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Sommelier

Category - South Africa

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Which disaster did not affect the South African wine market in the 1800s?

  1. Phylloxera.
  2. British removal of tariffs on wine.
  3. Root louse.
  4. None of the above.
  5. NEW CHOICE
Explanation

Answer: D - Phylloxera, British removal of tariffs on wine, root louse, and colonial wars all affected the South African wine market in the 1800s. Winemaking started in the1600s in South Africa, yet because of all of the disasters in the 1800s -- which essentially made the country’s wine producers have to start over again -- they are considered a New World wine.

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