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New tartrate stabilisation methods for wines
The traditional cold stabilisation of tartrates is gradually replaced.
By Charl Theron · 5 min read
Analytical methods to measure grape metabolites - a review
This review presents a summary of the chromatographic methods that have been developed and optimised to accurately profile and quantify grape metabolites. The g
By Hans André Eyéghé-Bickong, Philip Young and Melané Vivier · 10 min read
Traditional and alternative methods to monitor wine fermentations
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the potential contribution of infrared spectroscopy to the monitoring of wine fermentations.
By Hélène Nieuwoudt · 10 min read
Le Lude leads the charge with Agrafe method
A tasting on 27 November in Constantia will reveal the true class of Le Lude’s MCC wines and will feature their Vintage Cuvée Collection and the South Africa’s First Agrafe Cap Classique.
By Bernard Mocke · 3 min read
Recompaction of soil in existing vineyards - causes and upliftment methods
Recompaction of the prepared soil before establishment is unavoidable due to normal soil processes, management practices and cultivation practices in the vineyard.
By Johan de Jager & Bennie Diedericks · 12 min read
A method of choice for the evaluation of infection of grapevines
RT-PCR, combined with SSCP analysis of amplicons, is a method of choice for a brief evaluation of the complexity of virus infection of grapevines in a standard
By Dariusz Goszczynski · 4 min read
Reducing bentonite usage with a novel method to obtain heat-stable wines
A novel method enables efficient protein stabilisation using less bentonite than traditional fining and is likely to reduce the impact on wine quality and sensory properties.
By Carien Coetzee · 7 min read
Understanding and measuring tannins in red wines
The importance of phenolic compounds on wine quality require methods that accurately measure the tannin content.
By Jose Luis Aleixandre-Tudo, Mihaela Minhea and Wessel du Toit · 9 min read
Seeds and red wine phenolics (Part 1): Influence of seed number on phenolic levels in different grape varieties
In this study, three extraction methods were evaluated to assess phenolic compounds in red grapes with differing seed levels. These methods included the Glories method, the Iland method, and the recently developed hand-crushed method.
By Wessel du Toit, Asiphe Makalisa & José Luis Aleixandre-Tudo · 6 min read
Cap Classique: South Africa’s answer to the sparkling question
A sparkling wine made using the traditional method (méthode champenoise), but what makes Cap Classique unique.
By Arnav Das · 5 min read
