South Africa

Question 1

What is the climate of Western Cape?

Answer 1

a warm Mediterranean climate

Question 2

What is the current influence Western Cape?

Answer 2

Benguela Current, cooling, the cold north-flowing

Question 3

What is a south-easterly wind during spring and summer?

Answer 3

the Cape Doctor

Question 4

What are the top 6 planted varieties?

Answer 4

Chenin Blanc
Chardonnay
(Colombard)
Cabernet Sauvignon
Syrah
Sauvignon Blanc
Pinotage

Question 5

When was Pinotage was bred and where? What is crossed?

Answer 5

at the University of Stellnbosch in 1925, Pinot Noir and Cinsaut

Question 6

What is the South African synonym of Cinsaut?

Answer 6

Hermitage

Question 7

Does Pinotage bud early or later?

Answer 7

Early

Question 8

What are the soils of Western Cape?

Answer 8

Table mountain sandstone
Granite
Shale

Question 9

What were the diseases the South African industry suffered from in the modern period?

Answer 9

viral diseases, especially leafroll and fanleaf
Powdery mildew

Question 10

What is the most common training system?

Answer 10

cordon with VSP

Question 11

What is IPW?

Answer 11

the integrated Production of Wine system in 1998. very detailed and governs all aspects of growing and winemaking from carbon emissions

Question 12

What are the “White Cape blends”?

Answer 12

typically Chenin-dominant blends but with white Rhone varieties, Chardonnay, Semillon or Sauvignon Blanc

Question 13

What is the “Red Cape blends”?

Answer 13

this is a broader category for blends with a significant proportion of
Pinotage and/or black Rhône varieties

Question 14

What are the Wine of Origin terms of production areas from large to small?

Answer 14

1. Geographical Unit
2. Region
3. District
4. defined area within a district (ward)

Question 15

What are the requirements for ‘estate wines’?

Answer 15

made and bottled on the estate

Question 16

What are the regulations about single vineyard?

Answer 16

They must be registered, be planted with a single variety and not be larger than six hectares.

Question 17

if the term Wine of Origin is used, what % of wine must come from the region?

Answer 17

100%

Question 18

If a vintage of the label, what % of wine must be from that vintage?

Answer 18

85%

Question 19

What are the important districts in Coastal Region?

Answer 19

Cape Town,
Darling,
Franschhoek Valley,
Paarl,
Stellenbosch,
Swartland

Question 20

What are the wards of Cape Town?

Answer 20

Constantia
Durbanville

Question 21

What is the famous wine of Constiantia, and from what grape?

Answer 21

Vin de Constance, a dried Muscat dessert wine from Klein Constantia

Question 22

What are the geographical features of Constantia?

Answer 22

Table Mountain
False Bay - bringing cooling sea breezes

Question 23

Who are the significant producers of Contantia?

Answer 23

Klein Constantia
Steenberg

Question 24

What is the name of hills in Durbanville?

Answer 24

Tygerberg

Question 25

Who is the largest wine and spirits producer in South Africa?

Answer 25

Distell

Question 26

What are the soils of Stellenbosch?

Answer 26

sandy and alluvial soils to granite and shale soils

Question 27

What are the mountains of Stellenbosch? = cooler slopes

Answer 27

Simongberg
Bottelary Hills
Stellenbosch Mountain
Henderberg

Question 28

What are the main varieties of Stellenbosch?

Answer 28

Cabernet Sauvignon
Merlot
Pinotage
Sauvignon Blanc
Chenin Blanc
Chardonnay

Question 29

Who are the significant producers of Stellenbosch?

Answer 29

Rust en Vrede
Raats Family Wines

Question 30

Who are the significant producer of Paarl?

Answer 30

Nederburg,
Villadonte; super-premium

Question 31

What are the districts of Olifants River Regions?

Answer 31

Citrusdal Mountain
Lutzville

Question 32

What are the wards of Olifants River Region?

Answer 32

Bamboes Bay
Piekenierskloof

Question 33

What are the wards of Walker Bay?

Answer 33

Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Upper Hemel-en-Aarde
Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge
Bot River

Question 34

What are the soils of Hemel-en-Aarde?

Answer 34

Clay

Question 35

Who are the significant producer of Walker Bay?

Answer 35

Hamilton-Russell, first planted Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in 1975
Bouchard Finlayson (Hemel-enAarde Valley),
Newton Johnson Family Vineyards
(Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley) Creation
(Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge).

Question 36

What is Biodiversity and Wine Initiative (BWI)?

Answer 36

created in 2005. By 2015 over 90 per cent of the South African wine industry was able to certify their wine as being environmentally friendly.

Question 37

What is WWF-SA Conservation
Champion Program?

Answer 37

recognizes producers who commit to biodiversity
conservation and improvement of production practices, energy-efficient measures and water stewardship

Question 38

What is Integrity and Sustainability

Answer 38

a seal in 2010 that guarantees a certified wine’s environmental credentials such as chemical usage, water management and introduction of natural predators

Question 39

What is Sustainable Wine South Africa (SWSA)

Answer 39

the alliance between the WSB, IPW, World
Wildlife Fund (WWF) and WOSA.

Question 40

What is Wine and Agricultural Ethical Trade Association (WIETA)

Answer 40

a voluntary association of businesses that committed to an audited scheme of ethical trade with a focus on reasonable working conditions for workers

Question 41

What was KWV repealed?

Answer 41

1992

Question 42

What is Wines of South Africa?

Answer 42

funded mainly by export levies, was established to promote the South African wine category in international markets.

Question 43

Warm current

Answer 43

Agulhas Current

Question 44

Which districts affect frost the most?

Answer 44

Bleedekloof