New Zealand Flashcards

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Marlborough GI subzones

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South Island, NZ Non-GI Subzones: Wairau Valley, Southern Valley, Awatere Valley Major Producers: Allan Scott, Cloudy Bay, Fromm, Hunter's, Saint Clair, Spy Valley

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Richmond Range (divides Marlborough and Nelson), Wither Hill Range Kaikoura Ranges, Wairau River, Awatere River

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Soil Types: variable shallow, stony soils and deep sandy loams, clay-based soils on hillside sites !! Average Annual Sunlight Hours: 2,457 hours !!

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26,000 ha under vine- most in NZ: Sauvignon Blanc 85.8% Pinot Noir 6% Chardonnay 3.3% Pinot Gris 3.2% Riesling .08%

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South Island, NZ Subregions: North Canterbury GI, Waipara Valley/Waipara GI, Canterbury Plains

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Major Producers: Pegasus Bay, Pyramid Valley, Mud House, Giesen

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Major Natural Features: Waimakariri River, Waipara River, Puketeraki Range, Canterbury Plains Pegasus Bay

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silt loams over gravel in the Canterbury Plains, gravelly soils near the Waipara River, limestone-derived clays in the eastern Waipara region

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Pinot Noir: 444 ha Sauvignon Blanc: 401 ha Riesling: 271 ha Pinot Gris: 215 ha Chardonnay: 99 ha some Gewurztraminer

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South Island, NZ Subregions: Bannockburn GI, Alexandra Basin, Bendigo, Cromwell Basin (Pisa & Lowburn), Gibbston, Wanaka

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Major Producers: Rippon, Peregrine, Felton Road, Mt. Difficulty, Burn Cottage

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!! Annual Rainfall: 10.8 inches !! Major Natural Features: Southern Alps, Lake Wanaka, Waitaki River (North Otago), Lake Dunstan

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Pinot Noir: 1,656 ha Pinot Gris: 172 ha Chardonnay: 92 ha Riesling: 62 ha Sauvignon Blanc: 40 ha

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Greywacke gravel (sandstone with varied rocks), silt, sandy loam, Gimblett Gravels Most of Hawke’s Bay’s vineyards are planted on the gravel-based alluvial soils of the Heretaunga Plains to the west of the city of Hastings

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In Hawke's Bay, on the Heretaunga Plains: The most renowned viticultural area of the plains is Gimblett Gravels, which was first planted in 1981 and now includes more than 800 hectares of vineyard. The region’s geology resulted from an 1867 earthquake that changed the course of the Ngaruroro River, leaving behind gravel, silt, and loam Vineyards must be min 95% on these deep shingle soils, and 95% of vineyards must be within the Hawke's Bay GI

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also known as Gisbourne, on the east coast of the North Island, New Zealand

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Montana, established in 1973.

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North Island: warmer, rainier, often compared to Bordeaux South Island: cooler, but sunnier and drier. In the rain shadow of the Southern Alps

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Hawke's Bay Annual Rainfall: 15.3 inches Annual Average Sunlight Hours: 2,188 hours

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Christchurch. Teviotdale Hills provide shelter from cool air from Pegasus bay Pegasus Bay - large bay Smaller Bays: Governor's Bay, Te Wharau/Charteris Bay, Head of the Bay Lake: Lake Ellesmere (Te Waihora)

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Auckland- Montana and Villa Maria are headquartered here

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Montana (includes Brancott, Fairhall, owned by Pernod Ricard) Cloudy Bay Kim Crawford Dog Point Loveblock Jackson Estate Allan Scott, Fromm, Hunter's, Saint Clair, Spy Valley

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A small group of Maori winemakers in NZ, including Steve Bird, Kuru Kuru, Tiki, Te Pa, Jeff Sinnot. They are all certified sustainable.

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Ross Spence- studied at UC Fresno, returned home, and planted the first SB vines in his Matua Road vineyard in 1968, producing the first commercially available wine in 1974. The vineyard had leafroll, so yields were low. He brought cuttings to Wayne Thomas of Montana (now Brancott Estate) to plant the first Sauvignon Blanc vines in Marlborough in 1975. Montana produced the first commercially available Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc in 1979.

