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Volume 13 (6) 2009
NEWS
The Riverland Winegrape Growers' Association has withdrawn its membership of Wine Grape Growers' Australia, following extensive consultation with members and industry, State and Federal Governments over a number of months.
A recent tasting from a Barossa Valley trial examined the responses of Shiraz vines on various rootstocks when not irrigated, revealing some surprising results.
BATTLING BIRD DAMAGE
Marion Massam and Peter Mawson, of the Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia, give an update on the past two years of work to manage the impacts of rainbow lorikeets in the south-west of the State, including damage to winegrapes and tablegrapes.
Some biodynamically-minded managers of Australian vineyards are employing the technique of peppering to keep pest birds at bay.
ORGANICS AROUND THE WORLD
University of Adelaide PhD student Luke Johnston shares the story of his recent tour of Germany, France and US, observing organic vineyard practices in these countries.
PRE-HARVEST PREPARATION
Paxton Vineyards general manager and senior viticulturist recently gave editor Lauren Jones a tour of the company's McLaren Vale properties, which are being managed using both biodynamic and conventional techniques to produce quality grapes.
Scholefield Robinson Mildura consultants Alison MacGregor and Yasmin Chalmers write frankly about managing a spray program under drought conditions, asking growers to consider their reasons for cutting spray regimes.
Profitable Viticulture columnist Tony Hoare details the benefits and risks of
shoot-thinning, particularly to avoid clumping of shoots and bunches.
NEW WINE INDUSTRY AWARDS
Chief executive of the South Australia Wine Industry Association Brian Smedley outlines what the pending introduction of the Wine Industry Award 2010 means for employers of vineyard staff.
KREGLINGER WINE ESTATES
Tasmanian writer Mark Smith visited Kreglinger Wine Estates to hear about
Australia's most ambitious Pinot Noir project, being operated and privately
funded by the company's quiet achievers.
PEDRO XIMENES VARIETAL REPORT
As Australian Wine and Brandy Corporation senior analyst Peter Bailey reports, Pedro Ximenes has a long history in Australia dating back to 1832 when James Busby first introduced the variety to the country from his early vine collection from Jerez, in Spain.
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