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Portfolio Offerings SOUTH AFRICA Portfolio Offerings SOUTH AFRICA History cooling ocean breezes, is ideal for Regions lower rainfall region. Although summer South Africa boasts a 350+ year history quality wine production. The area is Production zones in the Cape wine- temperatures can be high, cooling of winemaking. The French Huguenots dotted with breathtaking mountains lands are divided into five officially south-easterly winds channel mois- and Dutch settlers brought vines from which create many diverse microcli- demarcated regions, which are subdi- ture-laden air into the valley. Robertson their homelands and established vine- mates. The soils are some of the oldest, vided into 21 districts and 64 smaller is renowned for Chardonnays, and yards to provide wine to the Dutch most complex, and most varied found wards. Stellenbosch, recognized as more recently Sauvignon Blanc, but is East India Company merchant ships. in any winegrowing area of the world. the educational and research center also a source of some of the Cape’s 1659 marked the Cape’s first recorded of the winelands, is home to some of Varietals finest red wines particularly Cabernet vintage. After enduring years of control South Africa’s most heralded estates. Sauvignon and Syrah. No other region South Africa produces all the classic by the KWV cooperative, then strug- Breezes off False Bay help to moderate in the world south of the equator has global varietals, including Chenin gling beneath global trade sanctions, temperatures in this very mountainous the concentration of limestone in its South Africa began a new era of wine- Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, region, located east of Cape Town. soils that Robertson does. Swartland is making following the fall of apartheid in Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, While Stellenbosch produces excel- an area that is gaining acclaim, located the early 1990s. The quality revolution Pinot Noir, Syrah, and Cabernet Franc. lent examples of all of the “classic” about an hour north of Cape Town with that has swept the Cape wine industry The unique Pinotage varietal, a cross varietals, it is best known for its reds. pockets of vineyards spread throughout in the past two decades has been between Pinot Noir and Cinsault, was Constantia, located on the southern the foothills of the Piketberg, Porterville, nothing short of astounding. Critics developed in the Cape in 1925 by slopes of the Table Mountain range, Riebeek and Perdeberg mountains and consumers around the globe have Abraham Perold, Stellenbosch’s first just south of Cape Town, is sometimes and along the banks of the Berg River. enthusiastically embraced the wines of called South Africa’s “cradle of wine- professor of viticulture. Chenin Blanc Franschoek, nestled in the Western South Africa, and demand continues to making.” It was here that the Cape’s is the most widely planted grape in Cape 47 miles from Cape Town, is one grow at record-setting pace. most important vineyards were planted of the oldest towns in South Africa orig- South Africa, and the only one with in the late 1600s. The cool climate of Geography, Climate, & Soils inally settled in significant old vines plantings; Cabernet this coastal region is ideal for white Located at the tip of the African 1688 by French Sauvignon is the most widely planted wine production, and Constantia is continent, the Cape winelands are Huguenot refu- red variety, but the gap is closing as perhaps best known for its elegant, nestledbetween the Atlantic and gees. Due to its Syrah plantings continue to grow. minerally Sauvignon Blancs. Robertson Indian Oceans. The Cape’s mild many highly rated is situated in the Breede River valley, Mediterranean climate, tempered by restaurants and where the river is the lifeblood of this 2 cape classics portfolio offerings 3 the different varietals that are culti- Production of Wines (IPW) scheme was vated, it is considered by many to be introduced in South Africa in 1998, in the “food and wine capital” of South order to encourage sustainable, envi- Africa. Walker Bay is situated on the ronmentally friendly wine production. southern coast of the Western Cape Administered by South Africa’s Wine & and receives a heavy maritime influence Spirit Board, it is a voluntary monitoring which provides cooling breezes that system that evaluates wine growing and allow grapes to enjoy a slow ripening winemaking practices and their effects process. