S. Africa Flashcards
name of the river that runs through the districts of Tulbagh, Wellington, Paarl and Franschhoek Valley (Coastal Region)?
Berg River
Malmesbury Shale is the primary soil of what SA district?
Swartland
what is the soil of Constantia vineyard?
decomposed granite
for WO single vineyard wines, what % of the fruit must come from the stated vineyard?
100%
what is the largest a SA WO Single Vineyard may be?
6ha (15acres)
name of the cool ocean current that flows north from Antarctica to South Africa’s coast?
Benguela Current
only ward of the Eastern Cape?
St Francis Bay
what is Riesling known as in Overberg (Cape South Coast Region)
Weisser Riesling
most planted grape of South Africa?
Chenin Blanc
what former (repealed in 2019) SA region only produces fortified wines?
Boberg
where is Table Mountain located?
Cape Town, Coastal Region
Tulbagh is hemmed on three sides by which mountains?
Winterhock Mountains
what is the Cape Doctor?
a cool south east wind that cools vineyards in spring and summer (inhibits fungal disease but can damage vineyards)
the valleys between Stellenbosch are cradled between what mountains?
Simonsberg
Stellenbosch
Helderberg
what is Hanepoot?
dessert wine made from Muscat d’Alexandria
what is Jerepigo?
a VdL made from any grape but usually Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
what are Port style wines now called in SA?
Cape. Cape Vintage, Cape Tawny, Cape LBV, etc
in which region is Walker Bay district?
Cape South Coast Region
name the districts of the Breede River Valley?
Robertson
Worcester
Breedekloof
what grape is referred to as Cape Riesling?
Cruchen Blanc
Ken Forrester makes wine in what district?
Stellenbosch
what mountain separates Paarl from Stellenbosch? which side is cooler?
Simonsberg Mountain. Cooler on the Stellenbosch side
what grape/grapes are used for Constantia?
Muscat de Frontignan aka Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains and Muscat Rouge a Petits Grains
most planted cultivars in Stellenbosch
Cab Sauv and Sauv Blanc
which district is home to over half of SA’s Chenin Blanc
Worcester
where is Darling district?
Coastal Region
what is the difference between Elim and Elgin?
Elim is the only ward of Cap Agulhas (CSC), Elgin is a district of Cape South Coast Region
what year was the WO scheme officially recognized
1973
name the 6 Geographical Units that have been delimited by the WO system?
Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Free State, Limpopo and Kwazulu-Natal
in what year was the first vineyard planted in South Africa? When was the first wine harvest?
1st vineyard planted in 1655
1st harvest 1659
what style of wine is the focus of Klein Karoo
fortified and sweet wines
what grape is typically used in SA’s Sherry style wines?
Chenin Blanc
what bay is on the coast of Cape Town?
False Bay
what is SIP
Swartland Independant Producers (think SA’s version of VDP)
who founded Cape Town and established its first vineyard?
Jan van Riebeeck of Dutch East India Company
who makes Columella and Palladius
Eben Sadie
name 3 producers of Walker Bay other than Hamilton Russell
Bouchard-Finlayson
Newton-Johnson
Storm
Bosman Hermanus
Crystallum Wines
name SA’s production areas in descending order of size
Geographical Unit
Region
District
Ward
what is IPW
Integrated Production of Wine Scheme. Voluntary means of certification for WO producers to comply with sustainable environmental standards
Kwazulu-Natal is home to what 2 districts?
Central Drakensberg District
Lions River District
what Geographical Unit of SA does not have a wine production zone
Limpopo
districts of Western Cape Region
Cape South Coast Region
Coastal Region
Breede River Valley Region
Klein Karoo Region
Olifants River Region
Boberg was eliminated in 2019
what is the most recent district of Coastal Region
Cape Town (2017)
name a few well regarded producers of Stellenbosch
Warwick’s Estate (Trilogy)
Meerlust (Rubicon)
Kanonkop (Paul Sauer)
Rust en Vrede
Thelema
6 wards of Stellenbosch
Simonsberg-Stellenbosch (first)
Papagaaiberg
Jonkershoek Valley
Banghoek
Polkadraai Hills (newest)
Devon Valley
where is the KWV based
Paarl
what is Vredendal?
both South Africa’s largest co-op and a ward of Olifants River Region
oldest wine producing farm in South Africa
Groot Constantia
what district of the Coastal Region replaced the repealed Tygerberg and Cape Peninsula Districts in 2017
Cape Town
what was the first estate to produce a botrytised wine in SA
Nederberg’s Edelkeur. Made from 100% Chenin and sold exclusively at the Nederberg Auction
what is the teinturier grape responsible for the old red wines of Constantia
Pontac
Tulbagh District (Coastal Region) is known for what style of wine?
Cap Classique
what is the oldest annual wine auction in the new world?
Nederberg Wine Auction - founded in 1975
what are the wards of Paarl
Simonsberg-Paarl
Voor-Paadeberg
Agter-Paarl
SIP requirements
bottled in Burgundy bottle
less than 25% new oak
Swartland based
must use at least 90% approved varieties
only fermented with ambient yeasts
which winery of SA became the first to have its wine distributed through La Place de Bordeaux
Klein Constantia in 2016
when was the South African Wine Industry Trust established? why?
- speed transformation of South African wine and to empower black workers
what is the Old Vine Project (SA) and when was it started?
started in 1997 by Rosa Kruger (Swartland). Vines must be 35+ years old.
min lees aging for Cap Classique?
12 months. Legally regulated since 1992
first winery in SA to produce traditional method sparkling wine?
Simonsig
newest Coastal Region District (2019)
Lutzville Valley (used to be part of Olifants River Region)
first producer to revive Vin de Constance after phylloxera?
Klein Constantia in 1986 - 1st vintage after phylloxera
what mountain range separates Stellenbosch from Walker Bay
Hottentot Holland Mountains
what cultivar found in Breede River Valley is a cross between Cab Sauv and Carignan?
Ruby Cabernet
only ward of Free State GU
Rietrivier
