What We Do
Connect growers, viticulturists, farm managers to new and improved existing technology and findings, through small-scale field demonstrations.
Support the wine grape producer to make informed decisions in their production systems.
What We Do
Connect growers, viticulturists, farm managers to new and improved existing technology and findings, through small-scale field demonstrations.
Support the wine grape producer to make informed decisions in their production systems.
Explore our demos in the field
An essential tool in managing drought conditions, variability, soil salinity and nematodes. Access to data from a wide range of rootstocks on different soils helps growers make the best possible selection for their site.
Rediscovering old cultivars and evaluating new cultivars to gauge adaptability to changing climate, drought conditions and the diverse range of soils in the winegrowing regions of the Western Cape.
An essential tool in managing drought conditions, variability, soil salinity and nematodes. Access to data from a wide range of rootstocks on different soils helps growers make the best possible selection for their site.
Available clonal material is constantly changing and the need to for growers to observe and compare performance of clones in different regions is essential in the decision-making process for new vineyards.
To compare and demonstrate different pruning systems such as spur, cane, Guyot, in terms of yield, quality, susceptibility to wood rotting fungi and longevity of the vine.
Observing how different trellis systems affect water consumption, yield, wine quality and the ability to mechanize helps growers with vineyard establishment decisions.
Articles
Gen-Z Vineyard Project drives innovation
by Vinpro media release | Aug 25, 2023
The GEN-Z Vineyard Project, a flagship initiative by Vinpro, has released its 2022/2023 report, reflecting on demos planted during this timeframe, upcoming new demonstration sites, as well as harvest and other constraints experienced.
GEN-Z Project – going from strength to strength
by Vinpro media release | Apr 5, 2023
With a network of mini-demonstration sites within commercial vineyards being the backbone of the GEN-Z Vineyard Project, this endeavour launched by Vinpro six years ago under the management of well-known and loved viticulturist Francois Viljoen and his team of viticulturists, is going from strength to strength.
Climate change: adapt to survive
by Jana Loots | Wineland Media Aug, 2022
South Africa has developed a world-renowned and thriving wine industry over the past 363 years. At its core is a diverse range of soils and microclimates which create the perfect conditions for growing grapes that make the country’s exceptional wines.
