Dr. Tara Southey Climate and Terrain Centre for Geographical Analysis, Stellenbosch University TerraClim – www.terraclim.co.za Climate change is no longer a theory! Average global temperatures across land and ocean surfaces continue to increase at an...
Dr. Carien Coetzee Basic Wine 20 December 2019 South African wines are transported over very long distances by land and sea and are exposed to variable and extreme environmental conditions, which may affect the quality of the wine. Part 1 of this blog series looked at...
Dr. Carien Coetzee Basic Wine 19 December 2019 From December 2018 to November 2019 South Africa exported 321 792 681 L of wine in both packaged and bulk form. Sauvignon Blanc is responsible for 11.9% of the above-mentioned figure and is the single cultivar with the...
Dr. Carien Coetzee 27 February 2019 With most Sauvignon blanc ferments coming to an end, it is important to already start thinking of preservation techniques. Great care was taken during harvest and strategic winemaking techniques were employed for the optimal...