South Africa Flashcards
What style of wine is Franschhoek most known for?
Sparkling wine
Where are the “Company Gardens” and what is the significance?
The “Company Gardens” are in Cape Town, and they are the first vineyards in South Africa. No longer planted to grapes, but visitable.
SA Winery: Lammershoek
Swartland, Coastal Region
Which Geographic Unit does most of South African wine production occur in?
Western Cape
What are the three wards of Swellendam?
Buffeljags, Stormsvlei, Malgas
What geographic feature contributes to the development of botrytis for Nederburg’s Edelkeur?
Berg River
What was the first vintage of Klein Constantia’s Vin de Constance?
1986
What is the ward of Citrusdal Mountain District? What region does it lie in? What grape is it becoming increasingly known for?
Piekenierskloof; Olifants River Region; Grenache
What South African region was created in 2010?
Cape South Coast Region
What are the 4 wards of the Overberg district?
Klein River, Theewater, Greyton, Elandskloof
In 2010, Swellendam shifted from being a district in the ___________ region to being a district in the __________.
Breede River Valley; Cape South Coast
What river flows through Franschhoek?
Berg River
SA Winery: De Kraans
Calitzdorp, Klein Karoo
Name two districts that the Klein River intersects?
Walker Bay and Overberg
The Olifants River Region is best known for what grapes/style of wine?
Chenin Blanc & Colombard for bulk wines.
Which districts of the Breede River Valley have no wards?
They all have wards now.
SA Winery: Hamilton Russel
Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Walker Bay
In what direction do most slopes used for classic Constantia sweet wine production face?
North; they ripen fully before raisination begins
Name the 4 wards of Swartland.
- Riebeekberg
- Riebeeksrivier
- Malmesbury
- St. Helena Bay
What are the three unincorporated wards of the Olifants River Region?
Spruitdrift, Vrendendal, Bamboes Bay
What estate is Günter Brözel associated with?
Nederburg
What major river flows through Paarl?
Berg River
What districts of the Coastal Region have no wards?
- Franschhoek Valley
- Tulbagh
SA Winery: Sadie Family
Swartland, Coastal Region
Name three white grapes and three red grapes that COULD NOT make up a majority of a “SIP” labeled wine?
White — Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Muscat (allowed grapes are Rhône varieties plus Chenin, Semillon, and Palomino - these must make up 90%)
Red — Cabernet, Merlot, Malbec, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc, etc. (allowed grapes are Rhône varieties plus Tinta Barocca and Pinotage - these must make up 90%)
What are the 6 unaffiliated wards of Klein Karoo?
Upper Langkloof Montagu Outeniqua Tradouw Tradouw Highlands Cango Valley
SA Winery: Ken Forrester
Stellenbosch
What factors play a role in defining districts vs. wards?
Wards = soil, climate & ecological factors (micro-geographic) Districts = mountains, rivers (macro-geographic)
SA Winery: Bouchard Finlayson
Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Walker Bay
What are the five production areas of the Northern Cape?
Districts: Douglass, Sutherland-Karoo. Unaffiliated Wards: Hartswater, Central Orange River, Prieska
What is the term “Muscadel” used to describe in South Africa?
A fortified wine from Muscat Frontignan (Red or White)
SA Winery: Cavendish
Klein Karoo, known for LBV port
What is Distell Tabernacle?
A wine library built in the 1970s in Stellenbosch to examine how South African wine evolves as it ages.
What is the “Cape Doctor”?
A strong SE wind that blows through the Western Cape in the Spring and Summer, inhibiting fungal disease and moderating temperatures.
St. Francis Bay is the only ward in which Geographic Unit?
Eastern Cape
Where is the KWV House of Brandy located?
Worcester, Breede River Valley
What three mountain ranges frame Franschhoek?
Franschhoek Mountains, Groot Drankenstein Mountains, Wemmershoek
The Paardeberg mountains seperate what two districts?
Paarl and Swartland
What does “Klein Karoo” mean?
“Little Plateau”
What river intersects Calitzdorp?
