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SOUTH AFRICA Flashcards

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1
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Most important cooling influences?

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Come from Southern Ocean

Cold Benguela Current-Flows past the tip and up west coast of Africa, cooling coastal areas

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What is the Cape Doctor?

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Regular, strong, south easterly winds

These bring air cooled by the ocean further inland and can reduce temps by a further couple degrees in some areas

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What has a marked influence on vineyard climate?

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Altitude

Those on valley floors are generally warmer than those in the mountains

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What do vines that are planted on southern slopes of mountains benefit from?

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Cooler temperatures

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5
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Most widely planted black grape?

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Cab Sauv
Varietal
Also blended with Merlot and Cab F for Bordeaux styles

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6
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Merlot characteristics?

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Full bodied
Plummy

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Syrah Characteristics?

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Hot climate- Rich, full bodied, high in alcohol, ripe black fruit flavors, sometimes with earthy/meaty character

Cooler-Less full bodied, peppery

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Where is Pinot Noir planted?

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In small amounts in the coolest coastal areas

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What is Pinotage?

Characteristics?

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Cross btwn PN and Cinsault

Sometimes blended with international varieties to make a Cape Blend

On it’sown-Light fruit, red berry flavours

Old bush vines- Very full bodied, rich spiced berry fruit

Fermented/stored with heavily toasted oak staves- Intense chocolate, coffee aromas

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10
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Most planted grape overall?

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Chenin Blanc

Basic-Easy drinking, stone fruit flavours

Old bush vines- Concentrated, complex, fuller texture

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2nd most planted white?

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Colombard

*Significant amount used in Brandy production

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Sauv B characteristics?

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Herbaceous character

Best come from coolest regions and can display pure flavors citrus and green fruit

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13
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Chardonnay characteristics?

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Great in cooler sites
Barrel fermentation, lees stirring-Premium examples

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14
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What is Muscat of Alexandria aka?

What is it used for?

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Hanepoot

Used to produce late harvest dessert wines when the grapes are left to shrivel on the vine

*Noble rot can also be an influence

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Viognier characteristics?

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Rich, perfumed, hint of toasty oak

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16
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What are high quality white blends?

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Popular in Swartland

Chenin B blended with Rhone varieties ex” Marsanne, Roussanne, Grenache B, Viognier

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17
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90% of wine here comes from where?

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Western Cape

18
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Where is known for inexpensive whites that are rarely seen on export markets?

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Orange River in Northern Cape

19
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Some wineries located in certain districts or wards may source their fruit from where?

Wines can be labelled with what?

A

A wider area than the GI in which they are located

Wines may be labelled with a region EX: Coastal Region

Or a geographical unit EX: Western Cape

***Many premium wines made this way

20
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Hub of fine wine production?

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Stellenbosch district in Coastal Region

21
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Climate in Stellenbosch

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Moderate- warm depending on location

Sufficient rainfall in winter
Summers are rarely too hot thanks to cool winds from False Bay

22
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What grape varieties is Stellenbosch known for?

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Cab Sauv, Merlot (Often made into Bordeaux style blends)
Syrah
Cape red blends

Cooler sites- High quality Sauv B and Chard

23
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Paarl District climate?

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Less exposed to the cooling influences of the sea being further inland
Temps tend to be hotter in the summer

24
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What does the mountainous terrain offer in Paarl?

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A variety of altitudes, aspects, soils

25
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Grapes grown in Paarl district?

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Cab Sauv, Syrah, Pinotage are the most important reds

Chenin B and Chardonnay are the most planted whites

26
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Where is Constantia and Durbanville wards located?

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Cape Town district

27
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What is Constantia known for?

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  • of the oldest vineyards in Cape which lie on Eastern flanks of Table Mountain

-Vineyards here cooled by Cape Doctor

-Reputation for Sauv B
-Some Shiraz, Cab Sauv-Warmer sites

28
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What is Vin de Constance?

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Produced in Constantia

Sweet wine made from late harvest Muscat

29
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What grapes are gown south of Table Mountain?

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Sauv B and Semillon

*Cooling influence of ocean

30
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Vineyards in Durbanville?

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Hillside sites north of Cape Town

31
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What grape is Durbanville ward known for

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Sauv B

32
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What is the Swartland district known for?

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Centre of innovation and premium wine production

Old vine Chenin B
High quality Syrah
(Both often dry farmed, no irrigation)

Also red and white Cape blends

33
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Where is the Worcester district?

A

Lies on the Western end of Breede River Valley

34
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Climate in Worcester?

Grapes?

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Hot, dry
Irrigation drawn from the river
Fertile soils

Mainly whites from Chenin B and Colombard (Much used for distillation)

35
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Where is the Robertson district located?

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East of Worcester in Breede River Valley

Cooler

36
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What grapes in Robertson known for?

A

Excellent Syrah
Full bodied Chard

Well made wines for high volume brands

37
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Most established vineyard area in Cape South Coast?

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Walker Bay District

Contains various wards of Hemel-en-Aarde

38
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What is Hemel-en-Aarde wards known for?

A

High quality Chard and PN

Sauv B, Merlot, Syrah

39
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Where is the Elgin district located?

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NW of Walker Bay in Cape South Coast

40
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What is the Elgin district known for?

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Intense, fresh Sauv B
High quality PN, Chard, Syrah

41
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Where is the Elim ward?

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SE of Walker Bay

42
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What is Elim ward known for?

A

Pungent, herbaceous Sauv B

Syrah showing promise

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