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AWRI decanted

By: 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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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)


    MORE FROM THE AWRI

    Website: www.awri.com.au

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theawri/

    X: https://x.com/The_AWRI

    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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    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)  


    MORE FROM THE AWRI

    Website: www.awri.com.au

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theawri/

    X: https://x.com/The_AWRI

    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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    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)

    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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    18 mins
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