Gouritsrivier
Put in ascending order, from smallest to largest, the four types of production areas in South Africa.
Ward, District, Region, Geographic Unit
What district are Meerlust, Kanonkop, Warwick Estate, Rust en Vrede, and Neil Ellis found within?
Stellenbosch
What district in South Africa is the official meeting point of the Atlantic and and Indian Oceans?
Cape Agulhas
What South African production area translates to “town of oaks”?
Stellenbosch
What soil type is Malmesbury known for? Where is Malmesbury?
“Malmesbury Shale” - a ward of Swartland
What is the ward of the Lutzville Valley? What region is it in?
Koekenaap; Olifants River Region.
How many estates now occupy Constantia? Name three.
8; Groot Constantia, Klein Constantia, Buitenverwachting, Steenberg, Constantia Uitsig, Eagle’s Nest
SA Winery: Diemersdall
Durbanville, Cape Town
In what year did Apartheid end, increasing South African exports to international markets?
1991
Who makes FMC? What does it stand for?
Ken Forrester - “Forrester Meinert Chenin”
What is the hottest district in the Coastal Region?
Tulbagh (IV-V)
SA Winery: Kanonkop
Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
Which districts do the two wards of Paarl border?
Voor-Paardeberg - Swartland
Simonsberg-Paarl - Stellenbosch
SA Winery: De Toren
Polkadraai Hills, Stellenbosch
What are the two districts of Klein Karoo?
Calitzdorp & Langeberg-Garcia
What two grapes does Hamilton-Russel winery produce?
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
What district was part of the Breede River Valley until 2010 when it became part of the new Cape South Coast region?
Swellendam
In South Africa, how much of a WO wine hast to be in the bottle to be labeled as that varietal? How much of stated vintage? Area?
85%/85%/100%
The Hawequa mountains sit on the border of what three districts?
Wellington, Paarl, and Breedekloof
What ward are SA’s highest elevation vineyards located in?
Cederberg, an unicorporated ward just east of the Olifants River Region.
Where would you find the unofficial wards of Blaauwklippen River Valley and Somerset West?
Stellenbosch
What ward is surrounded by Table Mountain, Tokai Forest, and False Bay?
Constantia
Which two South African Geographic Units contain no further production areas?
Kwazulu-Natal & Limpopo
What is Lieberstein?
A semi-sweet Chenin made by Stellenbosch Farmers Winery (SFW, cooperative); was the first wine of the KWV era to be marketed internationally
What river runs through the Northern Cape?
Orange River
Why are most of the vineyards of Cape Agulhas inland?
It’s too windy on the coast; the confluence of the Indian and Atlantic Oceans
What two grapes is Darling best known for?
Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz
What are the legal requirements for labelling a wine wine Methode Cap Classique?
- secondary fermentation in bottle
- 9 months lees
- 3 bars of pressure
What are the 6 districts of the Cape South Coast Region?
Overberg, Elgin, Walker Bay, Cape Agulhas, Swellendam, Plettenberg Bay
SA Winery: Altydgedacht
Durbanville, Cape Town
Half of SA’s Semillon is located in what district? What region does it lie within?
Worcester, within the Breede River Valley
In what portion of Swartland are most quality vineyards located? Why?
In the south — mountains providing elevation, more coastal influences — alleviating the hotness and dryness
SA Winery: Graham Beck
Robertson, Breede River Valley
SA Winery: Nederburg
Paarl, Coastal Region
On what soil type do the premier sites in Stellenbosch lie?
Granite
North to south: Paarl, Stellenbosch, Wellington, Tulbagh, Franschhoek
Tulbagh, Wellington, Paarl, Franschhoek, Stellenbosch
What is the difference between a classic Constantia wine and “Muscadel”?
Muscadel is fortified, Constantia is not
SA Winery: Lanzerac
Jonkershoek Valley, Stellenbosch
SA Winery: Boplaas
Calitzdorp, Klein Karoo
What ward of Walker Bay is named “Heaven on Earth”?
Hemel-en-Aarde
SA Winery: KWV
Paarl, Coastal Region