Hard New Zealand wine word search
Gimblett Gravels, the Wairau Valley and Waiheke Island, with gewürztraminer, bud burst and frost fans in the vineyard. Twenty-eight words in an eighteen by eighteen grid, running in all eight directions. For wine lovers who read the back label.
- Barrel
- Bud burst
- Cellar door
- Central Otago
- Chardonnay
- Frost fan
- Gewürztraminer
- Gimblett Gravels
- Gisborne
- Hawke's Bay
- Malolactic
- Marlborough
- Martinborough
- Merlot
- Pinot gris
- Pinot noir
- Riesling
- Sauvignon blanc
- Screw cap
- Sommelier
- Syrah
- Tannin
- Terroir
- Vineyard
- Vintage
- Waiheke Island
- Waipara
- Wairau Valley
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Find these words
- Barrel
- Bud burst
- Cellar door
- Central Otago
- Chardonnay
- Frost fan
- Gewürztraminer
- Gimblett Gravels
- Gisborne
- Hawke's Bay
- Malolactic
- Marlborough
- Martinborough
- Merlot
- Pinot gris
- Pinot noir
- Riesling
- Sauvignon blanc
- Screw cap
- Sommelier
- Syrah
- Tannin
- Terroir
- Vineyard
- Vintage
- Waiheke Island
- Waipara
- Wairau Valley
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The Gimblett Gravels in Hawke's Bay are stony ground left by an old riverbed, now known for red wine. The Wairau Valley is the heart of Marlborough, and Waiheke Island sits a ferry ride from downtown Auckland. On cold spring nights, frost fans spin in the vineyards to protect the young shoots after bud burst, and in the winery, malolactic fermentation softens the acidity of many chardonnays.
Eighteen by eighteen, in all eight directions, backwards included. Gimblett Gravels is the longest at fifteen letters. Sauvignon blanc and Gewürztraminer have fourteen, and Gewürztraminer drops its umlaut as GEWURZTRAMINER. It also holds the only Z on the board. Syrah is the shortest at five letters, with Merlot, Barrel and Tannin at six. The double T in Gimblett and the double N in Tannin are good clues.
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