Coastal Region and Boberg Flashcards
what are the 9 districts of the Coastal Region?
Cape Peninsula Tygerberg Paarl Stellenbosch Franschhoek/ Franschhoek Valley Wellington Darling Swartland Tulbagh
what districts does Boberg cover?
Paarl, Franschhoek, Wellington, Tulbagh
what are some key producers in Constantia?
Groot Constantia (state-owned, est. 1684 or 1685) Klein Constantia Buitenverwachting High Constantia Constantia Uitsig Steenberg (oldest est 1682)
what district of Coastal Region was eliminated in 2014?
Cape Point, replaced with Cape Peninsula which also includes the wards of Constantia and Hout Bay
what is the grape used in the classic sweet wine of Vin de Constance?
Muscat blanc a Petit Grains AKA in SA as Muscat de Frontignan or Muscadel
what is the body of water between the Cape Peninsula and Stellenbosch?
False Bay
what are the mountains in Stellenbosch?
Simonsberg, Helderberg and Stellenbosch
soil types in Stellenbosch?
Alluvial clay over shale in valleys and decomposed granite and sandstone on the hillsides.
top producers in Stellenbosch?
Kanonkop, Neil Ellis, Warwick Estate, Rust-en-Vrede
wards in Stellenbosch? (7)
- Polkadraai Hills
- Bottelary
- Devon Valley
- Papegaaiberg
- Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
- Jonkershoek Valley
- Banghoek
largest producer in Paarl?
Nederburg
what is the oldest wine auction in the New World?
Nederburg Wine Auction, started in 1975, showcases rare Cape wines
when was Franschoek Valley elevated from Ward to District?
2010
when was Wellington elevated from Ward to District?
2012
what are the wards of Cape Peninsula?
- Constantia
* Hout Bay