South Africa Won't Be Punted

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When were the first vineyards established in South Africa and by whom?

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1665 by Jan Van Riebeeck of the Dutch East India Company who also founded Cape Town.

Front 2

Muscat de Frontignan is used in what famed South African dessert wine? What is this grape more commonly known as in France?

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Vin de Constance. Also known as Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains.

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What is the KWV? What does this acronym stand for? When was it created?

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Kooperatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging van Suid-Afrika. Founded in 1918 as a co-operative of winemakers and growers that fixed minimum prices, established regional boundaries, and limited yields

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When was the KWV privatized?

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It was privatized in 1997, but it began its radical structural changes as early as 1992, when it started scrapping quotas, relinquishing its statutory powers, and encouraging producers to focus on quality.

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What is SAWIT? What is its purpose?

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South African Wine Industry Trust. It was created to speed the transformation of the South African wine industry in 1999. It seeks to also empower black workers in an industry that has historically relied on slave labor and apartheid-era labor practices.

Front 6

When was the Wine of Origin (WO) introduced in South Africa?

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1973

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After 2006, what percentage of a grape variety must be included in a wine for it to be labelled varietally? How much for a vintage to be listed? Region?

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85% for variety. Minimum 20% each for a blend if several grapes listed on label. 85% for vintage. 100% for WO.

Front 8

Name the four types of production zones in South Africa

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1. Geographical Unit
2. Region
3. District
4. Ward

Front 9

For the term "Single Vineyard Wine" to be listed on a label of South African wine, what must also be true?

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100% of grapes sourced from stated vineyard, and vineyard must be registered and of a size of < 6ha. Also must be planted with a single variety.

Front 10

What are the six geographical units of wine production in South Africa?

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1. Northern Cape
2. Western Cape
3. Eastern Cape
4. Kwazulu-Natal
5. Limpopo

6. Free State

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Northern Cape has zero WO regions, but it has a number of districts and wards. Please list them.

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Districts:
1. Douglas
2. Sutherland-Karoo

Wards:
1. Hartswater
2. Central Orange River
3. Rietrivier FS

Front 12

What is the single ward of Eastern Cape?

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St. Francis Bay

Front 13

What is the approximate latitude of wine regions in the Western Cape?

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27-34 degrees

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What is the Western Cape's southernmost district? What is the Western Cape's coolest district?

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Cape Agulhas is both the southernmost and coolest WO district in the Western Cape.

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Is Cape Riesling related to Riesling?

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No, it is an unrelated grape that is a synonym for Crouchen Blanc. It makes up nearly 3% of South Africa's plantings, and when varietally bottled, wines made with this grape will be labelled "Riesling"

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What is Hanepoot?

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Muscat de Alexandria

Front 17

Who produced the Pinotage grape? When? What is it a crossing of?

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Professor Abraham Perold produced Pinotage in 1925 by crossing Pinot Noir and Cinsault.

Front 18

What is South Africa's most planted red grape varietal?

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Cabernet Sauvignon

Front 19

What is Pontac?

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Pontac is a teinturier grape linked to the old red wines of Constantia. It enjoys a limited revival amongst dedicated producers.

Front 20

South Africa's climate is cooler than its latitude suggests due to what current?

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Benguela Current from Antarctica

Front 21

What is the Cape Doctor?

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A powerful southeaster that can ward off rot and mildew but also batters young vines. Occurs during the Summer and Spring.

Front 22

Name the nine districts of the Coastal Region.

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1. Swartland

2. Darling

3. Cape Town

4. Stellenbosch

5. Paarl

6. Franschoek Valley

7. Wellington

8. Tulbagh

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What are the regions of the Western Cape geographical unit?

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1. Olifants River Region

2. Coastal Region

3. Cape South Coast

4. Breede River Valley

5. Klein Karoo

6. Boberg

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What are the four wards of the Cape Town district?

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1. Hout Bay

2. Constantia
3. Durbanville

4. Philadelphia

Used to be Cape Peninsula district with Hout Bay and Constantia and Tygerberg district with Durbanville and Philadelphia

Front 25

What mountain range is Constantia nestled into the slopes of?

