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Geology and wine in Missouri : spatial analysis of terroir using a geographic information system and remote sensing /Barnard, Kathryn Nora, January 1900 (has links)
Thesis (M.S.)--Missouri State University, 2009. / "May 2009." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-104). Also available online.
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'Scenery and Chardonnay': a visitor perspective of the New Zealand winery experienceMitchell, Richard D., n/a January 2005 (has links)
It is widely recognised that the tourism experience involves pre-visit anticipation, travel to and from the site and post-visit reminiscence or recollection, yet to date few studies have explored the link between these elements. Winery visitation presents an excellent opportunity to explore these phases of the travel experience as wine is present pre-visit, on-site and post-visit. In 1999 this study set out to explore these links by surveying visitors to 33 New Zealand wineries and then tracking their behaviour six to eight months post-visit via a postal survey.
From an initial sample of 1,090, 636 follow-up surveys were distributed with 358 usable surveys returned. The on-site survey explored the pre-visit and on-site wine habits and winery visitation behaviour of respondents, while 97 semi-structured interviews were also undertaken in order to provide further detail on some aspects of the on-site visit. The follow-up survey included an exploration of the respondents� on-going purchasing and consumption of wine as well as experiential elements such as recollection of the visit, word-of-mouth behaviour and enduring levels of satisfaction. A number of a priori segmentation criteria drawn from wine consumer behaviour and wine tourism literature have been applied in the analysis of the data in order to provide a detailed discussion of the various elements of this multi-phased experience.
Many regional differences were observed in the demographic profile of respondents, while the age profile of male and female visitors were also significantly different. This has dispelled the myth of a 'typical winery visitor' put forward by many early wine tourism researchers and highlights the need for detailed market analysis for wineries and wine regions. Pre-visit wine habits and winery visitation behaviour were influenced by gender, age/generation and country of origin. However, the most significant influence was between different levels of wine knowledge. This highlights the importance of wine education and interpretation, which was also identified as an important part of the winery visit by many respondents. Examination of the on-site experience identified important regional differences in the nature of the winery experience and lead to the coining of the term touristic terroir to describe the nuances of the regional experience. Almost half of the respondents made a post-visit purchase, while there were moderately high levels of enduring satisfaction and high levels of word-of-mouth behaviour. Post-visit purchases were primarily influenced by taste, but experiential elements of the visit (including sharing the wine or winery experience with others, memory of the visit and the service received) were also moderately influential.
This study has provided an insight into wine tourism and the behaviour of the winery visitor. It is the first and, to date, only nationwide survey of winery visitors anywhere in the world and one of only a handful of tourism studies that have attempted to track the behaviour of respondents. It has identified important connections between the on-site experience, experiential aspects of the post-visit experience and the purchasing and consumption behaviour of winery visitors. It also provides a framework for the study of other areas of tourism including souvenir purchases, holiday photography, food and tourism and tourist behaviour more broadly.
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'Scenery and Chardonnay': a visitor perspective of the New Zealand winery experienceMitchell, Richard D., n/a January 2005 (has links)
It is widely recognised that the tourism experience involves pre-visit anticipation, travel to and from the site and post-visit reminiscence or recollection, yet to date few studies have explored the link between these elements. Winery visitation presents an excellent opportunity to explore these phases of the travel experience as wine is present pre-visit, on-site and post-visit. In 1999 this study set out to explore these links by surveying visitors to 33 New Zealand wineries and then tracking their behaviour six to eight months post-visit via a postal survey.
From an initial sample of 1,090, 636 follow-up surveys were distributed with 358 usable surveys returned. The on-site survey explored the pre-visit and on-site wine habits and winery visitation behaviour of respondents, while 97 semi-structured interviews were also undertaken in order to provide further detail on some aspects of the on-site visit. The follow-up survey included an exploration of the respondents� on-going purchasing and consumption of wine as well as experiential elements such as recollection of the visit, word-of-mouth behaviour and enduring levels of satisfaction. A number of a priori segmentation criteria drawn from wine consumer behaviour and wine tourism literature have been applied in the analysis of the data in order to provide a detailed discussion of the various elements of this multi-phased experience.
