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Volume 24 (1) 2009
OPINION
Californian vigneron John Milliard gives his view on the principles of biodynamic viticulture and tells why he chooses not to grow his grapes using such practices. In turn, Daily Wine News subscribers share their thoughts on the beliefs of the 'father' of biodynamics, Rudolf Steiner.
RICHARD SMART
Shoot-positioning has become common practice in vineyards around Australia, but how often is it being done correctly? Richard Smart gives a practical account of shoot-positioning to help producers understand how to carry out the task in a timely and cost-effective manner.
NEW VARIETIES, NEW OPPORTUNITIES
Kirn Chalmers, of Chalmers Wines Australia, has a long history in securing new clones of winegrape varieties for planting in Australian vineyards. She says taking advantage of the immense regional variation in all facets by adopting new varieties will offer greater diversity in Australia's wine offering.
AWRI REPORT
Scientists at the AWRI have been part of a worldwide search to discover whether moderate wine drinking benefits human health and why. Creina Stockley and co-authors detail some of the newly identified opportunities for investigation.
WINE PRESENTATION
AWRI Commercial Service and Nomacorc recently collaborated to study the management of oxygen ingress in bottles, using Nomacorc's proprietary PreSens technology for oxygen measurement in wine bottles. This issue's 'Innovation for Success' column details the study's outcomes.
Portavin Melbourne shares the results of its study of suitability of 187ml PET bottles for packaging wine in Australia.
Damien Wilson, Wine Industry Journal French correspondent, shares his insight to what makes a brand memorable, considering consumers with limited experience with wine.
BUSINESS
Considered to be one of the major export for opportunities, Canada is highly regulated, but can bring results, as Jonathan Scott reports.
The wine marketing professionals at the Ehrenberg Bass Institute of Marketing Science and the University of Adelaide Business School highlight the process of overcoming measurement errors when segmenting wine consumers across 11 export countries.
In the first of a two-part article, Simon Mueller and Wendy Umberger go 'myth busting' about the identity of the Australian cask wine consumer.
GEWURZTRAMINER VARIETAL REPORT
Gewurztraminer is difficult to grow and perhaps even more difficult to pronounce, but that has not stopped pioneering producer of the variety David Ritchie, of Delatite Winery in Central Victoria, in believing it will one day gain acclaim among a developing niche market.
Top Gewurztraminer producers share their ideas about what makes a quality grape and a top drop - and how to entice wine drinkers to give Gewurztraminer a go.
New Zealand led the field in this issue's tasting of 18 Gewurztraminers from Australia and New Zealand.
VALMAI HANKEL
Late last year, Valmai Hankel attended the 120th anniversary of Chateau Mildura's foundation. In this article, Valmai tells the story of the Chaffey brothers and the beginnings of winegrowing along the Murray River.
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