RSA General

Question 1

What is Oesjaar?

Answer 1

Vintage

Question 2

What is Spesiale Laat Oes?

Answer 2

Special Late Harvest wines 30 g/l min RS

Must have some Edelkeur (Botrytis)

Question 3

What is Hermitage?

Answer 3

Cinsault

Question 4

What term(s) replaced Cape Port in 2012?

Answer 4

Labelled by style:

Cape Tawny, Cape Ruby, etc.

Question 5

What is the Benguela Current?

Answer 5

It is a flow of cool water that flows up from Antarctica along Africa’s West Coast. It helps keep South Africa cool. The current regulates temperature by bringing masses of cool water and also cool air with it. - Interacts with the Mocambique Current that brings warm water from the Equator in the Indian Ocean.

Question 6

What is Pontac?

Answer 6

A tenturier grape in South Africa

NOTE: - is sometimes plantd at the end of rows to help fend off attacks on the vineyards by monkeys. The thought is that the monkeys eat it and think the red juice is their blood so they run away.

• the other tenturier grape of RSA is Roobernet (Cab Sauv x Alicante Bouschet)

Question 7

What is Cape Riesling?

Answer 7

Crouchen Blanc

Question 8

What are the requirements in South Africa to list a region on the label?

Answer 8

100% of the grapes must come from the stated region

Question 9

What is Hanepoot?

Answer 9

Muscat of Alexandria

Question 10

What is Roobernet?

Answer 10

Cab Sauv X Alicante Bouschet

the other Teinturier grape of RSA (vs. Pontac)

Question 11

What are the requirements to label a cultivar in South Africa?

Answer 11

85% minimum

If it is a blended wine the varietals can be listed on the label if:

• The varietals are vinified separately
• Any stated varietals are at least 20% of the blend

Question 12

What is Edelkeur?

Answer 12

Botrytis Cinerea

Question 13

What is Pinotage?

Answer 13

Pinot Noir x Cinsault (aka: Hermitage)

Note: - Created in 1925 by Abraham Perold

Question 14

What is Green Grape?

Answer 14

Sémillon

Question 15

What is Landgoedwyn?

Answer 15

Estate Wine

Question 16

What is Laat Oes?

Answer 16

Late Harvest wines 10-30 g/l RS

Does not have Edelkeur (Botrytis)

Question 17

What is Cap Classique?

Answer 17

Traditional method sparkling wine in South Africa, generally made from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir

Question 18

What is the Max size of a named Single Vineyard in South Africa?

Answer 18

6ha

Question 19

Name two climactic factors on South African Viticulture:

Answer 19

Benguela Current flows north from Antarctica to cool the coastal areas

The Cape Doctor, a notoriously strong southeasterly wind, blows across the Western Cape throughout the spring and summer, inhibiting fungal disease and moderating temperature—but also ferociously battering the vines

Question 20

What mountains surround Stellenbosch?

Answer 20

SSH

Stellenbosch Mountains

Simonsberg Mountains

Heildelberg Mountains

Question 21

What is Chenel?

Answer 21

Chenin Blanc X Ugni Blanc

Question 22

What is the major river of South Africa?

Answer 22

Orange River, provides irrigation for hotter areas inland

Question 23

What is Ruby Cabernet?

Answer 23

Cab Sauv X Carignan

Note: - Grown in Worcestire District

Question 24

What is the Cape Doctor?

Answer 24

Southeasterly wind that blows across the Wesern Cape from the Indian Ocean. It cools the region down, and staves off rot.

Question 25

What is Jerepigo/Jerepiko?

Answer 25

Jerepigo is just a mistelle; it can be made from any variety (including muscadel, of course), but there is plenty of Muscadel vinified in other styles in South Africa, most famously Vin de Constance.

Also, do note that what the South Africans refer to as Muscadel is in fact Muscat Blanc à Petit Grains, which is a totally distinct variety from the Moscadelle we see in Bergerac and Rutherglen.