Many regional differences were observed in the demographic profile of respondents, while the age profile of male and female visitors were also significantly different. This has dispelled the myth of a 'typical winery visitor' put forward by many early wine tourism researchers and highlights the need for detailed market analysis for wineries and wine regions. Pre-visit wine habits and winery visitation behaviour were influenced by gender, age/generation and country of origin. However, the most significant influence was between different levels of wine knowledge. This highlights the importance of wine education and interpretation, which was also identified as an important part of the winery visit by many respondents. Examination of the on-site experience identified important regional differences in the nature of the winery experience and lead to the coining of the term touristic terroir to describe the nuances of the regional experience. Almost half of the respondents made a post-visit purchase, while there were moderately high levels of enduring satisfaction and high levels of word-of-mouth behaviour. Post-visit purchases were primarily influenced by taste, but experiential elements of the visit (including sharing the wine or winery experience with others, memory of the visit and the service received) were also moderately influential.
This study has provided an insight into wine tourism and the behaviour of the winery visitor. It is the first and, to date, only nationwide survey of winery visitors anywhere in the world and one of only a handful of tourism studies that have attempted to track the behaviour of respondents. It has identified important connections between the on-site experience, experiential aspects of the post-visit experience and the purchasing and consumption behaviour of winery visitors. It also provides a framework for the study of other areas of tourism including souvenir purchases, holiday photography, food and tourism and tourist behaviour more broadly.
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A mesoscale investigation of the sea breeze in the Stellenbosch winegrowing districtDu Preez, Chrisna Barbara. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (M.Sc.)(Meteorology)--University of Pretoria, 2007. / Includes summary. Includes bibliographical references. Available on the Internet via the World Wide Web.
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Canal de marketing : um estudo em vinícolas da indicação geográfica vale dos vinhedosTrevisan, Carlos Alberto 29 May 2014 (has links)
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A conceptual framework of marketing Chinese tourist to the Western Cape wine routesJiang, Peng January 2008 (has links)
Thesis (MTech (Marketing Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2008 / Resident within the context of tourism marketing, this research, following a proposal that marketing the
Western Cape Wine Routes, as a destination component, may enrich and strengthen the image and
competition of South Africa as a tourist destination in China, has focused on the psychological behaviour
of Chinese tourists and their demographic profiles in respect of the Western Cape Wine Routes. Within
this research, a mixed research design was adapted, after layered literature studies that comprised
tourism and marketing, consumer [tourist] behaviour and wine tourism, while fieldwork involved both
qualitative and quantitative approaches, which covered both experienced and non-experienced Chinese
tourists with regard to the Western Cape Wine Routes.
During the research fieldwork, a tourist investigation included a set of mini-group interviews and an
intercept survey [comprising 275 samples], which provided an understanding of Chinese tourists in
respect of the Western Cape Wine Routes, as well as South Africa and Cape Town, by both underlying
and broad data. As a result of this research, a blueprint to market the Western Cape Wine Routes as a
destination component in China, in the form of a formulated framework, some business
recommendations at a strategic level, are represented, which include strategic marketing directions,
Chinese tourist market analysis, evaluation of current competition, SWOT analysis, strategic objectives
and corresponding strategies in the form of the 8Ps of the tourism marketing mix, as well as major
complementary strategic resources. Finally, within an academic perspective, future studies are also
suggested.
Key words: Chinese tourists, South Africa, strategic marketing, tourism, Western Cape, wine tourism,
wine routes and wine tourists.
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Canal de marketing : um estudo em vinícolas da indicação geográfica vale dos vinhedosTrevisan, Carlos Alberto 29 May 2014 (has links)
No description available.
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Mystery visitors as a vehicle to explore service quality at cellar doors of the Stellenbosch Wine RouteChen, Wei-Ying Kathleen January 2010 (has links)
Mini-thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
MASTER OF TECHNOLOGY: MARKETING MANAGEMENT
in the Faculty of Business
at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology
2010 / This study examines the validity of the mystery shopper research method, which was
applied in the context of wine tourism. In the process of achieving this objective, the
service quality of selected wine estates along the Stellenbosch Wine Route (SWR)
was also established. Furthermore, the findings reveal whether this research method
is beneficial to facilitate customer relationships.
Wine tourism is considered a special interest tourism that has received heightened
global attention in the past decade, both practically and academically. This growth is
also mirrored domestically, as wine tourism is one of the major attractions in the
Western Cape. Since 2006, the number of wine estates in the Stellenbosch region
rose by 12.3%, resulting in more than 140 wine estates that are currently available.
This ultimately means that there are more wine estates, which all compete for the
same customer base, and this increases competitiveness. Moreover, being a
relatively homogenous product offering, with the key differential point being the actual
winescape, it is important that wine estates focus on delivering superior service
quality in order to achieve competitive advantage. This also calls for a need to
systematically test service quality and procedures to ensure that desired levels are
maintained.
