Rural Solutions SA has the information, expertise and experience to help increase profitability and sustainability within the wine industry.

Rural Solutions SA delivers a broad range of solutions for growers, companies and corporations in areas like:

• Environmental Property Assessments
• Soil and Plant Tissue Analysis
• Improved Irrigation Management
• Food Safety Assurance (HACCP)
• Reclaimed Water Management
• Chemcert Practices
• SaltSmart Management & Monitoring
• National Pollutants Inventory Monitoring
• Best Vineyard Management Practice

Rural Solutions SA provides independent services and programs to improve business profits in a sustainable way, promote and cause innovation and change to benefit all industry participants and protect our production and natural resource base.

Case Study

Hardy Wine Company owns the high profile Banrock Station wine brand – a name built on its wetlands development complex and clean, green image. To help maintain that image, Rural Solutions SA introduced a national food-quality HACCP program for its grape suppliers to minimise chemical usage and maximise export opportunities.

Yalumba Oxford Landing vineyards benefited from using Rural Solutions SA’s Analytical Crop Management Laboratory at Loxton.

“Producing premium wine is increasingly precise these days as we monitor inputs such as water, fertiliser and overall soil management to the most minute detail,” said Yalumba’s Technical Officer, Rob Strachan.

“We send the laboratory staff plant tissue from the vineyard and within a few days we have the results we need; it’s a very quick turnaround and we appreciate the speedy delivery of data.”

The service has helped Yalumba modify vine management for consistency and high quality.

Contact: Duncan Tullett