New Zealand - Australia

Question 1

Name the Subregions of Auckland

Answer 1

KumeuGI
Waiheke Island GI
Matakana GI
West Auckland
South Auckland
Clevedon
Huapai
Henderson

Question 2

What are the soil types in Auckland?

Answer 2

Vulkanic and clay rich

Question 3

In which year and where the first vines planted in NZ?

Answer 3

1819 in Kerikeri (now Northland)

by James Marsden

Question 4

Who made the first Wine in NZ?

Answer 4

James Busby in 1833

Scottish man who brought cuttings

Question 5

Which latitude is Marlborough in?

Answer 5

41°

Question 6

What is the min abv for NZ wine to be imported into Europe?

Answer 6

8.5%

a general international standard for all wines from outside EU

Question 7

What does 3-mercaptohexanol (3MH) add?

Answer 7

Found in NZ Sauvignon Blanc and is detected as Gooseberry and passionfruit aromas.

Question 8

Which region is influenced by the Hauraki Gulf?

Answer 8

Auckland

Question 9

Where can you find the winery Man O’ War?

Answer 9

Waiheke Island

Question 10

Which is the main producer of wines in Waiheke Island

Answer 10

Man O’War

Question 11

In which region can you find the NZ oldest Estate, name and when was it founded?

Answer 11

Mission Estate
Hawkes Bay
1851

Question 12

MPOCH

Name the subregions of Gisborne.

Answer 12

Manutuke
Patutahi
Ormond
Central Valley
Hexton Hills

Question 13

E TA G B M B

Name Subregions of Hawkes Bay.

Answer 13

Esk Valley
Te Awanga
Gimblett Gravels
Bridge Pa Triangle
Maraekakaho
Bay view

Question 14

What is the river called its bed is now Gimblett Gravels

Answer 14

Ngaruroro River

Earthquake in 1867 made river change course

Question 15

In which region are the Heretaunga Plains located?

Answer 15

hawkes bay

Question 16

Which of the Wairarapa subregions is not a GI?

Answer 16

Masterton

Question 17

Who first established Cloudy Bay and when?

Answer 17

David Hohnen (Cape Mentelle) in 1985

Question 18

Where do you find the Teviotdale Hills?

Answer 18

North Canterbury

Question 19

Where do you find the following wineries :
Pyramid Valley
Mud House
Giesen

Answer 19

North Canterbury GI

Question 20

Name the subregions of Central Otago

Answer 20

Lake Wanaka
Bendigo
Cromwell Basin (Pisa & Lowburn)
Gibbston
Bannockburn
Alexandra

Question 21

In which regions are the following producers making wine?
“Ostler,
Pasquale,
River-T Estate Wines,
Valli Vineyards”

Answer 21

Waitaki Valley North Otago GI

Question 22

What type of soil is found in Central Otago?

Answer 22

mainly schist with gravel, silt, loess and some clay

Question 23

Who owns the original experimental Chardonnay vineyard of Penfolds planted in the beginning of the 1900’s?

Answer 23

Tyrells HDV Vineyard, now one of the oldest Chardonnay vineyards in the world

Question 24

What is this Chardonnay clone called and where is it specifically grown?

Answer 24

Gingin clone - a virus impacted clone grown in western australia and particularly responsible for the quality Chardonnay in Margaret River.
introduced in 1957
poor fruitset
millerandage
low yields
unique winestyle

Question 25

What is the Barossa Old Vine Charter?

Answer 25

the age pyramid of oldest vines

Question 26

Name the regions of the Mount Lofty Ranges Zone.

Answer 26

Adalaide Hills Adelaide Plains Clare Valley

Question 27

What are the sub districts of Adelaide Hills?

Answer 27

Lenswood Picadilly Valley

Question 28

What are the zones of South Australia

Answer 28

Adelaide Superzone - Barossa - Fleurieu - Mount Lofty Ranges Far North Limestone Coast Lower Murray Peninsulas

Question 29

Name the regions of the Fleurieu Zone.

Answer 29

Currency Creek Langhorne Creek McLaren Vale Southern Fleurieu Kangoroo Island

Question 30

Name the regions of the Limestone Coast Zone.

Answer 30

Padthaway Wrattonbully Robe Coonawarra Mount Benson Mount Gambier

Question 31

Which was the first commercial winery set up in Barossa and what year?

Answer 31

Orlando Wines in 1847 ( now Jacobs Creek)

Question 32

Which one is the oldest Syrah/shiraz vineyard in the world, what year was it planted and where is it?

Answer 32

Langmeils Freedom Vineyard 1843 Barossa Valley

Question 33

What is Seppeltsfield known for?

Answer 33

100 year old Para Liqueur - fortified, Barossa

Question 34

Which year was Kalimna Block 42 planted?

Answer 34

1888

Question 35

What is "Margaret", Peter Lehman for a wine?

Answer 35

Old vine Semillon (1929) from Barossa

Question 36

Which was the first winery in Yarra Valley?

Answer 36

Yering Station

Question 37

In what region is Tapanappa located?

Answer 37

Wrattonbully