by Victoria Carey and Abraham Vermeulen | 1 Mar, 2000 | Viticulture research, Winetech Technical
Botrytis cinerea, a fungus that affects grapevines in almost all viticultural areas, can lead to the nectar of noble late harvest wines or to the vinegary aromas of acid rot. But what are the factors determining this Jekyll and Hyde character Berry infection takes...
by Dr Johann Marais | Oenology research, Viticulture research, Winetech Technical
INTRODUCTION In order to compete internationally, the South African wine industry and Nietvoorbij have made a huge financial investment to prioritise, launch and operate a research programme about the terrain specificity of cultivars. An important part of the research...
by Maureen Joubert | 1 Feb, 2000 | Practical in the vineyard, Winetech Technical
In 1979 KWV’s extension service – the precursor of VinPro (SA): Consultation Service – began to function following a request from producers at a conference of wine farmers. According to Dr E F Beukman, KWV’s chief planning executive who headed...
by Francois Viljoen | Practical in the vineyard, Winetech Technical
THE PAST 1979-1994 The VinPro Consultation Service – formerly known as the KWV Extension Service – has undergone many changes since its inception on 1 February 1979 and has grown into a division that has made a gigantic contribution to technology transfer...
by Charl Theron | 1 Jan, 2000 | Oenology research, Winetech Technical
Due to changes in the availability of individuals, the composition and the modus operandi of the task team will be adjusted from 2000. Charl Theron, formerly of KWV, will act as convenor of the task team. Due to his part-time involvement in the Oenology Department at...
by DJ Hayward, L Lorenzen, S Bezuidenhout, N Barnardt, V Prozesky and L van Schoor | Viticulture research, Winetech Technical
MODERN TRENDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FOR THE WINE INDUSTRY Introduction Any industrial process or endeavour has some form of environmental impact, either through the process as a residual of materials consumed or by-products created, or through secondary and...
by Jan Booysen | Practical in the cellar, Practical in the vineyard, Winetech Technical
The Wine and Brandy Strategy Task Forces recently held separate workshops at Elsenburg to get together for the third time. On both occasions Prof Philip Spies, consultant in charge of the VISION 2020 investigation, gave a short report back about the progress made by...
by Barry Kruger | Practical in the cellar, Practical in the vineyard, Winetech Technical
INTRODUCTION The wine and spirits industry is one of the oldest known to civilisation and dates back to at least 3500 BC when it is known that vineyards were cultivated and wines were made in Mesopotamia. In South Africa this industry was established closely after the...