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Table Mountains

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What are the three wards of Swartland?

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1. Malmbesbury

2. Riebeekberg

3. St. Helena Bay

Front 27

What is the sole ward of the Darling district in the Coastal region?

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Groenekloof

Front 28

The Boberg region exists for fortified wines from what regions?

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1. Franschoek Valley
2. Paarl
3. Wellington
4. Tulbagh

Listed from South to North. All these regions share borders with the next and they surround the western side of Breedekloof district in Breede River Valley region.

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What are the two wards of Paarl?

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Simonsberg-Paarl

Voor-Paardeberg

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What are the wards of Stellenbosch?

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1. Banghoek

2. Bottelary

3. Devon Valley

4. Jonkershoek Valley

5. Papegaaiberg

6. Polkadraia Hills

7. Simonsberg-Stellenbosch

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What are the three districts of the Breede River Valley region?

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1. Breedekloof

2. Worcester

3. Robertson

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What are the two districts of Klein Karoo?

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Calitzdorp

Langeberg-Garcia

Front 33

What are the districts of Olifants River Region?

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1. Citrusdal Valley

2. Citrusdal Mountains

3. Lutzville Valley

Front 34

Who is the largest Co-op producer in South Africa?

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Vredendal in Olifants River region.

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What are the districts of Cape South Coast?

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1. Elgin

2. Walker Bay

3. Overberg

4. Cape Agulhas

5. Swellendam

6. Plathenberg Bay

Front 36

Where is the ward of Elim?

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In Cape Agulhas district in the Cape South Coast region.

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What are the wards of Walker Bay?

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1. Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

2. Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge

3. Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley

4. Bot River

5. Sunday's Glen

6. Stanford Foothills

Front 38

What are the wards of Swellendam?

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1. Buffeljags

2. Stormsvlei

3. Malgas

Front 39

Some of this country's highest altitude vineyards are in this unincorporated ward east of the Olifants River Region:

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Cederberg, lies to the east of Olifants River Region.

Front 40

The Winterhoek Mountains surround what district on three sides?

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Tulbagh, giving it a natural ampitheatre with high diurnal variation

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Klein Karoo is known for what style of wines? What district is producing the trophy winners?

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Fortified wines. Arid inland crub with hot temperatures. Viticulture only possible by irrigation. Calitzdorp district is making world-class fortified wines, often from Portuguese grapes like Tinta Barocca, Touriga Nacional, Souzão.

Front 42

Breede River Valley produces 25% of the country's wine. True or False.

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True. This hot, arid region makes most of the country's substantial brandy production. Some commercial wines are showing promise, particularly in Robertson.

Front 43

What is the most planted grape in Constantia?

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Sauvignon Blanc. Only a few of the ten producers in the region are producing Vin de Constance from Muscat Blanc a Petit Grains. Most are focusing on table wines. The region has relatively low temperatures and significant cooling influence from the Cape Doctor, which also wards off fungus and rot.

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Where would you find the producer Buitenverwachting?

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Constantia, it is one of the three state-owned wineries in the ward, along with Groot Constantia and Klein Constantia.

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Where would you find the producer Steenberg?

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Constantia ward. Top Sauvignon Blanc and some Cap Classique styles. Also does Nebbiolo!

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Boekenhoutskloof, from Franschoek Valley, established a farm of what name in Swartland to produce top Syrah?

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Porseleinberg

It is right outside of the Riebeek ward in the hillside.

Front 47

What was the first ward in Stellenbosch to gain recognition?

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Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, includes all the cooler, well-drained soils on the SW slopes of Simonsberg mountain.

Front 48

What direction is Paarl from Stellenbosch? Which wards of each of these districts are adjacent to eachother?

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Paarl is Northeast of Stellenbosch. From Simonsberg-Stellenbosch, if you cross over the mountainous Simonsberg, you end up in the Paarl ward of Simonsberg-Paarl.

