South Africa Wine Research Projects 2026

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 __________________7 2.3 Soil and water ______________________________________ 11 2.4 Cultivation _________________________________________18 2.5 Terroir ____________________________________________22 2.6 Grapevine improvement _______________________________26

3 OENOLOGY RESEARCH _________________________________ 38 3.1 Wine improvement ___________________________________40

4 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER _______________________________ 54

SOUTH AFRICA WINE RESEARCH 2026

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