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South Island GIs and Sub-Regions Flashcards

1
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What is the Latitude of Marlborough?

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-41.50 degrees

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What is the Maximum summer time temperature in Marlborough?

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75 Degrees Farenheit

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What is the average growing season temperature in Marlborough?

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59.7 Degrees Farenheit

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Climate of Marlborough

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Cool nights
Long days
Dry, long growing season
Sunshine
Eastern cooling breezes
Protective mountains, relief from extreme rain
Indian summers and sometimes drought
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Grapes of Marlborough

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Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir

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Styles of wine in Marlborough

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Still white and red

Sparkling wine

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Soil of Marlborough

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Generally composed of sandy, alluvial loam topsoil over gravel, providing excellent drainage and limiting vine vigor. Some sites are more water-retentive, and induce a more herbaceous character in the final wine. Irrigation is widespread.

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Geographical features in Marlborough

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Richmond Ranges in the West
Wither Hills in the East
Wairu and Awatere River

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9
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What mountain range divides Marlborough from Nelson?

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Richmond Range

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10
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What is the most exported wine of New Zealand?

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Montana’s Lindauer Sparkling

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11
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Important producers in Marlborough

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Cloudy Bay
Kim Crawford
Yealands 
Auntsfield
Allan Scott
Fromm
Hunter's
Saint Clair
Spy Valley
Nautilus Estate - pioneer here, great PN
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12
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Un-official sub-regions and soil structure of Marlborough.

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(N to S)
Wairu Valley - clay and greywhacke
Southern Valleys - clay
Awatere Valley - clay and greywhacke

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13
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What is grewhacke?

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A type of sandstone/gravel soil

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Allan Scott, Fromm, Hunter’s, Saint Clair, and Spy Valley are major producers of what region?

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Marlborough

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15
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Dog Point is a producer located within which region?

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Marlborough

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16
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The Wairau Valley is located within which major New Zealand region?

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Marlborough

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17
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Which region on the South Island produces over half of the entire country’s wine?

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Marlborough

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18
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Name the major wine regions on the South Island.

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Nelson
Marlborough
Canterbury
Central Otago
-Currently, these regions are informal; however, new regulations may pave the way for eventual legal recognition of New Zealand's areas of production.
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What four grapes compose over 80% of the Nelson region’s vineyard acreage?

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Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris,

Pinot Noir

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20
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This GI is New Zealand’s sunniest.

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Nelson

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Describe the climate of Nelson

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Warm days
Cool nights
Rainy
-rainiest on the South Island

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Where are the Waimea Plains and the Moutere Hills located?

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Nelson, South Island

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What is the rainiest region in the South Island?

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Nelson

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24
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Where are these geographical features located?
Tasman Mountains
Tasman Bay
Golden Bay
Richmond Range
Waimea River
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Nelson, South Island

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25
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What is the Northernmost GI of the South Island of New Zealand?

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Nelson

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26
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Latitude of Waitaki Valley, North Otago

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-44.73 degrees latitude

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Grapes of Waitaki Valley, North Otago

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Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewurtzraminer
Pinot Nor

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28
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What aromatic grape varieties grow in Nelson

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Riesling

Gewurztraminer

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29
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Where is the Waitaki River

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Waitaki Valley, North Otago

Central Otogo

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Describe the climate of Waitaki Valley, North Otogo

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Coastal breeze, hot, dry summers, cold winters, long dry autumns, continental extremes, rain shadow

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31
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What causes there to be a rain shadow affect in Waitaki Valley, North Otogo and Central Otogo?

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Southern Alps

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Elements of Waitaki Valley, North Otago

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Waitaki River
S Alps

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Soil of Waitaki Valley, North Otogo

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Waitakian limestone
Greywacke
Schist

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34
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What is the latitude of Central Otogo?

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-45 degrees latitude

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35
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Main grape of Central Otogo

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Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer
Pinot Noir
-most planted
-1,356 ha

36
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What GI of New Zealand is the Southern most in the world?

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Central Otogo

37
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Climate of Central Otogo

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Semi-Continental
-only region in the country to experience a truly continental climate.
Frost
High Sunshine
Short, hot summers
Dry
-diurnal temperature swings
-vineyards planted north facing b/c south facing is too cold
38
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Soil structure of Central Otogo

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Glacial soils, windblown loess (silt) formed over successive ages by glaciers
Schist, clay, silt loam, light sand

39
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In what GI do you find all three of the Southern Alps, Lake Wanaka, and Waitaki River?

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Central Otogo

40
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Where are these subregions located?
Gibbston
Wanaka
Cromwell Basin
Bannockburn
Bendigo
Alexandra Basin
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Central Otogo

41
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What is the sole GI located in Central Otago?

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Bannockburn GI

42
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What is the Southern most un-official sub-region of Central Otogo?

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Alexandra Basin

43
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Where is Feraud’s 1864 planting located?

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Alexandra Basin, Central Otogo

44
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Where are these producers located?
Domaine-Thomson
Felton Road
Rippan
Prophet Rock
Gibbston Valley
Mt Difficulty
A

Central Otogo

45
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Where are these producers located?
Pegasus Bay
Bellhill
Mt. Beautiful

A

Canterbury

46
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Where are these producers located?
Yealands
Auntsfield

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Marlborough

47
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Grapes of Canterbury

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Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay

Pinot Noir

48
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True or False.