The research methodology that was used is exploratory in nature, comprising of two
in-depth interviews and sixteen mystery visits via judgmental sampling. The mystery
visits were conducted at the Stellenbosch Hills and Bottelary Hills sub-routes. One
popular and one less recognised wine estate per sub-route were observed. Findings
showed that service quality at these estates are generally high, yet experiences at all
estates were vastly different. The most important discovery is that the concept of
mystery visitors is, in fact, an appropriate vehicle to assess service quality and to
facilitate customer relationships. This method was successful in identifying the source
of problems that led to sub-optimal performance, which allowed for corrective action
to be taken. As a result, the service quality of the estates can be further increased to
ensure a perfect experience on each occasion, which, over time, builds the reputati~n
of the wine estate. Ultimately, this research has demonstrated that mystery visitors
can be applied in the context of tourism on both an individual and collective scale.
Key words: wine tourism, special interest tourism, wine tourists, Western Cape,
Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch Wine Route, service quality, research method, mystery
shopper and mystery visitor.
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The use of viticultural terroir units for demarcation of geographical indications for wine production in Stellenbosch and surroundsCarey, Victoria Anne 04 1900 (has links)
Dissertation (PhD(Agric)) -- Stellenbosch University, 2005. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Due to increased consumer demand for products labelled by origin, and the
requirement that these labels are a guarantee of both quality and product character,
there is an increasing global focus on delimitation of denominations of origin. The
integrity of denominations of origin and their defensibility can be ensured through the
use of terroirs as a basis for delimitation.
The aims of this study were to establish the dominant environmental criteria that
affect the viticultural behaviour and wine character of two important cultivars
(Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon blanc) in the Stellenbosch Wine of Origin
District, to use an appropriate methodology to identify viticultural terroirs in this district
based on these criteria and with the use of a geographic information system, and
finally to use these viticultural terroirs to identify denominations of origin within the
same area.
A terroir can be defined as a grouping of homogenous environmental units, or
natural terroir units, based on the typicality of the products obtained. Identification
and characterisation of terroirs depends on knowledge of environmental parameters,
the functioning of the grapevine and the characteristics of the final product. Field
studies, resulting in point data, are necessary to investigate the functioning of the
grapevine but in order for this information to be of use within zoning studies it must
be placed in a spatial context.
As a first phase in data acquisition, the Stellenbosch Wine of Origin District was
characterised and natural terroir units were identified using existing digital data and a
geographic information system. A natural terroir unit (NTU) can be defined as a unit
of land that is characterised by relatively homogenous topography, climate,
geological substrate and soil. A total of 1389 NTUs were identified in the
Stellenbosch Wine of Origin District (84 537 ha). The identified NTUs were
homogenous with respect to terrain morphological unit, altitude, aspect and soil type.
Each of the identified units was further described with respect to the extent of the
expected sea breeze effect and, for certain of the soil types, the associated parent
material.
As a second phase of data acquisition, a network of plots of Sauvignon blanc and
Cabernet Sauvignon were delimited in commercial vineyards in proximity to weather
stations and their viticultural and oenological response monitored for a period of
seven years.
Regression tree analyses were performed on the complete data set and the
relative importance of the environmental and management related variables
determined for each dependent variable. Excepting for scion clone, which had a high
relative importance for bunch mass of Sauvignon blanc and yield to pruning mass
index of Cabernet Sauvignon, no other non-environmental variable included in the
analyses appeared to have a strong effect on grapevine performance and wine character. The performance of Cabernet Sauvignon was affected by the potassium
content of the subsoil and the climate of the season. The performance of Sauvignon
blanc appeared to be related to soil texture, wind exposure and temperature, both
during the green berry growth stage and the month prior to ripening. From the results
presented, it appears that environmental parameters have an overriding effect on the
performance of both Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon blanc, but that these two
cultivars react differently to environmental stimuli.
A knowledge-driven model used the rules generated in the regression tree
analyses to directly classify natural terroir units with respect to expected response of
Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon blanc in the Stellenbosch Wine of Origin District.
The natural terroir units were thus grouped into terroir units that were homogenous
with respect to predicted viticultural and oenological response for each cultivar.
The use of representative sites to determine the response of the grapevine to its
environment is time consuming and costly and limits terroir studies to research
related investigations. Vineyard managers were therefore surveyed with respect to
the functioning of established Sauvignon blanc vineyards in the Stellenbosch Wine of
Origin District in an attempt to obtain the necessary data. Comparison of the data
generated with these questionnaires to measured data in commercial vineyards
suggested that the vineyard managers were able to characterise the performance of
vineyards with respect to vigour, signs of drought stress and yield. Each vineyard
was mapped and the responses were linked to modelled environmental variables.
