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Winetech panel discussion: Tech key to beating climate change
The Innovation Summit, held at the Cape Town Stadium last month, provided the perfect platform for Winetech to host a panel discussion on the impact of climate
By Anton Pretorius · 7 min read
TerraClim - online terrain and climate spatial decision support systems
Assess your environment and tell your story using maps in TerraClim. The TerraClim platform is an integrated resource database with a user-friendly interface, w
By Doronae · 7 min read
Slovenian wines feature at Sauvignon Blanc SA seminar
South Africa’s FNB Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 as well as a unique line-up of Slovenian wines will be in the spotlight at this year’s Sauvignon Blanc SA Technical Se
By Anton Pretorius · 2 min read
Responding to climate change
Climate change, increased seasonal variability and limitation of available water resources, have increased pressure on the production of table wines, and could
By Dr. Tara Southey · 2 min read
Climate change in the viticulture sectors: Overview of long term climate trends in the Western Cape (Part 1)
Annual average temperatures for South Africa from 1901 - 2018. Each stripe highlights the annual temperature difference compared to the long term mean (the firs
By Dr. Tara Southey · 9 min read
Using thermal satellite land surface temperature to supplement weather station temperatures in the Western Cape (Part 2)
Land surface temperature anomaly
By Dr. Tara Southey · 8 min read
Seasonal weather variation within local mesoclimates explained using high resolution climate data (Part 3)
Increased seasonal variation in weather is a growing reality and concern in the context of climate change. Should we be reconsidering how we measure a season? T
By Dr. Tara Southey · 9 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
The integration of multiple view points for adaptation/mitigation strategies in the context of warmer and drier future (Part 5)
The final part of the series deals with the transition of fundamental research into the domain of the decision maker, through web applications to aid long and s
By Dr. Tara Southey · 9 min read
World producers to converge on SA for historic congress of Chenin blanc
The news is out. A unique global conference dedicated to the noble grape variety Chenin blanc takes place in November in Stellenbosch.
By Clifford Roberts · 9 min read
Outsmarting tomorrow
“As a species, we have failed. We are already exceeding the earth’s carrying capacity.” Stark words, and a grim opening to the recent Climate Smart Agriculture Convention hosted by WinField United South Africa.
By Louise Duminy · 6 min read
Chenin blanc - the versatile varietal
New ways and new sites to plant Chenin blanc in years to come in the quest to deal with climate change.
By Rosa Kruger, Stephanie Midgley & Tara Southey · 9 min read
