tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486319437699041972024-03-13T07:20:29.585-07:00CultivarSACharles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-64286449252630531042023-06-08T05:52:00.001-07:002023-06-08T05:52:20.002-07:00Stellenbosch rainfall<iframe width="600" height="371" seamless frameborder="0" scrolling="no" src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTVVMUamFPW25Gr_z0_-74q5fNGtw6VQVDFmYpWN7BKbmjykYl4lpFzCKfAn1LoyOYn_opeKrbJtory/pubchart?oid=1586215311&format=interactive"></iframe>Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-42883119628327175682023-03-09T01:43:00.000-08:002023-03-09T01:43:08.652-08:00Grapevine nursery industry in South Africa<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1umTySFMykF27NJ8_yG8g8-D-uwXI7qSP/preview" width="640" height="480" allow="autoplay"></iframe>Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-72252755149379882352023-03-01T01:46:00.005-08:002023-03-09T01:48:03.866-08:00Resistant grape cultivars in South Africa<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C5ZbeCDzGaqEtsD_yFo6hMwamGbXosu4/preview" width="640" height="480" allow="autoplay"></iframe>Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-41023660561465222222022-06-11T23:49:00.000-07:002023-03-09T02:13:24.429-08:00Vititec clone information 2022<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NIk_BnwedfO1IIR2lXcnHvN_6hrbxHli/preview" width="640" height="480" allow="autoplay"></iframe>Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-14437678017423388902021-09-16T22:58:00.003-07:002022-02-28T23:29:59.836-08:00Gruner Veltliner<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEWl0wL2ZNhGD70-luCPUFOpdoJRV2B3kbPq7xlHvgSlLCLBSw34MBtXoycA00pcJwTgl90aqkAcBEtMr-3eS39GLz8FxJ-6wOG_FcOuIZas719VlIuCJCndKHTFNtacvm2uecxY7jwmg/s1163/Gruner+Veltliner.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="749" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizEWl0wL2ZNhGD70-luCPUFOpdoJRV2B3kbPq7xlHvgSlLCLBSw34MBtXoycA00pcJwTgl90aqkAcBEtMr-3eS39GLz8FxJ-6wOG_FcOuIZas719VlIuCJCndKHTFNtacvm2uecxY7jwmg/w412-h640/Gruner+Veltliner.jpg" width="412" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">Grüner Veltliner is an aromatically shy
variety that is native to Austria and produces wines that are focused on its
zippy acidity and delicate primary aromatics. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">The wines may show botrytized notes
(saffron, ginger, added texture) in the Wachau (Austria) for example when the
grapes are harvested late, at smaragd ripeness level. Grüner Veltliner are
rarely put in contact with new oak and the main winemaking contribution are
from yeast extract and lees contact. A low level of dissolved carbon dioxide is
likely especially at entry level. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">Sparkling wines from Grüner Veltliner
are possible. The wines are primarily made to be drunk young when they are
fresh and vibrant but the high acidity and extract of the variety are good
indicator of ageability. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">Reference regions are in Austria:
Wachau, Kamptal, Kremstal, Weinvertel. Laterals include Furmint, Assyrtiko,
Pinot Gris, Riesling, and Chenin Blanc. Its recent trendiness, due to its
ability to pair well with food, has helped seen this variety blossom in regions
outside Austria.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">Grape cluster: </span></b><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">medium to very large; medium density; conical; shouldered,
with large <i>round </i>to oval berries; greenish-yellow, to <i>foxy</i>-yellow
on the sun-exposed side.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><span data-pf_style_display="inline" data-pf_style_visibility="visible" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Merriweather, Times, serif; font-weight: 700;">Leaf:</span><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Times, serif;"> medium-sized, pentagonal to circular, with five to seven lobes, and a moderately hairy underside. The typical white woolly hair on the <i>shoot </i></span><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Times, serif;">tip gives the variety its synonym - </span><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Times, serif;">Weissgipfler</span></span><br data-pf_style_display="inline" data-pf_style_visibility="visible" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Merriweather, Times, serif; font-size: 16px;" /><br /></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">Ripening time: </span></b><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">mid-season<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">Conditions:</span></b><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">It grows especially well in deep loam<i> </i>soils, not drought
resistant, is sensitive during <i>flowering</i>, and is susceptible to
