Swartland (Coastal Region) Flashcards
dominant soil of Swartland
Malmsbury shale
Natural features of Swartland
Paardeberg Mountains
Registration of single vineyards must be smaller than this acreage or this in hectares in Swartland
15 acres, 6 hectares
Quality controls for SIP
grown vinified matured and bottled entirely within Swartland
at least 80% of production under own label
Ambient yeast
No acidulation
No added Tannin
Burgundy bottle
25% new oak max
No chemical fining or concentration processes
90% of permitted varietals
Whites:
Chenin
Grenache blanc
Marsanne, Roussane
Viognier
Clairette Blanc
Muscat of Alexandria
Muscat de Frontignan
Colombard
Semillon
Verdelho
Palomino
Reds:
Syrah
Mourvedre
Grenache
Carignan
Cinsault
Tinta Barocca
Pinotage
darling was once a ward of this district
Swartland
who makes columella and Palladius?
Sadie Family (Swartland)
producers of Swartland
Spice Route
Mullineux
Lamershoek
Swartland Winery
Porsleinberg
Testalonga
Badenhorst
first vintage of columella
2000
Syrah and Mourvedre
who is Charles back
A proprietor of Fairview Estate in Swartland
set up the Spice route estate in late 1990s
Eben Sadie was the first Winemaker
first vintage of Palladius (Sadie Family)
(Old bush vine chenin from Paardeberg in Swartland)
2002
These South African producers make Northern Rhone style Syrah
Boekenhoutskloof
Mullineux
wards of Swartland (8)
St. Helena Bay
Malmesbury
Ribeekberg
Riebeeksrivier
Paardeberg
Porseleinberg
Piket-Bo-Berg
Paardeberg South
Porsleinberg in Swartland is a biodynamic estate started by whom?
Bokekenhoutskloof of Franschhoeek Valley
What is “koffee klip?”
Afrikaans for Coffee rock. Refers to acidic, iron rich soil on Western Cape and flat part of Swartland
most crops in Swartland are this
Wheat
Temperature of Swartland
Broad hot and dry
Who are the producers of the “Swartland Revolution”
Adi Badenhorst
Eben Sadie
Mullineux
what is the mission of the SIP
“To build a strong regional identity through wines that truly express this uniqueness of the region”
Breadbasket of South Africa
Swartland
soil of Paardeberg
sand-like decomposed granite
(Badenhorst and Sadie are there)
Soil of Swartland around the Eastern mountains of Swartland
slate, shale and schist
Soil of Swartland West of Malmesbury
rich, red clay loam with quartz sprinkled throughout
Most planted grape of Swartland
Chenin Blanc
followed by Shiraz
Eben Sadie has been importing and trial running grapes that he thinks would be best suited for South Africa. So far he has grapes native to:
Greece
Italy
Portugal
Southern France
Spain
What is the commercial hub of Swartland
Malmesbury
Most winegrowing in Swartland is concentrated here:
Southeast of Malmesbury, in the Paardeberg and Paardeberg South wards (sandy granitic soils)
These two wards are Northeast of Malmesbury in Swartland
Riebeekberg and Riebeeksrivier wards
Soils of Riebeekberg and Riebeeksrivier (wards of swartland)
Iron rich slate and shale
Paardeberg wines are more “sculptural”
St Helena Bay Ward in Swartland has this soil and climate
Chalk rich soil, remote, 18 degrees fahrenheit, very little viticulture
Synonym for Palomino in Swartland
Fransdruif/Vaalblaar
