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We bestride the German winegrowing countryside, dip-sticking the results of a rewarding autumn: richer in yields & wealthier than '06.

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CURRENT ARTICLES:   (Scroll down for Archived Articles)

- Problem Fermentations - Part 1

- Sulfur-Like Off Odors in Wine 2

- Sulfur-Like Off Odors in Wine 1

- GERMANY 2007 HARVEST REPORT

- HACCP-LIKE PLANS FOR WINERIES

- SPAIN 2007 HARVEST REPORT

- Mico-Oxygenation in SA Wine: TWO

- Mico-Oxygenation in SA Wine: ONE

- FERMENTATION AND MOUTHFEEL!

- Producing a Healthy Fermentation

- Benefits Of Enzymes In Red Wines

- Components Red Wine Mouthfeel

- NZ 2007 VINTAGE REPORT

- California's Wine Industry Chan ...

- Herbaceous Character in Red Wines

- Brettanomyces Test Within 3 Hours

- THE FRENCH PARADOX

- SOUTH AFRICA 2007 HARVEST

- Mourvèdre blends in the New World!

- AUSTRALIA 2007 HARVEST REPORT

- MLF: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS!

- THE MICROBIOLOGY OF MLF!

- MLF: ORGANOLEPTIC DEFECTS!

- MLF: MANAGING MLF IN WINE!

- MLF: Optimise Commercial Strains!

- MLF: HISTORY OF MLB IN WINE!

- MLF: MONITORING!

- MLF: THE CHEMISTRY!

- MLF: WHEN TO ADD!

- MLF: NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

- MLF: TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

- BACTERIA AND WINE QUALITY!

- Wines From Reverse Osmosis!

- Measuring Sugar Content Properly

- FOCUS ON ROSÉ

- THINK PINK, DRINK ROSÉ

- ASCORBIC ACID IN WINE

- VOLATILE SULPHUR COMPOUNDS

- ADDING LEGS TO YOUR BARRELS

- THE USE OF ELECTRODIALYSIS

- Mediterranean Grapes: Part 6

- Mediterranean Grapes: Part 5

- Mediterranean Grapes: Part 4

- Mediterranean Grapes: Part 3

- Mediterranean Grapes: Part 2

- Mediterranean Grapes: Part 1

- Oxygen in Winemaking: Part 2

- Oxygen in Winemaking: Part 1

MLF SERIES

- MLF: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS!

- THE MICROBIOLOGY OF MLF!

- MLF: ORGANOLEPTIC DEFECTS!

- MLF: MANAGING MLF IN WINE!

- MLF: Optimise Commercial Strains!

- MLF: HISTORY OF MLB IN WINE!

- MLF: MONITORING!

- MLF: THE CHEMISTRY!

- MLF: WHEN TO ADD!

- MLF: NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

- MLF: TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

WineLand (Wynboer) Series

- Brettanomyces Test Within 3 Hours

- THE FRENCH PARADOX

- Mourvèdre blends in the New World!

- ASCORBIC ACID IN WINE

- WINE IN WOOD & WOOD IN WINE

- THE USE OF ELECTRODIALYSIS

- Oxygen in Winemaking: Part 2

- Oxygen in Winemaking: Part 1

- Glucose:Fructose Ratio of Grapes

- A NEW SPIN TO LOW ALCOHOL

- Are SO2's Days Numbered?

- The Conservation Case for Cork

- Brettanomyces / Dekkera: PART 2

- Brettanomyces / Dekkera: PART 1

Aroma Series   By I.S. Pretorius, J.H. Swiegers ...

- OPENING NEW AROMA AVENUES: 1

- OPENING NEW AROMA AVENUES: 2

- OPENING NEW AROMA AVENUES: 3

- OPENING NEW AROMA AVENUES: 4

- OPENING NEW AROMA AVENUES: 5

- OPENING NEW AROMA AVENUES: 6

- OPENING NEW AROMA AVENUES: 7

- OPENING NEW AROMA AVENUES: 8

ARCHIVED ARTICLES:

Tailoring Wine Yeasts   (By Professor Isak Pretorius)

- TAILORING WINE YEASTS: PART 1

- TAILORING WINE YEASTS: PART 2

- TAILORING WINE YEASTS: PART 3

- TAILORING WINE YEASTS: PART 4

Acetic Acid Bacteria Series   (By Wessel du Toit)

- ACETIC ACID BACTERIA : 1

- ACETIC ACID BACTERIA : 2

- ACETIC ACID BACTERIA : 3

- ACETIC ACID BACTERIA : 4

Yeast Diversity Series   (By Professor Isak Pretorius)

- YEAST DIVERSITY

- YEAST TAXONOMY

- YEAST ECOLOGY

- YEAST STARTER CULTURES

Biodynamics Series   (By Jamie Goode)

- 1: Introduction

- 2: Who is doing it?