Canterbury struggles with organic viticulture.

A

False
It is easy in Canterbury
Cool, long dry summers
Constant winds

49
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What are the two winds that blow through Canterbury?

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Hot, dry, nor’westerly

Cooler wind from the south

50
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What is the Capital of the South Island?

A

Christchurch

51
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Soil structure of the Canterbury

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Cantebury Plains: silty loam over gravel
Waipara River: gravelly soil
Eastern Waipara Region: limestone derived clay

52
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Elements of Canterbury

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Waipara River
Canterbury Plains
Teviotdale Hills
S Alps

53
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GIs of Canterbury GI

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North Canterbury GI
Waipara Valley/Waipara GI

54
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Where is the Waipara River located?

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Canterbury

55
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Where are the Teviotdale Hills located?

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Canterbury: protects Waipara from east winds

56
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What two features protect Canterbury?

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Southern Alps

Teviotdale Hills

57
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Waipara Valley/Waipara GI is an official sub-region of what GI?

A

Canterbury, South Island

58
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What is Canterbury’s un-official sub-region?

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Canterbury Plains

59
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Where can you find greywacke soils in Cantebury?

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North Canterbury

60
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How would you describe the style of Bell Hill and Pyramid Valley?

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Burgundian

61
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Where is Bell Hill and Pyramid Valley located?

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Waipara Valley, Northern Cantebury

62
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Ivan Donaldson founded what winery and where?

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Pegasus Bay, Waipara Valley, Cantebury

63
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Name the major wine regions on the South Island from North to South.

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Nelson
Marlborough
Canterbury
Central Otogo
-Currently, these regions are informal; however, new regulations may pave the way for eventual legal recognition of New Zealand's areas of production.
64
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Upper Moutere is located within which region?

A

Nelson

65
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Neudorf, Greenhough estate and Seifried are prominent producers in which region in the South Island?

A

Nelson

66
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Which Champagne producer forged a partnership with Montana to produce premium sparkling wines in Marlborough?

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Deutz

-Deutz, formerly known as Deutz & Geldermann, is a Champagne producer based in the Ay region of Champagne

67
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What is now considered New Zealand’s fastest growing wine region due in large part to the success of its northern subregion Waipara Valley?

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Canterbury

68
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What is the name of the bay that the Canterbury region surrounds?

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Pegasus Bay

69
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Major geographical features of Canterbury.

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Waimakariri River
Waipara River
Puketeraki Range

70
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Where is Bannockburn GI located?

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Central Otogo

71
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What region is known for having the highest altitude in New Zealand?

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Central Otogo

72
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What are the 8 GIs on the South Island of New Zealand? (not counting South Island GI or NZ GI)

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Nelson GI
Marlborough GI
Canterbury GI
Waipara GI (within Canberbury)
North Canterbury GI
Waitaki Valley GI
Central Otago GI
Bannockburn GI
73
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As of February 2019, what are the 22 GIs of New Zealand?

A

~~~
New Zealand GI

North Island GI:
Northland GI
Auckland GI
-Matakana GI
-Kumeu GI
-Waiheke Island GI
Gisborne GI
Hawke’s Bay/Hawkes Bay GI
-Central Hawke’s Bay GI
Wairarapa GI
-Gladstone GI
-Martinborough GI

South Island GI
Nelson GI
Marlborough GI
Canterbury GI
-North Canterbury GI
-Waipara Valley/Waipara GI
Waitaki North Otago/Waitaki Valley GI
Central Otago GI
-Bannockburn GI

74
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What are the sub-regions of Central Otago?

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Wanaka (cool and wet)
Bendigo (warmest, north facing slopes)
Gibbston (highest in elevation, latest to ripen)
Cromwell Basin (low-lying terraces)
Bannockburn GI (warm and dry)
Alexandra (most extreme temperature and diurnal shifts)

75
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Where was viticulture first introduced in Canterbury?

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Banks Peninsula

76
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Where are the greatest concentration of vineyards in Canterbury today?

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Waipara

77
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Where is Waitaki Valley?

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Between Canterbury and Central Otago.
Greywacke/schist soils.
Pinot Noir dominant.

78
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Who makes the F Series in Marlborough?

A

Framingham

79
Q

Where will you find the Clayvin Vineyard? Who makes wine from here?

A

Marlborough
Fromm

80
Q

Who owns the oldest Malbec vineyards in New Zealand?

A

FROMM

81
Q

Who makes Te Koko? From Where?

A

Cloudy Bay
Marlborough

82
Q

Who makes Pelorus? What is it?

A

Cloudy Bay
Traditional Method Sparkling from PN and Chard

83
Q

Who is one of NZ leaders in Sparkling wine?

A

Quartz Reef
Central Otago

84
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This winery accounts for approximately one-fourth of the total output of white wine in Central Otago.

A

Amisfield

85
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This winery accounts for approximately one-fourth of the total output of white wine in Central Otago.

A

Amisfield

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