The Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
October 2009 issue 549
contents
news
6 My View: Angus McPhersoo - Aussies can be market leaders in the UK, US
7 Clare winery ramps up its green credentials
10 New industry award harvests disappointment
12 Lehmann's quality drive shines on world stage
grapegrowing
18 Coverage from the 15th Romeo Bragato conference
24 Mid-row treatments trialled in NZ nursery
27 Reducing impact from heatwaves - some grapevine training systems perform better than others
pest & disease
40 The impact of ripe rot and other bunch rot diseases on wine production and quality
46 A potential new strategy to develop powdery mildew resistant grapevines
winemaking
68 Fine-tuning wine comes down to balance
72 Use of new de-seeder results in innovation gong
wastewater management
86 Irrigating with winery wastewater? Developing soil stability thresholds and managing total cations
refrigeration & cooling
91 Researchers strive to raise industry's knowledge of refrigeration, technology
92 Control cooling and costs with 'smart brain' technology
yeast, enzymes & bacteria
100 Techniques for dealing with awkward malolactic fermentations
bottling & packaging
109 The PreSens oxygen analyser: Smart technology for oxygen management in the cellar and at packaging
116 Playing on politics stands out in a crowd
IT & communications
123 Benchmarking winery production: the web-based tool
126 Online networking - is it worth your while?
australian wine business
129 Chardonnay: the comeback kid
132 Question mark over vineyard property values
133 China's light shines on Aussie export radar