Classification and regression trees were used to construct decision trees, which
could be applied to environmental data in a geographic information system to
determine viticultural terroirs for production of Sauvignon blanc. These terroirs,
although fewer, were comparable to those generated using field data.
Data gathered during terroir studies, and the identified viticultural terroirs for
Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon blanc, were used to revisit the boundaries of the
Stellenbosch Wine of Origin District and the Simonsberg-Stellenbosch ward.
Modifications were proposed based on expected wine characteristics. Boundaries for
two new wards in the Helderberg basin were proposed. It was also possible to
identify vineyards within a ward for the production of terroir specific wines. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Toenemende verbruikersaanvraag vereis produkte waarvan die etikette nie net die
oorsprong aandui nie, maar ook kan dien as ‘n waarborg vir die produk se kwaliteit
en kenmerkendheid. Hierdie tendens verklaar die toenemende wereldwye fokus op
afgebakende areas van oorsprong. Die integriteit van die afgebakende areas van
oorsprong sowel as hul verdedigbaarheid kan gewaarborg word deur terroirs as basis
vir afbakening te gebruik.
Die doelstellings van die studie was om die oorheersende omgewingseienskappe
wat wingerdprestasie en wynkarakter van twee belangrike cultivars, naamlik
Cabernet Sauvignon en Sauvignon blanc, in die Stellenbosch Wyn van
Oorsprongsdistrik bemvloed, te bepaal; tweedens om ‘n toepaslike metodologie te
gebruik om terroirs in die die distrik te bepaal wat gebaseer is op die geidentifiseerde
omgewingseienskappe met die gebruik van ‘n geografiese inligtingstelsel; en, ten
slotte, om hierdie terroirs vir wingerbou te gebruik om afgebakende areas van
oorsprong in dieselfde omgewing te identifiseer.
‘n Terroir kan gedefinieer word as ‘n samestelling van homogene
omgewingseenhede, of natuurlike terroir-eenhede (NTE), wat gebaseer word op die
kenmerkende eienskappe van die produkte wat daaruit verkry word. Identifisering en
karakterisering van terroirs sal afhang van kennis van die omgewingsparameters, die
funksionering van die wingerdstok en die eienskappe van die finale produk.
Veldstudies waaruit puntdata verkry word, is noodsaaklik om die funksionering van
die wingerdstok te ondersoek. Dit is egter noodsaaklik om eers hierdie inligting in
ruimtelike konteks te plaas alvorens die inligting vir soneringstudies gebruik kan
word.
As 'n eerste fase van datagenerering, was die Stellenbosch Wyn van
Oorsprongsdistrik gekarakteriseer en NTE’s geidentifiseer deur gebruik te maak van
bestaande digitale data en ‘n geografiese inligtingstelsel. ‘n NTE kan gedefinieer
word as ‘n landseenheid wat gekarakteriseer word deur ‘n relatiewe homogene
topografie, klimaat, geologiese substraat en grondtipe. ‘n Totaal van 1389 NTE’s is
geidentifiseer in die Stellenbosch Wyn van Oorsprongsdistrik (84 537 ha). Die
geidentifiseerde NTE’s was homogeen met betrekking tot die terrein morfologiese
eenheid, hoogte bo seespieSI, hellingsaspek en grondtipe. Elk van die
geidentifiseerde eenhede was verder beskryf volgens die omvang van die seewindinvloed
en, vir toepaslike grond tipes, die geassosieerde moedermateriaal.
As ‘n tweede fase van datagenerering is ‘n netwerk van persele van Cabernet
Sauvignon en Sauvignon blanc afgebaken binne bestaande kommersiele wingerde in
die nabyheid van weerstasies. Hul wingerd- en wynkundige respons is vir ‘n periode
van sewe jaar gemonitor.
Regressieboomanalises is gebruik om die volledige stel data te analiseer en om
die relatiewe belang van omgewings- en bestuurspraktykverbonde veranderlikes te bepaal. Die bostokkloon (wat 'n hoe relatiewe belang vir die trosmassa van
Sauvignon blanc en die oes- tot snoeimassa verhouding van Cabernet Sauvignon
het) is die enigste van die nie-omgewingsparameter wat ‘n sterk invloed op
wingerdprestasie of wynkarakter blyk te he. Die prestasie van Cabernet Sauvignon is
beTnvloed deur die kaliuminhoud van die ondergrond sowel as die seisoensklimaat.
