South Africa Flashcards
Flashcards
5 Geographical units
Western Cape Northern Cape Kwazulu-Natal Limpopo Eastern Cape
The WO seal on the bottle stating …
stating an origin guarantees that 100% of the grapes from the specified production unit which, from the smallest to the largest, can be an estate, ward, district or region.
Coastal region districts (8)
Stellenbosch Paarl Wellington Franchhoek Swartland Tulbagh Cape Point (Cape Town) Darling
Cape South Coast districts (6)
Pletenberg Bay Cape Agulhas Swellendam Walker Bay Overberg Elgin
South Africa climatic influences
Mediterranean climate heavily influenced by its proximity to the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Ward Constantia wines
Outstanding unfortified sweet wine was first introduced in 18th century and has been recreated by Klein Constancia “Vin de Constance” and “Grand Constance” from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains
Cape Peninsula (Cape Town) cool maritime climate suitable for which grapes? (Constantia)
Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon
Paarl district
Paarl require irrigation which is provided by Berg River. Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Cab.Sauvignon, Pinotage, Shiraz
This elevated coastal district has developed reputation for Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Chardonnay, Riesling and Sauvignon Blanc
Elgin (until recently a ward of Overberg)
Which districts (2) produce fortified dessert wine?
Robertson
Breedelkloof
Walker bay wines, varietals
cool coastal district
Has made name for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines with good quality Sbl, Merlot, Shiraz and Pinotage
Breede River Valley major wines and district?
Robertson - known for fortified dessert wine, still wine made from Chardonnay, SBl, high quality red wines from Cab.S and Shiraz
Breedelkloof - Shiraz and Pinotage red wines as well fortified dessert wines from Muscat of Alexandria, white wine from Sbl
Worcester - brandy production
Which district is most important for brandy production ? (Breede River Valley)
Worcester
Franchhoek district grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet blends
Semillon
Stellenbosch
Mountains, high rainfall and its varied soils create a number of different environments.
Cape Peninsula district (Cape Town district) climate
Cool maritime, at the extreme south-westerly point of South Africa otherwise known as the Cape of Good Hope. Atlantic Ocean influence and Table mountains
What is ward
it is a delimited viticultural area (66 of them)
These include a small number of farms or estates which enjoy similar natural characteristics
Walker Bay’s ward which produces Rhone cultivars plus Pinotage, Chenin Blanc and Sauvignon Blanc?
Bot River ward
Cape Peninsula (Cape Town) districts:
Constantia
Hout Bay
District is what
District, which there are 25, is a larger area such as Paarl.
All WO wines which indicated grape and vintage how many % must contain
75% of stated grape
75% of stated vintage
All wines must pass the Wine and Spirit Board tasting and Laboratory panels
Breede River Valley Region districts (5
Robertson Breedelkloof Worcester Swellendam Tulbagh
Robertson grape varieties?
Chardonnay
Sauvignon Blanc
Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz
Cape Classique
Methode Champenoise
second fermentation in the bottle.
The term Cap Classique has been used in South Africa since 1992.
Cape blend
30% to 70% of Pinotage as a component to qualify
From the 2019 vintage, Pinotage should also be the major component. This term is also used occasionally for Chenin-driven white blends.
