Infl uence of Winemaking Practices on the Characteristics of Winery Wastewater and Water Usage of Wineries

Wine production plays a big role in the agricultural industry around the world. In 2012, a volume of 252. 9 x 106 hL of wine was produced worldwide (OIV, 2013). The topproducing wine countries are Australia, Chile and the United States, followed by Argentina, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and South Africa (SA) (Devesa-Rey et al., 2011), with SA producing 10 x 106 hL of wine (OIV, 2013).