South Africa Flashcards
Stellenbosch wards (6)
Jonkershooek Valley Devon Valley Simonsberg-Stellenbosch Papegaaiberg Bottelary Banyhoek
Districts of Breede River Valley (3)
Robertson
Worcester
Breedekloof
two prominent winds of South Africa
Cape Doctor
Benguela Current
what type of wine is made in Boberg region?
Fortified wines
name the districts of Boberg region
Franschhoek Valley
Paarl
Wellington
Tulbagh
South Africa Geographical Units (5)
Western Cape Northern Cape Eastern Cape Kwazulu-Natal Limpopo
most important ward of Cape Agulhas? top grapes?
Elim
- Sauv Blanc, Semillon, Shiraz
South Africa’s largest co-op
Vredendal
- based in Olifants River Region
what is IPM
Integrated Protection of Wine Scheme
- introduced in 1998
- comply with sustainable environmental standards
- includes workers safety
- 85% of WO producers carry the seal
when was the WO system introduced?
1973
what is the Benguela Current?
wind from Antarctic that cools the coastal areas of SA
when was the KWV founded?
1918 (formalized in 1924)
when was the KWV privatized?
1997
what is Riesling called in Overberg district?
Weisser Riesling
year Jan van Riebeck founded Cape Town
1655
what is SAWIT
South African Wine Industry Trust
- goal is to speed transformation of wine industry and empower black workers
top districts of Walker Bay
Hamel-en-Aarde Valley
Bot River
Coastal Region districts
Stellenbosch Cape Peninsula Tygerberg Paarl Franschhoek Valley Tulbagh Darling Wellington Swartland
name the districts of Klein Karoo
Calitzdorp
Langenberg-Garcia
what is the Cape Doctor?
strong southeast wind in spring and summer
- inhibits fungal disease and moderates temperature
Stellenbosch climate
warm maritime similar to Bordeaux but hotter
year Constantia was founded
1685
Paarl’s biggest producer? Also made 1st botrytised wine in SA
Nederberg
name a few Stellenbosch producers
Thelema Meerlust Warwick Estate Neil Ellis De Toren
Wards of Paarl
Voor-Paardeberg
Simonsberg-Paarl
Cape South Coast Region districts (6)
Walker Bay Overberg Cape Agulhas Plentenberg Bay Swellendam Elgin
district of Cape South Coast region that used to be a ward of Overberg?
Elgin
regions of Western Cape (6)
Coastal Region Cape South Coast Breede River Valley Klein Karoo Olifants River Boberg
what is Cape Riesling?
Cruchen Blanc
most planted grapes of Klein Karoo?
Muscat
Tinta Barroca
Touriga Nacional
Olifants River Region Districts (3)
Citrusdale Valley
Citrusdale Mountain
Lutzville Valley
what is Hanepoot?
Muscat of Alexandria
Cape Peninsula wards
Constantia
Hout Bay
what year did Apartheid end?
1994
top producers of Franshhoek Valley
Chamonix
Boeschendale
Boekenhoutskloof
most planted red and white grape of Stellenbosch?
red - Cabernet Sauvignon
whtie - Sauv Blanc
Prior to 2010 Franschhoek Valley was a ward of what district?
Paarl
preferred grape for Vin de Constance
Muscat de Frontignan
where is Orange River?
Northern Cape
who founded Constantia?
Simon van Der Stel
who produces Columella? What is the blend?
Sadie Family Wines
- 80% Syrah, 20% Mourvedre
what district is home to KWV?
Paarl
what is SIP?
Swartland Independant Producers
- 25% new European oak
- ambient yeast
- Burgundy bottle shape
- certain varieties
name a teinturier grape in South Africa:
Pontac
what are the 2 districts of the Northern Cape?
Douglas
Sutherland-Karoo
4 wards of Overberg
Klein River Theewater Elandskloof Greyton - Elgin got own district in 2012
what is Jerepigo?
South African vin de liqueur
- any grape is allowed
- brandy is added to must prior to fermentation
160+ g/l min RS
what is Chenel?
cross of Ugni Blanc & Chenin Blanc
which Geographical Units do not have a region, district, or ward?
Kwazulu Natal and Limpopo
what is the most planted grape of Constantia?
Sauvignon Blanc
what mountain hemms 3 sides of Tulbagh district
Winterhoek Mountain
South Africa’s 3 most important soil types
shale, sandstone, granite
who planted South Africa’s first vineyard?
Jan Van Riebeck (1655)
what is SAWIT
South African Wine Industry Trust
- established to speed transformation of SA wine industry and promote and empower black workers
what is Hanepoot?
Muscat of Alexandria
what is Calitzdorp district known for?
- based in Klen Karoo
port-style wines based on Port varieties
where is Langberg-Garcia district?
Klein Karoo
where are the Drakenstein Mountains?
Breede River Valley Region
