South Africa Flashcards
What are the areas of the northern cape?
This is South Africa, 5 areas
- the Douglas distric
- Sutherland-Karoo district
- independent Hartswater ward
- Central Orange River ward
- Rietrivier FS ward
Where’s Constantia?
It’s a ward of the Coastal Region
Famous for the it’s sweet wines, the first from the new world to be on the European courts
Who’s responsible for reviving Constantia wines in modern times?
•Groot Constantia, one of the original estates, was sold to
Hendrik Cloete,
who renovated the property and brought international acclaim to the wines.
What’s Vin de Constance?
•Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains (also known in South Africa as Muscat de Frontignan or Muscadel)
and its red-berried variant provided the base for white and red versions of Vin de Constance, a dried grape wine sold in the early 1800s to a plethora of dignitaries,
What’s Muscat de Frontignan?
It’s Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains,
In South Africa used in the Vin de Constance
AKA Muscadel
What’s KWV?
It’s the “Ko-Op” that saved the south African wine industry, but in turn it favored large producers and low quality
- fixed minimum prices
- determined areas of production
- established production limits
What has been one of the biggest problems for South African wines?
- diseases -everywhere
- location
- OVERPRODUCTION, which in turn lowers quality and prices
What are SAWIT and SAWIS?
•SAWIT
South African wine industry trust
Helped to transition from apartheid
•SAWIS
South African wine information systems
Quality certifications
In what year was the WO system introduced?
In 1973
What’s a cultivar?
Grape variety in South Africa
About 75 approved in SA
What are South Africa’s labeling laws?
85% cultivar and vintage
And if an area is listed 100% must come from that area
What are the different production areas for South African Wine?
There are 4 from biggest to smallest
- Geographical Unit
- Region
- Distric
- Ward
What’s the IPW?
Integrated Production of Wine Scheme
a voluntary means of certification for WO producers wishing to comply with sustainable environmental standards.
Sustainable standards
What percentage of South African wine is sustainable?
About 85% of WO wine is IPW
Or “sustainable wine of origin”
What are South Africa’s geographical areas?
*capes
- Western Cape
- Northern Cape
- Eastern Cape
- Kwazulu-Natal
- Limpopo.
Name the subregions of the eastern cape
This is South Africa and there’s only one ward
•St Francis Bay
Name her subregions of the Kwazulu-Natal region
This is a region in South Africa that contains no other subregions or wards, just like Limpopo
Where’s Limpopo?
Limpopo is a region in South Africa and contains no other subregions or wards, just like Kwazulu-Natal
What are the subregions of the western cape?
The western cape is the main production are of wine in South Africa and most WOs are located here, 6 in total
- Coastal Region
- Cape South Coast
- Breede River Valley
- Klein Karoo
- Olifants River
- Boberg.
What’s the Benguela current?
It’s a cold air current that flows from Antarctica to cool the vineyards in the Mediterranean climate of Coastal areas
What’s the Cape Doctor?
a notoriously strong southeasterly wind, blows across the Western Cape throughout the spring and summer, inhibiting fungal disease and moderating temperature—but also ferociously battering the vines.
Cold air in the western cape
What’s special about Cape Agulhas?
This is South Africa, western cape
This is the most southerly and coolest distric in the country
What type of wine could you expect from Orange River?
This is South Africa, northern cape and it’s the most northerly distric with a hot arid climate suitable mainly for bulk wines
What’s South Africa’s most planted grape?
It’s chenin Blanc aka steen
The majority of South Africa’s wine is white
What’s cape Riesling?
Unrelated to Riesling
It’s Crouchen Blanc
What’s Hanepoot?
Muscat of Alexandria in South Africa
What’s pinotage?
It’s a cross between
Cinsault x Pinot Noir
What’s Pontac?
A tenturier grape
From South Africa linked to the old wines of Constantia
What are the grapes for Cap Classique?
- Chardonnay
* Pinot Noir