peronospora, Roter Brenner (Pseudopezicula tracheiphila) and <i>chlorosis</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><b><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">Clone available:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span face=""Segoe UI",sans-serif" style="background: white; font-size: 13pt; line-height: 107%;">GF 9613<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br />Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-2663796413185943662021-09-16T00:11:00.007-07:002021-09-16T01:16:12.487-07:00Pinot gris<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh51aJlGOEtksaDBhIh9XHJzLEgWP8OxNuh-rP3bcpvvwPKLne-W7UgP-stUBUcKROHMK3r3wS4WLZLEwUu-9ely2bHlh3638gRlFgFU4Kav90sPtszvSVxvXow-AKzZmOE3u121CkmKYW/s846/Pinot+Gris.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="800" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh51aJlGOEtksaDBhIh9XHJzLEgWP8OxNuh-rP3bcpvvwPKLne-W7UgP-stUBUcKROHMK3r3wS4WLZLEwUu-9ely2bHlh3638gRlFgFU4Kav90sPtszvSVxvXow-AKzZmOE3u121CkmKYW/s600/Pinot+Gris.jpg" /></a></div>
Nicolas Quillé <div><br /></div><div>Pinot gris is a mildly aromatic variety that can be relatively neutral especially at high yields and in warmer regions. It makes a quaffable white wine that is weighty from its lack of acidity accentuated by the potential for residual sugars especially in Alsace.
Because its skin is pink, it is often rich in phenolics providing a little color to the wine and a hint of astringency and/or bitterness which the residual sugar helps to balance. </div><div><br /></div><div>Pinot gris are not very ageable and are mostly made to be drunk young. The only exception to this rule are Alsatian Pinot Gris that have significant residual sugar and that develop exquisite nutty tertiary aromatics. Alsatian Pinot gris are vastly more complex and concentrated and are in a class apart from anyone else in the world. </div><div><br /></div><div>Classic regions for Pinot Gris include Alsace, Italy (Alto Adige, Friuli, Venezia Giulia), Oregon as well as Marlborough & Mornington. Laterals to Pinot Gris include many Italian white grapes such as Verdicchio, Vernaccia, Arneis, Cataratto, Trebbiano, Fiano, Greco, Falanghina and also Picpoul, Chenin Blanc and Chardonnay.
</div><div><br /></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Yield potential - </span></b><span lang="EN-US">10-12 tons per ha <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Average sugar
concentration <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- </span></b><span lang="EN-US">20-23°B <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Average acid concentration
- </span></b><span lang="EN-US">7-9 g/t <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Clone characteristics <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">PG 40 – average production and vigour, good balanced clone<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">PG 52 – lower production, smaller bunches, ripens earlier, higher
wine quality<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">PG 457 - average production and vigour, slightly earlier, less
susceptible to botrytis<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US">The available clones are characterised by well-balanced, fruity
wines with pronounced peach and plum flavours. Intensive selection for the
further development of clones is undertaken on a continuous basis. <o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></div>Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-70557755693004042302021-08-06T06:06:00.001-07:002021-08-06T06:06:29.012-07:00Vititec Grafted Grapevines Available August 2021<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1x4HN8O3kx9CNegGQS8hwwyroeSoCFaP0/preview" width="640" height="480" allow="autoplay"></iframe>Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-86297371987166550202021-06-07T09:00:00.000-07:002021-07-30T05:19:21.346-07:00SA Vitis Varietal list July 2021<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-PWNZwAdLqUJpA5U2qFZg4BS_x3i7eVd/preview" width="640" height="480" allow="autoplay"></iframe>Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-35834941765221457822021-06-07T06:37:00.001-07:002021-06-24T06:39:37.171-07:00Chenin blanc klone<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uHKgijiyn2xUDVzBmJOix9TuIvvI2s25/preview" width="640" height="480" allow="autoplay"></iframe>Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-36170966337112228452021-03-04T04:12:00.002-08:002021-03-04T04:12:41.275-08:00Cabernet Sauvignon clones<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m6roFJyYqUQiHvtzeuPQU6QseCmT8XIP/preview" width="640" height="480"></iframeCharles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-54924923916579005892021-03-04T00:15:00.000-08:002021-03-04T00:15:45.514-08:00Chardonnay clones<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MztidWbPO73zHTec57GZUA1YzFa8b87X/preview" width="640" height="480"></iframe>
Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-85639199743331782932020-09-16T23:11:00.007-07:002020-09-25T00:36:14.637-07:00Merlot history<p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">We do not know anything specific about the origins of Merlot.
