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South Africa Flashcards

1
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What is the governing body for those who wish to seek certification for sustainable enviromental standards?

A

Integrated Production of Wine Scheme (IPW)

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What is the maximum size of a single vineyard for it to appear on a label?

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6ha

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3
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Where are the Drakenstein Mountains located?

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Breede River Valley

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4
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What is the South African Label Language for Noble Rot?

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Edelkeur

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5
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Which vintage was best between the following?
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 & 2011

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2009.

Great for both red and white wines.

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6
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Who produces Columella and what is the blend?

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Sadie Family Wines

80% Syrah, 20% Mourvédre

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7
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What is SIP and what type of oak is used and what % of new?

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Swartland Independent Producers:

European Oak, 25% new

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8
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What is a major product of Tulbaugh? Why?

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Cap Classique; its high elevation leads to significant diurnal shift.

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What water feature seperates Cape Town district and Stellenbosch district?

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False Bay

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10
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What are the four wards of Overberg?

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Klein River

Theewater

Elandskloof

Greyton

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11
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Where is the Hamilton Russel Winery?

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Walker Bay District, Hamel-en-Aarde Valley,

Cape South Coast

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12
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What is the genetic identity/sysnonym forSteen?

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Chenin Blanc

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What is the genetic identity/synonym for Muscat Frontignan?

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Muscat Blanc á Petits Grains

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14
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What is the genetic identity/synonym for Muscadel?

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Muscat Blanc á Petit Grains

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15
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What is the genetic identity/synonym for Pinotage?

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Pinot Noir X Cinsault

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16
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What is the genetic identity/synonym for Cape Riesling?

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Crouchen Blanc

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17
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What is the genetic identity/synonym for Hanepoot?

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Muscat of Alexandria

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18
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What are the geographical areas of South Africa from largest to smallest?

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Geographical Unit

Region

District

Ward

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19
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For certification through Wines of Origin, what are the min. percentages required for the following?

Stated Vintage?
Stated Grape?
Stated Area?
Stated Vineyard?

A

Stated Vintage: 85%

Stated Grape: 85%

Stated Area: 100%

Stated Vineyard: 100%

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20
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In what Geographical Unit would you find Stellenboch?

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Western Cape, Coastal Region

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21
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What is Cap Classique?

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Traditional Method sparkling wines made from any grape and spends a min. 9 months on the lees. Brut or less (15 g/l)

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22
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What is the Cape Town district’s most famous ward?

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Constantia

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23
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What is the Cape Doctor?

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A notoriously strong southeasterly wind that blows across the Western Cape throughout the spring and summer.

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24
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Name six districts within the Coastal Region?

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Stellenbosch
Cape Town
Paarl
Tulbagh
Darling
Franschhoek Valley
Wellington
Swartland

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25
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What is the most planted red and white varietals in Stellenbosch?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

&

Sauvignon Blanc

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26
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What bodies of water are most influential to the climate of Stellenbosch?

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Flase Bay

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27
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Franschhoek Valley district and Wellington district were once wards in what district?

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Paarl

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28
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Eben Sadie is most associated with what district?

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Swartland

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29
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What is South Africa’s largest district?

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Worcester District

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30
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What is the most planted grape in Worcester District?

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Semillon

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31
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What is the South African synonym for Couchen Blanc?

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Cape Riesling

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32
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What region was used for Fortified wines from Paarl, Franschhoek, Wellington and Tulbagh?

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The Boberg Region

Eliminated in Feb 2019

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33
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What district is home to the KWV?

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Paarl

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34
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What is South Africa’s southern most district?

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Cape Agulhas

35
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What style of wine is most commonly produced in Klein Karoo?

A

Fortified and sweet wine production.

36
Q

Name two producers from Stellenbosch?

A

Kanonkop
Warwick Estate
Meerlust
Rust en Vrede

37
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Where is Hemel-en-Aarde Valley?

A

a ward in the Walker Bay district

38
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What district is Bottelary in?

A

Stellenbosch

39
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What district is Constantia in?

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Cape Town

40
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What district is Malmesbury in?

A

Swartland

41
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What district is Elim in?

A

Cape Agulhas

42
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What district is Klein River in?

A

Overberg

43
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What district is Bot River in?

A

Walker Bay

44
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What year was Wine of Origin founded?

A

1973

45
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What is the wine phenomena that brings Antarctic winds to South Africa?

