South Africa Miscellaneous

Question 1

Klein Karoo is associated with ____ wine production?

Answer 1

bulk, sweet (Hanepoot, Jerepigo, and Moscatel), and “Port” production.

Question 2

Calitzdorp district is famous for _____ ?

Answer 2

Cape Vintage, Cape Ruby, and Cape Tawny

Question 3

Piekenierskloof ward in the Citrusdal Mountain district has also been home to _____ ?

Answer 3

Largest amount of Grenache in South Africa since the 1960s

Question 4

The Sutherland-Karoo district, with its _____, seems best situated to compete at a quality level.

Answer 4

High-elevation mountain sites

Question 5

Cape West Coast subregion is formed in _____, and to identify _____?

Answer 5

2020 Feb, to identify identify areas more “coastal” in character

Question 6

Cape West Coast subregion encompass districts of? Wards of?

Answer 6

Districts of Darling, Lutzville Valley, and the western half of Swartland;
Wards of Groenekloof, St. Helena Bay, Lamberts Bay, Bamboes Bay, and Koekenaap.

Question 7

Vin de Constance: Grape? Production? Styles?

Answer 7

Grapes: Muscat de Frontignan;
Production: Vin de Constance is a naturally sweet wine, made with unbotrytised raisined grapes. It’s matured in oak barrels and is unfortified.The grapes are brought in in several passes, with low-sugar, higher-acid grapes first, then the super-sweet raisined berries. Barrel ageing has been reduced to three years on average.