- 3: Are you certifiable?

- 4: An audience with Nicolas Joly

- 5: Biodynamics in the new world

- 6: The consultants

- 7: Mainstream science

Technical Articles

- Herbaceous Character in Red Wines

- ETHYL CARBAMATE

- SENSORY ANALYSIS OF WINE

- Effect of Crop Load on Aroma

- AWRI FINDINGS: S. Blanc Aroma

- Release of Nucleotides and ...

- Pusuing Quality Outside The Cellar

- BIOGENIC AMINES

- IN-DEPTH: S. CEREVISIAE

- CORK AND MOULDY OFF-FLAVOURS

- WINE REDUCTION!

- PYRAZINES: A SCHOLARLY VIEW ...

- HYBRID WINE YEASTS

- WHAT IS 'NATURALNESS' IN WINE?

- VINE ROOT STUDIES

- SCREWCAP VS THE CORK

- TANNINS: HOT NEW DATA

- OZONE IN WINERIES: PART 2

- OZONE IN WINERIES: PART 1

- A YEAST FOR AGEING ON LEES

- A MACERATION ENZYME FOR ...

- AN END TO CORKED WINES?

- DOUBLE IMMOBILIZED YEAST

- What Evil Awaits You at 12°C: 3

- What Evil Awaits You at 12°C: 2

- What Evil Awaits You at 12°C: 1

- ENZYMES: UP CLOSE & PERSONAL

- VOLATILE ACIDITY IN WINES

- Sulphites Warning Statement!

- Wood Contact Yields Complexity

- UNSTABLE PROTEIN IN WINE

- Bright New Ideas About Brett!

- MICRO-OXYGENATION!

- GRAPE COLOUR!

- ENZYMES!

- LACTONES!

- AGEING ON THE LEES!

- BRETT THE BRAT!

- Sulphur-Containing Components

- NITROGEN COMPONENTS IN WINE

- ETHYL CARBAMATE IN ALCOHOL

- BRETTANOMYCES

- POLYMERIC PIGMENTS

- CAROTENOIDS

- PICTURING WINE - PART TWO!

- PICTURING WINE - PART ONE!

- OPTIMUM GRAPE RIPENESS!

- OFF FLAVOUR IN WINE

- LACTOBACILLUS

- LYSOZYMES

- GLUCOPHILIC NATURE OF YEASTS

- OCHRATOXIN-A IN WINE

- PROVING AUTHENTICITY IN WINE

- SULPHER DIOXIDE AND PH

- VARIETAL CHARACTER

- What's ahead for S. Cerevisiae?

- Lactic Acid Bacteria

- Is there life after Botrytis?

- Yeast Nutrient Management

- Determining SO2 in wine

- Micro-oxygenation

- The origins of acetic acid in wine

Wine Style/Variety

- CABERNET SAUVIGNON AROMA

- SHIRAZ AROMA

- CHARDONNAY AROMA

- WINEMAKING: THE LATEST FASHION

- TERROIR

- CHENIN BLANC

- WINE AND HEALTH

- WINE AROMA

- PINOTAGE

- SOUTH AFRICAN CHENIN BLANC

- Sauvignon Blanc Case Study

- Robert Parker

- New vs old world wine

- Teaching a new wine old tricks

- The New World Winemaker

- Winemakers: New World Revolution

Harvest Reports

- GERMANY 2006 HARVEST!

- 2006 FRANCE HARVEST REPORT

- 2006: Another Record NZ Harvest

- Argentina 2006 Harvest Report

- Australia 2006 Harvest Report

- SOUTH AFRICA 2006 HARVEST

- NORTHERN HEMISPHERE HARVEST

- CHILE 2005 HARVEST!

- CALIFORNIA 2005 HARVEST

- ARGENTINA HARVEST 2005

- AUSTRALIA 2005 HARVEST!

- SOUTH AFRICA HARVEST: 2005

- Northern Hemisphere Harvest

- North Hemisphere Harvest Update

- ARGENTINA HARVEST: 2004

- CHILE HARVEST: 2004

- AUSTRALIA HARVEST: 2004

- SOUTH AFRICA HARVEST: 2004

- NEW ZEALAND HARVEST 2004

- CALIFORNIA GRAPE CRUSH 2003!

- SA HARVEST PREDICTIONS

- CALIFORNIA HARVEST 2003

- IBERIAN HARVEST REPORT 2003

- SOUTH AFRICA'S 2003 HARVEST!

- ARGENTINA 2003 HARVEST

- AUSTRALIA & NZ 2003 HARVEST

- CHILE 2003 HARVEST

- 2002 Northern Hemisphere Harvest

- Rercord year for Assie wine

- Australian yields down by half

- Tasmanian harvest report 2002

- Argentina 2002 Harvest Report

- Aussie 2002 Harvest Report - Final

- South Africa 2002 Harvest Report