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Volume 21 (6) 2006
Table of Contents
OPINION
6 Michael Glover, winemaker of Bannockburn Vineyards, Geelong, tells why "occasion" wines are a much-needed reality check in terms of assessing wine quality.
NEWS
8 Abbey Rock Wines has opened its cellar door in the Adelaide Hills.
10 Geoff Merrill collected another major prize at the Visy 2006 Great Australian Shiraz Challenge.
11 Tim Adams Wines takes home the major gong at the 2006 Hyatt International Riesling Challenge.
14 Preparations for Vinexpo 2007 in Bordeaux, France, are ensuring a world-class event in June.
16 The Australian fine wine industry, irrelevant or neglected? – Paper by Brian Croser presented at an Australian Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
RICHARD SMART
21 China is gaining ground as a significant member of the world's wine market. The adoption of modern vinification techniques combined with viticultural traditions means China could emerge as a genuine competitor to Australia on the world stage.
AWRI REPORT
30 Members of the AWRI research team give practical advice and examples for quality management in the laboratory, using NATA accredited facilities.
YEAST AND FERMENTATION
38 'Ready-to-use' wine yeast strains discovered by adaptive evolution.
44 Incomplete malolactic fermentation could be improved by further advice into yeast strain selection and keeping watch on other variables.
CLIMATE CHANGE
2006 Finlaysons Wine Roadshow XIV Seminar “Battening down the batches”
50 Impacts on climate change on wine - it's happening now.
57 Managing the impact of climate change for wineries and growers "Hope for the best ... plan for the worst."
63 Saving energy and water could save industry's future.
VARIETAL REPORT
68 The Journal celebrates the festive season with a snapshot of Australia's Sparkling Red wine production.
MARKETING AND CONSUMER RESEARCH
87 Steve Goodman, Larry Lockshin and Eli Cohen, present their initial research findings from the research project, "Mapping the Influences of Consumer Choice for Wine Selection (On and Off- Premise) in Key Export Markets".
91 Nicole Davis and Steve Charters of Edith Cowan University, Western Australia, examine the role of the restaurant gatekeeper in creating a wine list.
BULK WINE BROKERING
95 Ernst & Young's Jonathan Scott provides an in-depth analysis of the new Bulk Wine Export Procedures and anticipates market trends.
VALMAI HANKEL
104 The Hardy Wine Company's 'Eileen Hardy' Shiraz and Chardonnay continues to be a top selling label. Valmai Hankel tells the story of the woman who inspired the brand.
REGULARS
6 Opinion
8 News
21 Richard Smart
31 AWRI Report
44 Practical Winemaking
83 The Key Files
95 Jonathan Scott
108 Sam Tolley
109 WFA
112 Jim Hardie
113 CRCV Report
115 Winetitles Bookstore
122 What's on in Wine
Nygaard, M., Cream, M., Taylor, R., & Wilkes, E. (2006). Quality management in the laboratory - practical tools and examples from a NATA accredited wine laboratory. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 21(6), 31-36.
McBryde, C., Gardner, J., Lopes, M. d. B., & Jiranek, V. (2006). Adaptive (directed) evolution yields superior, "ready-to-use" wine yeast strains. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 21(6), 38, 40-43.
Wells, K. (2006). Impacts on climate change on wine - it's happening now. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 21(6), 50-56.
Bell, F. (2006). Managing the impact of climate change for wineries and growers "Hope for the best ... plan for the worst". Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 21(6), 57-58, 60-62.
Manners, M. (2006). Saving energy and water could save industry's future. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 21(6), 63-64.
Goodman, S., Lockshin, L., & Cohen, E. (2006). The on-premise environment - what,s influencing consumer choices? Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 21(6), 87-90.
Davis, N., & Charters, S. (2006). Selling wine through restaurants - how the gatekeeper thinks. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 26(6), 91-92, 94.