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True or False: Alto Adige accounts for less than 1% of Italy's total vineyard area?
True
Although very well known (especially for producing exceptional Pinot Grigio, though at least 20 different grape varieties are grown in the area), Italy's Alto Adige is relatively small. It accounts for less than 1% of Italy's total vineyard area.
Which of the following is a subregion of New Zealand's Marlborough wine region?
Awatere Valley
Awatere (meaning "fast-flowing river" in the Maori dialect) is one of three sub-regions within Marlborough, arguably the most famous and most important wine region in New Zealand's Southern Island. Awatere Valley accounts for about 30 percent of the vineyard area in Marlborough, and is primarily known for producing herbaceous, zesty Sauvignon Blanc whites.
True or Fasle: Italy's Alto Adige wine region produces mostly red wines?
False
The nearly 275 wineries in Italy's Alto Adige wine region produce some very lively reds, but by far most of their output consists of white wines—64% of the production there is white.
What percentage of wines made in Italy's Alto Adige are designated as DOC wines?
98%
Of the 40 million bottles of wine produced in Alto Adige each year, a full 98% of those are designated as DOC (Denominazione di Origine Controllata) wines.
True or False: The average vineyard are per farmer in Italy's Alto Adige wine region is smaller than 2.5 acres?
True
In Italy's Alto Adige wine region, there are roughly 5,000 farmers tending 5,600 hectares of vineyards. The average vineyard area per farmer there is only 1 hectare (just under 2.5 acres).
What variety is the 2nd most prevalent for red wines in New Zealand?
Merlot
Pinot Noir rules the red wine scene in New Zealand, accounting for 73% of the country's red wine production. While Syrah from New Zealand has been a hit with wine industry tastemakers, it accounts for just 6% of the country's reds. Merlot takes 2nd place at 14%.
True or False: Sales of wines in alternative packaging dropped in the USA in 2020?
False
Wine packaged in cans, tetra packs, and plastic containers were hot commodities in the USA in 2020, increasing in sales by a whopping 61% in dollar growth according to Nielsen.
True or False: Uruguay's Metropolitan winemaking region accounts for nearly 90% of the country's wine production?
True
Uruguay's Metropolitan winemaking region is located near the popular city of Montevideo, and includes the areas of San Jose and Canelones. It accounts for more than 83% of the country's wine production, and is planted with over 12,000 acres of vineyards—over 5 times the total of all of Uruguay's other wine regions combined.
