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SA and Coastal / Breede River region Flashcards

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Who founded Cape Town?

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Jan van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India Company

1655

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What was the role of KWV when it began?

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(1918)
formalized in 1924
- fixed minimum prices
- determined areas of production
- established production limits
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What is the purpose of the South African Wine Industry Trust? (SAWIT)

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(est. 1999)
1. to speed transformation of South African wine
2. empower black workers in an industry that had long relied on slave- and apartheid-era labor practices.

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What is the purpose of the South African Wine Information Systems (SAWIS)

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(created by the South African Wine and Spirit Board in 2002)

1. to offer quality certification in accordance with the Wine of Origin scheme, South Africa’s appellation system

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What are the requirments of certification as set by the Wine of Origin (WO) system?

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(started 1973)
1. evaluation by a tasting panel
2. wine undergoes scientific analysis.
3. An approved cultivar must be used
4. wine must contain 85% of the stated grape.
5. min 85% of the stated vintage is also required.
6. If an area of production (100%)
7. “Single Vineyard” of less than 6 hectares only
8. “Estate” - from contiguous parcels of vineyard land, and vinified and bottled on a single property.
WO seal appears on all certified bottles
- NO vintage, varietal, or area of production—may legally appear on any bottle that forgoes certification

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What is the purpose of the IPW?

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(Integrated Production of Wine Scheme (IPW)(1998)

  • certification requires score of 60% or better
  • agricultural, manufacturing, and packaging practices
  • including worker safety measures, handling of wastewater, carbon emissions, use of pesticides and other chemicals, and vineyard biodiversity.
  • under the jurisdiction of the SA Wine & Spirit Board.
  • 85% currently qualify!
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What is the newest district of the Coastal Region?

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Cape Town (2017)

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What Wards does Cape Town have within it?

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  1. Constantia
  2. Hout Bay
  3. Durbanville
  4. Philaldephia
    (all previously included under the now-repealed Tygerberg district)
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What are the 3 Government owned wineries of Constania?

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  1. Groot Constantia
  2. Klein Constantia
  3. Buitenverwachting (“Beyond Expectations”)
    (Bay-ten-ver-vauchten)
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Vin de Constance is closest to what other famed dessert wine?

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Muscat de Frontignan

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What climactic influence cools the coast of SA?

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Benguela Current

flows N from Antarctica

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What climactic influence aids in the resistance of fungal disease?

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Cape Doctor

S-E blowing, hot, dry wind

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What are the 8 Districs of Coastal Region N-S

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  1. Swartland
  2. Tulbagh
  3. Darling
  4. Wellington
  5. Franschhoek Valley
  6. Paarl
  7. Cape Town (2017)
  8. Stellenbosch
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Where is the TableMountain Range?

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Cape Town District.

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What climactic feature cools Cape Town?

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cool sea breeze off FALSE BAY

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What Wards are located IN Cape Town?

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Constantia
Hout Bay
Durbanville
Philaldephia

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What does Stellenbosch mean?

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“Town of Oaks”

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Stellenbosch is surrounded by what mountain peaks?

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Simonsberg
Stellenbosch
Helderberg peaks

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What soils dominate Stellenbosch?

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Valley Floor - alluvial loam over shale

Hillsides - granite and sandstone

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What are the Wards of Stellenbosch?

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Devon Valley
Jonkershoek Valley
Papegaaiberg
Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
Bottelary
Banghoek
Polkadraai Hills
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Where is the KWV located?

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What winery was the first to produce a BA wine?

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Nederberg (Paarl)

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What is the Boberg Region reserved for?

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The fortified wines of:
Paarl
Franschhoek, 
Wellington
Tulbagh
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What are the major soil types of Cape Town?

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Cape Peninsula - granite and sandstone

Tyberg - greywacke and phyllite shales

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What are the influencing natural features of Franschhoek Valley?
Mountains of: - Franschhoek - Drakenstein - Wemmershoek Mountains - AND Berg River
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What Mountain ranges effect the Stellenbosch?
Simonsberg Stellenbosch Helderberg (also influenced by False Bay (cool breeze off ocean)
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Soil types of Stellenbosch?
Granite / Sandtone
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Degree days for Stellenbosch?
Degree Days (°C): 1945 (Region III-IV)
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What are the stipulations for members of SIP?
(Swartland Independant Producers) - must be grown, vinified, matured and bottled entirely within the Swartland WO. - Min 80% of their production. - ambient yeasts. - not acidulated - may not be chemically fined - minimum 90% of the following varieties: authorized varietals - aged in only European oak, with a maximum 25% new oak authorized. - must be bottled in a Burgundy-shaped bottle
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Who produces Columella?
``` Eben Sadie (Sadie Family Wines) (also Palladius) (Columella - Syrah dominated) (Palladius - Chenin doninated) ```
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What are the majority soils found in Swartland?
Malmesbury Shale Sandy - Granitic soils Gravel
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What region is influenced by the Paardeberg Mountains?
Swartland
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What are the Districts within Breede River Valley?
Robertson / Worchester / Breedekloof
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Where is Riebeekberg and why is it important?
Coastal Region - SWARTLAND | Where Jan van Riebeeck settles in 1661.
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What natural features are found in Tulbagh?
Witzenberg Groot Winterhoek Obiekwaberg Mountains
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What are the wards of Swartland?
Malmesbury Riebeekberg St. Helena Bay
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What are the wards of Wellington?
``` Blouvlei Bovlei Groenberg Limietberg Mid-Berg River ```
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What are the Wards of Breedekloof? (2)
Goudini | Slanghoek
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What Mountain Ranges effect Robertson?
(BREEDE RIVER VALLEY-Robertson is a District within) - Riversonderend Mountains - Langeberg Mountains
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What are the Wards of Robertson?
- Agterkliphoogte - Bonnievale - Boesmansrivier - Eilandia - Hoopsrivier - Klaasvoogds - Le Chasseur - McGregor - Vinkrivier
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Name 2 producers of Robertson.
Springfield | Graham Beck
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What river flows through Robertson?
Breede River
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What are the Wards on Worchester?
Hex River Valley Nuy Scherpenheuvel Stettyn
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What regions touch False bay?
Stellenbosch | Cape Town
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What regions touch Walker Bay?
Stellenbosch | Overberg
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What % must a wine be to bear a Vintage on the table in SA?
85%

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