The Wine Profile

1 Who founded the town of Stellenbosch in 1679 and gave it its name?

A Willem Adriaan van der Stel, son and successor at the Cape B Lord Charles Somerset, British governor at the Cape C Simon van der Stel, then Governor of the Cape Colony D Jan van Riebeeck, first commander of the Cape Colony

2 What rank does Stellenbosch hold among South Africa's oldest European settlements?

A The fourth-oldest, after Durban, Cape Town and Paarl B The oldest European settlement in the entire country C The third-oldest, after Cape Town and Simon's Town D The second-oldest, founded after coastal Cape Town

3 Which district is internationally described as the wine capital of South Africa?

A Constantia on the Cape Peninsula, south of Cape Town B Franschhoek in the Huguenot Berg River valley C Stellenbosch in the Western Cape, east of Cape Town D Paarl along the Berg River, north of Stellenbosch

4 What is the Stellenbosch Wine Route that the district often promotes?

A A government agency regulating exports of Cape wines B A classification system for the district's finest red wines C A network of wine estates open for visitors and tastings D An annual Cape Town wine fair that ranks all producers

5 Which architectural style is especially associated with Stellenbosch's historic estates?

A Huguenot timber barns with steep roofs and dark-stained wood B British colonial red-brick buildings with wide veranda fronts C Portuguese baroque chapels with tiled facades and turrets D Cape Dutch farmhouses in whitewashed plaster with curved gables

6 What characterises Stellenbosch beyond its wine industry?

A It is a port town with South Africa's largest container terminal B It is a major university town with one of the country's leading universities C It is a mining district with diamond extraction since the early 1900s D It is an industrial centre for vehicle assembly aimed at export