Marlborough

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Montana

Question 2

Subregions of Marlborough

Answer 2

Wairau Valley,

Central Southern Valleys

Awatere Valley (most southern)

Question 3

Subsidiary wineries of Montana

Answer 3

Brancott/Fairhall

Question 4

Most exported wines of New Zealand

Answer 4

Montana’s Lindauer brand

Question 5

Four soil groups of Marlborough

Answer 5

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)

Question 6

This mountain range divides Marlborough and Nelson

Answer 6

Richmond Range

Question 7

Major Natural features of Marlborough (5)

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Major producers of Marlborough GI

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Who established the cloudy bay brand in 1985?

Answer 9

Cape Mentelle’s David Hohnen of Margaret River

Question 10

Maori name for Marlborough

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Main difference in climate between Wairau and Awatere valleys in Marlborough

Answer 11

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

Question 12

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

Answer 12

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

Question 13

First NZ SB under screwcap

Answer 13

Kim Crawford

Question 14

Which brand owns Kim Crawford?

Answer 14

Constellation Brands

Question 15

What is Pelorus?

Answer 15

Top sparkling wine of Cloudy Bay

Question 16

Major Rivers of Marlborough

Answer 16

Awatere

Wairau

Question 17

New Zealand’s largest exported wine brand by volume?

Answer 17

Lindauer

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Deutz

Question 19

Average maximum summertime temperatures of Marlborough

Answer 19

75°F

Question 20

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

Answer 20

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

Question 21

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

Answer 21

1975, Montana’s Brancott Vineyard

First commercially available wine in 1979

Question 22

Marlborough accounts for this % of vineyard area in New Zealand

Answer 22

69%

Question 23

Why was the Appellation Wine Marlborough created?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

Marlborough sits on this parallel

Answer 24

41S same as Rome but much cooler

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

Question 25

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

Answer 25

denser, loam rich clay

Question 26

Producer of Marlborough Sauvignon that goes through Malo

Answer 26

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

Question 27

Who is Frank Yukich?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

First varietals planted in Marlborough

Answer 28

Muller Thurgau and Cabernet Sauvignon

Question 29

Marlborough represents this % of NZ wine industry

Answer 29

70%

Question 30

How does Marlborough compare with Sancerre in terms of Sunshine hours

Answer 30

Marlborough: 2475 hours Sancerre: 1800 hours

Question 31

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

Answer 31

15.2 degrees celsius in Marlborough 15.1 degrees celsius in Burgundy

Question 32

The Wairau river empties here

Answer 32

Cloudy Bay

Question 33

Wairau Valley (Marlborough) is protected by these mountain systems

Answer 33

Wairau Ranges (North) Wither Hills (South)

Question 34

Largest and original vineyard area in Marlborough

Answer 34

Wairau Valley

Question 35

First valley planted in Marlborough

Answer 35

Awatere 1986

Question 36

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

Answer 36

Wairau Valley Awatere Valley

Question 37

Why is the Awatere cooler than the Wairau Valley?

Answer 37

Exposure to coastal winds

Question 38

Silty, alluvial soil in Marlborough encourages this

Answer 38

fertility

Question 39

Gravel rich soils help Sauvignon Blanc in this way

Answer 39

Put a curb on Sauvignon Blanc natural growth

Question 40

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

Answer 40

Pinot Noir

Question 41

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

Answer 41

2004

Question 42

Pinot Gris in Marlborough typically has these characteristics

Answer 42

Off dry, neutral

Question 43

In Marlborough, Chardonnay is usually Malolactic. T/F

Answer 43

TRUE