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1
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What is Cap Classique?

A

Traditional method sparkling wine

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What are the 2 wards located within Paarl?

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Simonsberg-Paarl

Voor-Paardeberg

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Name the district for each of the following wards.

Jonkershoek Valley

Bot River

Elim

Klein River

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Jonkershoek Valley- Stellenbosch

Bot River- Walker Bay

Elim- Cape Agulhas

Klein River- Overberg

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Name the wards located within the Stellenbosch district.

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Banghoek

Bottelary

Devon Valley

Jonkershoek Valley

Papegaaiberg

Polkadraai Hills

Simonsberg Stellenbosch

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3
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Which of the following producers is not based in Stellenbosch?

Hamilton Russell

Kanonkop

Neil Ellis

Warwick Estate

Rust en Vrede

A

Hamilton Russell- Walker Bay district

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3
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Name the 4 independent wards of the Western Cape.

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Cederberg

Lamberts Bay

Prince Albert Valley

Swartberg

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4
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Prior to 2010, the Franschhoek Valley was a ward within what district?

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Paarl

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4
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What are the wards within Breedekloof?

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Goudini

Slanghoek

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5
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Which of the following areas is showing promising results for Pinot Noir?

Swartland

Walker Bay

Calitzdorp

Citrusal Valley

Franschhoek Valley

A

Walker Bay

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5
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Name the independent wards of Olifants River Region.

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Bamboes Bay

Spruitdrift

Vredendal

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When was the Ko-operatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika founded?

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1918

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6
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Name the ward of the Eastern Cape

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This ward is independent of a district.

St. Francis Bay

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7
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What are the wards located within the Cape Peninsula district?

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Constantia

Hout Bay

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8
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Where is Stellenbosch?

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Coastal Region

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What are the districts of the Klein Karoo region?

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Calitzdorp

Langeberg-Garcia

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Name the wards of the Northern Cape.

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These wards exist without a district.

Central Orange River

Hartswater

Rietrivier FS

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9
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What are the wards located within Swellendam?

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Buffeljags

Stormsvlei

Malgas

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10
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Name the wards located within the Walker Bay district.

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Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge

Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

Bot River

Sunday’s Glen

Stanford Foothills

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Name the wards within the Robertson district.

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Agterkliphoogte

Bonnievale

Boesmansrivier

Eilandia

Hoopsrivier

Klaasvoogds

Le Chasseur

McGregor

Vinkrivier

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13
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Where is the Orange River?

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Northern Cape

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14
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Name the districts within the Cape South Coast.

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Cape Agulhas

Elgin

Overberg

Plettenberg Bay

Swellendam

Walker Bay

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15
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Who is the key producer of Walker Bay?

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Hamilton Russell

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16
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Pinotage is a cross of Pinot Noir and what other grape?

A

Cinsault

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18
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Which grape is traditionally preferred in the production of Vin de Constance?

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Muscat de Frontignan

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19
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Who is the key producer in Swartland?

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Eben Sadie- Sadie Family Wines

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20
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What district is Constantia located within?

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Cape Peninsula

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20
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What are the wards within the Overberg distrct?

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Elandskloof

Greyton

Klein River

Theewater

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21
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What are the 5 large wine geographical areas in South Africa?

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Western Cape

Northern Cape

Eastern Cape

Kwazulu-Natal

Limpopo

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23
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What is the most planted varietal in South Africa?

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Chenin Blanc

20% total vineyard planting

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25
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What is the South African synonym for Crouchen Blanc?

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Cape Riesling

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25
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What are the districts located wihtin the Olifants River Region?

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Citrusdal Valley

Citrusdal Moutain

Lutzville Valley

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26
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Where is Constantia?

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Coastal Region

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27
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Name the districts of the Northern Cape.

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The following districts exist independent of a region.

Douglas

Sutherland Karoo

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28
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Where is Devon Valley?

A

Stellenbosch

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30
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What is the ward located within Cape Agulhas district?

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Elim

31
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Who is a key producer of sparkling wines in Franschhoek Valley?

A

Graham Beck

32
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What is the most planted red grape in Stellenbosch?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

33
Q

Name the districts of the Coastal Region.

A

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Cape Peninsula

Darling

Franschhoek Valley

Paarl

Stellenbosch

Swartland

Turlbaugh

Tygerberg

Wellington

34
Q

Hemel-en-Aarde is a promising ward in what district?

A

Walker Bay

35
Q

What are the wards of the Tygerberg district?

A

Durbanville

Philadelphia

37
Q

Which of the following grapes is a teinturier?

Hanepoot

Pinotage

Pontac

Muscat de Frontignan

Tinta Barroca

A

Pontac

38
Q

Name the appropriate region for each district

Robertson

Swartland

Citrusdal Mountain

Swellendam

Langeberg- Garcia

A

Robertson- Breede River Valley

Swartland- Coastal Region

Citrusdal Mountain- Olifants River Region

Swellendam- Cape South Coast

Langeberg-Garcia- Klein Karoo

39
Q

What is the southern most district in South Africa?

