Vine viruses (especially leafroll) are regarded as one of the wine producer’s biggest enemies as they have the potential to not only reduce the lifespan of a vineyard drastically but also to seriously hamper the quality of the grapes.

In their quest to contribute to the establishment of virus-free vineyards in South Africa, VinPro in collaboration with Vititec, Winetech and Creation Wines hosted a workshop at Creation on Monday 8 May. Among those present were representatives of Vititec, VinPro and Winetech as well as members of the media.

The issue of virus-free vineyards has been very close to Creation owners Jean-Claude (JC) and Carolyn Martin’s hearts ever since they established their estate on the Hemel-en-Aarde Ridge in 2002. Today Creation is an important source of virus-free material, supplying Vititec and the industry with their cuttings in order to propagate virus-free clonal material. (Click here to read the complete blog.)