Friday, September 16, 2016

New varieties from Vititec

Since 2007 Vititec imported 60 new clones and 15 new cultivars from ENTAV, France, as part of our ongoing process to introduce new cultivars to the South African Wine industry.

Ongoing climate change affects the characteristics of the grape harvest in many wine regions.  Some of these varieties, mainly from the Mediterranean area, can be the South African wine producers answer to adapt to climate change.

New cultivars include among others Arinarnoa, Marselan,  Macabeu, Piquepoul blanc, Sauvignon gris and Vermentino.

The following amount of vines have been allocated for planting in 2016:

Arinarnoa
135
Counoise
165
Macabeau
917
Marselan
128
Piquepoul blanc
298
Vermentino
2995

The following amount of vines were grafted for planting in 2017:


Counoise
1125
Macabeu
1755
Marselan
405
Piquepoul blanc
495
Terret noir
180
Vermentino
7268