Tag: Viticulture
SA winemakers celebrated in Melbourne
Nearly a dozen South Australian wineries have won prizes at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show.[MORE]
Room for Riverland winegrowers to head south-east
The Coonawarra Grapegrowers Association says south-east South Australia could have more vineyards if those in the Riverland are forced to relocate.[MORE]
Research to target smoky wine
New wine industry research is being done to find ways of protecting vineyards from the effects of bushfire smoke.[MORE]
Wine regions study warns on climate change
A study warns that warm climate wine regions are likely to be most at risk from climate change.[MORE]
French growers rally against wine tasting bans
Hundreds of French winegrowers have staged rallies against plans to ban free wine tastings and online advertising for alcohol, saying it would amount to "prohibition".[MORE]
Winemakers face barrel price jump
South-west Western Australian winemakers are anticipating wine barrel prices this year will reach the highest levels ever seen in Australia.[MORE]
Wine researchers make Chinese taste discovery
Australian researchers believe they have cracked the key to the lucrative Chinese wine market, with a study of Chinese tastes.[MORE]
No hard feelings over wine awards
The president of the South Burnett Wine Industry Association says he is not worried most of the medals at a small winemakers show went to Granite Belt wines.[MORE]
Qld wineries drink to awards success
The reputation of the Queensland wine industry has taken a major leap forward, winning 98 medals at the Australian Small Winemakers Awards.[MORE]
Growers in the dark as wineries hold back prices
Wine grape industry leaders say they are now not expecting any indication of prices from wineries before December.[MORE]
Global financial woes could put squeeze on wine exports
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.[MORE]
Bad times predicted for SA wine industry
SA wine producers say the industry could be hit hard by the fallout from America's credit crisis. [MORE]
Australians map wine yeast code
Australian wine researchers have mapped the genetic code of wine yeast.[MORE]
Winery feels export market woes
A great southern winery has started producing wine for other companies to make up for a massive slump in the wine export market.[MORE]
Australian Vintage records $1.3m loss
Wine company Australian Vintage Limited has posted a loss of more than $1 million.[MORE]
Wine workshops focus on climate change
Preparing the wine industry for climate change will be discussed at two days of drought workshops starting today in the Barossa Valley.[MORE]
Good vintage despite conditions
Tasmania's wine industry is celebrating a record vintage, despite the continuing dry conditions.[MORE]
Quality impresses wine show manager
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.[MORE]
Climate change may prompt need for grapes rethink
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.[MORE]
Quality over quantity for SA-Russia wine exports
South Australia is exporting higher quality wines to Russia.[MORE]
Barossa worries on vineyard tax break
Barossa growers worry about a revoked tax break they still fear could lead to a grape oversupply.[MORE]
Vineyards anger over road plan
Coonawarra vineyard owners are angry about a road bypass plan in SA.[MORE]
Tassie wine best in the world
The Tasmanian wine industry's profile has been boosted with a local sauvignon blanc being recognised as the best in the world.[MORE]
Vine supplier up-beat about meeting demand
A Riverland supplier of vines to Australian nurseries and growers says it is confident of meeting the demand for drought-tolerant varieties.[MORE]
SA Murray irrigators fear upstream crop switch
Riverland representatives hope the Murray-Darling Association annual meeting, in Leeton in New South Wales from today, will boost understanding of why rice growers upstream need to keep growing that crop.[MORE]
