ANZG&W Issue 502 November 2005

australian & new zealand grapegrower & winemaker

Issue 502 - November 2005

Table of Contents

News

6   Senate Inquiry recommendations and responses

grapegrowing

19  Viticare trials encourage regional participation
20  Guide to selling wine grapes
21  Growing even greater grapes
22  Implementing zonal vineyard management through airborne remote sensing
29  Ben Rose: Real Viticulture
32 SA Vignerons share their biodynamic agriculture skills
33  CropWatch Online takes a byte out of disease risk
34  Viticulturist Profile: Jim Bailey Brown Hill Estate, Margaret River, WA

irrigation

41  Water-use of grapevines to PRD irrigation at two water levels. A case study in North-Eastern Victoria
46  How and when to water is crucial

vine nutrition

48  Cover cropping research enters a new era

bird control

50  Why bird scarers don’t (usually) work
53  Summary of common Starling research in the McLaren Vale district and practical implications for their management.
56  Know thine enemies: Using bird behaviour to determine effective management strategies

winemaking

61  Sulphur dioxide
66  Oenotannin, for the tailored use of tannins
70  Alcohol sweet spot seminars
71  Gas permeable polyethylene wine vessels better than oak and stainless steel?

Fermentation

78  An efficient solution to restart stuck and sluggish ferments
84  Activators for malolactic fermentations
89  Improved fermentation safety in difficult or concentrated red wine grapes

australian wine business

94  Inland China prospects benefit Aussie exporters
95  How to avoid a wages strain on your wine business
97  Wine industry court case a timely reminder for all new operators
98  Getting a better handle on your business – with thanks to BAS

export

101  Export statistics