NEWS

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Welcome to November/December 2004 newsletter

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The NZSVO committee wish all our members and newsletter subscribers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

2004 NZSVO Workshops

The very successful Sulfide and Sauvignon Blanc workshops were held in Blenheim in November. Both were sold out.

There has been much favourable feedback from participants with the most common comment being when and where will the next workshop be held.

The committee will address this at its next meeting in January. We would like feedback from members on the 2004 workshops and suggested topics for future workshops.

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6th International Symposium for Cool Climate Viticulture and Oenology update

Organisation is well underway for this conference which is to be held in Christchurch between 6 and 10 February 2006.

Visit the ICCS 2006 web site for more information.

ASEV Journal contents pages

We now have the contents pages of the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture volumes 52 (1)2001 through to the latest issue, volume 55 (3) available.

Further journal titles will be added over the next few months.

NZSVO wishes to acknowledge the assistance provided by Allied Domecq Wines (NZ) Ltd in making this information available to our members.

REVIEWED PAPERS

Adams, Douglas. O., Harbertson, James. F., & Reid, Matthew. S. (2004, November/December). Assessing red wine astringency. Practical Winery and Vineyard, pp. 45-50.

Astringency is a tactile sensation caused by tannins and the effect of pH, viscosity, alcohol level and ionic strength within the wine. more>>

Passionate about Pinot Gris. (2004). Aust. & NZ Wine Ind. J., 19(5), 29-46.

Nine leading Australasian winemakers explain how they grow and vinify their Pinot Gris wines. more>>

Bartowsky, E. J., Dillon, S. J., Henschke, P. A., Markides, A. J., Dumont, A., Ortiz-Julien, A., et al. (2004, November). The potential of Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine yeast to increase red wine colour. Aust. & NZ Grapegrower & Winemaker, pp 83-85

When the authors carried out a number of carefully controlled small-scale vinification trials using Shiraz grapes and 17 different yeast strains they found considerable variation in colour density in the young wines across different yeast strains.
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TIP This section now contains reference to many grapegrowing and winemaking topics. Type a key word or words into the search box found near the top of each page on the web site to locate information.

FORUMS

The forum page has been redesigned and is now easier to use. There are two new forum topics related to the 2004 workshops and future workshops.

LINKS

Links to relevant web pages.

COMING EVENTS

January 2005