New Zealand Grapes Flashcards

1
Q

What is New Zealand’s most widely planted white grape variety?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

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2
Q

What is New Zealand’s most widely planted red grape variety?

A

Pinot Noir

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3
Q

Sauvignon Blanc accounts for roughly how much of New Zealand’s total wine production?

A

Roughly 75%

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4
Q

Which white variety used to be the main grape of New Zealand producing neutral easy drinking wine for bulk supply?

A

Müller-Thurgau

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5
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What is New Zealand’s fourth most planted white varietal?

A

Riesling

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6
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What is the most widely planted grape variety in Hawke’s Bay?

A

Chardonnay

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7
Q

Sparkling wines in New Zealand are made using which method?

A

Methode Traditionelle

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8
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Sauvignon Blanc grown on the North Island generally has more or less herbaceaousness than that grown in the South?

A

Less, it loses some herbaceaousness and gains riper characters of exotic fruit

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9
Q

Is a typical Marlborough Pinot Noir aromatic with red cherry fruit flavors and firm tannins or earthy with black fruit notes and soft tannins?

A

Aromatic with red cherry fruit flavors and firm tannins

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10
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Which grape, emerging in the early 2000s, has become New Zealand’s third most planted white grape variety?

A

Pinot Gris

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11
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What is New Zealand’s second most planted red varietal?

A

Merlot

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12
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Are New Zealand rosé wines typically made to drink immediately or put down to age?

A

Drink immediately

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13
Q

Riesling is New Zealand’s fourth most planted white varietal after which other three?

A

Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris

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14
Q

Gisborne is known for which two predominant grape varieties?

A

Chardonnay and Gewurtztraminer

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15
Q

Grapes were first planted by missionaries in New Zealand in which year?

A

1819

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16
Q

Which two grapes, used for still and sparkling wine production, are planted in Marlborough?

A

Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

17
Q

Some of the initial plantings of Pinot Noir in New Zealand were later identified as which other grape?

A

Flora

18
Q

Is a typical New Zealand Pinot Gris more likely to be compared to that of a spicy full-bodied Alsatian wine or lighter-bodied more acidic Italian style?

A

A spicy-bodied Alsatian wine

19
Q

Does New Zealand Pinot Noir tend to be more full bodied or light bodied for the variety?

A

Full bodied

20
Q

What are the three most widely planted grape varieties in Northland?

A

Chardonnay, Syrah and Pinot Gris

21
Q

Cloudy Bay’s Pelorus is an example of which style of wine?

A

Sparkling wine

22
Q

A small quantity of Arneis is planted in the Waitaki Valley wine region, what color grape is it?

A

White