by Vinpro | July, 2026

Cane mass provides a practical and repeatable indicator of vegetative growth, offering a window into rootstock performance, vine balance, and seasonal response. Through multi-year measurements at the Otterkuil rootstock demo, these differences are helping to reveal how rootstock–clone combinations respond under dryland conditions.

by ADVICO team | June, 2026

Yield is not a single trait, but the outcome of how many bunches a vine carries, how many berries each bunch contains, and how large those berries develop. In the 2025/26 season, changes in these components, rather than uniform shifts in yield, shaped differences across cultivars and sites. This article unpacks which factors mattered most and how they influenced final yield outcomes.

by ADVICO team | April, 2026

A closer look at the 2026 harvest, covering demo block figures, milestone developments, and technical insights under this season’s conditions.

by ADVICO team | March, 2026

In 2022, fourteen Chardonnay clones grafted onto Richter 110 were established at Creation Wines. Each clone is represented by approximately 50 vines, allowing for meaningful comparisons of growth, yield and fruit composition.

The 2026 season marks the first year of structured monitoring, with replicate panels of each clone measured individually.

by Elzanne Bosman | ADVICO Feb, 2026

Vineyard managers explored hands-on irrigation techniques at Skilpadvlei. Hosted by ADVICO, in collaboration with Netafim and South Africa Wine RDI, the session showed how the right water at the right time drives smarter vineyard decisions.

by Vinpro (South Africa) Linkedin | June, 2024

Francois Viljoen, the GEN-Z Project Manager and Vineyard Consultant at Vinpro, who convened the event, explained that the purpose of the initial meeting was mainly to transfer information to equip the attendees with knowledge about the industry. Francois emphasised the importance of being well-informed, stating, “An informed industry can only bring benefits.”