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(all previously included under the now-repealed Tygerberg district)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
What soils dominate Stellenbosch?
Valley Floor - alluvial loam over shale
Hillsides - granite and sandstone
What are the Wards of Stellenbosch?
Devon Valley Jonkershoek Valley Papegaaiberg Simonsberg-Stellenbosch Bottelary Banghoek Polkadraai Hills
Where is the KWV located?
Paarl
What winery was the first to produce a BA wine?
Nederberg (Paarl)
What is the Boberg Region reserved for?
The fortified wines of: Paarl Franschhoek, Wellington Tulbagh
What are the major soil types of Cape Town?
Cape Peninsula - granite and sandstone
Tyberg - greywacke and phyllite shales
What are the influencing natural features of Franschhoek Valley?
Mountains of:
- Franschhoek
- Drakenstein
- Wemmershoek Mountains
- AND Berg River
What Mountain ranges effect the Stellenbosch?
Simonsberg
Stellenbosch
Helderberg
(also influenced by False Bay (cool breeze off ocean)
Soil types of Stellenbosch?
Granite / Sandtone
Degree days for Stellenbosch?
Degree Days (°C): 1945 (Region III-IV)
What are the stipulations for members of SIP?
(Swartland Independant Producers)
- must be grown, vinified, matured and bottled entirely within the Swartland WO.
- Min 80% of their production.
- ambient yeasts.
- not acidulated
- may not be chemically fined
- minimum 90% of the following varieties:
authorized varietals
- aged in only European oak, with a maximum 25% new oak authorized.
- must be bottled in a Burgundy-shaped bottle
Who produces Columella?
Eben Sadie (Sadie Family Wines) (also Palladius) (Columella - Syrah dominated) (Palladius - Chenin doninated)
What are the majority soils found in Swartland?
Malmesbury Shale
Sandy - Granitic soils
Gravel
What region is influenced by the Paardeberg Mountains?
Swartland
What are the Districts within Breede River Valley?
Robertson / Worchester / Breedekloof
Where is Riebeekberg and why is it important?
Coastal Region - SWARTLAND
Where Jan van Riebeeck settles in 1661.
What natural features are found in Tulbagh?
Witzenberg
Groot Winterhoek
Obiekwaberg Mountains
What are the wards of Swartland?
Malmesbury
Riebeekberg
St. Helena Bay
What are the wards of Wellington?
Blouvlei Bovlei Groenberg Limietberg Mid-Berg River
What are the Wards of Breedekloof? (2)
Goudini
Slanghoek
What Mountain Ranges effect Robertson?
(BREEDE RIVER VALLEY-Robertson is a District within)
- Riversonderend Mountains
- Langeberg Mountains
What are the Wards of Robertson?
- Agterkliphoogte
- Bonnievale
- Boesmansrivier
- Eilandia
- Hoopsrivier
- Klaasvoogds
- Le Chasseur
- McGregor
- Vinkrivier
Name 2 producers of Robertson.
Springfield
Graham Beck
What river flows through Robertson?
Breede River
What are the Wards on Worchester?
Hex River Valley
Nuy
Scherpenheuvel
Stettyn
What regions touch False bay?
Stellenbosch
Cape Town
What regions touch Walker Bay?
Stellenbosch
Overberg
What % must a wine be to bear a Vintage on the table in SA?
85%
