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Western Cape Flashcards

1
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Coastal Region

9 Districts

A
  • Cape Town
  • Darling
  • Franschoek Valley
  • Lutsville Valley
  • Paarl
  • Stellenbosch
  • Swartland
  • Tulbagh
  • Wellington
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Year Cape Town district was introduced

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2017

4 Wards

  • Constantia
  • Hout Bay
  • Durbanville
  • Philaldephia

Durbanville and Philadelphia were previously under the now-repealed Tygerberg district

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Cape Town

4 Wards

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  • Constantia
  • Hout Bay
  • Durbanville
  • Philadelphia

​Durbanville and Philadelphia were previously under the now-repealed Tygerberg district

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4
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Name 3 out of the 5 estates that now occupy the historic Constantia vineyard

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  • Groot Constantia - state owned
  • Klein Constantia
  • Buitenverwatching - “Beyond Expectations””
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5
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Constantiaberg

Soils

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decomposed granite

  • Historic vineyard, attended by Groot Constantia (state-owned), Klein Constantia, Buitenverwatching (“Beyond Expectations”)
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6
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Who revived the virtually extinct Vin de Constance with new Muscat de Frontignan plantings in the 1980s?

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Klein (“little”) Constance

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7
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Cool sea breezes blow northward towards the Coastal Region from what bay?

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False Bay

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8
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Average temp in F in February

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70 F

  • Promoting lengthy growing season ideal for dessert wines and cool-climate white grapes like Sauvignon Blanc
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9
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South Africa

Most prominent winemaking region

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Stellenbosch district

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Klein Karoo

6 unaffiliated wards

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W to E

  • Montagu
  • Tradouw
  • Tradouw Highlands
  • Upper Langkloof
  • Outeniqua
  • Cango
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District of Meerlust, Kanonkop, Warwick Estate, Rust en Vrede, and Neil Ellis

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Stellenbosch

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12
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Swellendam

3 Wards

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  • Stormsvlei
  • Buffeljags
  • Malgas
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13
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Cape Agulhas

Main grapes

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  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Semillon
  • Shiraz
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14
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Klein Karoo

Main grapes

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  • Muscat
  • Tinta Barroca
  • for fortified, sweet wine
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15
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Groenekloof is a ward in which district?

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Darling

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Paarl

Wards

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  • Simonsberg-Paarl
  • Voor Paardeberg
  • Agter-Paarl
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Lutzville Valley

1 Ward

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Koekenaap

  • Located w/in Olifants River Region
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18
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Klein Karoo

2 Districts

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  • Calitzdorp
  • Langeberg-Garcia
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19
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Coastal Region

2 Districts with NO Wards

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  • Franschhoek
  • Tulbagh
20
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Citrusdal Mountain District

Ward

A

Piekenierskloof

  • Located w/in Olifants River Region
21
Q

Ward with SA’s highest elevation vineyards

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Cederberg

  • Unicorporated ward just east of the Olifants River Region
22
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Breedekloof

2 Wards

A

Breedekloof

  • Goudini
  • Slanghoek
23
Q

Cape South Coast Region

3 Districts with NO Wards

A
  • Elgin
  • Lower Duivenhoks River
  • Plettenberg Bay
24
Q

Olifants River Region

2 Wards w/o a District

A

N to S

  • Vrendendal
  • Spruitdrift
25
Q

Robertson

Wards

A

(14 total, 9/22)

  • Agterkliphoogte
  • Ashton
  • Boesmansrivier
  • Bonnievale
  • Eilandia
  • Goedemoed
  • Goree
  • Goudmyn
  • Hoopsrivier
  • Klaasvoogds
  • Le Chasseur
  • McGregor
  • Vinkrivier
  • Zandrivier
26
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Durbanville & Philadelphia are wards in which district?

A

Cape Town

  • Formerly Tygerberg
27
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Swartland

Wards

A
  • Malmesbury
  • Paardeberg: Commercial and winegrowing center of Swartland, Granite soils result in sculptural wines
  • Paardeberg South (see above)
  • Riebeekberg: Iron-rich slate and shale soils result in earthy, powerful wines
  • Riebeeksrivier (see above)
  • St. Helena Bay
28
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Stellenbosch

8 Wards

A

W to E

  • Polkadraai Hills: Cooler, Sauv Blanc
  • Bottelary: Cool coastal, red varieties
  • Devon Valley: Coastal, fertile soils
  • Papegaaiberg
  • Simonsberg-Stellenbosch: Largest ward, warm, clay soils, red varieties
  • Jonkershoek Valley: Cooler, fertile soils
  • Banghoek: Higher elevation, cooler; Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay
  • Vlottenberg
29
Q

Ward of the Lutzville Valley

A

Koekenaap

  • Lutsville w/in Olifants River Region
30
Q

Who is the largest producer in Paarl?; what style of wine were they first to produce?

A

Nederburg; botrytised dessert wine

31
Q

In 2010, Swellendam shifted from being a district in the ___________ region to being a district in the __________.

A

Breede River Valley; Cape South Coast

32
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Tulbagh

  • Location
  • Most common style of wine produced
A

Tulbagh

  • District just north of Paarl, w/in the Coastal Region
  • Cap Classique
33
Q

Half of SA’s Semillon is located in what district?; what region does it lie within?

A

Worcester; within the Breede River Valley

34
Q

Stellenbosch

3 Mountain ranges that frame the region

A
  • Simonsberg
  • Stellenbosch
  • Helderberg
35
Q

Robertson

Main grape

A

Shiraz

36
Q

What ward of the Coastal Region was promoted to a district in 2012?

A

Wellington

37
Q

What district was elevated from a ward in 2012?; which district was it formerly a ward of?

A

Wellington; Paarl

38
Q

Stellenbosch

5 Producers

A
  • Meerlust
  • Kanonkop
  • Warwick Estate
  • Rust en Vrede
  • Neil Ellis
39
Q

Wellington

5 Wards

A
  • Blouvlei
  • Bovlei
  • Groenberg
  • Limietberg
  • Mid-Berg River
40
Q

Wellington

Key producer

A

Diemersfontein

41
Q

Robertson

2 Producers

A
  • Graham Beck Wines
  • Springfield Estate
42
Q

The Western Cape lies at what latitude?

A

27-34º

43
Q

What is the climate of the Western Cape?

A

Mediterranean

44
Q

What is the current that cools the Western Cape?

A

The Benguela Current

45
Q

What is the sole district of the Western Cape outside of a Region?

A

Ceres Plateau (east of Tulbagh), includes a ward called Ceres

46
Q

What are the four unincorporated wards of the Western Cape?

A

Cederberg (east of Piekenierskloof)
Lamberts Bay (south of Bamboes Bay)
Prince Albert Valley (northeast of Klein Karoo)
Swartberg (northeast of Klein Karoo).

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