Thanks to the characteristics of its foliage and the bouquet of its wine,
we can say that Merlot, like the Cabernets, is part of the line of
Carmenets. In addition, the place of appearance of Merlot could be in
the Libournais area. It is indeed in this region that “Merlau” is
mentioned for the first time. This is also the area where the most Merlot
is planted at the moment.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 11.9pt;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Carmenet is an old Médoc synonym for Cabernet Franc. It is also
the name given to the Bordeaux family of wine-grape varieties by Levadoux in
1948 in his classification of France's ampelographical assemblage into
eco-geogroups, varieties grouped by their region of origin and genetic relationships.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDjUDsYhOMhbstPM5EmVb-qtzJY1dtlU4GrkwNXe0nncuk8hDX_sb3LTf6QbH5tIYCw7ht479EXGHS9GRWx2YXb7YZ44hskg-Y7u5Y1w8M5pZq6d0bkAXrLgorTYSwpPZDLBdt8XVpTiO/s1280/Cultivar+ecogeogroups+Levadoux.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="1137" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifDjUDsYhOMhbstPM5EmVb-qtzJY1dtlU4GrkwNXe0nncuk8hDX_sb3LTf6QbH5tIYCw7ht479EXGHS9GRWx2YXb7YZ44hskg-Y7u5Y1w8M5pZq6d0bkAXrLgorTYSwpPZDLBdt8XVpTiO/s320/Cultivar+ecogeogroups+Levadoux.png" /></span></a></div><p style="line-height: 11.9pt;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">The Carmenet eco-geogroup of varieties from the region of Bordeaux
includes the blood relatives Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère,
Gros Cabernet, Merlot, Merlot Blanc and Hondarribi Beltza.</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 11.9pt;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Cabernet Franc is involved as a parent or grandparent of all of
these varieties.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 11.9pt;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">Fer and Hondarribi Beltza are natives of the País Vasco, the
Basque area of Spain on the French border, and are the grandparents of
Carmenère. As one of the grandparents of Carmenère, Fer is included in the
noble house of Carmenet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 11.9pt;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-family: arial; font-size: 11pt;">The Carmenet family also includes Petit Verdot, which has no
genetic relationship with the Cabernet family and probably was domesticated
from wild grapevines of the Pyrénées- Atlantiques region south of Bordeaux.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 11.9pt;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The Carmenet eco-geogroup does not include the important Bordeaux
varieties Malbec and Sauvignon Blanc despite their genetic links with other
members of the Carmenet group, Malbec sharing a mother with Merlot, and
Sauvignon Blanc as the mother of Cabernet Sauvignon.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 11.9pt;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb1wdyzJ-fRDRmDFPUO_EWJTsuXuULtNKh5zumIgrI18RcbBhyphenhyphenBX-hOYEHQ39mFpiXcGwsEfsQ8aE3ERYU9V_qp9RMLbEFuNOWWB47xfRaVvRDdDC5Mb0BOj5MD8o9V6uIsPNEaGEMotm/s1306/Merlot+family+tree.png" style="clear: right; display: inline; font-family: calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1306" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRb1wdyzJ-fRDRmDFPUO_EWJTsuXuULtNKh5zumIgrI18RcbBhyphenhyphenBX-hOYEHQ39mFpiXcGwsEfsQ8aE3ERYU9V_qp9RMLbEFuNOWWB47xfRaVvRDdDC5Mb0BOj5MD8o9V6uIsPNEaGEMotm/w640-h358/Merlot+family+tree.png" width="640" /></a><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p><br /><br /></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 11.9pt;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">Merlot is not mentioned in technical documents until the end
of the 18th century. It was first mentioned in the Luxembourg
garden collection, under the name of Merlot or Bigney rouge,
before 1789. However, the real first botanical description, with a colored
plate, dates from RENDU (1857). According to this author, "it
goes well with Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon and it is admitted in the
Grands Crus of the Médoc". Likewise, PETIT-LAFITTE (1868) wrote:
“in Médoc, it is the most important blending grape variety although this
way of acting does not go back very far. Its blending with
Cabernet wine must ensures more lightness, more delicacy, more mellowness
and also it will also acquire the desired properties more quickly”. As
robins (blackbirds) eagerly seek it or even because of its color, it was
given the name of this bird: Merlot (petit merle: small blackbird).</span></p>
<p style="line-height: 11.9pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">Other synonyms were used: Merlotoir, Merlau, Plant Médoc,
Sémillon rouge, Alicante, Béguey, Picard, Crabutet noir, Sème dou flube
(Plant from the river), Sémilhoun rouge and Biguey rouge. “Biguey”, in
Gascon, designates a large vine planted in a trellis in front of the house. It
