Facilities

The DVO is situated in the recently renovated JH Neethling Building in Stellenbosch, with modern research laboratories, a fully equipped experimental cellar for small scale winemaking as well as a two story greenhouse for grapevine propagation and cultivation. In addition, the department has a modern commercial-scale training and research cellar at the Welgevallen experimental farm with more than 10 ha of established vineyards.

A: JH Neethling building

Function	Facility	Amount	Occupation
Training	Lecture room 1003	2	Seats 56 Equipped with a computer, built-in data projector, overhead projector, a whiteboard, a blackboard and a soundsystem. The lecturer desk consists of an internet cable, connection to own laptop. This room is on the US schedule system for bookings of other department's needs.
	Lecture room 1027		Seats 100 Equipped with built-in data projector, computer, overhead projector and a whiteboard. This room is on the US schedule system for bookings of other department's needs.
(as well as for research)	Experimental Cellar	1	Accommodates 2 technical staff and 1 cellar assistant Design to accommodate approximately 50 students for training purposes. Equipped with cellar training apparatus and equipment
Research (as well as for postgraduate training)	Celular/Molecular Microbiology Lab 2013A including a preparation kitchen, electrophoresis room and radioactive room	10	Currently accommodates 23 people: 4 academic staff, 2 technical staff, 1 post-doctoral fellow, 15 post-graduate students and 1 intern GMO-registered for biotechnology research activities
	Wine Bacteria Lab 2011		Accommodates 4 technical staff and postgraduate students
	Grapevine Molecular Biology Lab 2021		Currently at maximum capacity (6 benches x 3 seats = 18).
	Tissue culture lab 2020C, including a preparation kitchen, transfer room and growing room		Accommodates 10 academic and technical staff, as well as postgraduate students. GMO-registered for research activities
	Chemical-analytical and TCA labs 1025 and 1029B		TCA lab 1029B: Accommodates 2 Technical staff members, ISO 17025 SANAS accredited, equipped with 2 GC's .GMO-registered for research activities
	Wine Biotechnology Lab 2002A, including a preparation kitchen, Electrophorsis room (2001B); Radio Active Room (2001C); Dark room (2001D); Microscope Room (2001E)		Accommodates 10 academic and technical staff, as well as postgraduate students GMO-registered for research activities
	Fermentation Lab 2004A		Accommodates 2 technical staff members GMO-registered for research activities
	Sensory Lab 1030A with preparation kitchen.		Accommodates 2 staff member and has 16 wine tasting booths. Equipped with touch screen computers and newly installed sensory software
	Oenology Lab 1004 with preparation kitchen.		Accommodates 16 academic and technical staff, as well as postgraduate students
	Viticulture Lab 1019A		Accommodates currently one technical staff and can potentially accommodate 12 students. It is currently very under-equipped and under-utilized
	Greenhouse	1	GMO-registered for biotechnology research activities

Seminars and meetings	Seminar/boardroom 3006	2	Seats 17 Equipped with built-in data projector and a Parrot freepoint interactive whiteboard system. Own laptop required.
	Seminar/boardroom 1031		Seats 17 Equipped with built-in data projector and a whiteboard. Own laptop required.
Office and reception areas	IWBT reception area 2014A, with a small kitchen	2	Can accommodate 2 administrative staff members. Currently seating only 1 administrative staff member. Equipped with HP colour laser printer, fax machine, shredder, Minolta copy machine and a scanner. Kitchen is equipped with a kettle, coffee machine, microwave oven and a small fridge.
	DVO reception area 2010A, with a small kitchen		Can accommodate 2 administrative staff members. Currently seating only 1 administrative staff member. Equipped with HP colour laser printer, scanner and shredder. Multipurpose Minolta copy machine is situated on the ground floor. Kitchen is equipped with a kettle, coffee machine and a small fridge.
	IWBT Finances 3003	2	Accommodate 1 financial staff member. Equipped with a computer, printer and shredder. Stationary storeroom is based in this office.
	DVO Finances 1017		Accommodate 1 financial staff members. Equipped with a computer and printer.
Other	JH Neethling courtyard	1	Used for functions and informal gatherings
	JH Neethling kitchen	1	Used by staff and students, as well as for functions held for own environment, as well as other university departments/divisions. Equipped with a hot plate, microwave, fridge, a selfservice coffee machine for staff and students, and 2 dishwashers

B: Paul van der Byl building

Function	Facility	Amount	Occupation
Offices	Offices	3	Mr Jacobs/Dr Strever – seats one staff member and is suitable for holding small meetings (2 to 3 persons) Technical Assistant Office – seats 3 staff members Postgraduate Student Office – seats 3 students
Storage areas	Store rooms	8	1 Store room used by Prof Goussard on part-time basis 1 Dark room (adjoining to above) used as storage area 1 Implement storage room (separate building) 1 Implement storage room (outside access only) 1 Gas storage room (outside access only) 2 Store rooms within the building used for storing field equipment, loggers etc 1 Store room for cleaning products (Dienskamer)
Research	Laboratories	2	1 oenology lab (under-graduate) with 2 x spectrophotometer, 4 x cooling bathes, 6 x aspiration apparatus and various glassware In adjoining room: 2 small bench scales and 1 x oven for drying glassware 1 viticulture lab (post-graduate) with 1 x panenometer, 1 x Metrohm titration equipment with sample changer, 1 x pH meter, 4 x small bench scale, 1 x enclosed bench scale for sensitive weighing, 1 x scale with 20kg capacity, 1 x stirrer, 3 x vortex, 1 x floor vortex, 2 x blender sticks, 1 x homogenizer (kept in office for safe keeping), 1 x oven, 3 x -20°C box freezers, 1 x fridge, 1 x dishwasher and various glass- and plastic ware
Teaching	Seminar room	1	Seats around 40 students
Tissue culture	Incubator room	1	Used for undergraduate tissue culture practical
	Preparation room	1	Used for preparation of plant samples, equipped with a laminar air flow.
	Growth room	1	Equipped with a "light table" (owned by Distell), photographic equipment.
Fridges	Walk-in fridges (smaller)	1	4°C walk in fridge