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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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What mountain range divides Marlborough from Nelson?

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Richmond Range

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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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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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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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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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Dog Point is a producer located within which region?

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Marlborough

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

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Marlborough

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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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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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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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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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What is the Northernmost GI of the South Island of New Zealand?
Nelson
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Latitude of Waitaki Valley, North Otago
-44.73 degrees latitude
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Grapes of Waitaki Valley, North Otago
Pinot Gris, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Gewurtzraminer Pinot Nor
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What aromatic grape varieties grow in Nelson
Riesling | Gewurztraminer
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Where is the Waitaki River
Waitaki Valley, North Otago | Central Otogo
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Describe the climate of Waitaki Valley, North Otogo
Coastal breeze, hot, dry summers, cold winters, long dry autumns, continental extremes, rain shadow
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What causes there to be a rain shadow affect in Waitaki Valley, North Otogo and Central Otogo?
Southern Alps
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Elements of Waitaki Valley, North Otago
Waitaki River S Alps
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Soil of Waitaki Valley, North Otogo
Waitakian limestone Greywacke Schist
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What is the latitude of Central Otogo?
-45 degrees latitude
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Main grape of Central Otogo
Pinot Gris, Riesling, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer Pinot Noir -most planted -1,356 ha
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What GI of New Zealand is the Southern most in the world?
Central Otogo
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Climate of Central Otogo
``` 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 ```
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Soil structure of Central Otogo
Glacial soils, windblown loess (silt) formed over successive ages by glaciers Schist, clay, silt loam, light sand
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In what GI do you find all three of the Southern Alps, Lake Wanaka, and Waitaki River?
Central Otogo
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``` Where are these subregions located? Gibbston Wanaka Cromwell Basin Bannockburn Bendigo Alexandra Basin ```
Central Otogo
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What is the sole GI located in Central Otago?
Bannockburn GI
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What is the Southern most un-official sub-region of Central Otogo?
Alexandra Basin
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Where is Feraud's 1864 planting located?
Alexandra Basin, Central Otogo
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``` Where are these producers located? Domaine-Thomson Felton Road Rippan Prophet Rock Gibbston Valley Mt Difficulty ```
Central Otogo
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Where are these producers located? Pegasus Bay Bellhill Mt. Beautiful
Canterbury
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Where are these producers located? Yealands Auntsfield
Marlborough
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Grapes of Canterbury
Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Gris, Chardonnay | Pinot Noir
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True or False. | Canterbury struggles with organic viticulture.
False It is easy in Canterbury Cool, long dry summers Constant winds
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What are the two winds that blow through Canterbury?
Hot, dry, nor'westerly | Cooler wind from the south
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What is the Capital of the South Island?
Christchurch
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Soil structure of the Canterbury
Cantebury Plains: silty loam over gravel Waipara River: gravelly soil Eastern Waipara Region: limestone derived clay
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Elements of Canterbury
Waipara River Canterbury Plains Teviotdale Hills S Alps
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GIs of Canterbury GI
North Canterbury GI Waipara Valley/Waipara GI
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Where is the Waipara River located?
Canterbury
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Where are the Teviotdale Hills located?
Canterbury: protects Waipara from east winds
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What two features protect Canterbury?
Southern Alps | Teviotdale Hills
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Waipara Valley/Waipara GI is an official sub-region of what GI?
Canterbury, South Island
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What is Canterbury's un-official sub-region?
Canterbury Plains
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Where can you find greywacke soils in Cantebury?
North Canterbury
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How would you describe the style of Bell Hill and Pyramid Valley?
Burgundian
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Where is Bell Hill and Pyramid Valley located?
Waipara Valley, Northern Cantebury
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Ivan Donaldson founded what winery and where?
Pegasus Bay, Waipara Valley, Cantebury
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Name the major wine regions on the South Island from North to South.
``` 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. ```
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Upper Moutere is located within which region?
Nelson
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Neudorf, Greenhough estate and Seifried are prominent producers in which region in the South Island?
Nelson
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Which Champagne producer forged a partnership with Montana to produce premium sparkling wines in Marlborough?
Deutz | -Deutz, formerly known as Deutz & Geldermann, is a Champagne producer based in the Ay region of Champagne
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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?
Canterbury
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What is the name of the bay that the Canterbury region surrounds?
Pegasus Bay
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Major geographical features of Canterbury.
Waimakariri River Waipara River Puketeraki Range
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Where is Bannockburn GI located?
Central Otogo
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What region is known for having the highest altitude in New Zealand?
Central Otogo
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What are the 8 GIs on the South Island of New Zealand? (not counting South Island GI or NZ GI)
``` Nelson GI Marlborough GI Canterbury GI Waipara GI (within Canberbury) North Canterbury GI Waitaki Valley GI Central Otago GI Bannockburn GI ```
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As of February 2019, what are the 22 GIs of New Zealand?
``` 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
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What are the sub-regions of Central Otago?
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)
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Where was viticulture first introduced in Canterbury?
Banks Peninsula
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Where are the greatest concentration of vineyards in Canterbury today?
Waipara
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Where is Waitaki Valley?
Between Canterbury and Central Otago. Greywacke/schist soils. Pinot Noir dominant.
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Who makes the F Series in Marlborough?
Framingham
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Where will you find the Clayvin Vineyard? Who makes wine from here?
Marlborough Fromm
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Who owns the oldest Malbec vineyards in New Zealand?
FROMM
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Who makes Te Koko? From Where?
Cloudy Bay Marlborough
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Who makes Pelorus? What is it?
Cloudy Bay Traditional Method Sparkling from PN and Chard
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Who is one of NZ leaders in Sparkling wine?
Quartz Reef Central Otago
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This winery accounts for approximately one-fourth of the total output of white wine in Central Otago.
Amisfield
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This winery accounts for approximately one-fourth of the total output of white wine in Central Otago.
Amisfield

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