South Africa Flashcards
(36 cards)
two prominent winds in South Africa
Benguela Current
Cape Doctor
wind from Antartic that cools the coastal areas of South Africa
Benguela Current
strong southeast wind in spring and summer in South Africa
Cape Doctor
Stellenbosch wards
Bottelary Banyhoek Simonsberg-Stellenbosch Devon Valley Jonkershock Valley Papegaaiberg
Districts of Breede River Valley (3)
Robertson
Worcester
Breedekloof
Districts of Boberg Region
Franschhoek Valley
Paarl
Wellington
Tulbagh
South Africa Geographical Units
Northern Cape Western Cape Eastern Cape Limpopo Kwazulu-Natal
most important ward of Cape Agulhas? Top grapes?
Elim
- SB, Semillon, Shiraz
South Africa’s largest co-operative
Vredendal
- based in Olifants River Region
Integrated Production of Wine Scheme (IPW)
- introduced in 1998
- comply with sustainable environmental standards
- includes workers safety
- 85% of SA wines carry the label
when was the WO system introduced
1973
- evaluated by a tasting panel
- 85% of stated grape
- 100% for area of production
when was the KWV founded?
1918 (formalized in 1942, privatized in 1997)
what is Riesling called in Overberg District
Weisser Riesling
Year Jan van Riebeeck founded Cape Town
1655
South Africa Wine Industry Trust (SAWIT)
goal is to speed transformation of south African wine industry and empower black workers
top wards of Walker Bay District
Bot River
Hamel-en-Aarde Valley
Coastal Region Districts (9)
Stellenbosch Cape Peninsula Tygerberg Paarl Franschhoek Valley Tulbagh Darling Wellington Swartland
South African production areas
Geographical Unit
Region
District
Ward
Stellenbosch climate
maritime similar to Bordeaux but warmer
Year Constantia was founded
1685
- ward of Coastal Region
what is Muscat de Frontignan
red berried variant of Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
Paarl’s biggest producer
Nederberg
1st producer to make botrytised wine in SA
Nederberg
name a few quality Stellenbosch producers
De Toren Meerlust Kanonkop Warwick Estate Neil Ellis Rust en Vrede