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1
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What ward of Walker Bay is named “Heaven on Earth”?

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Hemel-en-Aarde

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Who is the largest producer in Paarl? What style of wine were they first to produce?

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Nederburg; botrytised dessert wine

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Until 2010, Franschhoek Valley was a ward of what region? What happened in 2010?

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Paarl; it became its own district within the Coastal Region.

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What is the most common style of wine made in Tulbagh? Where is Tulbagh located and what is its status?

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Cap Classique; It is a district just north of Paarl in the Coastal Region.

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What river is Boberg named for?

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The Berg River

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What are the wards of Stellenbosch?

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Devon Valley, Jonkershoek Valley, Papegaaiberg, Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, Bottelary, Banghoek, the Polkadraai Hills

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What district is home to the KWV?

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Paarl

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Which two districts of the Cape South Region have no wards?

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Elgin & Plettenberg Bay

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9
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What are the 4 wards of the Overberg district?

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Klein River, Theewater, Greyton, Elandskloof

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10
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Name the 2 wards of Swartland?

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Rieboeksberg and Malmesbury

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What are the 5 wards of Walker Bay? Which are the top areas of production for the district?

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*Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Sunday’s Glen, Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, *Bot River, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge

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What South African region was created in 2010?

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Cape South Coast Region

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What district used to be a ward of Overberg and became its own district in 2012?

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Elgin

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14
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What is a synonym for Riesling in South Africa?

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Weisser Riesling

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What grape varieties is Overberg district known for?

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Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling

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What are the three unincorporated wards of the Olifants River Region?

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Spritdrift, Vrendendal, Bamboes Bay

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What is the ward of Citrusdal Mountain District? What region does it lie in?

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Pie Kenierskloof; Olifants River Region

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18
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What region lies directly north of Swartland?

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Olifants River Region

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SA’s largest cooperative winery, Vredendal, is based in what region?

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Olifants River Region

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What ward are SA’s highest elevation vineyards located in?

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Cederberg, an unicorporated ward just east of the Olifants River Region.

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21
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The Olifants River Region is best known for what grapes/style of wine?

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Chenin Blanc & Colombard for bulk wines.

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What are the three districts of the Olifants River Region?

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Lutzville Valley, Citrusdal Mountain, Citrusdal Valley

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What is the ward of the Lutzville Valley? What region is it in?

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Koekenaap; Olifants River Region.

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24
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What are the 5 unaffiliated wards of Klein Karoo?

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Upper Langkloof
Montagu
Outeniqua
Tradouw
Tradouw Highlands
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25
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What river runs through the Northern Cape?

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Orange River

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26
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What is the southernmost district in the Western Cape?

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Cape Agulhas

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27
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What is the “Cape Doctor”?

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A strong SE wind that blows through the Western Cape in the Spring and Summer, inhibiting fungal disease and moderating temperatures.

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28
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How many regions are there in all of South Africa? What larger Geographic Unit do they lie within? Name them.

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Six, all in the Western Cape. Coastal Region, Cape South Coast, Breede River Valley, Klein Karoo, Olifants River, Boberg

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29
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How many estates now occupy Constantia? Name three.

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Five; Groot Constantia, Klein Constantia, Buitenverwatching

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30
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What body of water helps moderate the climate of Constantia?

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False Bay

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31
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What are the two unaffiliated wards of the Coastal Region?

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Constantia & Hout Bay

32
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Name the nine districts of the Coastal Region?

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Stellenbosch, Cape Point, Tygerberg, Paarl, Tulbagh, Darling, Franschhoek Valley, Swartland, Wellington

33
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What South African region of production surrounds Cape Town?

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Coastal Region

34
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What is Cap Classique?

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Traditional method sparkling wines made in South Africa, usually from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

35
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What teinturier grape is used in Constantia production in South Africa?

36
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What grape did Abraham Perold develop in 1925?

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Pinotage (PN x Cinsault)

37
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What is the most planted red grape in South Africa?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

38
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What is Hanepoot?

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Muscat of Alexandria

39
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What is Cape Riesling?

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Crouchen Blanc

40
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What is the second most planted white grape in South Africa?

