Principal producers, wines & sites

Question 1

Breedekloof District

Answer 1

Brandy industry — CB, Colombard, SB, Char;
Famous producer — Olifantsberg –> Rhone varieties

Question 2

Robertson District

Answer 2

Bulk production of Char; Colombard, SB, CB, CabS, Shiraz;
Famous producer — De Wetshof –> single-vineyard and single-soil Char

Question 3

Worcester District

Answer 3

Brandy grape varieties — CB, Colombard, SB

Question 4

Cape Agulhas District

Answer 4

Iron-rich koffieklip, or “coffee stone,” soils in Elim Ward;
Grassy SB;
Producer — Black Oystercatcher

Question 5

Elgin District

Answer 5

Char (bright and crisp), SB, PN

Question 6

Overberg District

Answer 6

Cold and windy;
Famous producer — Greyton Ward’s Lismore Estate, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, and Shiraz

Question 7

Swellendam District

Answer 7

Famous for Malgas Ward’s Sijnn, whose soil same as CDP;
Rhone varieties — Roussanne, Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Shiraz.

Question 8

Walker Bay District (Bot River)

Answer 8

Bot River — more traditionally SA –> CB, Pinotage, Shiraz, more elegant style;
Famous producer — Gabrielskloof – single-soil Syrah series; Beaumont — 1st operating winery of the modern era –>CB

Question 9

Walker Bay District (Hemel-en-Aarde)

Answer 9

Model of Burgundy or the Willamette Valley;
Famous producer — Hamilton Russell, Bouchard-Finlayson

Question 10

Stellenbosch District (Simonsberg-Stellenbosch)

Answer 10

Largest, most northerly, and furthest inland of the Stellenbosch wards;
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinotage/ SB, Char;
Famous producer — Kanonkop (Bordeaux blend/Pinotage), Rustenberg and Warwick

Question 11

Stellenbosch District (Banghoek, Bottelary, Polkadraai Hills)

Answer 11

Banghoek — highest elevation –> Char/CabS;
Bottelary — ocean’s cooling influence –> Chenin Blanc, Bordeaux varieties, Pinotage, and Shiraz;
Polkadraai Hills — cooling influence of False Bay –> SB, Shiraz and Bordeaux varieties

Question 12

Swartland District

Answer 12

Climate: hot/dry, dry farm dominate;
CB – dessert wine & brandy, Shiraz, CabS, Pinotage, SB;
Famous producer — Mullineuxs & Adi Badenhorst

Question 13

Paarl District

Answer 13

Hot and flat, except for 3 mountainous areas — Simonsberg, Paardeberg, and Paarl Rock;
CB, CabS, Shiraz, Pinotage, Char;
Famous producer — Vilafonté, Backsberg (Bordeaux varieties & Char)

Question 14

Cape Town District (Constantia)

Answer 14

Cold-climate growing region (Chilly ocean currents & Cape Doctor wind);
Muscat-based dessert wines, SB/ Cabs, Shiraz (higher elevations, increased sun exposure and distance from the ocean aids ripening)
Famous producer — Groot and Klein Constantia

Question 15

Cape Town District (Durbanville)

Answer 15

Cool-climate growing region primarily dedicated to Sauvignon Blanc;
Famous producer — Diemersdal