SA and Coastal / Breede River region Flashcards
Who founded Cape Town?
Jan van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India Company
1655
What was the role of KWV when it began?
(1918) formalized in 1924 - fixed minimum prices - determined areas of production - established production limits
What is the purpose of the South African Wine Industry Trust? (SAWIT)
(est. 1999)
1. to speed transformation of South African wine
2. empower black workers in an industry that had long relied on slave- and apartheid-era labor practices.
What is the purpose of the South African Wine Information Systems (SAWIS)
(created by the South African Wine and Spirit Board in 2002)
1. to offer quality certification in accordance with the Wine of Origin scheme, South Africa’s appellation system
What are the requirments of certification as set by the Wine of Origin (WO) system?
(started 1973)
1. evaluation by a tasting panel
2. wine undergoes scientific analysis.
3. An approved cultivar must be used
4. wine must contain 85% of the stated grape.
5. min 85% of the stated vintage is also required.
6. If an area of production (100%)
7. “Single Vineyard” of less than 6 hectares only
8. “Estate” - from contiguous parcels of vineyard land, and vinified and bottled on a single property.
WO seal appears on all certified bottles
- NO vintage, varietal, or area of production—may legally appear on any bottle that forgoes certification
What is the purpose of the IPW?
(Integrated Production of Wine Scheme (IPW)(1998)
- certification requires score of 60% or better
- agricultural, manufacturing, and packaging practices
- including worker safety measures, handling of wastewater, carbon emissions, use of pesticides and other chemicals, and vineyard biodiversity.
- under the jurisdiction of the SA Wine & Spirit Board.
- 85% currently qualify!
What is the newest district of the Coastal Region?
Cape Town (2017)
What Wards does Cape Town have within it?
- Constantia
- Hout Bay
- Durbanville
- Philaldephia
(all previously included under the now-repealed Tygerberg district)
What are the 3 Government owned wineries of Constania?
- Groot Constantia
- Klein Constantia
- Buitenverwachting (“Beyond Expectations”)
(Bay-ten-ver-vauchten)
Vin de Constance is closest to what other famed dessert wine?
Muscat de Frontignan
What climactic influence cools the coast of SA?
Benguela Current
flows N from Antarctica
What climactic influence aids in the resistance of fungal disease?
Cape Doctor
S-E blowing, hot, dry wind
What are the 8 Districs of Coastal Region N-S
- Swartland
- Tulbagh
- Darling
- Wellington
- Franschhoek Valley
- Paarl
- Cape Town (2017)
- Stellenbosch
Where is the TableMountain Range?
Cape Town District.
What climactic feature cools Cape Town?
cool sea breeze off FALSE BAY
What Wards are located IN Cape Town?
Constantia
Hout Bay
Durbanville
Philaldephia
What does Stellenbosch mean?
“Town of Oaks”
Stellenbosch is surrounded by what mountain peaks?
Simonsberg
Stellenbosch
Helderberg peaks