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What is Cap Classique?

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Traditional method sparkling wine

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What are the 2 wards located within Paarl?

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Simonsberg-Paarl

Voor-Paardeberg

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Name the district for each of the following wards.

Jonkershoek Valley

Bot River

Elim

Klein River

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Jonkershoek Valley- Stellenbosch

Bot River- Walker Bay

Elim- Cape Agulhas

Klein River- Overberg

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Name the wards located within the Stellenbosch district.

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Banghoek

Bottelary

Devon Valley

Jonkershoek Valley

Papegaaiberg

Polkadraai Hills

Simonsberg Stellenbosch

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Which of the following producers is not based in Stellenbosch?

Hamilton Russell

Kanonkop

Neil Ellis

Warwick Estate

Rust en Vrede

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Hamilton Russell- Walker Bay district

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Name the 4 independent wards of the Western Cape.

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Cederberg

Lamberts Bay

Prince Albert Valley

Swartberg

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Prior to 2010, the Franschhoek Valley was a ward within what district?

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Paarl

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What are the wards within Breedekloof?

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Goudini

Slanghoek

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Which of the following areas is showing promising results for Pinot Noir?

Swartland

Walker Bay

Calitzdorp

Citrusal Valley

Franschhoek Valley

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Walker Bay

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Name the independent wards of Olifants River Region.

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-3-

Bamboes Bay

Spruitdrift

Vredendal

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When was the Ko-operatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika founded?

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1918

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Name the ward of the Eastern Cape

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This ward is independent of a district.

St. Francis Bay

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What are the wards located within the Cape Peninsula district?

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Constantia

Hout Bay

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Where is Stellenbosch?

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Coastal Region

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What are the districts of the Klein Karoo region?

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Calitzdorp

Langeberg-Garcia

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Name the wards of the Northern Cape.

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These wards exist without a district.

Central Orange River

Hartswater

Rietrivier FS

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What are the wards located within Swellendam?

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-3-

Buffeljags

Stormsvlei

Malgas

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Name the wards located within the Walker Bay district.

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Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge

Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

Bot River

Sunday’s Glen

Stanford Foothills

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Name the wards within the Robertson district.

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Agterkliphoogte

Bonnievale

Boesmansrivier

Eilandia

Hoopsrivier

Klaasvoogds

Le Chasseur

McGregor

Vinkrivier

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Where is the Orange River?

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Northern Cape

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Name the districts within the Cape South Coast.

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Cape Agulhas

Elgin

Overberg

Plettenberg Bay

Swellendam

Walker Bay

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Who is the key producer of Walker Bay?

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Hamilton Russell

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Pinotage is a cross of Pinot Noir and what other grape?

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Cinsault

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Which grape is traditionally preferred in the production of Vin de Constance?

