South America and South Africa Flashcards
Chilean Wine law
% for region, varietal, and vintage labeling
75%
Aconcagua
3 sub-regions
grapes
Aconcagua Valley
Casablanca Valley
San Antonio Valley
CH, Sauv, PN
Valle Central
4 sub-regions
grapes
Maipo Valley
Rapel Valley
Curicó Valley
Male Valley
Cab, Carmenére, merlot
Chilean Topography
Mountain Ranges
Great Desert
icy current
Coastal Range
Atacama Desert
Humboldt Current
Salta IG
(of Argentina)
location
grapes
1 important sub-region
warm, cooled by high elevation vineyards
Torrentés, Malbec
Cafayate IG
Mendoza
location
grape
Wind
2 important sub-regions
location: south and a bit west of Salta
grape: Malbec
Wind: Zonda Wind
2 important sub-regions: Luján de Cujo DOC
Uco Valley IG
Patagonia
location
grape
location: Southeast of
Mendoza
grape: Torrontés, Malbec, Cab, Pinot
South Africa WO Laws 1973
vintage
varietal
appellation
Wine of Origin
vintage: 85%
varietal: 85%
appellation: 100%
5 South-Frican geographical units
Geographical Unit Region District Ward Estate
KWV
1918
Koperatiewe Wijnbouwers
Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika
private company 1997
South-African
grapes
Chenin blanc - Steen Colombard Sauv CH Pntage Cinsault Merlot Syrah Cabernet
Principal South-African Regions
Constantia - vin de constance sweet wine
Stellenbosch - bordeaux blends Simonsberg - sought-after bordeaux blends Walker Bay - PN CH Paarl - reds Swartland - GSM
South-African Producers
Tokara - Stellenbosch
Saxenburg - Stellenbosch
Capensis
Columella- Swartland
Labelling terms
Cape Classique
Cape blend
Cape Classique: traditional method
Cape blend: blend with Pinotage