Welcome to Sauvignon Blanc South Africa!
Sauvignon Blanc South Africa fosters excellence in making and marketing South African Sauvignon Blanc locally and internationally. Members’ networking and information exchange include technical seminars and workshops, selection and training of specialist tasting panels for wine competitions, a blog covering technical aspects, as well as Sauvignon Blanc tastings for media and wine lovers. The annual Sauvignon Blanc Top 10 competition was started in 2007 to promote innovation and excellence of the Sauvignon Blanc cultivar and reward those making wines of true distinction.
THE LATEST FROM SAUVIGNON BLANC SA
Technical Vlog #4: Dr Carien Coetzee
The Sauvignon Blanc SA Top10 in a nutshell Dr. Carien Coetzee is an Oenologists who completed her PhD in Oenology at the University of Stellenbosch in 2014. Her dissertation focussed on the effect of oxidation and ageing on Sauvignon Blanc chemical and sensory...
Technical Vlog #3: Matija Lesković
Is copper the solution to fixing reductive wines? Post-bottling results from a recent study shed some light on the exact effects Matija Lesković is an oenologist and third-year oenology PhD student at Stellenbosch University, mentored by Professor Wessel du Toit. His...
Technical Vlog #2: Lida Malandra
Enartis Nutriferm X – Bringing POWER to thiol production For more information, e-mail Lida at lida.malandra@enartis.co.za Lida Malandra is the General Manager of Enartis South Africa. In 2003, Malandra completed a Masters degree in molecular microbiology at...
Technical Vlog #1: Dr Jeanne Brand
Profiling the aromatic evolution in a glass: differences between premium and ultra premium Sauvignon blanc wines (originally presented at the 42nd SASEV Conference 2020) For more information, e-mail Dr Jeanne Brand at jeanne@sun.ac.za Dr Jeanne Brand holds a PhD in...
Sauvignon Blanc SA launches November technical vlogs
MEDIA RELEASE 13 October 2020 Sauvignon Blanc SA is to present a series of technical vlogs (video blogs) by experts over four days in November. The association decided to add vlogs to their popular monthly technical blogs to replace this year’s annual...
Sauvignon Blanc and plant water status
Dr. Carien CoetzeeBasic Wine27 October 2020 Water stress, due to insufficient water supply, may have direct and/or indirect effects on the physiology of the vine and the composition of the berries. Some of the physiological responses to water stress include1...
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