Wine Technology in New Zealand Vol.4 No.6

wine technology in New Zealand Volume 4 No. 6

december 2006 january 2007

1. Central Otago's star is rising. It was another year to savour in New Zealand's southernmost and probably most scenic wine region. Dan Hutchinson reviews 2006 in 'Central'.

2. Air New Zealand rewards young winemakers. A 12-month wine scholarship has been created to encourage our 'youngest and brightest'.

3. Hawke's Bay features prominently in wine awards. The province dominated the red wine classes apart from pinot noir, and won a total of seven trophies and 18 gold medals.

4. Wine people. Who's new, who's shifted, who's doing particularly well.

5. Nautilus 'officially' opens new white winery. The momentum is building for a wine company looking for strong future growth.

6. Lean manufacturing. New Zealand's bottling lines are put under the microscope by Provisor Pty from Australia.

7. Refrigeration is vital. Malcolm Frith from Transfield Worley says appropriately sized and reliable refrigeration plant is critical for production of quality wine.

8. Irrigation savings. The full story on Nautilus' research project on how grape-growing and water savings can be successfully mixed.

9. Waste recycling in the vineyard. Amisfield Wine Company reports on the application of sustainable production policies.

10. International success. Timothy Giles polls some New Zealand wine makers on how to take local wines to the world.

11. Bad news for the Leafroll 3 plant virus. Linnaeus presents an update on testing for GLRaV-3.

12. Beware of vineyard pests. Birger Nordmark lists insects, bacteria, fungi and viruses that could spell trouble in your vineyard.

13. Improved closure performance. An Australian technical paper on getting improved closure performance through the use of membrane technology.

14. Product news. EasyLab offers a simple approach to winery process control applications.

15. Improving productivity. Provisor Pty in Australia tells how to improve productivity by screening winery inputs.