Viticulture Archives : Research for Agriculture

Australia’s 2020 winegrape crush: constrained quantity and high quality support value growth for the sector

The Australian winegrape crush in 2020 was 1.52 million tonnes – the equivalent of over 1 billion litres of wine, according to the National Vintage Report 2020 released by Wine Australia.

Jul 7, 2020

agribusiness, news

Wine sector welcomes extended relief to smoke taint

Australian Grape & Wine welcomes the Government’s $5 million grant program to support wine grape producers affected by smoke taint caused by the bushfires.

Jun 23, 2020

news

Empowering wine communities to map their climate future

A world-leading resource developed in Australia is empowering local grapegrowers and winemakers to plan for the effects of climatic variability and climate change that are forecast in the next decade and into the next generation.

Jun 15, 2020

Turning wine industry waste into premium products

The clean and green by-products of the Australian wine industry are ripe for upcycling, and that’s exactly what’s happening in a new initiative from Swisse Wellness, the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) and Swinburne University of Technology.

May 20, 2020

Virtual wine tasting becomes a reality

University of Adelaide students of oenology and viticulture are blind tasting wines in the familiar surrounds of their homes as part of their online learning.

May 6, 2020

research

Winemakers could adapt to climate change by switching grape varieties

As temperatures rise and seasons change, the regions of the world that are suitable for growing wine grapes could shrink by half or more, new research has found.

Feb 6, 2020

research, soil

NZ winemakers may have to change their grapes in the face of climate change

As temperatures rise and seasons change, the regions of the world that are suitable for growing wine grapes could shrink by half or more, new research has found.

Jan 29, 2020

research

Wine Australia invests record $79 million on behalf of grape and wine sector in 2019–20

Wine Australia will invest a record $79 million on behalf of the grape and wine sector in 2019–20, investing in research, development and extension (RD&E), market development and export regulation according to its Annual Operational Plan 2019–20 (AOP).

Jul 9, 2019

agribusiness

Measuring bunch rot impact on wine quality

Research at the National Wine and Grape Industry Centre (NWGIC) is arming grapegrowers and winemakers with increased knowledge about how bunch rot can impact a final wine – and how much is too much.

Jun 13, 2019

Photograph shows a home-brew of red wine bubbling during active fermentation.

Wild yeasts may hold key to better wines from warmer climates

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found yeasts that naturally occur on wine grapes may improve wines produced in warmer climates. Up until now the use of these ‘natural’ or ‘wild’ yeasts during the production process has mostly been discouraged by wine makers.

Dec 4, 2018