NZ SA Flashcards
What is the purpose of the Distell Tabernacle?
Wine library in Stellenbosch, to examine how SA wine evolves as it ages
producer of ‘kidnappers’ chardonnay & te muna road
Craggy Range
What wine style is Jerepiko and what grape is typically associated with it?
VDL; M of ALexandria
What is the largest ward of Stellenbosch? Name the district of the following wards: Bot River
Simonsberg-Stellenb osch
Name 3 South African wineries established after Apartheid
De Toren, Ken Forrester, Neil Ellis (vs Kanonkop, Warwicke, Meerlust, Ruste en Vrede)
What is Amarula?
a. Cream liqueur with a base distilled from Amarula fruit.
What is the most-planted white grape of Central Otago?
Pinot noir
westerlies in NZ
roaring 40s
Name 3 grapes permitted for wines labeled Method Marlborough How long must they age on the lees for?
CH, PN, PM (no SB) 18 months
Sunniest region of NZ?
nelson (and rainiest on SI)
Greenhough, Seifried Estate, Neudorf are producers in which GI?
Nelson
First commercial vineyard in Marlborough, NZ by whom? year?
Montana- 1973
What are botrytized wines called in South Africa? What are late harvest wines in South Africa called that are produced from unbotryitized grapes?
a. Edel Laat-Oes (botrytized) b. Laat-Oes (unbotrytized)
In which District will you find wine classified with Appellation Grand Prestige ?
Franschhoek - launched in 2014, 10 wines. black elephant mcc, franshoek vineayrd sem
Name the two official subregions of Wairarapa GI
Martinborough GI & Gladstone GI; ***Masterton unofficial
Who Produces ‘Cartology’ ‘Radio Lazarus’ ‘Magnetic North’?
Alheit ; Walker Bay
What is the historical name for Cinsaut in south Africa
Hermitage
Where is the limestone escarpment of the golden slope?
Gisborne
marlborough climate?
“martime” beside cloudy bay, clifford bay; but RSE- very sunny, warm days but cool night. warm lengthy dry growin season (drought can be issue) allows grapes to ripen while retaining fresh, crisp character (difference in subregions) many mtn ranges - southern alps but smaller closer - richmond, wither, etc
In Central Otago, plantings prefer what type of exposure and why?
North – south too cool
In 1988 Montana partnered with which Champagne house to produce sparkling?
Deutz
Constantia separated in which 5 estates? which are state-owned
Klein Constantia, Groot Constantia, buitenverwatching (state owned) ; Constantia Uitsig; Steenberg
Producer of ‘The Quarry’ ‘Sophia’ ‘le sol’
Craggy Range- all gimblett gravels bottlings
Nobilo, Monkey Bay, Kim Crawford are owned by which parent company?
Constellation
What is SA big coop and where?
Vredendal, olifants River
Fromm, Saint Clair, Spy Valley are in which GI?
Marlborough
Subregions of Auckland Kumeu
Kumeu GI, Matakana GI, Waiheke Island GI
Why did Abraham Perold choose to cross Pinot Noir & Cinsault?
Pinot Noir- Elegant, acid/elegance, red fruit. Cinsault- production/yield, drought resistant, heat resistant.
The Darling District is best known for what grape?
Sauvignon Blanc
‘White rust’ is the local name for which fungal disease?
Powdery mildew
Name the two bays of Marlborough
Clifford Bay, Cloudy Bay
Producers of Walker Bay?
Hamilton Russel, Alheit
What is the appellation of Mullineux “Olerasay 2.0” and the grape? What style is this wine?
a. Swartland b. Dried grape wine or strawine produced from 100% Chenin Blanc
marlborough soils?
sandy, alluvial loam topsoil over gravel - good drainage, limit vigor
Producer of ‘Mate’s Vineyear’ ‘coddington’ ‘hunting hill’ ? GI?
Kumeu River; Auckland
What is the base for van der hume?
Tangerine
Besides Central Otago, what is the general climate of NZ?
Maritime
Worst 2 NZ vintages of the last 10 years
2017 & 2018 (cool / rainy - tropical cyclades of South Pacific wipes out harvest ) 2011
2-3 factors that affect climate of Central Otago?
inland from coast, higher altitude makes for more cool continental climate; southern alps shield from rain but allow for warm dry nor’wester wind. northfacing slopes capitalixe on sunlight to warm vines.
Mountain range divides the South island?
Southern Alps
Name 2 producers who bottle under Gimblett Gravels
Church Road, Craggy Range, Mission Estate, Trinity Hill Pinot Gris
Please name 2 requirements that must be met for a South African wine to list a single vineyard
a) < 6 ha b) SINGLE VARIETAL c) 100% grapes from vineyard Franschhoek, Paarl, Wellington, Tulbagh, Swartland
Who produces ‘ironclad’ ‘dreadnought’ ‘valhalla’
Man O’War ; Auckland GI; ironclad-bdx blend; dread-syrah; valhalla- chard
Who produced the first Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc and in what decade?
Montana, 1979
What 2 wards of the Cape Town District were created with the elimination of the Tygerberg ward in 2017?
Durbanville Ward, Philadelphia Ward
Montana owned by what parent company?
Pernod-Ricard
Name 3 districts that the Berg River flows through
Franschhoek, Paarl, Wellington, Tulbagh, Swartland
Groendruif is a synonym for what grape in South Africa?
Semillon