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and on the environment. Participating Sauvignon Blanc are held in high regard wineries are graded on their adher- in this area. ence to basic guidelines on various aspects of production, including Statistics energy use, carbon emissions, waste- South Africa is the world’s 7th largest water management, pest manage- producer of wine, with total production ment, noise and pollution, packing of 1,013 million liters. There are now materials and bottling facilities, health 485 private cellars, and 3,314 grape and safety, and the protection of the growers, with an estimated 99,463 Cape’s unique biodiversity. Sustainable native birds and benefi- of habitat in critical sites, increase the hectares (245,778 acres) under vines. farming encompasses a range of agri- cial insects. Beginning total area set aside as natural habitat White varietals constitute 55% of the cultural practices that are not only with the 2010 vintage, in protected areas, promote changes plantings, led by Chenin Blanc (18% ecologically sound, but economically producers who are in farming practices that enhance of total plantings), while Cabernet viable and socially responsible. All IPW certified were the suitability of vineyards as habitat Sauvignon leads the red plantings of Cape Classics’ producers employ given the option to use for biodiversity, and reduce farming (11%). sustainable farming practices and are a new Wine and Spirit practices that have negative impacts sustainability IPW certified. While individual farms Board seal, highlighting on biodiversity, both in the vineyards South African wines lead the world have the discretion to choose which their commitment to environmentally and in surrounding natural habitat. in environmental sustainability and practices work best for their respec- sustainable wine production. A great Member wine farms are committed to production integrity. The Integrated tive properties, our partner producers advantage for South Africa and a world implementing biodiversity guidelines generally recycle, conserve energy and first, this Sustainable Wine South Africa by restoring and protecting the natural water and use renewable resources (SWSA) seal – illustrated below – will vegetation on their farms, adopting when possible. To minimize the use of provide a visual guarantee that the wine better farming practices and sustaining chemical products, growers add nutri- was produced in an environmentally healthy natural ecosystems. The impact ents to the soil through cover crops and responsible manner. of the BWI on the vineyard growing areas of the Cape established an inter- compost, and they control pests with biodiversitY & national benchmark for conservation wine initiative This icon represents wineries and business partnerships. Together (BWI) is a pioneering partnership that are BWI members. “member” and “champion” farms have between the South African wine set aside more acres for protection industry and the conservation sector than the total vineyard footprint that aims to conserve the rich biodi- in the Cape winelands. Currently versity of the Cape Floral Kingdom, the DeMorgenzon and Kanonkop are BWI smallest yet most diverse plant kingdom members while Bartinney is a cham- on earth, and home to 95% of South pion BWI member. These farms are Africa’s wine production. This global eligible to use the BWI “Conservation biodiversity hotspot and official World in Action” seal on their wines, alerting Heritage Site is under increasing threat consumers to their commitment to from agriculture, urban development, conservation efforts. and invasive alien species. Key goals of the BWI are to prevent further loss 4 cape classics portfolio offerings 5 SOUTH AFRICA 6 cape classics portfolio offerings 7 B VINTNERS B Vintners Haarlem to Hope B Vintners was founded in 2013 by cousins SRP $26.99 Gavin Bruwer Slabbert and Bruwer Raats. Their Haarlem to Hope celebrates the rich vinous heritage Stellenbosch-based “vine exploration company” of the Cape of Good Hope. Each of the varieties in was created with a mission to celebrate two things: the blend were brought to South Africa in the 1600s heritage and terroir. Using the building blocks of site, by early Dutch settlers, and they became corner- vine, heritage and future, the pair have combined stones of wine production in the Cape. This beguiling youthful energy and sage experience to create an white blend entices with luscious nectarine, pear and innovative approach to winemaking. Their goal is to melon flavors, backed by alluring hints of lemongrass keep things simple, nurturing the grapes from vine and ginger spice, seamlessly interwoven with exotic to bottle and allowing the wines to express their floral notes. The wine possesses tremendous fruit sense of place. concentration, with bright acidity and a savory finish keeping it fresh and focused. Cousins Gavin Bruwer Slabbert and Bruwer Raats 8 cape classics portfolio offerings 9 B Vintners Fire Heath Chardonnay B Vintners Black Bream Pinot Noir SRP $32.99 SRP $32.99 This wine forms a part of B Vintners’ Terroir Specific Black Bream is an alternate name for South Africa’s range. Sourced from unique vineyard parcels discov- national fish, the galjoen. They are normally found ered through Gavin’s and Bruwer’s explorations, in shallow, inaccessible areas of the coastline with these wines show a distinct sense of place. The dangerous reefs and turbulent water, where the envi- Fire Heath Chardonnay is named for an indigenous ronment provides a natural safe haven. Similarly, the fynbos plant found in the Walker Bay region. The pioneering Black Bream vineyards are protected by wine is driven by a citrusy core of lime and tangerine, a hidden valley which creates a unique microclimate.
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