Project Number: WW KB 01
Project leader: Bindon, K A
In the local and international wine industry, trends in the management practices for vineyards have emerged over the past 5 years which are based on unsubstantive…

Project Number: WW IS 10-03
Project leader: Serra, I
Grapevines are grafted onto rootstock mainly because of phylloxera problems. Irrespective of this, the influence of root growth and functioning on the plant…

Project Number: WW EW 10-02
Project leader: Blancquaert, E
Irrigation and canopy management are two practices which influences grape production (berry composition and yield). Warming of the climate is unequivocal and…

Project Number: WW ED 12-02
Every year a certain amount of grafted grapes show what is known in the industry as graft union incompatibility. Although the percentage of affected vines is low, a…

Project Number: WW CH 10-01
Project leader: Vivier, M
The effect of light and temperature on the evolution of berry growth, composition and colour has been studied world wide for a number of white and red cultivars. Despite…

Project Number: WW ASB 14-02
Project leader: Buica, A
There has been growing pressure on the South African wine industry to prove the quality of its products to its overseas clients. Certificates of analysis for certain…

Project Number: WW ASB 14-01
Project leader: Buica, A
There is a demand for wine styles that suit the market preferences. The ability of the winemaker to manipulate wine to meet this demand results in higher income for the…

Project Number: WW AS 02
Project leader: Strever, A E
To investigate the interaction of plant vigour and plant water status, as well as the potential for non-destructive assessment as part of the plant water status monitoring…

Project Number: WW AS 01
Project leader: Strever, A E
The South African wine industry is currently faced with the challenge of finding ways to optimise vine performance in order to achieve larger yields, while still allowing…

Project Number: WW AO 10-01
Project leader: Oberholster, A
The composition of polymeric phenols/pigments formed in red wine is relatively unknown. Although the polymeric pigments have been isolated from red wines of…

Project Number: WW AD 12-01
Project leader: Vivier, M A
Numerous vineyards are located in regions with seasonal drought (as Mediterranean type climates) where soil and atmospheric deficits together with high temperatures…

Project Number: WW AD 09-01
Project leader: Deloire, A
Understanding of ripening, determination and prediction of harvest date of Sauvignon blanc by studying the relationship between berry composition and berry…