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Hail hits Montagu wine producers hard
Heavy showers and hail “as big as golf balls” earlier this week hit some producers in Montagu and outlying areas hard in the midst of the 2019 wine grape harves
By Anton Pretorius · 2 min read
SA Harvest report 2019
The South African wine grape harvest 2019 has hit a record low, largely due to the preceding drought and fluctuating weather conditions during the season. Winemakers are, however, positive about the quality of this year’s vintage.
By Johannes Richter · 6 min read
Q&A with Hannes Nel, cellarmaster at Lourensford Estate: progress report on #harvest2019
Lourensford Estate is mid-way through their 2019 harvest and as the winemaking team wait for the remaining grapes to reach perfect ripeness over the next three
By Anton Pretorius · 2 min read
State of the SA Wine Industry 2018/2019
The South African wine industry has entered a new phase of repositioning, consolidation and reinvestment. Climate change, shifts in production and demand and financial pressures have led to the industry becoming smaller and required producers and wineries to rethink the way they do business.
By Johannes Richter · 6 min read
SA producers win FIVE trophies at International Wine Challenge (IWC)
Four South African producers clinched trophies at the 2019 International Wine Challenge (IWC) at the ceremony dinner in London on Wednesday (08 May 2019).
By Anton Pretorius · 2 min read
SA wine grape harvest set to be good, but below average
South Africa’s 2020 wine grape harvest will, according to the industry’s first estimate, be equal to or larger than in 2019, but still smaller than the average
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
SA Young Wine champions 2021 judged this week
The search is on to find the best young wines of the 2021 vintage as more than 1,100 entries compete for trophies and gold, silver and bronze medals at the SA Y
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
Winery wastewater for irrigation (Part 5): Grapevine and wine responses
Where wineries are surrounded by vineyards, diluted winery wastewater could be used as an alternative source of water for irrigation rather than water from natural resources.
By Carolyn Howell, Karen Freitag & Lester Sassman · 7 min read
In-field fractional use of winery wastewater with raw water (Part 4): Grapevine and wine responses
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of irrigation with in-field fractional use of winery wastewater with raw water on grapevine growth, yield and wine characteristics.
By Carolyn Howell & Reckson Mulidzi · 26 min read
Lesser-known white wine cultivars (Part 1)
This article is a follow-up on the articles regarding lesser-known red wine grape cultivars that were published (Van Schalkwyk & Schmidt, 2016a & 2016b). Accord
By Danie van Schalkwyk · 8 min read
A Day in the Life of a Wine Educator
American writer Mark Twain once said: "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education."
By Carlin Cloete · 6 min read
Amino acids in South African grape musts (Part 1): Composition and profiles
PHOTO: Francois Viljoen.
By Astrid Buica, Gabriella Petrovic and Jose-Luis Aleixandre-Tudo · 7 min read
