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Vineyard lifetime - protection of a valuable asset
The establishment of a vineyard block is a long term investment which may amount to as much as R300 000 per hectare in the case of wine grapes. A longer product
By Doronae · 7 min read
Esca in SA vineyards
Esca is a fairly unknown grapevine disease in South Africa, although the disease has probably existed locally for decades. This article discusses the causative
By Francois Halleen · 5 min read
Lessons from "down under"
A group of South Africans visited the south of Australia last year to learn more about various vineyard techniques.
By Doronae · 4 min read
New cultivars, new clones
What’s your potential? What’s your style? No we’re not talking humans, we’re talking new clones and cultivars planted with the main aim to produce more flavour
By Doronae · 3 min read
Liming through drip irrigation
For optimal growth and yield, the soil pH has to be correct.
By Doronae · 4 min read
Vineyard row orientation (Part 5) - unwooded and wooded Shiraz wine attributes
Wine chemical and sensory characteristics of differently orientated vertically trellised Shiraz grapevines (NS, EW, NE-SW and NW-SE rows) were investigated at t
By Kobus Hunter & Neels Volschenk · 18 min read
The role of leaf and soil analyses in vineyard management (Part 1)
Is it worth the effort for producers to take regular soil and leaf samples, or does this only generate more data without adding real value?
By Doronae · 7 min read
Impact of local site and inter seasonal weather variability on grapevine responses (Part 4)
This article links to the previous articles and fits into the overall objective to study the grapevine’s response to climate attributes from a phenology, growth
By Dr. Tara Southey · 9 min read
Trellis effects on wine composition (Part 3): Taste and mouthfeel
Can trellis affect the taste and mouthfeel of wines?
By Astrid Buica, Valeria Panzeri & Hilaria Iipinge · 6 min read
Rooted in research - what science says about regenerative viticulture (Part 2)
This article is based on a recently published scientific review article. In the review article, the question was: ‘What science exists to support the efficacy of practices used in regenerative viticulture systems or approaches?’.
By Lucinda Heyns · 12 min read
19th AWITC, Adelaide, Australia (Part 3): McLaren Vale and Adelaide Hills bus tour highlights
The Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference, held every three years, also featured a Bus Tour Programme in 2025. Carolyn Howell did two of these bus tours on 18 July and 23 July.
By Carolyn Howell · 7 min read
