9 articles in this issue
P.H. Fourie,G. Holz
The sensitivity to folpet of Botrytis cinerea isolates obtained from table grape vineyards in the Western Cape province of South Africa with a known history of dicarboximide (DC) resistance and high-schedule DC and folpet programmes was investigated. In t... see more
X. Chone,C. Van Leeuwen,P. Chery,P. Ribereau-Gayon
Terroir effect on vine vigour, must composition and wine quality was investigated for Cabernet Sauvignon during a rainy vintage in a top estate of the Medoc area (Bordeaux, France). Soil was the only variable in this survey. Vine water status was determin... see more
N.P. Jolly,S. Hattingh
A Brandy Aroma Wheel was developed incorporating standardised descriptive terminology (descriptors) for South African brandy aroma. The wheel comprises two tiers of descriptors with 18 first-tier descriptors giving a broader definition of an aroma, while ... see more
J. Marais,F. Calitz,P.D. Haasbroek
Sauvignon blanc grape chemical and wine sensory data, as well as meteorological data (temperature and visible light radiation), collected in three climatically different wine regions in South Africa over three seasons and from two different canopy treatme... see more
J.J. Hunter,C.G. Volschenk
Nine-year-old, intensively irrigated, 3.0 x 1.2 m spaced and vertically trellised (5-strand) Chenin blanc/99 Richter vines were converted to double the original cordon length by either removing alternate vines or by implementing a Lyre trellising system. ... see more
C.G. Volschenk,J.J. Hunter
To accommodate the excessive vegetative growth of a 9-year old, 3.0 m x 1.2 m spaced and vertically trellised Chenin bland99 Richter vineyard, vines were converted to double the original cordon length by removing alternate vines or by extending the cordon... see more
The effect of seasonal canopy management on the performance of a Chenin blanc/99Richter vineyard with excessive vegetative growth and trained onto a Lengthened Perold trellising system, was studied. No canopy management (shoots growing in all directions) ... see more
E. Swart,J. Marais,T.J. Britz
Sauvignon blanc cultivar-typical aroma is affected by different components of which 2-methoxy-3-isobutylpyrazine and 4-mercapto-4-methylpentan-2-one are probably the most important. Climatic, viticultural and oenological conditions may have a prominent ef... see more
J. Marais
The study focused on the production of Sauvignon blanc wines from grapes grown in sub-optimal climatic conditions. Grape temperatures of l0°C and 25°C at harvest, and fermentation with different Saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast strains, i.e. VIN 13, VIN 7, ... see more