South Africa Flashcards
What is the name of the ocean current that flows from Antarctica to cool the coastal areas of South Africa?
The Benguela Current
What is the name of the ocean current that flows from the Indian Ocean bringing warmer waters to South Africa?
The Agulhas Current
What is the name of the strong Southeasterly wind that blows across the Western Cape in spring and summer? What does it do to the area?
The Cape Doctor
Inhibits fungal disease and moderates temperature
Most regions in South Africa experience what type of climate?
Mediterranean
What is Chenin Blanc known as in South Africa?
Steen
In order to be labeled by the Wine of Origin system, what is the minimum percentage of stated grape and vintage?
Min 85% for both
What is the maximum size of a “Single Vineyard” in order to be labeled as such by the Wine of Origin system?
Maximum 6ha
What does the Integrated Production of Wine Scheme do?
Provides voluntary certification for WO producers wishing to comply with sustainable environmental practices
Wineries are judged on what 5 categories for IPW certification?
Worker safety measures
Handling of wastewater
Carbon Emissions
Use of pesticides/chemicals
Vineyard biodiversity
What does SAWIT stand for and what is their purpose?
South African Wine Industry Trust
Established to speed the transformation of South African wine and empower black workers in an industry that had long relied on slave and apartheid-era labor
In order to list an area of production on a Wine of Origin label, what percentage of grapes must come from the stated area?
100% of grapes from the stated area
What is the dominant grape in Meerlust’s Rubicon?
Cabernet Sauvignon
