Overall Flashcards
Which grape is known as ‘Cape Riesling’
Crouchen
5 producers of Constantia
Klein Constantia
Groot Constantia
Buitenverwachting
Constantia Glen
Constantia Uitsig
Who planted the first vine in Cape Town in which year
Jan van Riebeeck arrives as the Dutch East India Company commander founded Cape Town and established its first vineyard in 1652
What is Apartheid and it ended by who in which year
Apartheid was a racist system that treated black people differently to white people. It kept black people separate from white people, in poorer conditions and with less opportunities in life
Ended in 1994 by Nelson Mandela
What is KWV and how did it help South African wine industry
It’s based in which GI
Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika (KWV)
A cooperative formed in 1918 with the support of 90% of South Africa’s growers
It fixed minimum prices, determined areas of production, and established production limits - powers formalized in the 1924 Wine and Spirits Control Act
Based in Paarl
What is SAWIT
When was it established
South African Wine Industry Trust, established in 1999
To speed transformation of South African wine and to empower black workers in an industry that had long relied on slave- and apartheid-era labor practices
When was The Wine of Origin system introduced
It includes what areas of origin, in descending geographical size
1973
Geographical Units
Regions
Districts
Ward
Western Cape wine map
What is IPW and when was it launched
Integrated Production of Wine Scheme (IPW) launched in 1998
A voluntary means of certification for WO producers wishing to comply with sustainable environmental standards
What is the climate type of Western Cape
What current and wind heavily influencing the region
Mediterranean, with warm, sunny growing seasons
Benguela Current flows north from Antarctica to cool the coastal areas
Cape Doctor, a notoriously strong southeasterly wind, blows across the Western Cape throughout the spring and summer, inhibiting fungal disease and moderating temperature—but also ferociously battering the vines
Which region has the coolest climate in the country
Cape Agulhas
Which grape of known as Hanepoot
Muscat of Alexandria
What is the grape of Vin de Constance
Muscat de Frontignan
Pinotage is a crossing of which grapes
Developed by who in which year
Cinsaut x Pinot Noir
Developed by Professor Abraham Perold in 1924
What is Pontac
A teinturier grape linked to the old red wines of Constantia, enjoys a limited revival among dedicated producers
Districts of the Coastal Region
Cape Town
Darling
Franschhoek Valley
Lutzville Valley
Paarl
Stellenbosch
Swartland
Tulbagh
Wellington
(TWPS)
Climate of Cape Town is influenced by what bay and mountain
False Bay
Table Mountain
Stellebosch is surrounded by which three mountains and bodied of water
Simonsberg
Stellenbosch
Helderberg Mountains
False Bay
Soil of Stellenbosch
Granite
Sandstone
Who is largest producer of Paarl and the first house to produce a botrytised dessert wine in South Africa
Nederburg
Boberg was permitted for fortified wines from which four GI and repealed in which year
Franschhoek
Paarl
Wellington
Tulbagh
It was repealed in 2019
Districts within Cape South Coast
Cape Agulhas
Elgin
Lower Duivenhoks River
Overberg
Plettenberg Bay
Swellendam
Walker Bay
Where is the city of Hermanus
Walker Bay
District of Breede River Valley and Klein Karoo
Wine style and grape of Calitzdorp
Red grapes: Tinta Barroca and Touriga Nacional
Known for Fortified wines including Cape Vintage, Cape Ruby, and Cape Tawny
Soil of Calitzdorp
Shale
Crossing of Ruby Cabernet
Cabernet Sauvignon x Carignan
What is South Africa’s largest co-operative winery
Where is it
Vredendal
Olifants River Region
Soil of Swartland
Malmesbury Shale
Sandy granitic soils
Gravel
Riesling might be called as what to prevent confusion with Cape Riesling
Weisser Riesling
What is SIP in Swartland
Swartland Independent Producers
Swartland Independent Producers must bottle at least 80% of their production under their own labels