Front 49

Rust en Vrede is located in what wine growing district of South Africa?

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Stellenbosch

Front 50

What three mountains are in Stellenbosch?

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Simonsberg

Stellenboschberg

Helderberg

Jonkershoekberge (smaller)

Front 51

What two mountain ranges are in Franschoek Valley?

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Drakenstein Mountains and Franschoek Mountains

Front 52

Neil Ellis, Kanonkop, and De Toren are all wine estates in what region?

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Stellenbosch

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Somerset West is a major city in what region

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Stellenbosch, it sits under the Helderberg mountains and many major estates lie in between Somerset West and Stellenbosch

Front 54

Where is Vergelegen?

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Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. Polished modern styles. Michel Rolland consults.

Front 55

Which region is cooler, Paarl or Stellenbosch?

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Stellenbosch, cooled by Cape Doctor and False Bay. Paarl further inland.

Front 56

Columella is a pioneering premium wine from what region and what producer?

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Eben Sadie "Columella" Syrah

Front 57

Name some big vintages in the 2000s in South Africa.,

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2009, 2007, 2006, 2000

Front 58

Who produces Trilogy?

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Warwick Estate out of Stellenbosch

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Who produces Rubicon?

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Meerlust Estate out of Stellenbosch

Front 60

Hamilton Russel is a top producer of what grape in what district and ward?

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They are known for top notch Pinot Noir in the Cape South Coast region > Walker Bay (district) > Hemel-en-Aarde Valley (ward)

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Why is Swartland a promising region for South Africa?

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Lots of unirrigated old vine plantings

Front 62

Fairview, Glen Carlou, and Rupert & Rothschild are three producers out of what region?

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Paarl

Front 63

What region of South Africa was the first to be planted with grapes and was originally settled by French Huguenots?

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Franschoek Valley

Front 64

Chamonix is a top producer out of what region?

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Franschoek Valley

Front 65

The Hawequa Mountains have great influence on what district in the Coastal Reegion?

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Wellington, to the North of Paarl, experiences greater diurnal variation and is situated in the hillsides of the Hawequa Mountains

Front 66

What is the term for Noble Rot in South Africa?

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Edelvrot

Front 67

What is jerepigo?

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Fortified VDL styles of South Africa

Like Ratafia or Pineau de Charentes or Floc de Gascogne

Front 68

To be labelled with the term Methode Cap Classique, how many months lees aging must a wine undergo?

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9mos lees aging

Front 69

By volume, what district is the largest producer in South Africa?

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Breedekloof...lots of wine for brandy made here.

Front 70

What is Roobernet?

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Crossing between Cabernet Sauvignon and Alicante Bouschet

Front 71

Which country has the world's largest plantings of Bukettraube? What is this grape a crossing of? What other grape is Bukettraube a parent of?

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South Africa

An aromatic white grape produced by a Sylvaner x Schiava Grosso crossing

Riesling x Bukettraube produced Scheurebe.

Front 72

What are the wards of Breedekloof?

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Goudini

Stanghoek

Front 73

What are the wards of Worcester?

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Hex River Valley

Nuy

Scherpenheuvel

Front 74

Cederberg is an unincorporated ward of what region?

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Olifants River Region

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What are the wards of Robertson?

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1. Agterkliphoogte

2. Bonnievale

3. Boesmansrivier

4. Eilandia

5. Hoopsrivier

6. Klaasvoogds

7. Le Chasseur

8. McGregor

9. Vinkrivier

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What are the wards of Overberg?

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1. Elandskloof

2. Greyton

3. Klein River

4. Theewater

Front 77

In what year were the first vines planted in South Africa

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1665

Front 78

Describe recent vintages in South Africa.

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2018: Drought and Heat

2017: Concentrated warm quality vintage

2016: Extremely hot with low yields. Early harvest

2015: Warm, record early harvest

2014: Challenging with rain.

2013: Wet winter warm summer. Variable with rot threats from humidity. Elegant wines.

2012: Fine

2011: Drought and difficulty but concentrated reds. Fine.

2010: