South Africa COPY Flashcards
Tullbagh is a wine region in which country?
South Africa
What animals ate so many grapes that they caused South Africa’s wine industry a problem in 2010?
Baboons
Troops of hungry baboons laid waste to many rows of vines in the Cape. They are a perennial site in and around the vineyards.
Columella and Secateurs are wines from which South African region?
Swartland
Year Constantia was founded
1685
Two problems that hit the South African wine industry in the latter half of the 19th Century.
Phylloxera and powdery mildew.
What year did the Ko-operatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika (KWV) form
1918
What year was the Wine of Origin system introduced
1973
It requires the wine to show the correct organoleptic qualities for its cultivar (variety) and age. The wine also undergoes scientific analysis.
South Africa’s wine-producing areas are divided into six large geographical areas:
Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo, and Free State.
Most South African wine production occurs in what area?
The Western Cape
South Africa’s most prominent winemaking region.
Stellenbosch
Who makes “Trilogy”
Warwick Estate
Who makes “Rubicon”
Meerlust
Kanokop, Rust in Vrede and Neil Ellis are highly regarded producers in what district?
Stellenbosch
Largest producer in Paarl
Nederburg - also the first house to produce a botrytised dessert wine in South Africa
Primary varietals in Paarl
Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz, Pinotage, Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay
Primary varietals in Stellenbosch
Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc are the district’s two most planted varietals, followed by Merlot, Shiraz, and Chenin Blanc
The Boberg Region exists only for what styles?
Fortified wines from Paarl, Tulbagh, Wellington, and Franschhoek Valley.
Which of the following is the oldest of the Cape’s winegrowing areas?
Constantia
In which century were the first vineyards planted in South Africa?
17th
Methode Cap Classique wines must be made with which sparkling wine techniques?
Traditional Method
Steen is the local South African name for the ________ grape.
chenin blanc
Which region surrounds South Africa’s Cape Town?
Coastal Region
Citrusdal Mountain, Citrusdal Valley, and Lutzville Valley are districts within which WO region?
Olifants River region
Eight Coastal Region districts
Stellenbosch, Cape Town, Paarl, Tulbagh, Darling, Franschhoek Valley, Wellington and Swartland.
Kwazalu-Natal is a Geographical Unit, District, Region, or Ward?
Geographical Unit
Simonsberg-Paarl is a Geographical Unit, District, Region, or Ward?
Ward
Franschhoek Valley is a Geographical Unit, District, Region, or Ward?
District
Klein Karoo is a Geographical Unit, District, Region, or Ward?
Region
Breedekloof, Worcester, and Robertson are districts within which WO region?
Breede River Valley
The Stellenbosch and Paarl WO districts are separated by _____ Mountain.
Simonsberg
Muscat de Frontignan is also known as:
Muscat Blanc á Petit Grains
