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South Africa map

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Where is most of South Africa’s viticulture?

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Western cape

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What is the climate like in South Africa?

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Maritime on the coast
Mediterranean to hot moving inland
Cooling effect of Atlantic and Indian Ocean

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What is Table Mountain

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3,500ft dramatic plateau - many vineyards planted on slopes

Often gets a layer of fog on top called the “table cloth”

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What is the Cape Doctor?

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Strong dry south easterly wind that blows onto shore and dries out the vineyards from spring to summer.

Helps mitigate pest issues.

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What is the Benguela Current?

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Frigid current in the Atlantic Ocean from Antarctica that cool portions of the South African coast.

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What is the objective of the Old Vines project?

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Objective is to preserve old vines and promote sustainable viticultural practices to create more old vines.

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What is the history of South Africa’s winemaking industry?

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  • First vitis vinifera planted in 1655, wine in 1659
  • Use of slave labor
  • French hugenots settled in 1700s, made dessert wine
  • The is a history of distillation and brandy production, as well as sweet, oxidative, fortified wines.
  • KWV started in 1918 post phylloxera and oidium wipe out to help save the industry.
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What is Cap Classique?

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  • This is what they call the “traditional method” of producing sparkling wine in South Africa
  • Any grape used but primarily Chard and Pinot Noir
  • Required 1yr age on lees (but producers do longer)
  • Can be made brut or sweet “Nectar”
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What are the white grapes?

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Chenin Blanc
Chardonnay
Sauv Blanc

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What are the red grapes?

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Syrah/Shiraz
Pinot Noir
Pinotage

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What is Pinotage?

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Crossing of Cinsault and Pinot Noir

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What is the wine law in South Africa?

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Wine of Origin system (WO)
Defines differing sizes of geographical areas
Requires that if wine is from a single appellation it must be 100% from that appellation.
Rigorous process for certification

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What are the geological areas from smallest to largest?

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Geographical unit
Region
District
Ward

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What is South Africa’s primary geographical unit?

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Western Cap
(surrounds Cape Town)

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What regions are in the Western Cape geological unit?

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Coastal Region
Cape South Coast Region
Klein Karoo Region
Coastal Region
Cape South Region

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What are the districts of the Coastal Region?

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Stellenbosch (Cab Sauv)
Swartland (Rhone varieties)
Cape Town
Paarl
Franschhoek Valley (Bordeaux varietals)
Constantia (historically sweet wines)

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What are the districts of the Cape South Coast Region?

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Elgin (cool temps/up and coming)
Walker Bay (Pinot Noir & Chard)
Cape Agulhas (Pinot Noir & Chard)
Overberg

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What kind of wines are made in the Klein Karoo Region?

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Sweet fortified wines and brandy

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What was the purpose of the Kooperatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Suid Afrika (KWV)?

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  • Established in 1918 post phylloxera wipe out with the intent on saving SA’s wine industry
  • Produced wine/brandy and stablized grape prices
  • Established quota system that prioritized quantity over quality
  • Post apartheid when SA was allowed back into international trade they scrapped the quotas and focused on quality over quantity.
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SA producers to know

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Graham Beck
Mulderbosch
Hamilton Russell
Klein Contantia
A.A. Badenhorst
Eben Sadie

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Who was Simon van der Steel?

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Governor of capetown in 1700s who was the first to plant 100,000 vines in Constantia.

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What was the role of wine during the Dutch settlement in 1600s?

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Cape Town harbor was a mandatory stop for ships to replenish their supplies

Wine was one of the items the Cape could supply to passing ships

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What caused SA to move from oxidative and fortified wine to world class wines?

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  • Phylloxera wiped out a lot of the vineyards
  • End of apartheid/KWV quotes shifted focused to quality over quantity.
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How to sell SA wine to a customer?

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Emphasize quality from undervalued area.

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