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SU wine biotechnologist Dr Debra Rossouw receives FLAIR Fellowship and grant
Dr Debra Rossouw, biotechnologist at Stellenbosch University (SU).
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
Back to basics
Wine producers need to join forces and focus on varietals such as Chenin Blanc and Pinotage to set Brand South Africa apart.
By Jana Loots · 5 min read
Smarter, faster, richer, wiser
A healthy, adaptable and competitive wine industry is in the best interest of each of its stakeholders. And this is exactly what the Wine Industry Strategic Exercise (Wise) envisions. WANDA AUGUSTYN spoke to the driving forces behind this strategic project about the challenges, priorities and an…
By Wanda Augustyn · 10 min read
Progress through knowledge transfer
Technology transfer in the wine industry has to grow in importance, given the challenges relating to energy, water, landownership, sustainability and global pro
By Karien O'Kennedy · 2 min read
Simply said, science communication made easy
The wine industry relies on cutting-edge technology to compete internationally. The transfer of scientific research and technology is important for application
By Lee-anne · 6 min read
Managing the controllable
The South African wine industry is undergoing some of the biggest structural changes of the past decade. Exciting? Daunting? Yes, but it’s all about managing wh
By Carlin Cloete · 6 min read
WineTech and LaunchLab introduce SA Wine Industry Innovation Challenge
Winetech, together with the LaunchLab and the Faculty of AgriSciences, Stellenbosch University, are inviting business pitches for their first Wine Industry Inno
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
Ask-Jean victorious in first-ever SA Wine Industry Innovation Challenge
The winner of the inaugural South Africa Wine Industry Innovation Challenge is Jan Thomas and his team from Ask-Jean, with a winning concept of an app which inn
By Anton Pretorius · 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
How responsible is your wine’s message?
South Africa is the sixth biggest consumer of alcohol in the world, and this often leaves vulnerable communities exposed to the harmful effects of alcohol abuse
By Anton Pretorius · 6 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
The Wine Explorers: Around the world in 88 countries
In March 2014, WineLand wrote about French wine enthusiast Jean-Baptiste Ancelot and his team’s mission to visit all the wine-producing countries of the world.
By Anton Pretorius · 7 min read
