ANZG&W Issue 509 June 2006

australian & new zealand grapegrower & winemaker

Issue 509 - June 2006

Table of Contents

news
6 Budget brings relief for some
7 Plea to stop investment planting
9 Australian wine industry hangover continues

grapegrowing
19 Automated crop monitoring and yield estimation
24 Ben Rose
26 CRCV report (ochratoxin A in grapes and wine)
29 Infrared thermography to evaluate stomatal conductance in grapevines
33 Vintage snapshot

winemaking
41 Another vintage gone and more lessons learned
46 Characterising the aroma of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
50 Old style is new again
54 Winemaker profile: Clive Otto, Fraser Gallop Estate

crushing & pressing
57 Press technologies that are making a real difference
60 Starting out from scratch proved no problem
72 Suited to Australian market

australian wine business
80 Winds of change blow across the French wine industry
84 Can Aussie wines gain traction above $10?
89 Quality – the way to new markets?

new zealand
92 Series of symposia cover key varietals
93 Containing phylloxera
93 EIT recruits eminent international viticulture researcher