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The cold facts about managing vineyard frost
Harrison Davies explores the increasing threat posed by frost conditions in vineyards and how producers can mitigate the impact on their vines.
By Harrison Davies · 8 min read
Frost damage in 2017 in the Breede River valley
This article is not intended to be a comprehensive discussion of the various forms of frost, but rather how to manage a vineyard following frost damage.
By Doronae · 6 min read
The Sauvignon success story
Sauvignon 2016, The International Sauvignon Blanc Celebration, was held in February.
By Edo Heyns · 8 min read
Damages after devastating black frost spell
Farmers in the Breedekloof Wine Valley are assessing damages following a night of widespread ‘black frost’ in the region, with farmers citing it as the “the mos
By Annalize · 1 min read
Small but healthy harvest underway
South Africa’s wine grape harvest is expected to be not much bigger than in 2016, but healthy grapes with intense flavour and colour hold the promise of great w
By Doronae · 3 min read
Guava tree and cat's pee (Part 2)
PHOTO: Hendrik Holler (Wosa Library).
By Carien Coetzee · 8 min read
Shortcut to value
Recent reports of an impending global wine shortage have stirred fears of empty shelves and dry cellars. But visions of a Blade Runner-like postapocalyptic world may be a little premature.
By Johannes Richter · 6 min read
Slippery slope or one-off opportunity?
Heroic viticulture is being increasingly recognised in countries such as Spain, Portugal and Argentina and effectively used to sell good wines from extreme vine
By Carlin Cloete · 8 min read
Lesser-known white wine cultivars (Part 1)
This article is a follow-up on the articles regarding lesser-known red wine grape cultivars that were published (Van Schalkwyk & Schmidt, 2016a & 2016b). Accord
By Danie van Schalkwyk · 8 min read
Smaller harvest, bigger quality
Nederburg viticulturist Bennie Liebenberg and Distell head winemaker, Niel Groenewald
By Johannes Richter · 7 min read
SA’s ongoing drought: what does it mean for wine investors?
Last month, a 1774 bottle of Jura Wine sold for a record-breaking R1.51 billion in France, proving that although a worldwide wine shortage is catalysing a price
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
Breedekloof's 2018 vintage shows valley's true capacity for quality
There's excitement in the wineries of the Breedekloof, the mountainous district surrounding the town of Rawsonville. With this year's harvest of wine grapes bea
By Anton Pretorius · 5 min read
