About the Country of flag image by flags-to-print.com BEE: Black Enterprise Empowerment BWI: Promotes preservation of native species and the removal of 1655 : 1st vine planted by Gov, Jan Van Riebeeck alien species. to supply the Dutch East India Tradition Company FAIRTRADE: a strategy for poverty alleviation and sustainable .. a glass a day to prevent scurvy... development. Van der Stel planted thousands of non-indigenous oak trees to block wind HANNUWA: the gathering of good fortune through living in 1659 (2/2): 1st wine is made sustainable harmony with our natural environment. Wines of Constantia international acclaim. Sweet Muscat. IPW: .. Ostrich farms supplied feather craze of 18th century... SA sustainable production certification. 1972: Official WINE OF ORIGIN scheme established KWV: Kooperatiewe Wijnbouwers Vereeniging. Founded in 1918 to represent the interests of wine farmers and regulate the stable 1994 growth of the Cape's wine industry, it was privatized in 1997, The only wine region bordered by 2 oceans, End allowing for the deregulation of the industry. of each with climate altering winds; cold Apartheid Benguela Current from Antarctica along Atlantic and gale force, Cape Doctor from WINE OF ORIGIN warm Indian ocean across Valley. "W.O." on label All wines for export must be granted an export license Old world minerality + new world fruit Estate = contiguous vineyards farmed as single units with facilities for all processes Cap Classique is Methode Champenoise Ward = soil, climate, ecological factors clearly influence distinctive wine character District = broader definition than ward, using macro geological characteristics Whites: Chenin Blanc (Steen), Sauvignon (mountains & rivers) Blanc, Cape Riesling, Chardonnay, Muscadelle Region = defined according to the encompassing area name Geographical Unit (1993) = , Northern Cape, KwaZulu- Natal Reds: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cinsault, Pinotage VINTAGE (Pinot Noir + Cinsault), Shiraz, Malbec 75% through 2005, 85% after and for EU CULTIVAR The Cape Floral Kingdom (CFK), is the richest 75 approved floral kingdom on the planet, with over 90,000 75% through 2005, 85% after and for EU types of flora. The enormous diversity in soil type, topography and climatic conditions gives The industry is backed by rise to complex, distinctive and varied wines. • South Africa's Wine of Origin legislation • Nietvoorbij Institute for Viticulture & Oenology • University of Stellenbosch Copyright © 2010 Best Year Ever, Wine Agency • Elsenburg Agricultural College About the Country of SOUTH AFRICA flag image by flags-to-print.com

Region District Ward Climate & Soil of Note BREEDEKLOOF Goudini, Slanghoek Cape Doctor. like Lodi, inland with ROBERTSON No ward Hot, arid & flat. Minimal rainfall. Breede River Mostly white wines, historically for high elevation. Warm, often dries up in summer. Irrigation from fortification. Newer plantings of Shiraz and cool nights. Brandvlei Dam. Lime-rich sandy soils. Cape Cabernet Sauvignon. Doctor. WORCESTER No ward East of Paarl, mtns 3 sides. Many rivers, 20-25% of nation's grape crop. Raisins until lowlands w/winter runoff. Rainfall varies, some WWII. 3rd largest wine region in SA. drainage tiles, others irrigate. Mostly distilled or fortified. No ward Cape Doctor. COASTAL CAPE POINT No ward NO DISTRICT Constantia, Hout Bay World famous sweet muscat, 1800's. DARLING Groenekloof FRANSCHHOEK No ward Settled by French Huegenots in 17th VALLEY Sonoma century PAARL Simonsberg-Paarl, Voor Warmer inland region, Groot Drakenstein, Home to KWV, distills wine for brandy and Sonoma Paardeberg, Wellington Franschhoek & Klein Drakenstein Mts surround other spirits, fortified sherry & portlike but west is broad plain. Strong Atlantic winds. wines, sparkling & still table wine. Table Mountain Sandstone in Berg River Valley, granitic mtn slopes & Malmsbury Shale in NE.

STELLENBOSCH Banghoek, Bottleary, Devon Eastern 1/2 of False Bay, cluster of tall mountain 2nd oldest and most important red wine Napa Valley, Jonkershoek Valley, ranges; Hottentots-Holland, Helderberg, region. U of tellenbosch, Nietvoorbij Papegaaiberg, Polkadraai Hills, Stellenbosch & Simonsberg. Warm-hot Institute, Elsenburg School of Agriculture. Simonsberg-Stellenbosch summers, stiff cooling winds. Granite, sandstone, alluvial soils. SWARTLAND Malmesberg, Riebeekberg North of Durbanville & Paarl, east of Atlantic, Dominant crop is wheat. Starting to Santa Barbara west of Berg River. Open and fertile land, specialize in Rhone varietals. Hot region rollling hills Malmesbury Shale, granite outcroppings with despite cooling Atlantic winds. Table Mountain Sandstone.

TULBAGH No ward Surrounded by mtns; Witzenberg (east), Stone is the hallmark of the hillsides. Winterhoek Range (north) Oukloof & Elandskloof (west). Kelin Berg River valley for irrigation. Continental climate. Soils largely rock with sands and sandy gravels atop clays near river. TYGERBERG Durbanville, Philadelphia KLEIN No ward Hot & arid, water shortage. Deep alluvial soils Region: inland, east/west between LANGEBERG-GARCIA No ward and clays. Vineyards flank riverbeds and irrigate. (north) and Langeberg & NO DISTRICT Montagu, Outeniqua, Tradouw, Outeniqua Mts (south). Post WWI ostrich Tradouw Highlands, Upper feather ranches to grapes. Langkloof OLIFANTS RIVER NO DISTRICT Bamboes Bay Northernmost wine region in SA. Borders Region: 1st vines mid-1800's on fertile red MTN Piekenierskloof Atlantic, hot and dry. sands near river. Brandy production was CITRUSDAL VALLEY No ward mainstay for 70 yrs. Viticulture, citrus crops VALLEY Koekenaap and rooibos tea. NO DISTRICT Spruitdrift, NO REGION CAPE AGULHAS Mnd Elim DOUGLAS Mendo No ward Orange River Elgin, Greyton, Klein River, Near coast where Atlantic meets Indian. Coolest Elgin impressive mountain vineyard Mendocino Theewater in country, late ripening grapes. Mountainous Sauvignon Blanc. topography, sandy soils. PLATTENBERG BAY No ward Indian Ocean Warm ocean air. WALKER BAY Bot River, Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge, Maritime climate. Near coast where Atlantic Success with Pinot Noir & Chardonnay. Sonoma Coast Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Upper meets Indian. Coolest in country, late ripening Hemel-en-Aarde = heaven & earth. Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, Sunday's grapes. Mountainous topography, sandy soils. Glen NO DISTRICT Cederberg, Ceres, Hartswater, Cederberg Wildlife Preserve. Herbertsdale, Lambert's Bay, Lower Orange, Prince Albert Valley, Rietrivier (FS), Swartberg

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