A

Bengula Current

46
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What happened in 1994 that had a large impact of the South African wine and its future?

A

End of Apartheid

47
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What geographical unit does most of South African wine production take place?

A

Western Cap

48
Q

Muscat de Frontignan is a South African synonym for what grape?

A

Muscat Blanc á Petit Grains

49
Q

Cape Vintage is a term used for________?

A

Fortified Wine

50
Q

What percentage of Pinotage should generally be in a Cape Red Blend?

A

30-70%

51
Q

What geographical feature causes the “cold trap” in Tulbagh?

A

A ring of mountains surrounding

52
Q

Graham Beck wines are most famous from what district?

A

Robertson

53
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Name three estates that associated with the original Constantia?

A

Groot Constantia

Klein Constantia

Buitenverwachting

54
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What is 4G?

A

Four producers making wines that they deem as Grand Cru wines of the cape.

55
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What district surrounds the town of Hermanus?

A

Walker Bay District. Cape South Coast.

56
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What is Pontac?

A

A teinturie grape linked to the old red wines of Constantia.

57
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Where is the Orange River?

A

Northern Cape

58
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Where are South Africa’s highest elevation vineyards?

A

Cederberg, an unicorporated ward located to the east of the Olifants River Region.

59
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What are the Geographical Units of production in South Africa?

A
  • *Western Cape**
  • *Northern Cape**
  • *Eastern Cape**
  • *Kwazulu-Natal**
  • *Limpopo**
  • *Free State**
60
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What are some of the mountain ranges that border Stellenbosch?

A

Helderberg Peaks

Simonsberg

Stellenbosch

61
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What is the name of the auction that features some of the most prominent South African producers?

A

Nederburg Wine Auction

It is the New World’s oldest annual wine auction.

62
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Paul Cluver and Kershaw are producers in what district?

A

Elgin

63
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What mountain range influences the districts of Elgin and Overberg?

A

Hottentots-Holland Mountains

64
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What are the two primary grapes grown in the ward of Hemel-en-Aarde Valley?

A

Pinot Noir & Chardonnay

65
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What district has the highest percentage of Pinot Noir in South Africa?

A

Walker Bay

66
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What is the primary soil type of the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley?

A

Shale-based clay soils

67
Q

What does the word Groot mean on a bottle of South African wine? As in Groot Constantia?

A

Big

68
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What does Klein mean on a bottle of wine from South Africa? As in Klein Contsantia?

A

Little

69
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What two wards sit on opposite sides of the Simonsberg Mountains?

A

Simonsberg-Paarl in Paarl

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Simonsberg-Stellenbosch in Stellenbosch

70
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Who was the first person to plant vines in South Africa?

A

Jan Van Riebeeck

71
Q

What is the varietal composition of Klein Constantia’s Vin de Constance?

A

100% Muscat de Frontignan

72
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What producer revived the historic Vin de Constance style in 1986?

A

Klein Constantia

73
Q

Where would you find the wine areas of St. Helena Bay, Malmesbury and Paardeberg South?

A

These are Wards within Swartland

74
Q

Name three producers that are members of SIP in Swartland?

A

Sadie Family Wines
A.A. Badenhorst
Mullineux
Lee Family Wines

75
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What are the grapes used for “Cap Classique”? Min. Lees? Min. Bars?

A

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Chenin Blanc

Min. 12m on lees

min. 3 bars pressure

76
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What is the name of Sadie Family Wines top white bottling?

A

Palladius

Chenin Blanc & Viognier

77
Q

Where would you find the Lower Duivenhoks District?

A

Cape South Coast Region

78
Q

Where would you find the Still Bay East Ward, Napier Ward & Herbertsdale Ward?

A

Cape South Coast Region.

(wards without a district)

79
Q

What two ocean currents directly impact the Mediterranean climate of the Costal regions of South Africa?

A

Bengula Current

Agulhas Current

80
Q

What are the Wards within Cape Town?

A

Constantia

Durbanville

Hout Bay

Philadelphia

81
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The Coastal Region’s new subregion, “Cape West Coast” has annexed Districts and Wards from which other region?

A

Olifants River Region

82
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What district features Malmsbury Shale soils?

A

Swartland

83
Q

What district in the Coastal Region allows for the desgination of “Appellation Grand Prestige”?

A

Franchhoek Valley

84
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What does Klein mean on a bottle of wine from South Africa? As in Klein Contsantia?

A

Little

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