Western Cape

Question 1

Coastal Region

9 Districts

Answer 1

• Cape Town
• Darling
• Franschoek Valley
• Lutsville Valley
• Paarl
• Stellenbosch
• Swartland
• Tulbagh
• Wellington

Question 2

Year Cape Town district was introduced

Answer 2

2017

4 Wards

• Constantia
• Hout Bay
• Durbanville
• Philaldephia

Durbanville and Philadelphia were previously under the now-repealed Tygerberg district

Question 3

Cape Town

4 Wards

Answer 3

• Constantia
• Hout Bay
• Durbanville
• Philadelphia

​Durbanville and Philadelphia were previously under the now-repealed Tygerberg district

Question 4

Name 3 out of the 5 estates that now occupy the historic Constantia vineyard

Answer 4

• Groot Constantia - state owned
• Klein Constantia
• Buitenverwatching - “Beyond Expectations””

Question 5

Constantiaberg

Soils

Answer 5

decomposed granite

• Historic vineyard, attended by Groot Constantia (state-owned), Klein Constantia, Buitenverwatching (“Beyond Expectations”)

Question 6

Who revived the virtually extinct Vin de Constance with new Muscat de Frontignan plantings in the 1980s?

Answer 6

Klein (“little”) Constance

Question 7

Cool sea breezes blow northward towards the Coastal Region from what bay?

Answer 7

False Bay

Question 8

Average temp in F in February

Answer 8

70 F

• Promoting lengthy growing season ideal for dessert wines and cool-climate white grapes like Sauvignon Blanc

Question 9

South Africa

Most prominent winemaking region

Answer 9

Stellenbosch district

Question 10

Klein Karoo

6 unaffiliated wards

Answer 10

W to E

• Montagu
• Tradouw
• Tradouw Highlands
• Upper Langkloof
• Outeniqua
• Cango

Question 11

District of Meerlust, Kanonkop, Warwick Estate, Rust en Vrede, and Neil Ellis

Answer 11

Stellenbosch

Question 12

Swellendam

3 Wards

Answer 12

• Stormsvlei
• Buffeljags
• Malgas

Question 13

Cape Agulhas

Main grapes

Answer 13

• Sauvignon Blanc
• Semillon
• Shiraz

Question 14

Klein Karoo

Main grapes

Answer 14

• Muscat
• Tinta Barroca
• for fortified, sweet wine

Question 15

Groenekloof is a ward in which district?

Answer 15

Darling

Question 16

Paarl

Wards

Answer 16

• Simonsberg-Paarl
• Voor Paardeberg
• Agter-Paarl

Question 17

Lutzville Valley

1 Ward

Answer 17

Koekenaap

• Located w/in Olifants River Region

Question 18

Klein Karoo

2 Districts

Answer 18

• Calitzdorp
• Langeberg-Garcia

Question 19

Coastal Region

2 Districts with NO Wards

Answer 19

• Franschhoek
• Tulbagh

Question 20

Citrusdal Mountain District

Ward

Answer 20

Piekenierskloof

• Located w/in Olifants River Region

Question 21

Ward with SA’s highest elevation vineyards

Answer 21

Cederberg

• Unicorporated ward just east of the Olifants River Region

Question 22

Breedekloof

2 Wards

Answer 22

Breedekloof

• Goudini
• Slanghoek

Question 23

Cape South Coast Region

3 Districts with NO Wards

Answer 23

• Elgin
• Lower Duivenhoks River
• Plettenberg Bay

Question 24

Olifants River Region

2 Wards w/o a District

Answer 24

N to S

• Vrendendal
• Spruitdrift

Question 25

Robertson Wards

Answer 25

(14 total, 9/22) * **Agterkliphoogte** * **Ashton** * **Boesmansrivier** * **Bonnievale** * **Eilandia** * **Goedemoed** * **Goree** * **Goudmyn** * **Hoopsrivier** * **Klaasvoogds** * **Le Chasseur** * **McGregor** * **Vinkrivier** * **Zandrivier**

Question 26

Durbanville & Philadelphia are wards in which district?

Answer 26

**Cape Town** * Formerly Tygerberg

Question 27

Swartland Wards

Answer 27

* **Malmesbury** * **Paardeberg:** Commercial and winegrowing center of Swartland, Granite soils result in sculptural wines * **Paardeberg South** (see above) * **Riebeekberg:** Iron-rich slate and shale soils result in earthy, powerful wines * **Riebeeksrivier** (see above) * **St. Helena Bay**

Question 28

Stellenbosch 8 Wards

Answer 28

W to E * **Polkadraai Hills:** Cooler, Sauv Blanc * **Bottelary:** Cool coastal, red varieties * **Devon Valley:** Coastal, fertile soils * **Papegaaiberg** * **Simonsberg-Stellenbosch:** Largest ward, warm, clay soils, red varieties * **Jonkershoek Valley:** Cooler, fertile soils * **Banghoek:** Higher elevation, cooler; Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay * **Vlottenberg**

Question 29

Ward of the Lutzville Valley

Answer 29

**Koekenaap** * **Lutsville w/in Olifants River Region**

Question 30

Who is the largest producer in Paarl?; what style of wine were they first to produce?

Answer 30

**Nederburg; botrytised dessert wine**

Question 31

In 2010, Swellendam shifted from being a district in the ___________ region to being a district in the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 31

**Breede River Valley; Cape South Coast**

Question 32

Tulbagh * Location * Most common style of wine produced

Answer 32

Tulbagh * **District just north of Paarl, w/in the Coastal Region** * **Cap Classique**

Question 33

Half of SA's Semillon is located in what district?; what region does it lie within?

Answer 33

**Worcester; within the Breede River Valley**

Question 34

Stellenbosch 3 Mountain ranges that frame the region

Answer 34

* **Simonsberg** * **Stellenbosch** * **Helderberg**

Question 35

Robertson Main grape

Answer 35

**Shiraz**

Question 36

What ward of the Coastal Region was promoted to a district in 2012?

Answer 36

**Wellington**

Question 37

What district was elevated from a ward in 2012?; which district was it formerly a ward of?

Answer 37

**Wellington; Paarl**

Question 38

Stellenbosch 5 Producers

Answer 38

* **Meerlust** * **Kanonkop** * **Warwick Estate** * **Rust en Vrede** * **Neil Ellis**

Question 39

Wellington 5 Wards

Answer 39

* **Blouvlei** * **Bovlei** * **Groenberg** * **Limietberg** * **Mid-Berg River**

Question 40

Wellington Key producer

Answer 40

**Diemersfontein**

Question 41

Robertson 2 Producers

Answer 41

* **Graham Beck Wines** * **Springfield Estate**