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AWRI decanted The Australian Wine Research Institute
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AWRI Decanted is a podcast from The Australian Wine Research Institute (www.awri.com.au), hosted by experienced reporter and broadcaster, Drew Radford. In each episode, host Drew Radford meets a scientist working for the Australian wine industry or a producer who is putting wine research into practice.
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Trialling foliar spraying for tropical flavour in an organic vineyard
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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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This podcast is supported by Wine Australia with levies from Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.
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How simple foliar sprays in the vineyard can boost white wine flavour
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)
MORE FROM THE AWRI
Website: www.awri.com.au
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Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This podcast is supported by Wine Australia with levies from Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.
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Vineyard (and winery) transformation through automation
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)
MORE FROM THE AWRI
Website: www.awri.com.au
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRI
Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.
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Autonomous tractors and mechanical weed control
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 LINKS
Autonomous 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)
MORE FROM THE AWRI
Website: www.awri.com.au
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRI
Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.
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Benefits of regenerative viticulture practices
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)
MORE FROM THE AWRI
Website: www.awri.com.au
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRI
Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.
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Understanding soil carbon in vineyards - what's in it for growers?
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)
MORE FROM THE AWRI
Website: www.awri.com.au
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRI
Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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