NZ

Question 1

What law changed in 1967 on both islands?

Answer 1

six o’clock swill

Question 2

Give an overview of the South Islands climate

Answer 2

Southern Alps, rainclouds moving south from Tasman Sea deposit all moisturehigh in the mountains = rain shadow for wine regions.

Question 3

What parallel is Central Otago on?

Answer 3

45th

Question 4

Extreme North of New Zealand has a comparable climate too?

Answer 4

Jerez, Spain

Question 5

Overview on Gi rules?

Answer 5

Geographical Indication (Wine & Spirits) Registarion Act. (2006–not in action till 2017). 12 new GIs as of 2018. Brings protection in international marketplace– inline with EU – 85% varietal & vintage, from stated GI.
No laws governing enrichment, acidification, pruning, yields, or irrigation techniques, just like all other new world countries.

Question 6

Northlands GI weather

Answer 6

Warmest (humid) and wettest region. Small dinurials. Clay-rich loam over compact clay.

Question 7

Name all GIs?

Question 8

Auckland GI subregions?

Answer 8

Matakana GI, Waiheke Isalnd GI, Kumeu GI

Question 9

Auckland GI climate?

Answer 9

Moderate, rainy maritime climate, rot and frostare pressing hazards. Walheke Isalnd is sunny , dry especially on low west side

Question 10

Name 2 Auckland producers other than Kumeu?

Answer 10

Man O’War, Obsidian

Question 11

Gisborne GI aka ‘Poverty Bay’ subregion(s)?

Answer 11

There are 9. Patutahi, Patutahi plateau, Waipoa, Golden Slope, Central Valley, Riverpoint, Manutuke, Ormond, and Ormond Valley.

Question 12

Gisborne climate?

Answer 12

Maritime. Alluvial

Question 13

What GI produces the most trad method

Answer 13

Gisbrone

Question 14

Most Eastern GI

Answer 14

Gisborne

Question 15

Name 2 Gisborne producers?

Answer 15

Millton, Brunton road

Question 16

Hawke’s Bay GI Subregions?

Answer 16

1. Central Hawkes Bay GI
2. Te Mata “Special Character Zone”
   Unofficial Subregions:
3. Coastel area: Te Awanga, Northern Esk Valley
4. River Valleys: Mohaka, Esk River Valley, Tutaekuri River Valley, Ngaruroro River Valley
5. Alluvial Plains: Korokipo, Bridge Pa, Gimblett Gravels, Ohiti
6. Hillsides: Havelock North

Question 17

Hawke’s Bay Geological features

Answer 17

Heretaunga Plains, Hawke Bay, Ngaruroro River, Tukituki River

Question 18

Hawke’s Bay terraces were left behind by

Answer 18

Ngaruroro river

Question 19

Hawke’s Bay has three broader areas

Answer 19

coast, plains, hills

Question 20

Hawke’s Bay producers:

Answer 20

Church Road, Craggy Range, Elephant Hill, Esk Valley, Sacred Hill, Supernatural wine Co, Te Awanga Estate, Te Mata Estate, Trinity Hill, Vidal Estate,

Question 21

Hawke’s Bay soils

Answer 21

diverse complex soils, from greywacke gravel to heavy silt to sandy loam. Gimblett Gravels – area of deep shingle soils

Question 22

Wairarapa GI sub districts?

Answer 22

Martinborough GI, Gladstone GI

Question 23

Name 2 Wairarapa Gi Producers

Answer 23

Ata Rangi, Cambridge Road Vineyard, Craggy Hills, Dry River Wines, Escarpment Vineyard, Gladstone Vineyard, Kusuda Wines, Martinborough Vinyard, Palliser Estate, Schubert Wines

Question 24

____ mountain protects Wairarapa from wind off of ___

Answer 24

Aorangi mountain protects from harsh southerly winds off Cook Strait

Question 25

Marlborough Gi Sub-districts

Answer 25

Wairau Valley, Central Southern Valley, Awarte Valle

Question 26

Name 3 Marlborough producers?

Answer 26

Auntsfield Estate, Brancott Estate, Cloudy Bay, Dog Point Vineyards, Fromm Winery, Greywacke, Hans Herzog Estate, Mahi Wines, Seresin Estate, Te Whare Ra, Vavasour Wines

Question 27

What group makes 2/3rd of Malborough's wines

Answer 27

Montana

Question 28

Name 2 Major Natural Featuresin Malborough

Answer 28

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

Question 29

Malborough GI soils

Answer 29

Variable shallow, stony soils and deep sandy loams, clay-based soils on hillside sites

Question 30

Nelson GI producers

Answer 30

Alex Craighead Wines, Greenhough Vineyards, Kahurangi Estate, Mammoth Wines, Neudorf Vineyards, Seifried Estate, Spencer Hill, Waimea Estate,

Question 31

Nelson GI Sub districts?

Answer 31

Waimea Plains - low lying free draining gravel Moutere Hills - north west of Waimea

Question 32

What is the northernmost Gi on the South Island?

Answer 32

Nelson GI

Question 33

Waitaki Valley GI soil?

Answer 33

Limestone, Greywacke, Shist

Question 34

Waitaki rain shadow is from by _____

Answer 34

Southern Alps

Question 35

Waitaki main grapes?

Answer 35

Pinot Noir, Pinot Gris, Riesling

Question 36

Waitaki sub-districts?

Answer 36

Kurow and Oamaru

Question 37

Waitaki Producers

Answer 37

Forrest Wines, Ostler Wines, River T, Valle Vineyards

Question 38

Canterbury GI sub district

Answer 38

Waipara Valley GI Banks Peninsula, Canterbury Plans,

Question 39

Central Otago GI producers?

Answer 39

Producers: Bellbird Spring, Bell Hill Vineyards, Black Estate, Greystone Wines, Mountford Estate, Muddy Water, Pegasus Bay Winery, Pyramid Valley Vineyatds, Tongue in Groove

Question 40

Central Otago Gi Sub districts?

Answer 40

Bannockburn, Bendigo, Wanaka, Gibbston Valley, Cromwell, and Alexandra.

Question 41

Canterbury Gi Soil types

Answer 41

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

Question 42

Central Otago producers?

Answer 42

Amisfield, Burn Cottage Vineyards, Felton Road Wines, Gibbston Valley Winery, Maude Wines, Misha’s Vineyard, Mount Edwards, Prophets Rock, Quartz Reef, Rippon Valley, Valli.

Question 43

What is the high altitude GI in New Zealand

Answer 43

Central Otago (450m)

Question 44

Central Otago Climate and soil types:

Answer 44

Continental climate. West coast Milford Sound meets Tasman Sea. Rain clouds have to traverse three ranges - the Darran, Himboldt, and Richardson Mountain before even getting to Queenstown. Huge gravel deposits and flat plains. Older soils can have high limestone content. Various (broken schist and clay, heavy silt loam, gravel, light sand)