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WOSA Regions Flashcards

1
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Gateway to get to Walker Bay

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Bot River ward

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Bot River

Geographic Features

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lies btwn

Bot River lagoon

and

foothills of Groenlandberg and Babylonstoren mountain ranges

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Bot River
Soils

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Bokkeveld shale (predominantly Glen Rosa and Klapmuts) and Table Mountain sandstone

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Bot River

Climate

General Character

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Bot River

  • Cool maritime climate
  • Quirky eclectic mix of handcrafted wineries
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5
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Breedekloof

Wards

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  • Goudini
  • Slanghoek
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Breedekloof Wine Route

Number of wineries

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24 wineries

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7
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South Africa’s southernmost point

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Cape Agulhas

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8
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Cape Agulhas

1 ward

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Elim

  • Where most Cape Agulhas vineyards are located
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9
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Year Elim was founded

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  • 1824
  • As a Moravian mission settlement, today a national monument
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10
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4 wards of Cape Town

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  • Philadelphia
  • Durbanville
  • Constantia
  • Hout Bay
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11
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Constantia

Annual Rainfall

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1,000mm (appx. 40 inch) of rain

  • Irrigation is NOT necessary
  • vs Chablis 26 inch, Burgundy 30 inch, Bordeaux 37 inch
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12
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Year winemaking began in Cape Town

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1685

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13
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Which is further north, Durbanville or Philadelphia?

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Philadelphia

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14
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What is the elevation of Durbanville vs. Philadelphia, which is higher?

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  • Philadelphia - up to 260m (N, Lower)
  • Dubanville - up to 380m (S, Higher)
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15
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Ward with South Africa’s highest vineyards

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Cederberg

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16
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Cederberg borders on what major wine region?

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Olifants River Region

17
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Central Orange River

Size in ha

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6,029 ha

  • Stretches in close proximity to the Orange River
18
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Central Orange River

Major Styles and Grapes

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White grape area, reds are increasingly being planted

W: Chenin Blanc, Colombard, Chardonnay, Muscadel (both red and white) and Muscat d’Alexandrie

R: Pinotage, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Tannat

19
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Central Orange River

Trellising

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Large trellising systems - hut, gable and T-trellises / create special microclimates which protect the grapes allowing them to ripen away from exposure to the direct rays of the sun

20
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Central Orange River
Styles of wine West vs East

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  • 350km long region
  • East - higher natural acids and lower pH, resulting in lighter, more delicate wines
21
Q

Darling

Ward

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Groenekloof ward

22
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Darling

Groenekloof Main Grape

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Sauvignon Blanc

  • Benefits from the cooling Atlantic
  • Groenekloof is one of the closest regions to the coast
23
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Elgin in relation to Cape Town

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Elgin is 1 hour East of Cape Town

24
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Elgin

Aspect and Climate

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Elgin

  • High elevation
  • Cool climate
25
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Elgin’s

Mountain range

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Hottentots Holland mountains

  • Ancient sandstone
26
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‘Culinary Captial’ of the cape

A

Franschoek

27
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Franschhoek in relation to Paarl

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Franschhoek is SE of Paarl

28
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Franschhoek

4 Mountain ranges

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Top of the valley

  • Groot Drakenstein mountains
  • Franschhoek mountains

South towards Paarl

  • Klein Drakenstein mountains
  • Simonsberg mountains
29
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Franschhoek

Main River

A

Berg River

  • Streams from the higher peaks flow down to the valley floor where they converge to form the fast-flowing river
30
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Klein Karoo

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  • Along the R62 from Montagu via higher-lying Barrydale and Ladismith towards Calitzdorp, Oudtshoorn and the Langkloof
  • Relative extremes with soils and climate
  • Highest mountain peaks in Western Cape enclose the area
    • Mountains form part of Cape fold belt
    • Table Mountain sandstone
  • Part of the Bokkeveld shale grouping
    • Good water retention
    • High nutrient properties
  • Vineyards in kloofs, valleys and riverine in a rugged mountainous landscape, ensures quality wines
  • Historically: Muscat varieties and sweet wines, plus potstill brandies.
  • Today:
    • More Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir, Shiraz
    • Red wines from varieties typically used to make port
31
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Kwazulu-Natal

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  • From Greytown to Oribi Flats and Midlands, where altitudes are up to 1,500m
  • Early days as a region, but promising
32
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Malgas

(Ward of Swellendam)

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  • Pioneering new ward on a stony plateau 80km east of Cape Agulhas
  • Mainly drought-resistant Mediterranean varieties, appx 70m above Breede River
  • Complex stony soils
  • Warm dry climate (350mm ann. rain)
  • Moderated by constant sea breezes from coast appx 15km away
  • Excellent potential
33
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Olifants River

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  • Belt, N to S, along broad valley of Olifants River
  • Summers in valley range from warm to cool is a little higher
  • Low Rainfall
  • Soils vary from sandy to red clay loams
  • Canopy management (ensures grapes shaded by the vines’ leaves), combined with modern winemaking techniques, the Olifants River is proving to be a source of quality, affordable wines
34
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Olifants River Region

All Wards

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  • Lutsville:
    • Koekenaap
  • Citrusdale Mountain
    • Piekenierskloof
  • Unincorporated:
    • Vredendal
    • Spruitdrift
    • Bamboes Bay
      • West Coast, excitement w/ Sauvignon Blanc
35
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Citrusdal Valley

Soils

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  • Southern Olifants River Valley
  • Mostly citrus-producing
  • Sandy alluvial soils surround Table Mountain sandstone
  • Irrigation from Clanwilliam dam, water of excellent quality
  • High-lying ward of Piekenierskloof
36
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Citrusdal Mountain

1 Ward

A

​Piekenierskloof

37
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Overberg

A

Overberg

  • Newer viticultural areas opened up in the south
  • Award-winning wines from Klein River Ward near Stanford

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