is therefore a variety capable of acquiring significant development</span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 10pt;">. </span><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="font-size: 10pt;">It could therefore just
as well designate a very vigorous grape variety as is the case of Merlot.
As for the denomination "Sémillon rouge", it undoubtedly alludes
to a certain morphological analogy with Sémillon B or to the origin
of grape variety: a seedling. <span style="color: black;">We also find
this idea in the names "Plant Médoc" or "Sème dou flube".<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 11.9pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"><span face=""Calibri",sans-serif" style="color: black; font-size: 11pt;">This grape variety has morphological homogeneity, which tends
to prove its recent origin. Merlot is the most planted grape variety in
Bordeaux. In Aquitaine, it is only present in three departments: Dordogne,
Lot-et-Garonne and Gironde. </span></p>
<p style="line-height: 11.9pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 8pt;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLhdknGuB2K9KpO82IW8Afbo5iefKlKOYhuecOApELzErzRe3U5JocdDkwbJeQdqqlvdTMhcq69RLe6S831T_uLruG4DTERyQBUD8NBrcBkO-Ru4TlTPJqSCaJfiNWm3MTBhpUtpzm5WC/s1272/Bordeaux+red+grape+varieties.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1272" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKLhdknGuB2K9KpO82IW8Afbo5iefKlKOYhuecOApELzErzRe3U5JocdDkwbJeQdqqlvdTMhcq69RLe6S831T_uLruG4DTERyQBUD8NBrcBkO-Ru4TlTPJqSCaJfiNWm3MTBhpUtpzm5WC/w640-h358/Bordeaux+red+grape+varieties.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">In Gironde, Merlot is the most planted grape variety (40% of
the total area was Merlot in 1988) and it occupy around 50% of
the area of the Gironde vineyard today. However, even in 1950, Merlot
was a secondary grape in some wine regions . It was
considered a producer of coarse wines and susceptible to
coulure. However, in 50 years two major events have allowed it to
become one of the main grape varieties in Gironde. It was planted
considerably after the frost of 1956 because of </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">its speed of </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt;">fruit setting. In addition, during the
reconversion of the Bordeaux vineyard area, it was used a lot because it
gives wines that age earlier than those of the Cabernets. At the start of the
1960s, it was already the most planted red grape
variety in Gironde. The surface area of Merlot has
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At the recent Champagne & and Sparkling Wine World Championships 216 wines were awarded with either gold (119 wines) or silver (97 wines) medals.<br />
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The most used cultivars were Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot Meunier. Other noteworthy cultivars were Glera for Prosecco sparkling wines and Chenin blanc mostly for Loire sparkling wines. Other cultivars used include Pinot blanc, Riesling, Furmint, Gruner Veltliner, Pinot gris and Malbec.<br />
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Source: https://www.champagnesparklingwwc.co.uk/results/results-2018/Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-80497880808763341992018-01-16T06:23:00.000-08:002018-01-16T06:23:50.725-08:00Chardonnay ENTAV 1066<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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coloré — ‘coloured 10 times’, Teinturier mâle (France); Färbertraube, Tintewein
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one of the oldest cultivars in South Africa and was probably cultivated in Van
Riebeeck’s time, but definitely in the Van der Stel era. As early as 1772, the
Dutch ship De Hoop carried, along with other wines and brandies, a leaguer of
Pontac to the Netherlands, where it was sold at a price four times that of
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Perold proved that Pontac is similar to Teinturier mâle. Documentary evidence
that the early Cape cultivars came from France (probably from western and
south-western France) posed the question whether South African Pontac might
have a connection to the famous Pontac family of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bordeaux, after whom the small area south of
Bordeaux is named. Until relatively recently, fortified sweet Pontac was quite
popular in South Africa, but it hardly exists any more. The cultivar is still
grown, however, with limited quantities found in all the regions, except for
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has moderate vigour and a semi-upright growth habit. Grows best on relatively
fertile soils in the warmer regions. The yield potential is medium to low
because of its small bunches. Despite the high fertility of the basal buds, cane
pruning and low trellising are often utilised in order to achieve satisfactory crops.
