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name of the river that runs through the districts of Tulbagh, Wellington, Paarl and Franschhoek Valley (Coastal Region)?

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Berg River

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Malmesbury Shale is the primary soil of what SA district?

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Swartland

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what is the soil of Constantia vineyard?

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decomposed granite

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for WO single vineyard wines, what % of the fruit must come from the stated vineyard?

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100%

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what is the largest a SA WO Single Vineyard may be?

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6ha (15acres)

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name of the cool ocean current that flows north from Antarctica to South Africa’s coast?

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Benguela Current

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only ward of the Eastern Cape?

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St Francis Bay

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what is Riesling known as in Overberg (Cape South Coast Region)

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Weisser Riesling

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most planted grape of South Africa?

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Chenin Blanc

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what former (repealed in 2019) SA region only produces fortified wines?

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Boberg

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where is Table Mountain located?

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Cape Town, Coastal Region

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Tulbagh is hemmed on three sides by which mountains?

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Winterhock Mountains

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what is the Cape Doctor?

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a cool south east wind that cools vineyards in spring and summer (inhibits fungal disease but can damage vineyards)

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the valleys between Stellenbosch are cradled between what mountains?

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Simonsberg
Stellenbosch
Helderberg

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what is Hanepoot?

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dessert wine made from Muscat d’Alexandria

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what is Jerepigo?

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a VdL made from any grape but usually Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains

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what are Port style wines now called in SA?

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Cape. Cape Vintage, Cape Tawny, Cape LBV, etc

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in which region is Walker Bay district?

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Cape South Coast Region

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name the districts of the Breede River Valley?

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Robertson
Worcester
Breedekloof

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what grape is referred to as Cape Riesling?

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Cruchen Blanc

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Ken Forrester makes wine in what district?

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Stellenbosch

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what mountain separates Paarl from Stellenbosch? which side is cooler?

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Simonsberg Mountain. Cooler on the Stellenbosch side

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what grape/grapes are used for Constantia?

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Muscat de Frontignan aka Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains and Muscat Rouge a Petits Grains

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most planted cultivars in Stellenbosch

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Cab Sauv and Sauv Blanc

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which district is home to over half of SA's Chenin Blanc
Worcester
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where is Darling district?
Coastal Region
27
what is the difference between Elim and Elgin?
Elim is the only ward of Cap Agulhas (CSC), Elgin is a district of Cape South Coast Region
28
what year was the WO scheme officially recognized
1973
29
name the 6 Geographical Units that have been delimited by the WO system?
Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Free State, Limpopo and Kwazulu-Natal
30
in what year was the first vineyard planted in South Africa? When was the first wine harvest?
1st vineyard planted in 1655 1st harvest 1659
31
what style of wine is the focus of Klein Karoo
fortified and sweet wines
32
what grape is typically used in SA's Sherry style wines?
Chenin Blanc
33
what bay is on the coast of Cape Town?
False Bay
34
what is SIP
Swartland Independant Producers (think SA's version of VDP)
35
who founded Cape Town and established its first vineyard?
Jan van Riebeeck of Dutch East India Company
36
who makes Columella and Palladius
Eben Sadie
37
name 3 producers of Walker Bay other than Hamilton Russell
Bouchard-Finlayson Newton-Johnson Storm Bosman Hermanus Crystallum Wines
38
name SA's production areas in descending order of size
Geographical Unit Region District Ward
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what is IPW
Integrated Production of Wine Scheme. Voluntary means of certification for WO producers to comply with sustainable environmental standards
40
Kwazulu-Natal is home to what 2 districts?
Central Drakensberg District Lions River District
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what Geographical Unit of SA does not have a wine production zone
Limpopo
42
districts of Western Cape Region
Cape South Coast Region Coastal Region Breede River Valley Region Klein Karoo Region Olifants River Region Boberg was eliminated in 2019
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what is the most recent district of Coastal Region
Cape Town (2017)
44
name a few well regarded producers of Stellenbosch
Warwick's Estate (Trilogy) Meerlust (Rubicon) Kanonkop (Paul Sauer) Rust en Vrede Thelema
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6 wards of Stellenbosch
Simonsberg-Stellenbosch (first) Papagaaiberg Jonkershoek Valley Banghoek Polkadraai Hills (newest) Devon Valley
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where is the KWV based
Paarl
47
what is Vredendal?
both South Africa's largest co-op and a ward of Olifants River Region
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oldest wine producing farm in South Africa
Groot Constantia
49
what district of the Coastal Region replaced the repealed Tygerberg and Cape Peninsula Districts in 2017
Cape Town
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what was the first estate to produce a botrytised wine in SA
Nederberg's Edelkeur. Made from 100% Chenin and sold exclusively at the Nederberg Auction
51
what is the teinturier grape responsible for the old red wines of Constantia
Pontac
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Tulbagh District (Coastal Region) is known for what style of wine?
Cap Classique
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what is the oldest annual wine auction in the new world?
Nederberg Wine Auction - founded in 1975
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what are the wards of Paarl
Simonsberg-Paarl Voor-Paadeberg Agter-Paarl
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SIP requirements
bottled in Burgundy bottle less than 25% new oak Swartland based must use at least 90% approved varieties only fermented with ambient yeasts
56
which winery of SA became the first to have its wine distributed through La Place de Bordeaux
Klein Constantia in 2016
57
when was the South African Wine Industry Trust established? why?
1999. speed transformation of South African wine and to empower black workers
58
what is the Old Vine Project (SA) and when was it started?
started in 1997 by Rosa Kruger (Swartland). Vines must be 35+ years old.
59
min lees aging for Cap Classique?
12 months. Legally regulated since 1992
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first winery in SA to produce traditional method sparkling wine?
Simonsig
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newest Coastal Region District (2019)
Lutzville Valley (used to be part of Olifants River Region)
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first producer to revive Vin de Constance after phylloxera?
Klein Constantia in 1986 - 1st vintage after phylloxera
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what mountain range separates Stellenbosch from Walker Bay
Hottentot Holland Mountains
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what cultivar found in Breede River Valley is a cross between Cab Sauv and Carignan?
Ruby Cabernet
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only ward of Free State GU
Rietrivier

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