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New life
As budding gets underway in the vineyards, it is perhaps also time to breathe new life into our cellars.
By Pieter Badenhorst · 6 min read
The influence of vineyard mechanisation on wine
The mechanical harvesting of grapes.
By Doronae · 3 min read
Isak Muller (59) wins Felco & Cape Agri pruning competition 2019
An average of 8,000 to 15,000 cuts per day is done by a vineyard pruner in South Africa. Felco's main goal is to give recognition to all its pruners who have to
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
COVID-19 Q&A: Wine grape farming activities
The South African wine industry received permission to complete the 2020 Harvest just in time before the COVID-19 national lockdown was implemented on 27 March
By SA Wine Industry · 4 min read
Feedback from the 11th International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases
The 11th International Workshop on Grapevine Trunk Diseases (IWGTD) was held in Penticton, British Columbia, Canada. This workshop hallmarked 20 years of resear
By Lizel Mostert and Francois Halleen · 11 min read
In-field fractional use of winery wastewater with raw water (Part 4): Grapevine and wine responses
The objective of this study was to determine the effect of irrigation with in-field fractional use of winery wastewater with raw water on grapevine growth, yield and wine characteristics.
By Carolyn Howell & Reckson Mulidzi · 26 min read
Post-harvest strategy for maximum reserve accumulation in grapevines
It is crucial to keep the grapevine and soil as healthy and optimal as possible to enable maximum build-up of reserves post harvest.
By Klaas Coetzee · 8 min read
