news
6 Industry organisations join together in R&D effort
10 Drought and frost: impact yet to be seen
13 Italian varietals steal the show at the AAVWS
18 Winemaker in profile: Robert Mann, Cape Mentelle
grapegrowing
21 Yield estimation by bunch weight
24 Managing Semillon’s susceptibility to heat and drought
43 Managing virus in New Zealand vineyards
heavy machinery
28 Feeling the power
30 Pellenc celebrate 15 years in Australia
35 Preparing for harvest: put the training wheels back on
the big dry
49 Q&A with Ben Rose
51 Grapevine management options for times of drought
bird control
55 Modern scarecrows use the element of surprise
wine marketing
61 Influencing consumer choices in the retail environment
64 Lost your way? Follow the ‘mud-map’ of wine branding
winemaking
75 Preventative methods for Brett and Dekkera
australian wine business
94 The retail game: playing with the big three
96 Trademarking to protect your brand
103 Export rise and fall
new zealand
104 NZ report card reads well
106 New visa option for seasonal workers
regular features
5 on the grapevine
16 frontiers
21 grapegrowing
75 winemaking
93 australian wine business
109 employment