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Western Cape wine quiz
The Western Cape is the South African province around Cape Town that holds almost all of the country's vineyards. Chenin Blanc is the most planted grape (18.4% in 2025), ahead of Sauvignon Blanc, Colombard and Cabernet Sauvignon, and the local crossing Pinotage. Wine has been made there since 1659. The questions below cover the 9 Western Cape wines in WineGuessr: where they are, how they are classified and which grapes make them.
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1. Which grape is Elgin mainly made from?
Options: Palomino · Sauvignon Blanc · Viognier · Chenin Blanc
Answer: Sauvignon Blanc. Elgin is made from Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
2. Which grape is Franschhoek mainly made from?
Options: Pinotage · Mourvèdre · Cabernet Sauvignon · Malbec
Answer: Cabernet Sauvignon. Franschhoek is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Sémillon and Chardonnay.
3. In which village or town is Hemel-en-Aarde Valley?
Options: Hermanus · Franschhoek · Robertson · Malmesbury / Riebeek-Kasteel
Answer: Hermanus. Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is in Hermanus, in Western Cape, South Africa. "Heaven and Earth" valley.
4. Which grape is Hemel-en-Aarde Valley mainly made from?
Options: Pinot Meunier · Pinot Noir · Grenache · Mourvèdre
Answer: Pinot Noir. Hemel-en-Aarde Valley is made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
5. Which grape is Paarl mainly made from?
Options: Touriga Nacional · Malbec · Mourvèdre · Syrah
Answer: Syrah. Paarl is made from Shiraz, Chenin Blanc and Pinotage.
6. Which grape is Robertson mainly made from?
Options: Gewurztraminer · Riesling · Muscat · Chardonnay
Answer: Chardonnay. Robertson is made from Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Shiraz.
7. Which grape is Stellenbosch mainly made from?
Options: Cabernet Sauvignon · Merlot · Cabernet Franc · Pinot Meunier
Answer: Cabernet Sauvignon. Stellenbosch is made from Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinotage and Chenin Blanc.
8. In which village or town is Swartland?
Options: Tulbagh · Malmesbury / Riebeek-Kasteel · Franschhoek · Elgin / Grabouw
Answer: Malmesbury / Riebeek-Kasteel. Swartland is in Malmesbury / Riebeek-Kasteel, in Western Cape, South Africa. Old bush-vine Chenin Blanc.
9. Which grape is Swartland mainly made from?
Options: Palomino · Chenin Blanc · Muscadelle · Sauvignon Blanc
Answer: Chenin Blanc. Swartland is made from Chenin Blanc, Syrah and Grenache.
10. Which grape is Tulbagh mainly made from?
Options: Blaufränkisch · Pinotage · Tempranillo · Syrah
Answer: Syrah. Tulbagh is made from Shiraz, Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay.
11. In which village or town is Vin de Constance?
Options: Hermanus · Constantia · Paarl · Robertson
Answer: Constantia. Vin de Constance is in Constantia, in Western Cape, South Africa. Napoleon drank it in exile on Saint Helena.
12. Which appellation does Vin de Constance belong to?
Options: Swartland · Elgin · Paarl · Constantia
Answer: Constantia. Vin de Constance is in the Constantia appellation, in Constantia, in Western Cape, South Africa.
13. Which grape is Vin de Constance made from?
Options: Albariño · Muscat · Furmint · Gewurztraminer
Answer: Muscat. Vin de Constance is made from Muscat de Frontignan.