Chapter Eighteen: New Zealand

Question 1

What are the 3 “enduring” GIs of New Zealand?

Answer 1

New Zealand

South Island

North Island

Question 2

What is the leading variety of New Zealand?

Answer 2

Sauvignon Blanc

Question 3

What are the 4 secondary white varieties of New Zealand?

Answer 3

Chardonnay

Pinot Gris

Riesling

Gewurtztraminer

Question 4

What is the leading red variety of New Zealand?

Answer 4

Pinot Noir

Question 5

What are the 5 secondary red varieties of New Zealand?

Answer 5

Merlot

Cabernet Sauvignon

Malbec

Cabernet Franc

Syrah

Question 6

What is the high mountain chain on New Zealand’s South Island?

Answer 6

Southern Alps

Question 7

What is the hard sedimentary sandstone found in many parts of New Zealand?

Answer 7

Greywacke

Question 8

What is New Zealand’s highest-producing wine region by volume?

Answer 8

Marlborough

Question 9

What are the 3 unofficial subregions of Marlborough?

Answer 9

Wairau Valley

Awatere Valley

The Southern Valleys

Question 10

What are the top 2 varieties of Marlborough?

Answer 10

Sauvignon Blanc

Pinot Noir

Question 11

What is the leading New Zealand region for red wines OTHER than Pinot Noir?

Answer 11

Hawke’s Bay

Question 12

What is the area within Hawke’s Bay known for unique, rocky soil?

Answer 12

Gimblett Gravels

Question 13

What is the New Zealand wine region located int he one of the widest parts of the country, extending inland from Poverty Bay?

Answer 13

Gisborne

Question 14

What is the white-grape focused nickname for the Gisborne region?

Answer 14

“Chardonnay capital of New Zealand”

Question 15

What are the 4 secondary grapes of the Gisborne region?

Answer 15

Pinot Gris

Sauvignon Blanc

Gewurtztraminer

Merlot

Question 16

What are the 3 sub-zones of Gisborne?

Answer 16

Manutuke

Ormond

Patutahi

Question 17

What is the New Zealand wine region located within the province of Wellington?

Answer 17

Wairarapa

Question 18

What are the 3 subzones of Wairarapa?

Answer 18

Gladstone

Martinborough

Masterson

Question 19

What is the leading variety of Wairarapa?

Answer 19

Pinot Noir

Question 20

What are the two regions between which the Waitaki river forms a traditional boundary?

Answer 20

Canterbuty

Otago

Question 21

What is the official name of the Waitaki Valley GI?

Answer 21

Waitaki Valley/North Otago

Question 22

What are the 4 leading grape varieties of the Waitaki Valley/North Otago GI?

Answer 22

Pinot Noir

Riesling

Pinot Gris

Chardonnay

Question 23

What is the highest elevation wine region of New Zealand?

Answer 23

Central Otago

Question 24

What is the location and terroir of Central Otago?

Answer 24

Inland, mountainous region on the eastern slopes of the Southern Alps

Continental climate

45 degrees

Question 25

What is the leading variety of Central Otago?

Answer 25

Pinot Noir

Question 26

What are the 4 secondary varieties of Central Otago?

Answer 26

Chardonnay Pinot Gris Sauvignon Blanc Riesling

Question 27

What are the 6 subzones of Central Otago?

Answer 27

Alexandra Bannockburn Bendigo Cromwell/Lowburn/Pisa Gibbston Wanaka

Question 28

What is the northernmost wine region of New Zealand?

Answer 28

Northland

Question 29

What are the 3 subzones of Auckland?

Answer 29

Kumeu Matakana Waiheke Island

Question 30

What is the wine region surrounding the city of Christchurch?

Answer 30

Canterbury

Question 31

What is the location/terroir of Canterbury?

Answer 31

Sunny, mild-climate region Extends along the east coast of New Zealand's South Island Cool sea breezes Dry nor-westers

Question 32

What are the 2 leading grape varieties of Canterbury?

Answer 32

Sauvignon Blanc Pinot Noir

Question 33

What are the 3 secondary grape varieties of Canterbury?

Answer 33

Chardonnay Riesling Pinot Gris

Question 34

What is the highly-regarded, official sub-zone of North Canterbury, located about 30 miles north of Christchurch?

Answer 34

Waipara Valley

Question 35

What is the wine region located to the west of Marlborough, with a "sunny" nickname?

Answer 35

Nelson (Sunny Nelson)

Question 36

What are the 4 leading varieties of Nelson?

Answer 36

Sauvignon Blanc Chardonnay Pinot Noir Riesling