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85% of each wines exported to EU must also have min 8.5% alcohol as well

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Machine harvesting! Notably, the thiols found in Sauvignon Blanc can be enhanced through machine harvesting. A study from the University of Auckland revealed thiol levels were 5 to 10 times higher in machine- versus hand-harvested fruit, as the latter tends to be handled more gently. A paper for local producers entitled “Managing Thiols,” which was based on the university’s findings and compiled by the country’s wine trade body, New Zealand Winegrowers, suggests, “Key enzymes, such as the lipoxygenases and their substrates, are better released with greater maceration, leading to more thiol precursors in the grape juice prior to fermentation.”

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Francois Millet, of George de Vogue, consulted for Prophet's Rock, in Central Otago

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Marlborough 27,808 ha Waikato / Bay of Plenty 12 ha second most: Hawke's Bay, 5034 ha second least: Waitaki Valley, 59 ha

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Man o War - around half. They make Chardonnay, Syrah, Sb/Semillon, bdx blend, blanc de blancs

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subregion of Auckland GI, North Island, NZ Warm, maritime. Can have lots of rainfall, lots of wind. Mostly clay based soils, some volcanic in the east

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Mission Estate, which was founded in 1851 by Marist priests and continues to be owned by the Society of Mary. Hawke's Bay

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temperate maritime- similar to Bordeaux, almost same average temperature during the growing season - around 61 F Vineyards closer to the Pacific are cooler in the summer, some late ripening grapes can struggle to ripen here. low annual rainfall at around 15"

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vineyards lie on alluvial terraces created by the Ruamahanga River. Silty loams sit over free-draining gravels, which can be as deep as 15 meters in places

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Gladstone Vineyard Urlar Schubert Ata Rangi, Dry River, Palliser Estate, Voss Estate

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Richmond Ranges, Wither Hills WairauRiver ends in Cloudy Bay (Marlborough)

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(Cantebury, South Island, NZ) valleys: Glasnevin Gravels, alluvial, gravel and sandly loams hillsides: face north and northwest and offer richer soil types, including loam, clay loam, and some limestone

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45 degrees South semi-continental, and quite dry. the westtest part, Wanaka, receives around 700 mm of rain each year (27 inches) the driest, Alexandra gets only 363 mm (14 inches) Central Otago is sheltered from westerly winds and rain by 3 mountain ranges (??) Southern Alps, Pisa (in Cromwell)

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Frost- huge diurnal swings Wind Sunburn however, low humidity!

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Lake Dunstan- the area is warmer, and the lake offers a source of water for irrigation

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South Island, NZ only around 60 ha planted, mostly to PN, PG Waitakan Limestone Major Producers: Ostler, Pasquale, River-T Estate Wines, Valli Vineyards Upgraded to GI in 2018

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Appellation Marlborough Wine Trademark / Producers group - 49 members, aimed at promoting quality Marlborough wine, since 2018. Initially focused on SB. All producers must be certified by Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand, BioGro NZ or equivalent.

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in Marlborough, Cape Mentelle’s David Hohnen of Margaret River, established the the brand in 1985.

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N-S Wairau, Southern Valleys, Awatere Valley Wairau protected by Richmond Ranges to N, Wither Hills to S. The Awatere is cooler and windier than the Wairau Valley due to exposure to coastal winds

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alluvial. valley floors are former riverbeds and consist of gravels as well as silt, sand, and loam deposited by the river. Silty patches tend to provide more fertility, while bony, gravel-rich sections act as a natural curb on Sauvignon’s otherwise-enthusiastic growth Southern Valleys tend to have more clay, and are often better suited for PN

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group created in 2013 to set a framework for quality sparkling 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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Omaka, Fairhall, Brancott, Ben Morvan and Waihopai Valleys

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in Marlborough subregions: Rapaura and Renwick alluvial valley, varied soils.

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Gibbston- highest elevation, cool climate Bannockburn GI- warm, dry Cromwell, Lowburn and Pisa- western side of Lake Dunstan Wanaka- coolest, wettest Bendigo- hot summers, north facing slopes Alexandra- extremes, most southerly

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Tararua Range - to west

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Rimutaka Range

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Martinborough lies in a wide river valley between the Rimutaka mountain range and the eastern Wairarapa Hills. The Ruamahanga River meanders through the region on its way to Palliser Bay, 32 kilometers (20 miles) to the south.

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