WOSA Regions Influenced by the Coast

Question 1

Avg. rainfall

Vredendal, north in the Olifants River region

vs

Darling region, further south

Answer 1

• Vredendal (northern Olifants River) 122mm
  
  • Dry in the north
• Darling 586mm
  
  • Wet in the south

Question 2

Groenekloof

Aspects

Answer 2

Groenekloof

• Mostly east-facing
• Provides shelter from strong ocean winds
• Similar to Philadelphia, Durbanville, Tygerberg

Question 3

Durbanville, Philadelphia and Tygerberg

Soils

Answer 3

• greywacke and phyllitic shales
• well drained and deep

Question 4

Year did winemaking begin on Simon van der Stel’s Groot Constantia farm

Answer 4

1685

Question 5

Constantia and Cape Point

Vineyards

Answer 5

Situated on slopes of Constantiaberg – an extension of Table Mountain

Question 6

Elgin

Vineyard Elevation

Answer 6

200-1,000m

• Vineyards were previously apple orchards

Question 7

Elgin

Soils

Answer 7

• Often ferruginous (tropical soils with iron), developed from Devonian Bokkeveldshale**

Question 8

Bot River

Geographic Features

Answer 8

Vineyards lie between

Bot River lagoon

and

foothills of Groelandberg and Babylonstoren mountains

Question 9

Largest Hemel-en-Aarde ward

Answer 9

Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

Question 10

Hemel-en-Aarde ward

Smallest, highest and furthest from the sea

Answer 10

Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge

Question 11

Hemel-en-Aarde ward closest to the sea

Answer 11

Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

Question 12

Elim

2 Producers

Answer 12

• The Berriio ‘The Weathergirl’
• David Niewoudt Ghost Corner

Question 13

Elim is a ward within what district?

Question 14

Cape Agulhas

Producers

Answer 14

• Lomond
• Black Oystercatcher

Question 15

Elgin

Producers

Answer 15

• Shannon
• Belfield
• Iona
• Spioenkop
• Lothian Vineyards
• Almenkerk
• Oak Valley