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What are the WO regions of the Western Cape?

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Breede River valley
Cape south coast
Coastal region
Klein Karoo
Olifants River

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If grapes form Cape South Coast and the Coastal Region are blended what is the most specific region that the bottle may designate?

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Cape Coast

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What was the WO for the fortified wines of Paarl, Franschoek, Wellington, and Tulbagh prior to 2019?

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Boberg

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What geographic factors define the climate of the Breede river valley?

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The Breede river and its many tributaries
Chains of mountain ranges separating it from the coastal regions block much of the ocean influence

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Where are most vineyards in the Breede River Valley?

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On the valley floor - fertile soils of sand and loam

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Which region of South Africa produces the most wine?

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The Breede River Valley

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What are the 3 districts of the Breede River Valley?

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Breedekloof
Robertson
Worcester

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What is the coolest district of the Breede River Valley?

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Robertson

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What grape is the Robertson district best known for?

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Chardonnay

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What was the Robertson district historically known for?

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Breeding race horses to be especially sturdy and fast, a result of the limestone soils that grew calcium rich grass and hay

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What district is Graham Beck based in? What is Graham Beck known for?

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In Robertson
MCC

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What grape varieties are most commonly used for brandy in the Breede River Valley?

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Chenin Blanc and Colombard

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What are the 5 predominant grape varieties planted in Cape South Coast?

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Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, Chardonnay, Pinto Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon

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What are the districts of the Cape South Coast?

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Overberg
Elgin
Walker Bay
Cape Agulhas
Swellendam

Plettenberg bay
Lower Duivenhoks River

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What ward within Cape Agulhas is known for Sauvignon Blanc?

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Elim

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What is koffieklip soil?

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“Coffee stone” iron rich soils found the Cape Agulhas

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What is the climate of the Elgin district?

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Cool for South Africa - a mean temp of 67.5 degrees F in February - and a lot of rain during the growing season - over 1,000 millimeters annually

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Which two districts were previously Wards of the Overberg district?

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Elgin and Walker Bay

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Where is the Lismore Estate?
Who started it?

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In the Geyton ward of Overberg
Samantha O’Keefe

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What producer is the Swellendam district best known for?

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Sijnn (pronounced “sane”)

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What ward of Swellendam is Sijnn located in?

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Malgas

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What grape varietals are the focus at the Sijnn estate?

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Rhone varietals!
Roussanne, Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Shiraz

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Where is Hemel-en-Aarde? What does it translate to?

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In the Walker Bay district of the Cape South Coast
Heaven on Earth

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Name two producers in Hemel-en-Aarde

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Hamilton Russel
Bouchard-Finlayson

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What are the 3 Hemel-en-Aarde wards?
Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge
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Where is the Bot River Ward? What two wards does it lie between?
In the Walker Bay District It lies between Elgin to the West and Hemel-en-Aarde to the east
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What are the soils of Hemel-en-Aarde?
The valley and ridge are primarily shale-based clay Upper Hemel-en-Aarde is predominantly decomposed granite
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What are the districts of the Coastal Region?
Lutzville Valley Swartland Darling Tulbagh Wellington Cape Town Paarl Stellenbosch Franschhoek
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Which districts of the Coastal Regions are more inland than coastal?
Tulbagh Wellington Paarl Franschhoek
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Prior to 2017 what were the 2 districts now encompassed by Cape Town?
Cape Peninsula Tygerberg
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What is Cape Towns most important ward?
Constantia
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In what year was the first Constantia vineyard registered? By whom?
1685 Simon van der Stel
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What 3 parts was the Constantia estate divided into after Simon van der Stel’s death?
Groot Constantia Klein Constantia Bergvliet
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What bay does the Constantia estate sit on?
False Bay
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What are the dominant varieties in Cape Town?
Muscat and Sauvignon Blanc
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What does Franschhoek mean?
French Quarter
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What grape is Franschhoek famous for?
Old vine Semillon
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Between which two districts is Franschhoek sandwiched?
Stellenbosch and Paarl
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Where is the KWV based today?
Paarl
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What soils are found in Paarl?
Granite hills and a clay valley floor with sand and rock higher up
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What river flows through Paarl?
The Berg river
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What are the wards of Paarl?
Agter-Paarl Simonsberg-Paarl Voor-Paardeberg
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What geographic feature defines the Agter-Paarlward?
Paarl Rock - a massive mound of pure granite in the center of the district
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What geographic feature marks the boundary between Stellenbosch and Paarl?
Simonsberg Mountain
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Which wards lie on either side of Simonsberg mountain?
Simonsberg-Paarl and Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
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What ward of Paarl occupies the lower slopes of Paardeberg Mountain?
Voor-Paardeberg
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What grape varieties is Simonsberg-Paarl best known for?
BDX varieties and Chardonnay
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What grape varietal is Voor-Paardeberg best known for?
Chenin Blanc
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What are the 8 wards of Stellenbosch?
Banghoek Bottelary Devon Valley Jonkershoek valley Papegaaiberg Polkadraai Hills Simonsberg-Stellenbosch Vlottenburg
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I’m which ward in Kanonkop located?
Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
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What is the largest ward of Stellenbosch?
Simonsberg-Stellenbosch
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What grape varieties are primarily grown in Simonsberg-Stellenbosch?
CS, Merlot, Shiraz, Pinotage
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Which ward of Stellenbosch has the highest elevation vineyards?
Banghoek
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In what wards are Jackson Family’s Capensis and Tokara estates?
Banghoek
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What are the primary grapes grown in the Banghoek ward?
Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay
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Which ward of Stellenbosch is most effected by the cooling ocean breezes coming off of the False Bay?
Polkadraai Hills
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What are two notable regions of Stellenbosch that are not part of a ward?
The golden triangle - south of the town of Stellenbosch The slopes of Helderberg Mountain
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What are the predominant soils in Stellenbosch?
Decomposed sandstone and granite with varying potions of clay
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Are there many old vines in Stellenbosch?
No, due to the amount of money flooded into the area wineries are Albe to play with the latest clones and vineyard technology.
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What is the most rampant virus in Stellenbosch?
Leaf roll
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List 5 key producers in Stellenbosch
Meerlust Tokara Warwick Estate Rainbows End Kanonkop Vergelegen De Toren Sadie Family
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Who makes Rubicon in South Africa? (Who makes Rubicon on Cali?)
Meerlust (Inglenook)
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Who makes Telos in South Africa? From what varietal?
Tokara from Cabernet Sauvignon
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What is the most planted grape in Stellenbosch?
Cabernet Sauvignon, followed by Sauvignon Blanc
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What is the climate of the Swartland?
Hot and dry
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Where did Eben Sadie work before started Columella and then Sadie Family wines?
He first worked at Spice Route
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Which winemakers were part of the “Swartland Revolution”
Eben Sadie Adi Badenhorst Chris and Andrea Mullineux
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Where is the SIP based? What is it?
Swartland Swartland Independent Producers
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What is the most planted varietal in the Swartland?
Chenin Blanc
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What are the wards of the Swartland?
Malmesbury Paardeberg Paardeberg South Picket-Bo-Berg Porseleinberg Riebeekberg Riebeeksrivier St.Helena Bay
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Where is fable mountian?
The Tulbagh district
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What district was Wellington previously a ward of?
Paarl

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