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14 Cards in this Set
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Give a short history of New Zealand's wine industry.
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Missionaries brought grapes in 1819
1836 James Busby makes first wine. Phylloxera killed early vines. Replanted with American hybreds until late 1960's vinifera vines. 1973 marlborough planted. |
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Describe the climate of NZ
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Most southerly growing area
maratime north island warm south island cool dr smarts regimine of canopy management 1980's counteracts the effects of moisture, rain, and cool climate. |
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What vine verities grow in NZ
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Sav blanc
Chardonnay Pinot Noir Cabernet Riesling |
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Name the regions of the north island.
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Auckland / Northland
Waikato / Bay of Plenty Gisborne Hawke's Bay Wairarapa |
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Name the regions of the south island.
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Nelson
Marlborough Canterbury Otago |
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Auckland / Northland
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cloud cover moderates sunshine.
subtropical. rain and rot concerns. Good red producing area, cab merlot, syrah. |
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Gisborne
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White grapes
fertile loamy soils Chardonnay Bulk producers; Montana |
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Waikato / Bay of plenty
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Chardonnay
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Wairarapa
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Martinborough
Western mountains create rain shadow effect Lifestyle Wineries, quality of wine above all small producers expendable income from another carrer. Pinot Noir, Cabernet Deep draining gravel, silt, and clay soils. Greatest dinural shift for new zealand |
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Hawke's Bay
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highest sunshine hours
gimblett gravels, 2000 acres of dry riverbed created by a 1870 flood, great for cab, syrah and merlot. chard and cab most planted. |
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Nelson
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cooler and wetter than marlborough
chard sb riesling pn |
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Marlborough
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Large flat river valley, Stony soils, good drainage, deep gravel and silt deposits.
Surface boulders reflect heat. dry summers irrigation common. SAVIGNON BLANC |
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Central Otago
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Contenintal climate
75% pinot Noir Waitaki valley limestone soils |
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Canterbury
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Chardonnay, and Pinot Noir
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