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Factors influencing knowledge uptake by practitioners – characteristics of the knowledge source
This second blog discusses the characteristics of the knowledge source and how it influences knowledge uptake.
Maintaining barrels for longer use
Barrels are an integral part of winemaking due to the extraction of wood flavours and micro-oxygenation during barrel maturation.
Neethlingshof – a focus on knowledge development
Neethlingshof believes it is important that employees take advantage of all opportunities available in the industry and that knowledge development is an important aspect of the estate’s philosophy.
Confronting Climate Change
The 2023 Confronting Climate Change industry benchmark process builds on 2021 - 2022 datasets and provides a meaningful platform for the South African fruit and wine industries to improve their understanding of the use of fossil fuel-based resources and to reduce emissions over time.
Factors influencing knowledge uptake by practitioners – individual characteristics
This blog is the first in a series of four blogs that delve into the factors determining whether practitioners (e.g., producers, viticulturists and winemakers) will engage with new information presented to them.
Barrel-to-barrel variation during red wine maturation
Barrels are traditionally associated with winemaking. Like stainless steel, concrete and polyethylene, it is primarily a container. Although the other materials are cheaper, more hygienic and homogenous, barrels are still popular for many other reasons.