By Sauvignon blanc het dit voorgekom of die prestasie verband hou met
grondtekstuur, windblootstelling en temperatuur tydens die groen fase van korrelgroei
sowel as die maand voor rypwording. Alhoewel dit blyk uit die resultate dat
omgewingsparameters 'n oorheersende invloed op die prestasie van beide Cabernet
Sauvignon en Sauvignon blanc uitoefen, reageer die twee cultivars verskillend op
omgewingsprikkels.
‘n Kennisgedrewe model waarvan die riglyne uit resultate van die
regressieboomanalise saamgestel is, word gebruik om NTE direk te klassifiseer ten
opsigte van die verwagte respons van Cabernet Sauvignon en Sauvignon blanc in
die Stellenbosch Wyn van Oorsprongsdistrik. Die NTE is dus gegroepeer om terroir
eenhede te vorm wat homogeen was ten opsigte van die verwagte wingerd- en
wynkundige respons vir elke cultivar.
Die gebruik van verwysingspersele om die respons van die wingerdstok teenoor
sy onmiddelike omgewing te bepaal, is tydrowend en duur en beperk sodoende
terroir studies tot navorsing. Gevolglik is ‘n opname onder wingerdbestuurders
gemaak om inligting oor die prestasie van Sauvignon blanc in die Stellenbosch Wyn
van Oorsprongsdistrik in te win en sodoende die nodige data te verkry. Na
vergelyking van die ingewinde data, wat uit die opname verkry is, met gemete data
vanaf kommersiele wingerde, kon afgelei word dat wingerdbestuurders by magte is
om die prestasie van wingerde ten opsigte van groeikrag, tekens van droogtestres en
opbrengs te karakteriseer. Elke wingerd is gekarteer en die respons is gekoppel aan
die gemodeleerde omgewingsparamters. Klassifikasie en regressiebome is gebruik
om besluitnemingsmodelle saam te stel wat toegepas kon word op omgewingsdata in
‘n geografiese inligtingstelsel om terroirs vir die produksie van Sauvignon blanc te
bepaal. Hierdie terroirs, alhoewel minder, was vergelykbaar met die wat gegenereer
was met behulp van veldstudies.
Data verkry met terroirstudies, sowel as gei'dentifiseerde terroir-eenhede, was
gebruik om die grense van die Stellenbosch Wyn van Oorsrongsdistrik en die
Simonsberg-Stellenbosch wyk te herbepaal. Voorgestelde modifiserings was
gebaseer op verwagte wyneienskappe. Grense vir twee nuwe wyke in die
Helderbergkom is voorgestel. Dit was ook moontlik om wingerde binne ‘n wyk te
identifiseer vir die produksie van terroir-spesifieke wyne.
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Spatial characterisation of natural terroir units for viticulture in the Bottelaryberg-Simonsberg-Helderberg winegrowing areaCarey, Victoria Anne 04 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MScAgric) -- University of Stellenbosch, 2001. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: There is an increasing demand by the consumer for knowledge and understanding of the
origin of each wine produced. This origin is directly linked to the interaction between the
environment and grapevine, and therefore to the terroir. A terroir can be defined as a complex
of natural factors being expressed through the final product and must therefore be studied in
two steps, namely, the identification of relatively homogenous natural terroir units followed
by their ecophysiological characterisation.
The aim of this study was to characterise the Bottelaryberg-Simonsberg-Helderberg
wine growing area according to existing digital information and to identify natural terroir
units. The study area is situated to the southwest of Stellenbosch and covers an area of
approximately 25 000 ha.
Topography is a static feature of the landscape and affects the sunlight interception by a slope,
exposure of a site to winds and drainage of soil water and air. It forms an important
component of the terroir concept and has a strong interaction with the environmental
components of climate and soil. The study area is bordered by mountains and bisected by a
river valley resulting in a large variation in aspect and altitude affecting both spatial and
temporal temperature variability.
There is no doubt as to the important effect of climate on wine character and quality. A
number of indices can be used to describe the regional climate. The study area has a
Mediterranean climate with notable spatial variation of all climatic parameters due to its
complex topography and proximity to the ocean.
