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Brommie
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Is it possible to produce 8 ton Cabernet Sauvignon, annually, from 6 ha vineyard?
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DST
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According to many winemakers, over-cropping is the ultimate sin of grapegrowers. In France, the Cotes du Rhone trade association recently hired vineyard inspectors to check that grape yields didn't exceed the authorized limit of 2.5 tons per acre. The move is part of a crackdown to enforce the regulations governing Appellations d'Origine (AOCs). Where yields exceed the limit, the resulting wine may be downgraded to vin du pays.
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Brommie
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Comprehensive answer. Thanks, now we also know.
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Luigi
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Brommie remember 1 ha= 2.47 Acre thus in France they limit themselves to just over six tons per ha. In RSA where the climate is warmer you easily get good quality from 8 tons per one ha. Are you going to plant?
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Naw, its becaws the French is lazy. They don't stomp hard enough.
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saash
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Are you running a profitability analysis of wine making vs trading - or is this just a hypathetical "Is it actually possible" study. I'm not a wine maker - I would still bet that yield is going to fluctuate annually based on rainfall, soil nutrition, staff issues, etc. And some years will probably give you better quality cab than others.
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Luigi
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Saash: Mother nature will determine quatity and quality.With pruning,water ect. you can also manipulte quantity and quality.Profitabilty of wine making versus trading. Only thing I can say that at least you can drink for free at wine making.
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Sharkie
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In the Northern Cape under irrigation it is possible to get 8 ton per ha, highest was 14 tons /ha with Cabernet sauvignon. Colombard's (a white cultivar) yield is from 25 to 50 tons /ha under irrigation.
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Maddog
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Im interested in how much wine i can drink from 6ha
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Luigi
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Maddod: 6ha @ 8 tons/ ha @ 700 liters per ton = 33600 liter =44800 Bottels = babelaas
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Maddog
Regular Contributor
After holding SHFSTA i have already drank half of it
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Sigh, it's the yoof of today, dude. Spend too much time in front of a computer screen and not enough time doin the real important calculations. I blame the educashion system.
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Brommie
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This might be hipothetical but I am considering the oppertunity to buy (I think it might be reasonably priced) 17 ha of which 9ha is existing Cabernet vineyard. The rest is described as "mixed grapes".
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