Episodes

  • Trialling foliar spraying for tropical flavour in an organic vineyard

    Trialling foliar spraying for tropical flavour in an organic vineyard
    Jan 18 2024

    Martin Gransden is Senior Viticulturist at Tamburlaine Organic Wines based in Orange, NSW. Martin was one of the industry partners in an AWRI trial of foliar spraying to boost tropical flavours in white wine. He spoke to Drew about why Tamburlaine was interested in this technique and how the trial went in his organic vineyard.


    EPISODE LINKS

    Case studies from 2023 trial of foliar spraying

    Applying nitrogen and sulfur foliar sprays to boost tropical flavours in white wine (fact sheet)


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    10 mins
  • How simple foliar sprays in the vineyard can boost white wine flavour

    How simple foliar sprays in the vineyard can boost white wine flavour
    Jan 16 2024

    Mark Solomon is a Senior Scientist at the AWRI, where he works on a range of flavour-related projects. He chatted to Drew about the AWRI’s trials of simple foliar sprays to boost tropical flavours in white wine.


    EPISODE LINKS

    Foliar sprays webpage

    Enhancing tropical fruit flavour through foliar nutrient sprays (industry article)

    Influencing tropical thiol concentration in white wine by combining foliar sprays (AWRI webinar Sept. 2022)  


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    13 mins
  • Vineyard (and winery) transformation through automation

    Vineyard (and winery) transformation through automation
    Sep 12 2022
    David Allen is Transformation Manager – Viticulture for Pernod Ricard Winemakers in New Zealand. He spoke to Drew about new technology adoption and automation in vineyards and where this might lead viticulture in the future.

    EPISODE LINKS
    News article about self-driving tractors
    Article about autonomous vineyard vehicles developed in New Zealand
    Mission possible: Driving autonomous technology in New Zealand vineyards
    Oxin website (autonomous vineyard tractor producer in New Zealand)

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    18 mins
  • Autonomous tractors and mechanical weed control

    Autonomous tractors and mechanical weed control
    Aug 29 2022
    Dr Simon Nordestgaard is Principal Engineer at the Australian Wine Research Institute, a role that combines research with commercial activities (through Affinity Labs). He spoke to Drew about his current project exploring the use of autonomous robots and tractors in the vineyard.

    EPISODE LINKSAutonomous vineyard robots and tractors (Australian Grapegrower and Winemaker Industry article September 2020)

    Autonomous robots and electric tractors – where are they at? (AWRI Webinar 21 August 2020)

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    13 mins
  • Benefits of regenerative viticulture practices

    Benefits of regenerative viticulture practices
    Aug 15 2022
    Richard Leask is a Director of vineyard management company Leask Agri and co-owner of boutique wine label Hither and Yon in McLaren Vale, SA. Richard spoke to Drew about regenerative viticulture and its benefits for vineyard soils.

    EPISODE LINKS
    Is being sustainable enough for Australian wine? Regenerative agriculture can redefine what is best practice viticulture (Nuffield Australia Scholarship final report)

    Is being sustainable enough for Australian wine? Regenerative agriculture can redefine what is best practice viticulture (Nuffield Australia video)

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    17 mins
  • Understanding soil carbon in vineyards - what's in it for growers?

    Understanding soil carbon in vineyards - what's in it for growers?
    Aug 1 2022
    Professor Tim Cavagnaro is Professor of Soil Ecology and Deputy Head of School (Research) in the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine of the University of Adelaide. Tim’s research focuses on soil ecology, with a strong interest in soil carbon sequestration. Tim chatted to Drew about soil carbon in vineyards and the benefits for growers of building up carbon stores.

    EPISODE LINKS
    Building soil carbon in vineyards (AWRI webinar)
    Cover crops and carbon stocks (Journal article – request copy from AWRI library)
    Sown undervine cover crops (AWRI webpage)
    The ins and outs of under-vine cover cropping (AWRI webinar)

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    14 mins
  • How our vineyard weed management has evolved over time

    How our vineyard weed management has evolved over time
    Jul 18 2022
    Melissa Brown is viticulturist and co-owner of Gemtree Wines. Over the past twenty years, she has transformed how grapes are grown at Gemtree, with a focus on organic and biodynamic production. Her chat with Drew focuses how weed management has changed over that time.

    EPISODE LINKS
    AWRI resources on non-chemical weed management

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    12 mins
  • Controlling weeds without chemicals - cover crops on the vineyard floor

    Controlling weeds without chemicals - cover crops on the vineyard floor
    Jul 4 2022
    Chris Penfold is a Senior Viticulturist at the AWRI. He has had a long and distinguished research career, focusing on sustainable vineyard floor management since 2001. In this chat with Drew, Chris discussed his work on the many benefits of using cover crops to suppress vineyard weeds.

    EPISODE LINKS
    AWRI resources on non-chemical weed management
    AWRI resources on cover crops and Cover Crop Finder tool
    Non-chemical weed control (AWRI webinar)
    Wine Australia’s cover crop resources

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    17 mins