The effect of geology on wme character is less clear but appears to act through its
contribution to the physical properties of the soil. In the Bottelaryberg-Simonsberg-
Helderberg study area the geology is complex due to the high degree of tectonic movement
and mixing of parent material. In situ weathering of rocks is seldom the only source of soil
formation. Soil has a number of contributing factors affecting wine character and quality, inter alia, soil
colour, temperature, chemical composition, depth and texture (affecting the water supplying
properties of the soil). It is the last two that appear to have the most significant effect. Soil
depth affects the buffer capacity of the soil to temper climatic extremes and the water supply
has a well-recorded effect on vine growth and functioning. There is a high degree of soil
variation in the Bottelaryberg-Simonsberg-Helderberg study area that is difficult to represent
in soil associations. A pattern of soil distribution, however, can be noticed in relation to
landscape variation.
Terrain morphological units, altitude and aspect were used as pnmary keys for the
identification of natural terroir units. Broad soil categories and geological information were
included at a secondary level. This resulted in 195 units. These natural terroir units will form
the basis for future ecophysiological characterisation in order to determine possible future
cultivar distribution as well as the terroir effect on wine character. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Daar is toenemende aanvraag vanaf die verbruiker vir kennis en begrip van die oorsprong van
elke wyn wat geproduseer word. Die oorsprong is direk aan die interaksie tussen die
omgewing en wingerd gekoppel, en daarom ook die terroir. Terroir kan omskryf word as die
kompleks van natuurlike faktore wat in die finale produk uitdrukking vind en studies daarvan
moet dus in twee stappe plaasvind, d.i. die identifisering van relatiewe homogene natuurlike
terroir eenhede gevolg deur die ekofisiologiese karakterisering daarvan.
Die doel van die studie was om die Bottelaryberg-Simonsberg-Helderberg wynproduserende
gebied te karakteriseer, met behulp van bestaande versyferde data en om natuurlike terroir
eenhede te identifiseer.
Topografie is 'n vaste landskapskenmerk en beïnvloed sonligonderskepping deur hellings,
blootstelling van 'n ligging aan wind en die dreinerin~ van grondwater en beweging van koue
lug. Dit is 'n belangrike deel van die terroir konsep en het sterk interaksie met
omgewingsfaktore van grond en klimaat. Die studiegebied word begrens deur berge en is
deursny deur 'n riviervallei, met groot variasie in helling en aspek. Beide hiervan beïnvloed
die ruimtelike- en daaglik-variasies in daaglikse maksimum temperatuur.
Die belangrike effek van klimaat op wynkarakter en kwaliteit is duidelik soos weerspieël deur
die beskikbaarheid van 'n aantal makroklimaatsindekse. Alle klimaatsparameters word deur
topografie beïnvloed. Temperatuur en relatiewe humiditeit word ook deur afstand vanaf die
see beïnvloed. Die studie area het 'n Meditereense klimaat, met merkwaardige ruimtelike
variasie van alle klimaatsparameters.
Die effek van geologie op wynkarakter is minder duidelik, maar het waarskynlik 'n effek op
die fisiese eienskappe van 'n grond. Die geologie in die Bottelaryberg-Simonsberg-
Helderberg studiegebied is kompleks, as gevolg van die hoë graad van tektoniese beweging
en vermenging van moedermateriaal. In situ vorming van gronde uit gesteentes vind selde
plaas: Grond het 'n groot aantal bydraende faktore, wat wynkarakter en -kwaliteit kon beïnvloed,
onder andere, grondkleur, -temperatuur, -chemiese samestelling, -diepte en -tekstuur (wat die
waterleweringsvermoë van die grond bepaal). Dit is veral laasgenoemde twee faktore wat
blykbaar die mees opvallendste effek openbaar. Gronddiepte bepaal die buffer kapasiteit van
die grond om klimaatsuiterstes te kan weerstaan en die waterleweringsvermoë het 'n
alombekende effek op wingerdgroei en funksionering. Daar is 'n hoë graad van grondvariasie
in die Bottelaryberg-Simonsberg-Helderberg studiegebied wat moeilik is om met
grondassosiasies weer te gee. Daar is wel 'n patroon van grond distribusie wat verband hou
met landskapvariasie.
Terrein morfologiese eenhede, hoogte en aspek is gebruik as primêre sleutels vir die
indentifisering van natuurlike terroir eenhede. Globale grondkategorieë en geologiese
inligting is op 'n sekondêre vlak gebruik. Dit het 195 eenhede tot gevolg. Die natuurlike
terroir eenhede sal die basis vorm vir toekomstige ekofisiologiese karakterisering, om die
terroir effek op wynkarakter te kan bepaal.
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