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Tag: viticulture

  • Growers in the dark as wineries hold back prices

    Created Thu, 23rd of Oct 2008

    Wine grape industry leaders say they are now not expecting any indication of prices from wineries before December. Prices were not discussed when Constellation wines met its Sunraysia growers last ... more

  • Another wine glut on the way

    Created Thu, 16th of Oct 2008

    South Australian vines are showing promise of a good grape crop, and that means another wine glut. Wine Grapes Council of South Australia chairman, Paul Clancy, says last year's crop was more ... more

  • Global financial woes could put squeeze on wine exports

    Created Fri, 10th of Oct 2008

    The sales and marketing director at Angove's Family Winemakers says the US credit crisis could potentially deliver a huge blow to wine exports from South Australia's Riverland. Tim Boydell says ... more

  • Researchers unlock genetic code for wine yeast

    Created Thu, 9th of Oct 2008

    Researchers in South Australia have unlocked the genetic code of wine yeast. The world-first discovery means scientists are now able to develop new strains of yeast to create wines for specific ... more

  • Icon_camera Bad times predicted for SA wine industry

    Created Thu, 9th of Oct 2008

    South Australian wine producers say the industry could be hit hard by the fallout from America's credit crisis. The US represents the state's second biggest export market. Clare Valley ... more

  • Researcher Prof Sakkie Pretorius talks of likely benefits now the genetic code of wine yeast has been mapped.

    Created Wed, 8th of Oct 2008

    Professor Sakkie Pretorius talks of the likely benefits from mapping the genetic code of wine yeast.... more

  • Australian researchers map wine yeast code

    Created Wed, 8th of Oct 2008

    Australian wine researchers have become the first in the world to map the genetic code for wine yeast. Researchers from the Australian Wine Research Institute started work on the code this year, ... more

  • Coonawarra growers protest about truck bypass

    Created Wed, 8th of Oct 2008

    Coonawarra vineyard owners have voiced their anger to the local council, which plans to build a truck bypass through prime wine-growing land. Coonawarra, in the south-east of South Australia, is ... more

  • Wine exports could slow amid financial woes

    Created Tue, 7th of Oct 2008

    Demand for agricultural products which are considered luxury items is expected to drop slightly because of the global credit crunch. Trade consultant Peter Gallgher, from Inquit in Melbourne, says ... more

  • Winery feels export market woes

    Created Wed, 1st of Oct 2008

    A great southern winery has started producing wine for other companies to make up for a massive slump in the wine export market. Howard Park is offering its contract wine making service at both ... more

  • Australian Vintage records $1.3m loss

    Created Wed, 1st of Oct 2008

    Wine company Australian Vintage Limited has posted a loss of more than $1 million. But the sale of its Loxton winery to Champagne Indage Limited is yet to be processed. Australian Vintage, which ... more

  • Wine workshops focus on climate change

    Created Wed, 1st of Oct 2008

    Preparing the wine industry for climate change will be discussed at two days of drought workshops starting today in the Barossa Valley. The water and vine workshops, funded by the Federal ... more

  • Good vintage despite conditions

    Created Sat, 27th of Sep 2008

    Tasmania's wine industry is celebrating a record vintage, despite the continuing dry conditions drought over much of the state. More than 9,600 tonnes of grapes have been harvested, almost double ... more

  • Quality impresses wine show manager

    Created Mon, 22nd of Sep 2008

    The event manager of the Kiama Regional Wine Show, Ian Johnston, says the competition this year has seen an improvement in the quality of wines across the region, south of Wollongong. South coast ... more

  • Climate change may prompt need for grapes rethink

    Created Wed, 17th of Sep 2008

    A viticulture expert says the days of solely growing traditional French varieties in Western Australia's south-west and great southern may be drawing to a close. Melbourne University Professor ... more


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