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Winetech vine and wine innovation watch: Can vine cuttings benefit the construction industry?
With the global population increasing, it can only be expected that the demand for housing and fuel will increase. As pressure on natural resources are on the rise, we urgently need more sustainable alternatives to protect and preserve our environment for future generations. One such alternative…
By Lucinda Heyns · 4 min read
Champion Carmenère welcomes a Chardonnay companion
Just released by winemaker Salome Buys-Vermeulen the Lozärn Chardonnay 2018 is a maiden vintage.
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
I am friends with the Monster ...
Until recently most Aussie wine drinkers were unaware of the native Basque red variety called, Tannat. It is a thick skinned variety which has very high levels
By Anton Pretorius · 8 min read
Management and re-use of treated winery wastewater (Part 3): Adelaide, Australia
Carolyn went to New Zealand and Australia to participate in a technical tour focussing on the management and re-use of treated winery wastewater, with particula
By Carolyn Howell · 7 min read
Detection and quantification of black foot disease and crown and root rot pathogens in grapevine nurseries
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different rotation crops used by nurseries on BFD and CRR pathogens by detecting and quantifying these patho
By Doronae · 9 min read
Boplaas to plant 1 million spekboom by 2025 in the fight for climate change
The world is at a tipping point towards a global climate catastrophe. The spekboom that is indigenous to the Klein Karoo area is a carbon miracle worker. Spekbo
By Anton Pretorius · 2 min read
Nero harvest in full swing at Bosman Family Vineyards
Friends and family gathered at the Bosman Family Vineyards to pick Nero grapes grown exclusively by them with Thapelo Mokoena.
By SA Wine Industry · 3 min read
Mosaic Pinot Noir Top 5: Praise be to SA’s best Pinot Noirs!
The Mosaic Pinot Noir Top 5 Awards puts South Africa’s best Pinot Noirs on a pedestal, to help illustrate the quality of our Pinot Noirs to the world.
By Anton Pretorius · 9 min read
Mulching on berms
Fourie (2021) found in the Coastal Region that a mulch that was formed by mulching in the work row, decreased the irrigation requirement of a vineyard by up to 50 mm.
By Hanno van Schalkwyk · 6 min read
World producers to converge on SA for historic congress of Chenin blanc
The news is out. A unique global conference dedicated to the noble grape variety Chenin blanc takes place in November in Stellenbosch.
By Clifford Roberts · 9 min read
Winetech funds research towards improved Vitis planting material for the wine industry
We have established an entire protocol for the detection of GFkV by ELISA for immediate implementation, at least at a nuclear plant level, in the VIA’s certification scheme, and have recommended to the VIA and DALRDD that the most affordable kit be utilised using the protocol established through…
By Gerhard Pietersen, Katie Usher & Mmapula Lesailane · 14 min read
