ANZG&W Issue 507 April 2006

Table of Contents

news

6    Average yield a relief - Stanford
7    Grape price movement in region brings glimmer of hope
9    'Time to do something different' - Chambers

grapegrowing

19  Use of hyperspectral imagery for evaluation of vineyard variability and prediction of yield

25  What else is out there for cool climates?

27  Fair dinkum Aussie drop

vine improvement group reports

31  New website and national visits in 2005 for AVIA

37  Demand for rootstock remains high, but vinifera sales decline

vine health improvement

40  Who is responsible for the quality of planting material in Australian vineyards? Looking to the future

43  Yalumba Nursery releases new Shiraz clones

pruning solutions

47  Pruning can be a snip!
49  Necessity is the mother of invention

winemaking

51  Fine tuning: cutting production costs of bentonite fining 
52  Miller works on 'subtle complexities'

filtration & clarification

68  Casella's ceramic change a cost-cutter 
78  Filtration options vary

australian wine business

82  Keeping research relevant
87  Mudgee winner trims crop, cut cost and tweaks export market

new zealand

96  Exposing the brand
98  Technologies, marketing and challenges