South Africa Wine Research Projects 2025

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 FOREWORD ____________________________________________2

2 VITICULTURE RESEARCH __________________________________3 2.1 Grapevine protection – Insects and pests _ __________________4 2.2 Grapevine protection – Fungi and bacteria ___________________8 2.3 Soil and water _______________________________________ 12 2.4 Cultivation __________________________________________ 22 2.5 Terroir _____________________________________________ 26 2.6 Grapevine improvement _ ______________________________ 30

3 OENOLOGY RESEARCH _ ________________________________ 43 3.1 Wine improvement _ __________________________________ 44

4 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ________________________________ 58

SOUTH AFRICA WINE RESEARCH 2025

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