New Zealand’s Wine History quiz
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Who was New Zealand’s first recorded winemaker?

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Which is New Zealand’s oldest existing winery?
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What year did Montana Wines first plant grapevines in Marlborough?
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The government-sponsored vine-pull scheme took place in what year?
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Which winemaker famously said of his competitors, “They’re doing Mills and Boon, I’m doing Hemmingway.”
Ernest Hemmingway (Wikimedia) Correct! Wrong!
Established in 1975, the forerunner to NZ Winegrowers went under which acronym?
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Which year were screwcaps first adopted by the New Zealand wine industry?
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When were supermarkets first allowed to sell wine in New Zealand?
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Which wine producer pioneered winemaking on Waiheke Island?
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What year did Alan Brady make Central Otago’s first commercial pinot noir?
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Hi Bob,
Long time no talk!
1st “decent” screwcap NZ wine I had was in circa 74/75 McWilliams Cresta Dore.
Jim.