A

Cape Agulhas

41
Q

What is Steen?

A

Chenin Blanc

42
Q

Certified Wines of Origin must contain 85% of the stated cultivar and vintage.

True or false?

A

True

43
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Name the regions of the Western Cape.

A

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Boberg River Region ( fortified wines from the districts of Paarl, Franschhoek, Wellington and Tulbagh)

Breede River Valley Region

Cape South Coast Region

Coastal Region

Klein Karoo Region

Olifants River Region

44
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What is the most planted varietal in Stellenbosch?

A

Sauvignon Blanc

45
Q

What is the ward located within the Darling district?

A

Groenekloof

46
Q

Where is the Nederberg Wine Auction held?

A

Paarl

47
Q

Name the wards in Swartland.

A

-3-

Malmesbury

Riebeekberg

St. Helena Bay

49
Q

Name the regions and districts of the Eastern Cape.

A

There are none

50
Q

Name the wards of Worcester.

A

Hex River Valley

Nuy

Scherpenheuvel

51
Q

What are the districts of the Breede River Valley?

A

-3-

Breedekloof

Robertson

Worcester

52
Q

Most of South Africa’s wine regions are located in the Northern Cape.

True or False

A

False

53
Q

Name an independent district of the Western Cape and its ward.

A

Ceres Plateau district-

Ceres ward

54
Q

Name the wards of Klein Karoo that are independent.

A

-5-

Montagu

Outeniqua

Tradouw

Tradouw Highlands

Upper Langkloof

56
Q

The Boberg region produces dry table wines from the Paarl and Tulbagh districts.

True or False?

A

False

57
Q

Name three key producers within Stellenbosch.

A

Rust en Vrede

Kanonkop

Meerlust

58
Q

What is the Cape Doctor

A

A fierce southeasterly wind that inhibits fungal disease

59
Q

Which of the following is not located in the Northern Cape?

Douglas

Hartswater

Sutherland Karoo

Bottelary

Rietrivier FS

A

Bottelary- located in Stellenbosch

60
Q

In 1685, Governor Simon van der Stel founded the _________________ estate, which would later become famous throughout Europe.

A

Constantia

61
Q

Who are the KWV?

A

The KWV, a cooperative of wine producers and growers, fixed minimum prices, determined areas of production and established production limits—powers formalized in the 1924 Wine and Spirits Control Act

Ko-operatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika

62
Q

When did Apartheid end?

A

1994

63
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What is the Wine of Origin system?

A

introduced in 1973, compels producers seeking certification to submit a sample of the wine for evaluation by a tasting panel, which confirms that the wine shows the correct organoleptic qualities for its cultivar (variety) and age

64
Q

How many approved cultivars exist in the Wine of Origin system?

A

75

65
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A
66
Q

What percentage of stated grape varietal must be in the bottle of wine labeled under the Wine of Origin system?

A

85%

67
Q

A minimum ___% of the stated vintage is required on a WO bottling?

A

85%

68
Q

If an area of production appears on the label of a WO, ____% of the grapes from which the wine was made must come from the stated area.

A

100%

69
Q

What are the four types of production areas in South Africa?

A

Geographical unit

Region

District

Ward

in descending order

70
Q

In South Africa a single vineyard designate made labeled if it meets what requirements?

A

If it has bee registered

Less than 6 hectares

71
Q

What is the IPW?

A

Integrated Production of Wine Scheme

launched in 1998

a voluntary means of certification for WO producers wishing to comply with sustainable environmental standards in South Africa

72
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What minimum score must you have to be recognized by the IPW?

A

60% and must be registerd with the WO

73
Q

What is the climate of the Western Cape?

A

Mediterannean

74
Q

What is the Benguela Current?

A

is the broad, northward flowing ocean current that forms the eastern portion of the South Atlantic Ocean gyre

75
Q

What is the coolest district in South Africa?

A

Cape Agulhas

76
Q

What is a teinturier grape?

A

One who’s flesh and juice is red

77
Q

What are the soils of Constantiaberg?

A

Decomposed granite

78
Q

Where is “Town of Oaks” located in South Africa?

A

Stellenbosch district

epicenter of viticultural and oenological research for the country

79
Q

What three peaks is Stellenbosch sandwiched between?

A

Stellenbosh

Simonsberg

Helderberg

1/5 of SA’s wines come from here

80
Q

What are the two most planted varietals in Stellenbosch?

A

Cabernet Sauvignon

Sauvignon Blanc

81
Q

Who was the first producer of botrytised wine in South Africa and where are they located?

A

Nederberg

Paarl district of the Coastal Region

82
Q

What is the largest district in South Africa in terms of production?

A

Worcester, Breed River Valley Region

83
Q

What style of wine is the dominant focus for production in the Klein Karoo Region?

A

Fortified and sweet wine production is the dominant focus, and Muscat and Tinta Barroca are the most promising grapes of the region.

84
Q

Where are South Africa’s most elevated vineyards?

A

Cederberg- an unincorporated ward just east of Olifants River Region

85
Q

What does Hemel-en-Aarde translate to?

A

Heaven and Earth

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