ANZG&W Issue 506 March 2006

australian & new zealand grapegrower & winemaker

Issue 506 - march 2006

Table of Contents

News

7    Mark McKenzie to head WGGA
8    Irrigation conference to deliver on water initiatives
10   Vintage around Australia
18   Exhibitors, presenters called to WEA Conference

grapegrowing

19   Producing high-end organic wines Part 1: Post-harvest nutrition and stimulating 
myccorhizal fungi
21   Sunburn of grapes affects wine quality
23   Field days important part of regional planning
28   NICTA’s new NICTOR sensor in field trials
29   CRCV: Hunter Valley improves pest and disease management
32   Viticulturist Profile: Graham Wiltshire

winemaking

45   River of gold flows into 21st Century
50   Australian vintage for young Japanese winemaker
54   UWGS attracts record crowd, Australian R&D lauded

wine closures

61   Closure choices still varied
62   Readers’ Poll – closure survey
68   What (a) to do about corked wine

australian wine business

78   Coalition of the willing to show the way
85   Export Records continue to be set
88   Selling Australia around the world