Cluster thinning is a practice widely used in the context of fine wine production in South Africa. It effectively manipulates the leaf area-to-crop...
South Africa Wine Scan
Producing more grapes with the same amount of water is a way to increase water use efficiency. It also ensures economic sustainability in areas...
Sulphur is heavily relied upon in organically farmed vineyards to control powdery mildew. Sometimes, high application frequencies and high dosages...
Petri disease is a grapevine trunk disease responsible for the decline and dying of young vines a few years after planting. Phaeomoniella...
Researchers in Spain aimed to study different field strategies to help growers adapt to hot and arid climate conditions. VSP-trained vineyard canopy...
The global wine industry faces significant challenges, including a decline in per capita consumption, particularly among young consumers who are...
Stellenbosch University researchers are harnessing artificial intelligence to streamline the identification of grapevine leafroll disease, a...
Over the years, winemakers have adopted a variety of commercially available microorganisms to control different aspects of fermentation. This has...