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Alcohol industry calls for scientific data on current ban
The South African Liquor Brandowners Association (SALBA) has written to the Chair of the Ministerial Advisory Council (MAC), Prof Koleka Mlisana, calling for th
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
Ministerial Advisory Council declines to confirm scientific support for alcohol ban
The Ministerial Advisory Council (MAC) on Covid-19 has declined to confirm whether the current fourth ban of the sale of alcohol for both on-site and off-site c
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
Space company to bring back scientific payloads of vines & wines from international space station
In our June 2020 print issue article, entitled 'Wingerd in the Wentelbaan', we reported on Space Cargo Unlimited's Mission WISE - the first comprehensive, priva
By SA Wine Industry · 4 min read
Rugose wood diseases and associated viruses
A potential threat to vineyards and an unexplored, fascinating subject for scientific study.
By Dariusz Goszczynski · 12 min read
Sensory evaluation of wine (Part 4)
Check-all-that-apply (CATA) – profiling of wine with multiple choice questions
By Jeanne Brand and Hélène Nieuwoudt · 11 min read
Balancing price and quality
Bulk wine is important to the South African wine industry, but with lower-than-average prices and an increase in competition there’s a growing need for solidarity and innovation among producers.
By Elona Hesseling · 5 min read
The myth of natural winemaking
A myth can be defined as a popular viewing of a natural process. If grapes are consequently left to ferment without any additives to form wine, it can be seen a
By Sandile · 4 min read
Soil preparation with special emphasis on the re-compaction of vineyard soils
Introduction
By Sandile · 13 min read
Wine enzymes – expand your knowledge
One of the goals of this article is to try to provide winemaking professionals with a basis to make educated choices when selecting enzymes. We try to establish
By Danie Malherbe and Céline Fauveau Schaff · 10 min read
My top 5 wines for 2016
When it becomes tempting to expand an annual Top 5 list to a Top 6, 10 or 20 list, it’s a good sign. South Africa’s top wines are without a doubt on a steep upw
By Sandile · 2 min read
A guide to grapevine abnormalities in South Africa: Abiotic abnormalities – hail, lightning, sulphur burn, bunch stem necrosis and growth arrestment (Part 6.3)
General and introductory Harmful occurrences such as hail, lightning, sulphur burn, bunch stem necrosis and growth arrestment phenomenon (hereafter GAP) – widel
By Anton Pretorius · 7 min read