Leaf removal is a practice widely applied throughout most wine-growing regions for various reasons, including improving sunlight penetration to promote bud fertility, exposing bunches to achieve a specific wine style, maintaining an ideal canopy density to ripen high-quality fruit, and manipulating bunch microclimate to lower disease pressure.
In the ongoing battle against Leafroll virus, the management of mealy bug populations remains essential due to its “virus vector” status.
The South Africa Wine Summit 2025, held at the Stellenbosch University Conservatory, brought together industry leaders, experts, and innovators to shape the future of South African wine. With a focus on authentic storytelling, sustainability, and innovation, the summit addressed the evolving demands of global consumers who seek purpose-driven brands.
The 2025 wine grape harvest has been characterised by exceptional fruit quality, thanks to sustained mild and dry conditions that delivered grapes of superb balance, flavour concentration, and structure – the hallmarks of premium wine production.
This year’s meetings emphasised committee work plans (economic, environmental and social sustainability), ensuring FIVS effectively advocates for the global wine industry.
Cluster thinning is a practice widely used in the context of fine wine production in South Africa.
The 2025 South African wine grape harvest is well underway, with winemakers and viticulturists reporting outstanding quality across the board.
South Africa Wine strongly condemns the Minister of Finance’s decision to implement excessive excise tax increases on wine.
Producing more grapes with the same amount of water is a way to increase water use efficiency. It also ensures economic sustainability in areas where rainfall is limited, and irrigation…
The South African wine export sector demonstrated resilience in 2024, achieving a 4% year-on-year increase in value to US$562 million despite navigating a contracting global wine market.