South Africa Wine Research Projects

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 FOREWORD ____________________________________________2

2 VITICULTURE RESEARCH __________________________________4 2.1 Grapevine protection – Insects and pests _ __________________6 2.2 Grapevine protection – Fungi and bacteria ___________________8 2.3 Soil and water _______________________________________ 14 2.4 Cultivation __________________________________________ 24 2.5 Terroir _____________________________________________ 27 2.6 Grapevine improvement _ ______________________________ 30

3 OENOLOGY RESEARCH _ ________________________________ 44 3.1 Wine improvement _ __________________________________ 46

4 TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER ________________________________ 59

SOUTH AFRICA WINE RESEARCH 2024

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