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Volume 24 (4) 2009
OPINION
President of the Goulburn Valley Wine Association, Laurie Martin, says a change in the means of delivery of funds for industry research to direct it to regional grape and wine associations, may assist the peak bodies in getting the wider industry community to adopt the research that has required so much investment.
RICHARD SMART
Dr Richard Smart believes wine quality is determined in the vineyard, rather than in the winery, and suggests measuring fruit and vine attributes may better determine grape suitability for winemaking.
NEW VARIETIES, NEW OPPORTUNITIES
General manager of Adelaide Hills' K1 Wines, Geoff Hardy, tells of his first encounter with the red winegrape Tannat and how he has come to learn more about the variety, including planting it on his own property.
AWRI REPORT
Spectroscopic techniques can accurately measure the chemical parameters of vineyard soil, water and leaf water potential, with the results assisting the sustainable management of the resources for Australian grape and wine production.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Refrigeration equipment, compressors and wastewater treatment plants are among the biggest users of electricity in any winery set-up. Wine industry engineering and processing consultancy Provisor gives information about how wineries can respond to the current and pending increases in electricity costs through auditing, tariff management and alternative power generation.
BUSINESS, EXPORT AND MARKETING
Jonathan Scott says that wine scores matter in the US market. He gives new wine exporters advice on standing out from the crowd, and details the best means of sending wine samples to the leading wine publications for review.
Tony Keys spoke to several smaller Australian winemakers that are enjoying success in the UK market and asks what they believe is helping, and hindering, the image of Australian wine among UK consumers.
Long-time Hunter Valley winemaker Peter Orr's insight to what it takes to start a small wine business is an abridged version of his final paper submitted as part of his Master of Agribusiness studies.
Supermarket retailing has changed wine business by in-building brand salience sufficient to demystify wine generally for the consumer, according to the University of South Australia's Tony Spawton. His report details the role of supermarkets in the future of wine distribution and the ongoing development of the wine market.
VALMAI HANKEL
In Part 1 of Valmai Hankel's report on the Irvine family, she looks at the early history of Hans Irvine, best associated with Great Western winery and sparkling wine. In a later article, Valmai will profile Hans Irvine's distant relatives, James Irvine and his daughter Joanne Irvine, of South Australia's Eden Valley.
TOKAY REPORT
With the new name for Australian tokay about to be confirmed, the
Wine Industry Journal reports on the process undertaken to decide
on the new moniker that the industry, and consumers both existing
and new, will have to grow accustomed to over the next 10 years.