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Chardonnay (after Chenin Blanc)

41
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What district are Meerlust, Kanonkop, Warwick Estate, Rust en Vrede, and Neil Ellis found within?

A

Stellenbosch

42
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What are the leading red and white varietals in Stellenbosch?

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Cabernet Sauvignon & Sauvignon Blanc

43
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What three mountain ranges frame Stellenbosch?

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Simonsberg, Stellenbosch, & Helderberg

44
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What South African production area translates to “town of oaks”?

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Stellenbosch

45
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What two grapes are most prominent in Cape Point? What kind of production area is Cape Point? What does it lie within?

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Semillon & Sauvignon Blanc; It is a district within the Coastal Region, within the Western Cape

46
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Which two South African Geographic Units contain no further production areas?

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Kwazulu-Natal & Limpopo

47
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St. Francis Bay is the only ward in which Geographic Unit?

A

Eastern Cape

48
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What are the five production areas of the Northern Cape?

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Districts: Douglass, Sutherland, Karoo. Unaffiliated Wards: Hartswater, Central Orange River, Rietrivier FS

49
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Which Geographic Unit does most of South African wine production occur in?

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Western Cape

50
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Name the 5 Geographic Units of South Africa.

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Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, and Limpopo

51
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Put in ascending order, from smallest to largest, the four types of production areas in South Africa.

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Ward, District, Region, Geographic Unit

52
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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?

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85%/85%/100%

53
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What grape is used to make Constantia and what are its synonyms?

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Muscat Blanc a Petits Grain (aka Muscat de Frontignan or Muscadel)

54
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What are the three wards of Swellendam?

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Buffeljags, Stormsvlei, Malgas

55
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What is the ward of the Cape Agulhas district?

56
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Half of SA’s Semillon is located in what district? What region does it lie within?

A

Worcester, within the Breede River Valley

57
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What are the three unincorporated wards of the Cape South Coast region?

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Hebertsdale, Napier, Stillbaai East

58
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Which three districts in the Coastal Region have no wards?

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Tulbagh, Cape Point, and Wellington

59
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What ward of the Coastal Region was promoted to a district in 2012?

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Wellington

60
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What varieties is the Cape Agulhas district known for?

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SB, Semillon & Shiraz

61
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What grape varieties is the Walker Bay district known for?

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PN & Chard

62
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What are the two districts of Klein Karoo?

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Calitzdorp & Langeberg-Garcia

63
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What are the most promising grapes of Klein Karoo?

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Muscat & Tinta Barroca (for fortified, sweet wine)

64
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Which two districts of the Breede River Valley have no wards?

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Breedekloof & Worcester

65
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What are the 9 wards of of Robertson?

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Agterkliphoogte, Bonnievale, Boesmansrivier, Eilandia, Hoopsrivier, Klaasvoogds, Le Chasseur, McGregor, Vinkrivier

66
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What grape variety is Robertson known for?

67
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Which two districts are responsible for 25% of SA’s wine and spirits, and 20% of the nation’s acreage?

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Worcester & Breedekloof (Breede River Valley region)

68
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In 2010, Swellendam shifted from being a district in the ___________ region to being a district in the __________.

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Breede River Valley; Cape South Coast

69
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What are the 3 districts of the Breede River Valley Region?

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Robertson, Worcester & Breedekloof

70
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Boberg is a region only for ________ wines made in which 4 districts?

A

Fortified; Paarl, Franschhoek, Tulbagh & Wellington

71
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Durbanville & Philadelphia are wards in which district?

72
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What district was elevated from a ward in 2012? Which district was it formerly a ward of?

A

Wellington; Paarl

73
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Name the two wards of Paarl.

A

Simonsberg-Paarl, Voor Paardeberg

74
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Groenekloof is a ward in which district?

75
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What are the 6 districts of the Cape South Region?

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Overberg, Elgin, Walker Bay, Cape Agulhas, Swellendam, Plettenberg Bay

76
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What are the 5 unofficial wards of Klein Karoo?

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Montagu, Tradouw, Tradouw Highlands, Upperlangkloof, Outenigua

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