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Presenting new clones
Counoise, Grillo and Piquepoul Blanc are some of the cultivars that may become a household name in the South African wine industry following Vititec’s annual cl
By Annalize · 1 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
Research update: The quest for new Pinotage clones
Given the importance of Pinotage for South Africa, the existence of only a few commercial clones is a limitation. The potential for a more diverse set of clones is desirable and crucial for this cultivar’s continued success and growth.
By Melané Vivier · 6 min read
Vititec's clone & cultivar wine tasting sheet | emerging cultivars (2016-2018)
Below you'll find the results from Vititec's annual new clone and cultivar tasting. Vititec, trusted producers of high-quality clonal plant material, invited se
By Anton Pretorius · 1 min read
Vinpro and Stellenbosch University revive experimental vineyards
Stellenbosch University (SU) has partnered with the South African wine industry body Vinpro to drive the revival of its experimental vineyards, turning it into
By Anton Pretorius · 2 min read
Q&A with Ms Phyllis Burger
Phyllis Burger currently leads the grape breeding group in the Crop Development Division at ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, which includes managing grape breeding projects and the grapevine gene bank.
By SA Wine Industry · 4 min read
Increasing vineyards' lifespan
There are compelling reasons for using inboetstokkies to increase the lifespan of a vineyard and to avoid underutilising soil capacity. Sandile Mkhwanazi investigates.
By Sandile · 4 min read
The Sauvignon success story
Sauvignon 2016, The International Sauvignon Blanc Celebration, was held in February.
By Edo Heyns · 8 min read
A refocus on the important
Vititec’s main focus is on clonal selection, virus elimination, grafting, establishing and maintaining clean mother blocks, and supplying grafting material to t
By Annalize · 2 min read
Seeing is believing
The Gen-Z Vineyard Project was recently launched. This is a tech-transfer project with the main objective to empower producers/viticulturists/winemakers with th
By Annalize · 3 min read
The latest sequencing technology for the detection and identification of grapevine viruses
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By Doronae · 4 min read
