South Africa Flashcards

1
Q

two prominent winds in South Africa

A

Benguela Current

Cape Doctor

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2
Q

wind from Antartic that cools the coastal areas of South Africa

A

Benguela Current

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3
Q

strong southeast wind in spring and summer in South Africa

A

Cape Doctor

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4
Q

Stellenbosch wards

A
Bottelary
Banyhoek
Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
Devon Valley
Jonkershock Valley
Papegaaiberg
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5
Q

Districts of Breede River Valley (3)

A

Robertson
Worcester
Breedekloof

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6
Q

Districts of Boberg Region

A

Franschhoek Valley
Paarl
Wellington
Tulbagh

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7
Q

South Africa Geographical Units

A
Northern Cape
Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Limpopo
Kwazulu-Natal
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8
Q

most important ward of Cape Agulhas? Top grapes?

A

Elim

- SB, Semillon, Shiraz

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9
Q

South Africa’s largest co-operative

A

Vredendal

- based in Olifants River Region

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10
Q

Integrated Production of Wine Scheme (IPW)

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  • introduced in 1998
  • comply with sustainable environmental standards
  • includes workers safety
  • 85% of SA wines carry the label
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11
Q

when was the WO system introduced

A

1973

  • evaluated by a tasting panel
  • 85% of stated grape
  • 100% for area of production
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12
Q

when was the KWV founded?

A

1918 (formalized in 1942, privatized in 1997)

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13
Q

what is Riesling called in Overberg District

A

Weisser Riesling

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14
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Year Jan van Riebeeck founded Cape Town

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1655

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15
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South Africa Wine Industry Trust (SAWIT)

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goal is to speed transformation of south African wine industry and empower black workers

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16
Q

top wards of Walker Bay District

A

Bot River

Hamel-en-Aarde Valley

17
Q

Coastal Region Districts (9)

A
Stellenbosch
Cape Peninsula
Tygerberg
Paarl
Franschhoek Valley
Tulbagh
Darling
Wellington
Swartland
18
Q

South African production areas

A

Geographical Unit
Region
District
Ward

19
Q

Stellenbosch climate

A

maritime similar to Bordeaux but warmer

20
Q

Year Constantia was founded

A

1685

- ward of Coastal Region

21
Q

what is Muscat de Frontignan

A

red berried variant of Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains

22
Q

Paarl’s biggest producer

A

Nederberg

23
Q

1st producer to make botrytised wine in SA

A

Nederberg

24
Q

name a few quality Stellenbosch producers

A
De Toren
Meerlust
Kanonkop
Warwick Estate
Neil Ellis
Rust en Vrede
25
Q

wards of Paarl

A

Voor-Paardeberg

Simonsberg-Paarl

26
Q

Cape South Coast region districts (6)

A
Walker Bay
Cape Agulhas
Overberg
Plenttenberg Bay
Swellendam
Elgin
27
Q

which district of Cape South Coast used to be a ward of Overberg?

A

Elgin

28
Q

regions of Western Cape (6, CCBKOB)

A
Coastal Region
Cape South Coast
Breede River Valley
Klein Karoo
Olifants River
Boberg*
29
Q

Cape Riesling is?

A

Crouchen Blanc

30
Q

most planted grapes of Klein Karoo

A

Muscat
Tinta Barroca
Touriga Nacional

31
Q

Olifants River Region Districts

A

Citrusdale Mountain
Citrusdale Valley
Lutzville Valley

32
Q

Muscat of Alexandria synonym

A

Hanepoot

33
Q

Cape Peninsula wards

A

Constantia

Hout Bay

34
Q

what happened in South Africa in 1994, 1997, 1999?

A

1994 - Apartheid ended
1997 - KWV became a private company
1999 - SAWIT formed

35
Q

top Franschhoek Valley producers

A

Chamonix
Boeschendal
Boekenhoutskloof

36
Q

Districts of Klein Karoo (2)

A

Calitzdorp

Langeberg-Garcia