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Meet the researcher: Bryan Kariuki Mundia
Wine fermentation is a complex microbial process, with different yeast species interacting with one another throughout fermentation. But what happens when one species is removed from the community?
By Adéle Changuion · 3 min read
Viticulture research turns over a new leaf
The launch of the Welgevallen Training and Research Vineyards inaugurates a new era in viticulture and oenology research and training in South Africa. The vineyards will offer students and researchers throughout the industry access to world-class facilities.
By Johannes Richter · 7 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
Researchers put a price tag on alcohol use
Alcohol use disorders are associated with high social welfare and health care costs – but what causes them? A new Finnish study looks at the magnitude and reaso
By Anton Pretorius · 3 min read
How research is changing the wine we drink
Wine research starts long before the bottle reaches the shelf. It gives producers a better understanding of what happens in the vineyard and cellar, while providing evidence for decisions that can affect the wine consumers eventually drink.
By Adéle Changuion · 4 min read
Borer beetle research leads the way at Vergelegen
An ongoing concern of tree-lovers is a dreaded pest known as the polyphagous shot hole borer beetle (PSHB). This tiny beetle bores into tree trunks, introducing a fungus that weakens and often kills the trees.
By SA Wine Industry · 5 min read
Southern Skies launch new consumer research company, Vintelligence
Southern Skies has announce the launch of Vintelligence - an independently owned business dedicated exclusively to serving the consumer research needs of the So
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
Five questions with research guru Dr Ilse Trautmann
Veteran plant scientist and research director Dr Ilse Trautmann has recently taken on a brand new position at the Western Cape Department of Agriculture.
By Johannes Richter · 4 min read
Meet the researcher: Getting ahead of the fungus
What happens in a vineyard long before powdery mildew becomes visible? Dr Minette Havenga is studying how fungal pathogens survive, spread and respond to fungicides. We talk research, resistance and why, if she weren’t a scientist, she might be investigating something entirely different.
By Adéle Changuion · 4 min read
SA wine export volumes increase, says BMi Research report
BMi Research revealed that despite the poor performance of the economy, the wine industry yielded a positive volume growth.
By Anton Pretorius · 2 min read
RDI Day honours the people behind South African wine research
South Africa Wine's first RDI Day, held on 7 October 2026 at Diamant Estate in Paarl, put the people who have spent more than 27 years building the industry's research, development and innovation capacity at the centre of the programme.
By Adéle Changuion · 4 min read
Beetle-busting research leads the way at Vergelegen wine estate
Photo caption: Stellenbosch University doctoral student Heather Nependa examines an English oak on an outlying section of Vergelegen Estate. Many of South Afric
By SA Wine Industry · 4 min read
