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June 2009 issue 545
contents
news
6 My view: Jim Lumbers
7 Wine contributes $3.5 billion to New Zealand economy
8 Special report: Stay green or stay afloat?
10 New lightweight bottles on the market
grapegrowing
18 Varietal confusion: Some facts on Albarino and Savagnin Blanc and vine identification methods
25 Kym Ludvigsen: AVIA calls for new funding, protocols for vine improvement
29 Richard Pentreath: Mulch treatments on nursery rootstock
pruning solutions
34 Ben Rose: Pruning smoke, fire and heat-impacted vines
36 Matching pruning to trellis type
vineyard machinery
40 Cutting with cutting edge technology
41 Recycling sprayer cuts costs, reduces environmental impact
soil management
43 Miriam Zady: Biological control: A widely accepted reality
46 Mildura hosts Vibrosoiler launch
winemaking
48 Curtis Phillips: When shopping for MOX equipment, focus on your goals before settling on a specific means
51 Richard Gibson: Bottle closures, oxygen and wine
54 Nomacorc meeting proves productive
56 Cathy Howard: Checklist for preparing wine for bottling
automating the winery
63 Casella Wines: where big means business
65 Why pigging systems can save you money, water and wine
the riverina
67 John Casella: The brains behind the brand
70 Nehme finds niche with Botrytis Semillon
72 Riverina: The workhorse with a strong spirit
crushing & pressing
75 Greg Howell: Managing potential microbial problems during crushing or pressing
82 Inert crushing solution arrives in Australia
australian wine business
84 Jeni Port: Merging interests, but only for the right reasons