Table of Contents
OPINION
Winemakers' Federation of Australia President, David Clarke, says a 'business as usual' approach to increasing industry revenue is not enough action to yield optimum results.
NEWS
International support for Sparkling Shiraz is improving and Australian wines collected several gongs at the inaugural Syrah du Monde competition in France earlier this year.
CLIMATE CHANGE
Dr Richard Smart says the increasing awareness about the potential impacts of climate change will open further opportunities for the Australian wine sector to take action and prevent any negative impacts.
AWRI REPORT
The use of mass spectrometry in investigating grape and wine contaminants will help protect the quality and integrity of Australian wine.
WINE INDUSTRY JOURNAL HORIZONS
Considering the impact of refrigeration systems on the ozone layer will be a new way of thinking for the sector moving forward.
VALMAI HANKEL
Valmai Hankel shares the tales of her memorable meetings with the late Cyril Henschke, an inspiring wine industry pioneer.
THE ETHICAL CONSUMPTION OF WINE
Issues such as environmental and carbon footprinting, food miles and Fairtrade will have some effect on the sale of Australian wine overseas. Jonathan Scott says more programs will be implemented around supporting consumers' desire for an ethically produced wine.
TAWNY WINE STYLE REPORT
The 'Port' name is soon to be dropped from Australian-produced fortified wine, so in this issue, we honour some of the Australian winemakers creating beautiful winter-warming Tawnies.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Winegrape growers have recently completed a training course in wine sensory evaluation in McLaren Vale. Foster's has been recognised for its suite of wine education programs for sales staff.
PP BRADSHAW
Wine industry Journal readers' new columnist, PP Bradshaw, recently attended the Pinot Noir celebration in Wellington, New Zealand and shares his observations from the event in this issue.
REGULARS
Opinion
News
Richard Smart
AWRI Report
Practical Winemaking
Jonathan Scott
The Key Files
Sam Tolley
WFA
Winetitles Bookstore
What's On in Wine
PP Bradshaw
REFERENCES
Smart, R. (2007). Increased sector awareness will help unlock secrets of climate change. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 22(4), 16-17.
Baldock, G. A., Hayasaka, Y., Coulter, A. D., Godden, P., Herderich, M. J., & Pretorius, I. S. (2007). Mass Spectrometry in investigations of grape and wine contaminants. Protecting the quality and integrity of Australian wine. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 22(4), 21-26.
Baldwin, G., & Gore, R. (2007). Greenhouse gases, wineries and refrigeration plants. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 22(4), 27-29.
Jones, L. (2007). Environmental focus is the new cool in winery refrigeration. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 22(4), 30, 32.
Downey, M., & Mazza, M. (2007). Rapid determination of phenolics in red wines and musts. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 22(4), 34-35.
Scott, J. (2007). The impact of ethical consumers for Australian wine. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 22(4), 40, 42-44.
Keys, T. (2007). Capitalising on the marriage of tourism and wine - the Hunter Valley way. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 22(4), 51-54.
Guimaraens, D. F. (2007). Portugese perspective on Tawny. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 22(4), 57-58.
Tawny report. (2007). Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 22(4), 60-69.
Battaglene, T. (2007). New developments in allergen labelling. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 22(4), 87.
Price, P., & Winter, E. (2007). Consumer preference a focus for Australian wine R&D. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal, 22(4), 89-90.