A: Grape Varieties

1. South Africa’s most planted white-wine grape variety is:

a. Sauvignon Blanc

b. Semillon

c. Chardonnay

d. Chenin Blanc

2. South Africa’s most planted red-wine grape variety is:

a. Syrah/Shiraz

b. Cabernet Sauvignon

c. Pinotage

d. Merlot

3. Pinotage, a grape variety created in South Africa, is a cross between:

a. Pinot Noir and Cinsaut (Hermitage)

b. Pinot Noir and Meritage

c. Pinot Blanc and Cinsaut

d. Pinot Noir and Syrah

4. Stellenbosch and Elgin fall within the following zones in the 'Winkler Heat Summation System' respectively:

a. 2 and 2

b. 3 and 2

c. 9 and 6

d. 1 and 3

5. True or false: In South Africa, Shiraz and Syrah is the same grape variety?

a. True

b. False

6. South African bottle-fermented sparkling wine is known as:

a. Champagne

b. Méthode Ancienne

c. Méthode Champenoise

d. Méthode Cap Classique

7. Hanepoot is a common local term used for the following sweet grape variety:

a. Gewürtztraminer

b. Muscat d’Alexandrie

c. Harslevelü

d. Muscat de Frontignan

8. Which of the following grape varieties are least often bottled as a varietal wine in South Africa?

a. Malbec

b. Cabernet Franc

c. Riesling

d. Cinsaut

9. The following is not a grape variety used in the making of brandy:

a. Palomino

b. Chenin Blanc

c. Viognier

d. Colombard

10. Which white grape variety, often grown on bush vines, and with some stellar older vineyards, has been key to the Swartland region’s recent success, both in single varietal bottling as well as blending?

a. Chenin Blanc

b. Semillon

c. Chardonnay

d. Roussanne

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