decomposed granite Historic vineyard, attended by Groot Constantia (state-owned), Klein Constantia, Buitenverwatching (Beyond Expectations)

Western Cape Flashcards by Lexy Harrod

Coastal Region

9 Districts

Cape Town
Darling
Franschoek Valley
Lutsville Valley
Paarl
Stellenbosch
Swartland
Tulbagh
Wellington

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Year Cape Town district was introduced

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Durbanville and Philadelphia were previously under the now-repealed Tygerberg district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

Constantia
Hout Bay
Durbanville
Philadelphia

Durbanville and Philadelphia were previously under the now-repealed Tygerberg district

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

Groot Constantia - state owned
Klein Constantia
Buitenverwatching - “Beyond Expectations””

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Constantiaberg

Soils

decomposed granite

Historic vineyard, attended by Groot Constantia (state-owned), Klein Constantia, Buitenverwatching (“Beyond Expectations”)

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Who revived the virtually extinct Vin de Constance with new Muscat de Frontignan plantings in the 1980s?

Klein (“little”) Constance

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

False Bay

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Average temp in F in February

70 F

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

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South Africa

Most prominent winemaking region

Stellenbosch district

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Klein Karoo

6 unaffiliated wards

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

Stellenbosch

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Swellendam

3 Wards

Stormsvlei
Buffeljags
Malgas

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Cape Agulhas

Main grapes

Sauvignon Blanc
Semillon
Shiraz

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Klein Karoo

Main grapes

Muscat
Tinta Barroca
for fortified, sweet wine

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Groenekloof is a ward in which district?

Darling

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Paarl

Wards

Simonsberg-Paarl
Voor Paardeberg
Agter-Paarl

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Lutzville Valley

1 Ward

Koekenaap

Located w/in Olifants River Region

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Klein Karoo

2 Districts

Calitzdorp
Langeberg-Garcia

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Coastal Region

2 Districts with NO Wards

Franschhoek
Tulbagh

Citrusdal Mountain District

Ward

Piekenierskloof

Located w/in Olifants River Region

Ward with SA’s highest elevation vineyards

Cederberg

Unicorporated ward just east of the Olifants River Region

Breedekloof

2 Wards

Breedekloof

Goudini
Slanghoek

Cape South Coast Region

3 Districts with NO Wards

Elgin
Lower Duivenhoks River
Plettenberg Bay

Olifants River Region

2 Wards w/o a District

N to S

Vrendendal
Spruitdrift

Robertson Wards

(14 total, 9/22) * **Agterkliphoogte** * **Ashton** * **Boesmansrivier** * **Bonnievale** * **Eilandia** * **Goedemoed** * **Goree** * **Goudmyn** * **Hoopsrivier** * **Klaasvoogds** * **Le Chasseur** * **McGregor** * **Vinkrivier** * **Zandrivier**

Durbanville & Philadelphia are wards in which district?

**Cape Town** * Formerly Tygerberg

Swartland Wards

* **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**

Stellenbosch 8 Wards

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**

Ward of the Lutzville Valley

**Koekenaap** * **Lutsville w/in Olifants River Region**

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

**Nederburg; botrytised dessert wine**

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

**Breede River Valley; Cape South Coast**

Tulbagh * Location * Most common style of wine produced

Tulbagh * **District just north of Paarl, w/in the Coastal Region** * **Cap Classique**

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

**Worcester; within the Breede River Valley**

Stellenbosch 3 Mountain ranges that frame the region

* **Simonsberg** * **Stellenbosch** * **Helderberg**

Robertson Main grape

**Shiraz**

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

**Wellington**

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

**Wellington; Paarl**

Stellenbosch 5 Producers

* **Meerlust** * **Kanonkop** * **Warwick Estate** * **Rust en Vrede** * **Neil Ellis**

Wellington 5 Wards

* **Blouvlei** * **Bovlei** * **Groenberg** * **Limietberg** * **Mid-Berg River**

Wellington Key producer

**Diemersfontein**

Robertson 2 Producers

* **Graham Beck Wines** * **Springfield Estate**

The Western Cape lies at what latitude?

27-34º

What is the climate of the Western Cape?

Mediterranean

What is the current that cools the Western Cape?

The Benguela Current

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

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

What are the four unincorporated wards of the Western Cape?

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