NZWG Vol 12 (3) December 2008 January 2009

NEW ZEALAND WINE GROWER

Volume 12 number 3 December 2008/January 2009

REGULAR COLUMNS

4     Editorial (Let’s get savvy)
5     CEO, NZ Winegrowers (Lessons from Australia)
6     Evans cartoon (“The Oyster is mine world”)
67   Letter from Asia - Simon Tam
44   Letter from London - Peter McCombie MW
47   Letter from America - Dana Johanson
50   Letter from Australia - Monty James
77   Bin Ends of Viticultural Law (No-complaint covenants)
78   Grape and wine industry statistics

GENERAL INDUSTRY NEWS

6     Newsbriefs (September exports top $100m)
9     Wine Personality of 2008
12   Jim Delegat on succeeding in the market place
14   Air New Zealand Wine Awards 2008
17   Air New Zealand Wine Awards trophy winners
20   ANZWA judges enthuse over New Zealand wines
26   Gimblett shades Bordeaux in “Judgement of Taupo”
31   World Sauvignon Blanc Congress in Austria
52   Matching flavours: wine and chocolate
54   EIT researchers look at ways to reduce vine imbalance
61   Book review: “Jane Hunter - Growing a Legacy”
64   New Fellow of NZ Winegrowers - John Webber

REGIONS

59   Hawkes Bay: EIT launches on-line diplomas
66   Wairarapa: Palliser Estate’s recipe for export success
70   Wairarapa: Wyatt Creech aimed for quality from the start
71   Marlborough: RES review – good, bad & ugly

SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING

59 SWNZ Update (New scorecard ready for Vintage 2009)

IN THE VINEYARD & WINERY

72   New spray extender; making the most of your WSMP
73   Dimplefl o tubular heat exchangers; new bird netting
74   Vineyard - new software for vine nutrition
75   Winery - Guala takes full control of Global Cap NZ
76   Vineyard - new sensor system to control irrigation

NZ WINEGROWERS RESEARCH SUPPLEMENT

79   Introduction and list of projects
80   New projects
* Jim Walker and Peter LO    Progress towards development of label claim for Confidor
* John Charles and Simon Hooker Joint fight against grapevine leafroll disease
* Kerrie Strong Nitrogen addition for efficient fermentation
81   6th Annual Trunk Disease Conference in Florence
83   How pruning times infl uence Sauvignon Blanc
84   Mechanical thinning in New Zealand vineyards
86 Influence of pressing on Sauvignon Blanc

REFERENCES

Trought, M., & Bennett, J. (2008). Influence of pruning time on yield, fruit composition and leaf phenology of Sauvignon Blanc vines. New Zealand Winegrower, 12(3), 83.

Trought, M. (2008). Is mechanical thinning useful in NZ vineyards? New Zealand Winegrower, 12(3), 84-85.

Patel, P., Herbst, M., Weaver, R., Nicolau, L., & Kilmartin, P. (2008). Influence of pressing on Sauvignon Blanc. New Zealand Winegrower, 12(3), 86.