Southern Hemisphere- Ai Flashcards
What are the GIs of the Limestone Coast? Which are closest to the ocean?
Mt. Benson
Robe
Mt. Gambier - all three are on the coast
Padthaway
Wrattonbully
Coonawara- all inland
What is the farthest north GI of New South Wales?
Granite Belt GI
What are the subregions of Hawke’s Bay?
Esk Valley Darmoor Valley Gimlett Gravels Havelock North Bridge Pa Triangle
Which region is father south, Martinborough or Wellington?
Wellington is the southern most region on the north island.
Waikiki Island, Cleyedon and Kumeu are all subregions of which region?
Auckland on the North Island.
Where would you find Waitaki Valley?
In Canterbury on the South Island.
Upper Moutere and Waimea Plains are in which region?
Nelson on the South Island
Which region is farther west, Nelson or Marlborough?
Nelson
Where was the Ngaruroro River an influence?
In Hawke’s Bay
What are the wards of the Breede River Valley?
Worcester
Breedkloof
Robertson
Describe the climactic and geographic influences in the Coastal region of South Africa.
Benguela Current
Cape Doctor Wind- southeastern wind that wards off rot and mildew.
Winter westerlies temper the climate
Mountain ranges: Drakenstein, Holtentots, Holland, Langeberg
What does KWV stand for?
Ok-Operative Wijnbowers Vereniging
When did Jan Van Reibeck found the Dutch East India Company and start making wine in South Africa?
1659
Describe the soils in the Cape South Coast zone of South Africa
The Coastal zone has sandstone mountains resting on granite. There is shales at lower altitudes, river deposits further inland. There is granite, shale and sandstone all on the mountain ranges.
When did phylloxera come to South Africa?
1886
Who influenced winemaking in South Africa in the 1650’s
The French Hugenots
When was Constantia first exported?
1761 it was exported to Europe.
When was the Wine of Origin instituted?
1973
South Africa is # what in terms of volume of production in the world?
South Africa is #9 in production
What is Roobernet?
It is a local South African cross of Cabernet and Pontac
What is Ruby Cabernet?
A cross of Carignan and Cabernet
Crouchen Blanc is also known as what?
Cape Riesling
What is Hanepoot another name for?
Muscat of Alexandria
What are the 6 geographical units of South Africa?
Northern Cape Eastern Cape Western Cape Kwazula-Natal Limpopo Free State
What is Chenel?
Chenel is a cross of Chenin Blanc and Ugni Blanc
What is Ugni Blanc also known as in Italy?
Trebbiano di Toscano
What are the rules in order to label a wine with the Wine of Origin seal?
Wines must show correct varietal characteristics
Wines go under scientific analysis
Wines must be 85% of one of the 75 approved grapes
85% vintage
100% of production area- whether it is Geographical Unit, region, district or ward.
Single Vineyard wines must be less than 6 hectares.
What was the KWV responsible for in the early 20th century?
This cooperative of producers and growers fixed minimum prices, and established areas of production and limits. The KWV opened export markets and lifted boycotts, scrapped quotas to focus on quality rather than quantity.
When was the Wine and Spirits Control Act implemented in South Africa?
1924
What is the Integrated Production of Wine Scheme?
This is a voluntary certification to comply with environmental standards. Created in 1998. By 2011 85% of all SA wine was certified.
Douglas Sutherland-Karoo Central Orange River Rietrivier FS Hart’s water all all districts of which region?
Northern Cape
What is the sole ward of the Eastern Cape?
St. Francis Bay
What are the top red and white grapes planted in Stellenbosch?
#1 is Cabernet #2 is Sauvignon Blanc
What is the name of the bay in the Coastal region?
False Bay
Which region of the Western Cape used to be part of Paarl until 2012?
Wellington
What are the wards of Cape Town? When did Cape Town become it’s own district?
Cape Town became it’s own district in 2017. The wards are: Constantia Hout Bay Durbanville Philidelphia
What are the 7 wards of Stellenbosch?
Devon Valley Jonkershoek Valley Papegaaiberg Simonsberg Banghoek Polkadraai Hills
What are the 6 wards of Walker Bay?
Bot River Hegel-en-Aarde Ridge Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Sunday’s Glen Stanford Foothills
Where would you find the wards Bot River and Sunday’s Glen?
Walker Bay
The Polkadraai Hills is a ward within which region?
Stellenbosch
What are the major grapes of the Walker Bay?
Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
What is the CCPA in South Africa?
Cap Classique Producers Association. Was founded in 1992 and is now over 60 members. Mandates 9 months on the lees and 3 bars of pressure, made in the traditional method.
Name a few producers of Cap Classique
Tulbagh Winery Stony Brook Graham Beck Klein Constantia Darling Cellars
When were grapes first planted in Hawke’s Bay?
1851
Which varietal dominates plantings in Gisborne?
Gisborne is the third largest region in terms of paintings- Chardonnay dominates.
What are the three subregions of Marlborough?
Southern Valleys
Wairau Valley
Awatere Valley
In what year was Chile’s DO system introduced? Effective when?
1994 debuted and effective in 1995
What are the six Region Vinicola of Chile?
Atacama, Coquimbo, Aconcagua,
Valle Central, Sur and Austral
Where is Puente Alto DO?
In the Central Valley of Chile within the Valle del Maipo DO
What is the minimum of grape varietal required for DO wines from Chile?
75% from country and 85% from a named region
What was up des to the Chilean DO system in 2012?
Atacama and Austral were adde to the list of viticultural regions and also created divisions for Costa, Entre Cordilleras and Andes.
Name two synonyms for the Mission grape in Chile.
Pais
Criollo Chica
Listan Prieto
What are the 4 subregions of Alto Maipo? Name some famous producers located here?
Alto Maipo
Puente Alto
Pirque
Buin
Concha y Toro’s “Don Melchor,” and Vinedo Chadwick’s “Almaviva” both comes from here.
Which producer in Chile makes 25% of all Chilean wine? Who is next largest?
Concha y Toro is the largest producer and Carolina is #2
What is the major brand of Concha y Toro?
Casillero del Diablo
When was Concha y Toro founded?
1883- their most famous wine is Don Melchor from the Alto Maipo. Concha y Toro makes 13.6 million cases (compared to 2 billion bottles total of all Cap Classique produced in South Africa)
What are the grapes used for Pisco production?
Moscatel of Alexandria, Moscatel Rosado, Moscatel de Austria, Torontel, PX
Which is the warmest region of the Valle Central?
The Rapel Valley
Where would the Tinguirica and Cachapol Rivers be located?
Both are in the Central Valley- they form a confluence which turns into the Rapel River.
Name three wineries that are based in Colchagua?
Cono Sur
Neyen
Los Vascos
Lapostolle
Which are the two largest planted areas of Chile?
The Maule Valley is #1 and Colchagua is #2
Where would you find the DOs of Tenu and Lontu?
In the Curico Valley
Name the regions of Argentina north to south?
Salta Tucuman Catamarca La Rioja San Juan Mendoza Rio Negro La Pampa Nequen