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.

by Gen Z team

The need for localised information that is beneficial to a broad range of producers is one of the major reasons for the initiation of the cover crop demos under the Gen-Z Vineyard Project. The cover crop demos are not scientific experiments, but are rather field trials set up to demonstrate to producers what works and what doesn’t under a particular set of conditions.

 by Jana Loots | Wineland Media Mar, 2022

Die grond waarop jou wingerd staan, is jou eerste verdedigingslinie vir klimaatsverandering. En die mate waartoe jy dit voorberei, bepaal of jou wingerde sal floreer al dan nie.

by Vinpro media release | May 4, 2022

“Die gebruik van dekgewasse is ‘n uiters waardevolle praktyk om gesonde gronde te verseker wat jou wingerdstokke help buffer teen uitdagende toestande, insluitend klimaatsverandering,” het Ivan Jansen van Rensburg, Barenbrug-landboukundige by ‘n onlangse Winetech Wingerdbouforum-vergadering gesê.

by winemag.co.za | Mar 2, 2022

There are no climate change deniers in the wine industry. When your livelihood hinges on the vagaries of temperature and availability of water, there is no doubt to how the mercury is climbing. Climate change isn’t some spectre of doom in the future, it is very much here.

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.