South Africa

Question 1

Who is responsible for brining European vine cuttings to South Africa in 1652?

Answer 1

Jan van Riebeeck

Question 2

What is the Cape Doctor

Answer 2

Notoriously strong wind blowing southeasterly during the spring and summer

Question 3

What is the most planted grape variety in South Africa?

Answer 3

Chenin Blanc

Question 4

What are the top three most planted red varieties in South Africa?

Answer 4

Cabernet Sauvignon
Shiraz
Pinotage (Pinot Noir/Cinsault)

Question 5

Where was Pinotage developed and by whom?

Answer 5

Stellenbosch University
Professor Abraham Pernold
1925

Question 6

What is Cap Classique

Answer 6

Traditional Method sparkling wine

Question 7

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Cape Doctor?

Answer 7

Limits fungal disease
Batters the vines

Question 8

What is Steen

Answer 8

South African term for Chenin Blanc

Question 9

What five countries border South Africa?

Answer 9

Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe (North)
Mozambique and Swaziland (East)

Question 10

South Africa sits at the intersection of which two oceans?

Answer 10

Atlantic (West)
Indian (East)

Question 11

What is the most important wine growing region in South Africa?

Answer 11

Western Cape

Question 12

What is the climate of Western Cape?

Answer 12

Primarily Mediterannean with cooling effects from the ocean breeze

Question 13

What is Hutton?

Answer 13

Deep, rich, red soil known as Cape Sandstone

Question 14

What are 7 soil types found in South Africa?

Answer 14

Gravel
Granite
Clay
Sand
Schist
Shale
Hutton

Question 15

When was the Wine of Origin system established?

Answer 15

1973

Question 16

According to the WO, if a grape in a blend is listed on the label, it must be present in what minimum percentage?

Answer 16

20%
Must be fermented separately

Question 17

What percentage of a blend must be sourced from within a region to be permitted to state the region on the label according to the WO?

Answer 17

100%

Question 18

What percentage of a variety must be present in order to be listed as a varietal wine according to the WO?

Answer 18

85%

Question 19

What are the categories of classification protected by the WO?

Answer 19

1) Geographical Units
2) Regions
3) Districts
4) Wards

Question 20

List the seven Geographical Units of South Africa

Answer 20

Northern Cape
Eastern Cape
North West
Kwazulu-Natal
Limpopo
Free State
Western Cape

Question 21

List the five regions of Western Cape

Answer 21

Olifants River
Breede River Valley
Klein Karoo
Cape South Coast
Coastal Region

Question 22

List the 9 districts of the Coastal Region

Answer 22

Cape Town
Darling
Franschoek Valley
Lutzville Valley
Paarl
Stellenbosch
Swartland
Tulbagh
Wellington

Question 23

List five major producers found in South Africa and their districts

Answer 23

Stellenbosch (Stellenbosch District)
Klein Constantia (Cape Town District)
Hamilton Russell (Walker Bay District)
Sadie Family (Swartland District)
A.A. Badenhorst (Swartland District)

Question 24

What is the maximum size of a single vineyard in South Africa

Answer 24

15ac (6ha) planted with a single variety

Question 25

True or false: more than a quarter of the country's entire wine output comes from Breede River Valley

Answer 25

True

Question 26

What common virus in South Africa plagues red wines production by not allowing leaves to fully develop?

Answer 26

Leafroll virus

Question 27

What is the average annual rainfall of Stellenbosch?

Answer 27

29in

Question 28

What is the elevation of Stellenbosch?

Answer 28

479ft

Question 29

What is the average growing season temperature in Stellenbosch?

Answer 29

67.5ºF