Susceptible to oidium but reasonably resistant to other diseases — a normal
spray programme should be followed, however. Under ideal conditions it produces
a rich, red juice with a very strong, characteristic bouquet that can be used
with great success to produce fortified, sweet Pontac wines. Good compatibility
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tons per ha<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Average sugar concentration<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">23—2 5°B<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Average acid concentration<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">8—9 g/l<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Clone characteristics :<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">The
available clones are characterised by good quality stable colour, and grass and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">berry
flavours.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">MORPHOLOGY :<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Shoot tips<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Felty,
white with violet-red colouration around the margins.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Leaves<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Small, round,
five-lobed, dark green, markedly blistered, downy underneath. The petiole sinus
is lyre-shaped and closed to overlapping. .<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">The
apical and middle sinuses are reasonably deep and open. The teeth are short,
blunt and convex. The petiole is red. Leaves often display early autumn colours
(probably as a result of leaf roll infection).<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Bunches<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Small,
cylindrical to somewhat conical, usually fairly compact. The peduncle is short,
thick <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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tough.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Berries<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Medium-sized,
practically round, dark black when fully ripe with moderate bloom. The skin <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and tough. The pulp ¡s blood red with little juice when fully ripe. Coloured
juice. The <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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blood red.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">PHENOLOGY<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Bud burst<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">First
half of September.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Flowering<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">End of
October to first half of November.<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-ZA;">Mid-season,
first half of March.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%;">(Grape Cultivars for wine
Production in South Africa – PG Goussard)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-17302273036146692672017-07-11T03:29:00.001-07:002017-07-11T03:29:55.164-07:00New varieties for the futureAccording to Jose Vouillamoz co-author of Wine Grapes: A Complete Guide to 1,368 Vine Varieties, Including Their Origins and Flavours Hardcover , 2012 with Jancis Robinson (Author) and Julia Harding (Author), the following varieties will be the new stars of the future. The varieties are currently obscure. .<br />
<br />
<b>Italy has 377 varieties commercially to make wine</b>.<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Timorasso 20 ha currently – Piemonte white variety very aromatic, not easy to grow but many producers replanting this. The new star.</li>
<li>Mammolo 147 ha – Tuscany – grown in Corsica too. Much fruit, soft tannins</li>
<li>Nieddera 60 ha – Sardinia – has structure and nice body and has been rescued by Contini</li>
<li>Teroldego 839 ha – Trentino – lots of colour and fruit, very alpine. Fresh with bitterness. Grows pergola or gobelet. See Foradori for good examples. </li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>France </b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Douce Noir 2 ha – Savoie. Used to be the most widespread variety in the region. In Argentina they have more than 18 600 ha of this, which they call Bonarda. </li>
<li>Counoise 443 ha – South of France, and one of the permitted varieties in Chateauneuf – brings spices – soft and aromatic </li>
<li>Tibouren 445 ha- Provence, mostly rose wines but excellent reds, such as Clos Sibon. Wines with personality, structure and fruity aromas. </li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Spain </b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Graciano 1468 ha – ‘I’d like to see more of this,’ says José. ‘I love these wines in Sardinia.’ Tinta Miuda in Portugal </li>
<li>Garro 2 ha – part of the Torres rescue program in Catalonia. Very promising. </li>
<li>Gorgollasa 4 ha Majorca </li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Portugal </b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Alvarelhao 67 ha – from the Minho
Rabigato 2452 ha – Douro </li>
<li>Alfrocheiro 1492 – Dão, Lisboa </li>
<li>Jampal 106 ha – Lisboa</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Greece </b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Limniona 10 ha </li>
<li>Chidiriotiko 60 ha – the pinot of Greece from lesbos </li>
<li>Kydonista 10 ha </li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Switzerland has 39 varieties and 15 000 hectares</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Arvine 173 ha </li>
<li>Rouge du Pays/Cornalin 135 ha </li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Croatia</b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Lasina 10 ha – light red with soft tannins </li>
<li>Svrdlovina Crna 1 ha just one producer, everyone amazed by this wine at a recent conference </li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Hungary </b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Ezerjo (1665 ha) </li>
<li>Fekete Jardovany (2 ha) </li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<b>Georgia</b>
Claims to have 525 varieties but José says they aren’t all different<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Kisi – 50 ha </li>
<li>Shavkapito – 10 ha </li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