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Muscat de Frontignan

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Who is the key producer in Swartland?
Eben Sadie- Sadie Family Wines
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What district is Constantia located within?
Cape Peninsula
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What are the wards within the Overberg distrct?
-4- Elandskloof Greyton Klein River Theewater
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What are the 5 large wine geographical areas in South Africa?
Western Cape Northern Cape Eastern Cape Kwazulu-Natal Limpopo
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What is the most planted varietal in South Africa?
Chenin Blanc 20% total vineyard planting
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What is the South African synonym for Crouchen Blanc?
Cape Riesling
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What are the districts located wihtin the Olifants River Region?
-3- Citrusdal Valley Citrusdal Moutain Lutzville Valley
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Where is Constantia?
Coastal Region
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Name the districts of the Northern Cape.
The following districts exist independent of a region. Douglas Sutherland Karoo
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Where is Devon Valley?
Stellenbosch
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What is the ward located within Cape Agulhas district?
Elim
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Who is a key producer of sparkling wines in Franschhoek Valley?
Graham Beck
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What is the most planted red grape in Stellenbosch?
Cabernet Sauvignon
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Name the districts of the Coastal Region.
-9- Cape Peninsula Darling Franschhoek Valley Paarl Stellenbosch Swartland Turlbaugh Tygerberg Wellington
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Hemel-en-Aarde is a promising ward in what district?
Walker Bay
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What are the wards of the Tygerberg district?
Durbanville Philadelphia
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Which of the following grapes is a teinturier? Hanepoot Pinotage Pontac Muscat de Frontignan Tinta Barroca
Pontac
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Name the appropriate region for each district Robertson Swartland Citrusdal Mountain Swellendam Langeberg- Garcia
Robertson- Breede River Valley Swartland- Coastal Region Citrusdal Mountain- Olifants River Region Swellendam- Cape South Coast Langeberg-Garcia- Klein Karoo
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What is the southern most district in South Africa?
Cape Agulhas
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What is Steen?
Chenin Blanc
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Certified Wines of Origin must contain 85% of the stated cultivar and vintage. True or false?
True
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Name the regions of the Western Cape.
-6- Boberg River Region ( fortified wines from the districts of Paarl, Franschhoek, Wellington and Tulbagh) Breede River Valley Region Cape South Coast Region Coastal Region Klein Karoo Region Olifants River Region
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What is the most planted varietal in Stellenbosch?
Sauvignon Blanc
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What is the ward located within the Darling district?
Groenekloof
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Where is the Nederberg Wine Auction held?
Paarl
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Name the wards in Swartland.
-3- Malmesbury Riebeekberg St. Helena Bay
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Name the regions and districts of the Eastern Cape.
There are none
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Name the wards of Worcester.
Hex River Valley Nuy Scherpenheuvel
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What are the districts of the Breede River Valley?
-3- Breedekloof Robertson Worcester
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Most of South Africa's wine regions are located in the Northern Cape. True or False
False
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Name an independent district of the Western Cape and its ward.
Ceres Plateau district- Ceres ward
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Name the wards of Klein Karoo that are independent.
-5- Montagu Outeniqua Tradouw Tradouw Highlands Upper Langkloof
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The Boberg region produces dry table wines from the Paarl and Tulbagh districts. True or False?
False
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Name three key producers within Stellenbosch.
Rust en Vrede Kanonkop Meerlust
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What is the Cape Doctor
A fierce southeasterly wind that inhibits fungal disease
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Which of the following is not located in the Northern Cape? Douglas Hartswater Sutherland Karoo Bottelary Rietrivier FS
Bottelary- located in Stellenbosch
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In 1685, Governor Simon van der Stel founded the _________________ estate, which would later become famous throughout Europe.
Constantia
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Who are the KWV?
The KWV, a cooperative of wine producers and growers, fixed minimum prices, determined areas of production and established production limits—powers formalized in the 1924 Wine and Spirits Control Act Ko-operatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Zuid-Afrika
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When did Apartheid end?
1994
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What is the Wine of Origin system?
introduced in 1973, compels producers seeking certification to submit a sample of the wine for evaluation by a tasting panel, which confirms that the wine shows the correct organoleptic qualities for its cultivar (variety) and age
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How many approved cultivars exist in the Wine of Origin system?
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What percentage of stated grape varietal must be in the bottle of wine labeled under the Wine of Origin system?
85%
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A minimum \_\_\_% of the stated vintage is required on a WO bottling?
85%
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If an area of production appears on the label of a WO, \_\_\_\_% of the grapes from which the wine was made must come from the stated area.
100%
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What are the four types of production areas in South Africa?
Geographical unit Region District Ward in descending order
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In South Africa a single vineyard designate made labeled if it meets what requirements?
If it has bee registered Less than 6 hectares
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What is the IPW?
Integrated Production of Wine Scheme launched in 1998 a voluntary means of certification for WO producers wishing to comply with sustainable environmental standards in South Africa
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What minimum score must you have to be recognized by the IPW?
60% and must be registerd with the WO
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What is the climate of the Western Cape?
Mediterannean
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What is the Benguela Current?
is the broad, northward flowing ocean current that forms the eastern portion of the South Atlantic Ocean gyre
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What is the coolest district in South Africa?
Cape Agulhas
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What is a teinturier grape?
One who's flesh and juice is red
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What are the soils of Constantiaberg?
Decomposed granite
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Where is "Town of Oaks" located in South Africa?
Stellenbosch district epicenter of viticultural and oenological research for the country
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What three peaks is Stellenbosch sandwiched between?
Stellenbosh Simonsberg Helderberg 1/5 of SA's wines come from here
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What are the two most planted varietals in Stellenbosch?
Cabernet Sauvignon Sauvignon Blanc
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Who was the first producer of botrytised wine in South Africa and where are they located?
Nederberg Paarl district of the Coastal Region
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What is the largest district in South Africa in terms of production?
Worcester, Breed River Valley Region
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What style of wine is the dominant focus for production in the Klein Karoo Region?
Fortified and sweet wine production is the dominant focus, and Muscat and Tinta Barroca are the most promising grapes of the region.
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Where are South Africa's most elevated vineyards?
Cederberg- an unincorporated ward just east of Olifants River Region
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What does Hemel-en-Aarde translate to?
Heaven and Earth

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