Study Cards on wine, south, industry
- Before 1990s the industry (production and prices) was dominated by Kooperatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging a giant cooperation
- modern industry since 1994, when the ANC won the democratic elections
- Varieties of Chenin Blanc, Colombard and Cinsaut were used for brandy before 2017. 1/3 for wine only
- 2017 change to 4/5th of grapes are on the market as wine
- Doubling of black varieties to 45%
- Chenin blanc still most planted variety 20%
- Export boom, domestic market slowed down
- 360 years of wine history since European settlers at Cape of Good Hope
- Since 1994 transformed in modern Industry when African National Congress won the first democratic elections - end apartheid
- Before 1990's industry was dominated by the giant cooperative KWV 'Koöperatieve Wijnbouwers Vereniging'
- Before 1990's 1/3 of grape production ended up in wine
- By 2017 4/5 of the wine grapes reaching the wine market
- Rise of small quality estates
- Chenin Blanc continues to be dominant grape variety
- Nowadays 45 % black grape varieties are planted
- Over the past 25 years export has increased from 22 milion litres in 1992 to 450 million litres in 2017
- Breede River Valley Region with the districts
- Breedekloof (most rainfall of the three)
- Worcester
- Robertson
- Relatively flat
- Fertile soils
- Irrigation
- Historically grapes for distillation
- Now also top production of Cap Classique and Chardonnay due to some spots of limestone soils in Robertson
- Graham Beck (Cap Classique specialist)
- De Wetshof (pioneer of Chardonnay)
- Coastal Region
- Breede River Valley
- Kleine Karoo
- Olifantsrivier
- Boberg
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