South Africa ~ General Flashcards
Regions of
South Africa
NEW-LK
Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
Western Cape
Limpopo
Kwazulu-Natal
What is KWV?
Ko-Operatieve
Wijnbouwers Vereniging
- Body formed in 1918 to bring back South Africa’s wine industry from ruin.
- Was granted far reaching powers in the 1924 Wine & Spirits Control Act.
- Became a private co-operative in 1997.
What is SAWIT?
South African Wine Industry Trust
-Body formed in 1999 that now regulates the South African Wine Industry.
What is the IPW?
Integrated Production of Wine
- A voluntary program that producers can enter into who who want to practice sustainable environmental practices
- Begun in 1998, and overseen by the South Africa Wine & Spirits Board
- In 2010 SA Wine & Spirits Board*, and *SAWIT began a joint program. They started awarding different WO labels to producers that scored 60% or above.
- Program was so sucessful that by 2012 85% of participating producers qualified for the new IPW label.
Wineries accrue “points” for:
- agricultural practices
- worker safety
- emissions
- waste practices
- vineyard bio-diversity
- and more
What is Nederberg?
First producer of a Botrytised dessert wine of South Africa.
Located in Paarl.
It is also the home of the annual auction of “rare” Cape wines.
What is the important current of South Africa?
What does it do?
Benguela Current
- It is a flow of cool water that flows up from Antarctica along Africa’s West Coast. It helps keep South Africa cool. The current regulates temperature by bringing masses of cool water and also cool air with it.
- Interacts with the Agulhaus Current & Mocambique Current that brings warm water from the Equator in the Indian Ocean.
What is the famous wind of South Africa?
What does it do?
Cape Doctor
- It cools the region down, and staves off rot.
- It is a Southeasterly wind that blows across the Wesern Cape from the Indian Ocean.
South Africa Requirements for putting
Varietal on the label?
85% minimum
If it is a blended wine the varietals can be listed on the label if:
- The varietals are vinified separately
- Any stated varietals are at least 20% of the blend
South Africa requirements for putting
Region on the label?
100% of the grapes must come from the stated region
What are the distinctions of
Geographical ares in South Africa?
[largest-smallest]
GRD-WS
Geographical Unit
- *Region**
- (Western Cape is only one w/ Regions)*
District
Ward
- *Single Vineyard**
- (6 ha Max)*
What is Van Der Hume?
Naartjie Tangerine based liqueur
(kind of like RSA’s Gran Marnier)
South Africa
What is Amarula?
Cream & Amarula fruit liqueur
South Africa
Wine Districts of
Northern Cape
Douglas
Sutherland-Karoo
Wine Wards of
Northern Cape
Hartswater
Central Orange River
Rietrivier FS
Note:
These are not part of any Wine District or Wine Region.
Wine Ward of
Eastern Cape
St. Francis
Note:
- Not part of any other Wine District or Region.
- Area shown in map is not official. Cannot find any maps of the region, but this is approximately where it is…
Wine Regions of
Western Cape
OCB-BKC
Oliphants River Region
Coastal Region
*Boberg River Region
(Inside Coastal Region - Fortified Only!)
(3 Districts: Paarl, Tulbagh, Franschhoek)
Breede River Valley Region
Klein Karoo Region
Cape South Coast Region
What body of water separates
Cape Peninsula from Stellenbosch?
False Bay
What is the Max size of a
named Single Vineyard in South Africa?
6 ha
What does Stellenbosch mean?
“Town of Oaks”
Most planted grape in South Africa?
Chenin Blanc
20% of all plantings (GuildSomm)
{WOSA says 18.5%}
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Most planted red:
Cabernet Sauvignon
11.1% of all plantings (WOSA)
Most planted grapes in Stellenbosch?
white:
Sauvignon Blanc
red:
Cabernet Sauvignon
What is Cape Riesling?
Crouchen Blanc
What is Chenel?
Chenin Blanc
x
Ugni Blanc
What is Hanepoot?
Muscat of Alexandria
What is Pontac?
A tenturier grape in South Africa
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NOTE:
- is sometimes plantd at the end of rows to help fend off attacks on the vineyards by monkeys. The thought is that the monkeys eat it and think the red juice is their blood so they run away.**
** source: Winegrape Glossary
- the other tenturier grape of RSA is Roobernet
(Cab Sauv x Alicante Bouschet)
What is Green Grape?
Semillon
Note:
- Half of the plantings of Semillon in South Africa are located in Worcester for bulk wine production
What is Crouchen Blanc?
Cape Riesling
What is Ruby Cabernet?
Cabernet Sauvignon
x
Carignan
Note:
- Grown in Worcestire District
What is Pinotage?
Pinot Noir
x
Cinsault
(aka: Hermitage)
Note:
- Created in 1925 by Abraham Perold
What is Hermitage?
Cinsault
What is Roobernet?
A tenturier grape in South Africa
Cabernet Sauvignon
x
Alicante Bouschet
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NOTE:
- is sometimes plantd at the end of rows to help fend off attacks on the vineyards by monkeys. The thought is that the monkeys eat it and think the red juice is their blood so they run away.**
** source: Winegrape Glossary
- the other tenturier grape of RSA is Pontac
Where is half of South Africa’s Semillon planted?
Worcester District
[Breede River Valley]
[Western Cape]
Mainly for bulk wine production…
Most planted red grape in South Africa?
Cabernet Sauvignon
11.1% of all plantings
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most planted white:
Chenin Blanc
20% of all plantings (GuildSomm)
(WOSA says 18.5%)
Most planted white grape in South Africa?
Chenin Blanc
20% of all plantings (GuildSomm)
{WOSA says 18.5%}
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Most planted red:
Cabernet Sauvignon
11.1% of all plantings (WOSA)
What is Semillon also known as in RSA?
Green Grape
What is Oesjaar?
Vintage
What is Landgoedwyn?
Estate Wine
Must be:
- *-** Produced from contiguous parcels of vineyard land
- Vinified and bottled on a single property
What is Jerepigo/Jerepiko?
Sweet wines
160 g/l min RS
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Moscatel is a popular variety for these
Popular among
“Old Timers”
&
“Heavy Drinkers”
Name the Cream liqueur of South Africa
Amarula
NOTE:
Named after the amarula fruit that is used to produce it.
Name the fruit based liqueur of South Africa
Van Der Hume = Tangerines
What is Edelkeur?
Botrytis Chinera
What is Laat Oes?
Late Harvest wines
10-30 g/l RS
- *Does not have Edelkeur**
- (Botrytis)*
What is Spesiale Laat Oes?
Special Late Harvest wines
30 g/l min RS
- *Must have some Edelkeur**
- (Botrytis)*
What mountains surround
Stellenbosch?
SSH
- *Simonsberg Mountain**
- (to the east/northeast)*
- *Stellenbosch Mountain**
- includes Jonkershoek & Franschoek mountains*
- (to the southeast)*
- *Heldeberg Mountain**
- (to the south)*
Where are South Africa’s
highest elevation planting?
Cederberg
Why is Riesling called Weisser Riesling
in South Africa?
To distinguish it from Cape Riesling (aka: Crouchen Blanc)
