Adam Jacobs

A. D. App. Sc (Viticulture)

Director

Member ASVO

I began my wine industry career in 1987 by studying Horticulture at the Victorian College for Agriculture and Horticulture. Studying at night classes and working during the day as a Horticultural and Viticultural Contractor I soon learnt Viticulture was my love and passion.

In 1989 I enrolled at Charles Sturt University at Wagga Wagga, NSW to achieve the award of Associate Diploma of Applied Science in Viticulture. At that time a short period in wine sales and marketing in 1990 with Domaine Wine Shippers P/L in Melbourne, Victoria made me more aware of consumer demands on wine styles and quality.

This was invaluable experience and after graduating at Wagga Wagga in 1995 I was appointed as Viticulturist for the Hamilton Wine Group, overseeing vineyards in the Coonawarra and McLaren Vale. This position encompassed considerable vineyard development and retro fitting of old 50-100 year old vineyards.

In October of 1999 Vitiwise Viticultural Management was born. It was my ambition to provide a consulting service to cater for vineyard owners requiring viticultural management and for new investors regarding vineyard development. One of the Vitiwise objectives developed in 1999 was to offer personal assistance with vineyard management and development from grape to glass.

Today Vitiwise Pty Ltd is seen in McLaren Vale, Adelaide Hills, Langhorne Creek and Currency Creek GI locations and consults to over 1500 acres within those particular regions. Its day to day operation is a family concern with wife Karen assisting in financial and office administration. To contact us regarding any information in the web site please email adam.vitiwise@internode.on.net

Pty Ltd

Vitiwise Pty Ltd offers the most modern technical support to meet the needs of today’s demanding viticulture.

Specialising in areas such as vineyard development including site selection, grape contract negotiation, irrigation and contour designs, trellis design and construction as well as vine training are all areas of expertise. Special project coordination such as soil salinity and geographic indications is an area in which Vitiwise has considerable experience.

Full vineyard management packages are also offered which include concentration in areas such as pruning and setting bud numbers for balanced vines, spray schedules and planning, harvesting, coordinating contractors and labour forces, irrigation efficiencies and all other cultural practices that are essential to produce world class premium wine grapes. Vineyard owners not need to worry about any management system with our management agreements on offer. (See services and fees section.)

Also available is our consultancy arm, which offers on-site and personal visits to discuss all areas of viticulture. Please visit the services and fees section to study the three areas of expertise above.  

Independent reviews and assessments of development and management are also offered at competitive commercial rates.

The Vitiwise Pty Ltd mission statement is “ TO INITIATE AND DEVELOP VITICULTURAL MANAGEMENT. IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES TOWARD ACHIEVING CONSISTENTLY SUSTAINABLE VINEYARDS WHICH PRODUCE WORLD CLASS PREMIUM WINE GRAPES”  

Karen and Adam Jacobs

Disclaimer:

Vitiwise Pty Ltd aims to list programs and products utilised in the Viticultural
Industry. Any adoption of such programs is at the growers discretion and not
Vitiwise Pty Ltd. There is no profit gained from sponsors listed.