South Africa

Question 1

South Africa’s most important red grapes

Answer 1

Pinotage
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Franc
Merlot
Shiraz
Pinot Noir

Question 2

South Africa’s most important white grapes

Answer 2

Chenin Blanc (steen)
Muscat (Hanepoot)
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon

Question 3

Vin de Constance wine

Answer 3

Is South Africa’s famous sweet wine

Style: Sweet Wine
Grape: Muscat
Location: Constantia, Cape Town
Original Producer: Simon Van Der Stels Estate
Current Producers: Groot Constantia and Klein Constantia

Question 4

Define the term cultivar

Answer 4

Botanical term used for a grape variety, it’s a South African term

Question 5

Pinotage parentage

Answer 5

Pinot noir x Cinsaut

Pinotage had challenges in the past
Cinsault is easy to grow

Question 6

South African climate

Answer 6

Climate Inland: Mediterranean and Hot and Arid inland
Climate on Coast: Coolest Climate, more Maritime

Coiling effect of Atlantic and Indian Ocean

Cape Doctor Breezes - a notoriously strong southeastern wind, blows across the Wedtern Cape throughout the Spring and Summer, inhibiting fungal disease and moderating temperature- but also ferociously battering the vines
Benguela Current flows North from Antarctica, creating cooling breezes in the coastal area

Question 7

South Africa Geaographical Features

Answer 7

Indian Ocean - warm
Atlantic Ocean - cold body of water
Benguela Current - gets pushed from Antarctica and brings cold breezes

Question 8

Cape Doctor

Answer 8

Southeastern based wind that will blow and dry out the vineyards - keeping the vineyards healthy from vine disease

1. Helps suppress fungal disease
2. Helps moderate temperatures
3. A very strong wind that can injure the vines and disturb flowing

Question 9

Leafroll Vine Disease

Answer 9

Held the ability for African Americans to grow

Question 10

Apartheid

Answer 10

Ended in South Africa in 1994 with President Nelson Mandela

Question 11

South Africa White Grape Varieties

Answer 11

Chenin Blanc
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc

Question 12

South Africa Red Grape Varieties

Answer 12

Cabernet Sauvignon
Syrah/Shiraz
Pinot Noir
Pinotage

Question 13

Wine of Origin (WO) System

Answer 13

• introduced in 1973
• 100% of the grapes must come from the named geographic designation
• vintage must be a minimum of 85% of states year
• variety must be a minimum of 85% of stayed variety
• created tiers:
  
  1. Geographical Units - largest
  2. Regions
  3. Districts - Swartland, Paarl, Stellenbosch, Constantia
  4. Wards - Stellenbosch has 7 wards
  5. Estates

Question 14

Cape Town

Answer 14

Climate: hot and dry, cooling influence of water
Grapes:

Question 15

South African Districts

Answer 15

Stellenbosch

Question 16

Benguela Current

Answer 16

Can help cool coastal South African vineyards

Question 17

South African Geographic Wine of Origin Designations from smallest to largest

Answer 17

1. Estate - smallest
2. Ward
3. Districts - ex: Stellenbosch
4. Regions
5. Geographical Units - largest