44th SASEV Conference

Join leading experts, researchers and industry professionals at the 44th annual SASEV Conference as we explore sustainability in the face of climate change, precision farming, AI and shifting consumer demands.

Experience practical insights and thought provoking debate at our presentations and workshops:

Scientific Presentations

• Irrigation and disease control
• Disease control & cover crops
• Fermentation biology & flash presentations
• Digital agriculture
• Grapevine trunk disease
• Biostimulants and biocontrol
• Biocontrol & viticulture

Flash Presentations

• Metabolic and transcriptomic responses of Oenococcus oeni in co-culture fermentations when in direct or indirect contact with Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
• The reduction of protein haze in Sauvignon Blanc by Saccharomyces cerevisiae high chitin strains.
• Application of yeast cell walls to combat protein haze in white wine.
• Characterizing functional traits of microbial communities in the root zone soil of grapevine under different irrigation levels.
• Developing a wood ageing protocol to mimic a barrel in experimental winemaking.
• An alternative to carbocation of sparkling wine.
• Calcium tartrate instability in South African wines.
• The impact of regenerative practices on grapevine performance, fruit and wine quality.
• Nutrient deficiencies resembling disease: Inducing and differentiating leafroll-like symptoms.
• Screening table grape cultivars using rapid cell wall profiling tools for berry quality parameters.
• Response of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Pinotage to irrigation strategy and trellis system in the Breede River Valley region (South Africa): Vegetative growth, yield and wine quality.
• Optimising yeast nutrition strategies to enhance the premiumisation of South African Chenin blanc wines.
• Characterising the microbiome of spontaneously fermented Chenin blanc grape juice from six different trellis systems

Workshops

• How to choose the right cover crop for your vineyard.
• Wine consumers, culture, language, tech and food pairing.
• Accurately monitor your critical winemaking parameters.
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Viticulture: Opportunities and applications.
• Understanding and advancing de-alcoholised wines: Composition, quality and stability.

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Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with the latest science, share knowledge and shape the future of viticulture and oenology.