Turkey<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li> Emir 92 ha – light-bodied white
Bogazkere </li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
Austria<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>Sankt Laurent 795 ha – a child of Pinot </li>
<li>Zierfandlen </li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
Armenia<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li> Voskeat – white
Areni – ‘for me one of the best varieties of the world, Armenia’s Nebbiolo’</li>
</ul>
Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-11210091611603248952016-12-15T06:03:00.000-08:002016-12-15T06:03:41.029-08:00Management of grapevine during drought<iframe src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0J20-kvpDT9ZlVPcENKV0gxY28/preview" width="640" height="480"></iframe>Charles Visserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07490196242311068378noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-548631943769904197.post-13940627782200685472016-09-16T06:37:00.002-07:002016-09-16T06:37:46.554-07:00New varieties from Vititec<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-ZA">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.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-ZA"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
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.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-ZA">New
cultivars include among others Arinarnoa, Marselan, Macabeu, Piquepoul blanc, Sauvignon gris and
Vermentino.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-ZA"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-ZA">The
following amount of vines have been allocated for planting in 2016:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-ZA"><br /></span></div>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 310px;">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 15.75pt; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 103.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="138">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Arinarnoa<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 128.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">135<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 103.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="138">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Counoise<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 128.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">165<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 103.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="138">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Macabeau<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 128.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">917<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 103.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="138">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Marselan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 128.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">128<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 103.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="138">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Piquepoul blanc<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 128.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">298<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 103.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="138">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Vermentino<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 128.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="172">
<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">2995<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-ZA">The
following amount of vines were grafted for planting in 2017:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-ZA"><br /></span></div>
<br />
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoNormalTable" style="border-collapse: collapse; mso-padding-alt: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-yfti-tbllook: 1184; width: 235px;">
<tbody>
<tr style="height: 15.75pt; mso-yfti-firstrow: yes; mso-yfti-irow: 0;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.4in;" valign="bottom" width="134">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Counoise<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 75.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">1125<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 1;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.4in;" valign="bottom" width="134">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Macabeu<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 75.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">1755<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 2;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.4in;" valign="bottom" width="134">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Marselan<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 75.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">405<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 3;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.4in;" valign="bottom" width="134">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Piquepoul blanc<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 75.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">495<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 4;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.4in;" valign="bottom" width="134">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Terret noir<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 75.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">180<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
<tr style="height: 15.75pt; mso-yfti-irow: 5; mso-yfti-lastrow: yes;">
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 1.4in;" valign="bottom" width="134">
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Vermentino<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
<td nowrap="" style="height: 15.75pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; width: 75.8pt;" valign="bottom" width="101">
<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right;">
<span style="font-size: 12pt;">7268<o:p></o:p></span></div>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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