South Africa Flashcards
The year the vine arrived in South Africa? Courtesy of?
a) 1655
b) Dutch East India Company
The first new world wine favored by the European courts in the early 19th century?
Vin de Constance
Constantia is now a ward of this district?
Cape Town
Vin de Constance was based off of these two varieties?
Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains (Red and White)
Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains is also known as ____________ and ____________ in South Africa.
a) Muscadel
b) Muscat di Frontignan
These two circumstances crippled winemaking in South Africa near the end of the 19th century?
Phylloxera
Downey Mildew
Although South Africa’s wine history extends back several hundred years, its modern history did not really begin until the end of Apartheid in the early ________.
1990s
Steen is the local South African name for the ________ grape.
Chenin Blanc
Arrange the South African geographic designations in order from largest to smallest.
Geographic Unti
Region
District
Ward
Klein Karoo is best known for what style(s) of wines?
Sweet
Fortified
Name the five Geographic Units of South Africa.
Eastern Cape Western Cape Northern Cape Kwazulu-Natal Limpopo
Methode Cap Classique wines must be made with which of the following sparkling wine techniques?
Traditional method
Which ward is the oldest of the Cape’s winegrowing areas?
Constantia
T/F: The inland continental zones are more ideal for viticulture in South Africa than the regions along the coast.
False
________ is South Africa’s most planted red grape variety.
Cabernet Sauvignon
What percentage of grapes must originate from a WO area in order to include it on a label?
100
The most planted white grape in Stellenbosch is:
Sauvignon Blanc
The Western Cape’s southernmost district is:
Cape Agulhas
Rust en Vrede, Neil Ellis, Kanonkop, and De Toren are all located in which of the following districts?
Stellenbosch
Hanepoot is a South African synonym for which of the following grape varieties?
Muscat of Alexandria
Match the following producers to their region of origin:
a) Boekenhoutskloof
b) Meerlust
c) Groot Constantia
d) Hamilton Russell
a) Franschhoek Valley
b) Stellenbosch
c) Constantia
d) Hemel en-Aarde Valley
Paarl is located to the ________________ of Stellenbosch.
Northeast
Citrusdal Mountain, Citrusdal Valley, and Lutzville Valley are districts within which WO region?
Olifants River Region
_____ produces the Bordeaux-style blend known as “Rubicon.”
Meerlust
Rust en Vrede, Neil Ellis, Kanonkop, and De Toren are all located in which of the following districts?
Stellenbosch
T/F: Vin de Constance is a fortified wine?
False
“Trilogy” is a famous Bordeaux blend produced by ______________ Wine Estate.
Warwick