island

Maritime, sunny

26
Q

What is Ngatarawa

A

Hawke’s Bay sub

Great Merlot

27
Q

Merlot driven region NZ

A

Ngatarawa

Hawke’s Bay

28
Q

Poverty Bay also known as

A

Gisborne

29
Q

Gisborne also known as

A

Poverty Bay

30
Q

Where is Wallington

A

Wairarapa

31
Q

Main three subs of Marlborough north to south

A

Wairau
Southern Valleys
Awatere Valley

32
Q

Soils of Marlborough subs

A

Sandy Alluvial on gravel

drainage

33
Q

Where’s Waipara Valley

A

Canterbury

34
Q

world’s southernmost region

A

Central Otago

35
Q

Central Otago beets

A

world’s southernmost region

North facing hills give PN

36
Q

top 4 subs of central Otago

A

Wanaka
Gibbston
Alexandra
Cromwell Basin

37
Q

Wanaka, Gibbston, Alexandra, Cromwell Basin are?

A

Central Otago subs

38
Q

name 3 producers in Central Otago

A

Felton Road
Mt Difficulty
Rippon

39
Q

New Zealand 2012

A

Very cool vintage

herbal focused, tart

40
Q

New Zealand 2013

A

Great, warm, Boom

41
Q

New Zealand 2014

A

especially good for Hawke’s Bay

largest vintage ever marlborough

42
Q

2 exceptional vintages NZ

A

13 and 14
great reds
14 largest Marlborough harvest ever

43
Q

2 NZ vintages emphasized herbal Marlborough

A

12, 16

44
Q

Who makes Coleraine?

A

Te Mata

Cab Blend

45
Q

Who makes mate vineyard chard

A

Kumeu River Chardonnay in Aukland

46
Q

Where is Kumeu river

A

Aukland