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ISSUE 278 – May 2026

Technical Review is the AWRI’s own technical publication, which includes updates on AWRI research and a curated selection of the most recent grape and wine literature recommended by viticultural scientist and AWRI Emeritus Fellow Dr Peter Dry and oenologist and Engagement Specialist Matt Holdstock.

Articles that are available online are linked directly to publishers’ websites where you can read the full-text versions. Australian winemakers and grapegrowers can request articles or books that are not freely available online from the John Fornachon Memorial Library, free of charge. Log in to the library catalogue to browse abstracts, and use ‘Add to your cart’ to request a copy.

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LATEST AWRI PUBLICATIONS

  • Ask the AWRI: AI can give you an answer – your librarian gives you the right one. [Read full-text online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
  • Ask the AWRI: Understanding the risk of smoke taint from grape analysis. [Read full-text online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
  • On terroir – The choice model emphasises different measured attributes in data sets. [Read full-text online] OENO One
  • Optimizing the use of adsorbent resin for the amelioration of smoke tainted wine. [Read full-text online] Food Chemistry: X
  • Retrotransposon-mediated duplication of SSU1 in high SO2-tolerant Brettanomyces bruxellensis winery isolates. [Read full-text online] Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
  • The suppression of free H2S and methanethiol formation by Cu fractions in wine: Evaluation across diverse wine types and storage conditions. [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] ACS Food Science & Technology

LATEST RECOMMENDED READING

OENOLOGY

Analysis, composition and quality control
Microbiology
Packaging, storage & transport
Sensory
Stability, hazes and deposits
Taints and faults
Winemaking practices

Analysis, composition and quality control

  • A chemometrics approach to characterise styles of premium Chardonnay wines based on chemical and sensory attributes: a focus on drivers of positive reduction [Read full-text online] Food Chemistry
  • Creating value for the Montepulciano D’Abruzzo PDO chain: A pilot study of supply chain traceability using multi-elemental and chemometrics analysis of wine and soil  [Read full-text online] Applied Sciences
  • Dynamik der Monoterpenakkumulation in den Rotweinrebsorten Blaufränkisch und Pinot Noir: Eine vergleichende Analyse freier und glykosidisch gebundener Monoterpene im Verlauf der Reife [Read full-text online] Mitteilungen Klosterneuburg
  • Importancia de los materiales en la oxigenación durante el movimiento del vino en la bodega [Read full-text online] La Semana Vitivinícola
  • Photodegradation of riboflavin in white wine: impact of contrasting light sources and ethanol contents [Read full-text online] OENO One
  • A preliminary investigation into the influence of low-intensity natural mid-infrared and far-infrared/near-microwave emissions on the aroma and flavor of a young dry red wine [Read full-text online] ChemEngineering
  • Presencia de fungicidas e insecticidas en vinos [Request copy from AWRI Library] La Semana Vitivinicola
  • Use of proteases combined with heat treatment for protein stabilisation of white wines improves their foaming properties [Read full-text online] LWT
  • Wine authenticity controls: Analytical methods, data integration and emerging perspectives [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Food Analytical Methods

Microbiology

  • Aroma profile of wine-based beverages produced by co-fermentation of white grape must, apple and orange juices [Read full-text online] Food and Humanity
  • Bioacidification of white wines [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
  • Biodegradation of ochratoxin A in wine by four laccases from different lactic acid bacteria [Read full-text online] Food Bioscience
  • Impact of yeast and grape polysaccharides on white sparkling wine production [Read full-text online] Beverages
  • Modulation of alcohol content in wines using mixed cultures [Read full-text online] Fermentation
  • Perfil aromático de vinos de Tempranillo elaborados con Metschnikowia pulcherrima, con y sin el empleo de SO2 [Request copy from AWRI Library] La Semana Vitivinícola
  • Tailoring yeast and bacterial consortia to modulate wine fermentation profiles [Read full-text online] Food Research International
  • Thiol groups are determinant for overcoming acetic acid and pH stress in wine and beer fermentation-derived Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains [Read full-text online] FEMS Yeast Research
Packaging, storage & transport

Sensory

  • A chemometrics approach to characterise styles of premium Chardonnay wines based on chemical and sensory attributes: a focus on drivers of positive reduction [Read full-text online] Food Chemistry
  • Effect of glass swirling on the removal of ‘reductive’ off-odours caused by H2S in wine [Read full-text online] OENO One
  • From expectation to experience: The impact of ‘dealcoholized’, ‘sulfite-free’, and ‘canned wine’ claims on perception and purchase behavior across age groups [Read full-text online] Current Research in Food Science
  • Identification and sensory evaluation of 3-sulfanylhexyl propionate and 3-sulfanylhexyl butyrate in wine [Read full-text online] Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
  • Influence of live music and tasting assessment on hedonic and emotional responses of wine in public tasting events [Read full-text online] Foods
  • Naturally biased? Experimental evidence on how the term natural influences wine consumers’ perceptions and preferences [Read full-text online] Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics
  • Quality assessment of dealcoholized wines produced by dialysis, osmotic distillation, and hybrid membrane technologies [Read full-text online] Food Bioscience

Stability, hazes and deposits

Taints and Faults

Winemaking practices

  • Comparative assessment of reverse osmosis and nanofiltration for wine partial dealcoholization: Effects on membrane performance, fouling, and phenolic compounds [Read full-text online] Membranes
  • Precision vinification without added sulphur dioxide: Real-time gas monitoring across multiple vintages [Read full-text online] Foods
  • Study of possible alternatives to sulphur dioxide for inhibiting tyrosinase and protecting grape must from browning [Read full-text online] Beverages

SUSTAINABILITY

VITICULTURE

Climate and weather
Grapevine nutrition
Grapevine varieties
Pests, disease and virus
Physiology
Soil management
Vineyard practices
Viticulture
Water and irrigation

Climate and weather

  • Coping with heatwaves: Key points to implement mitigation strategies for berry survival [Read full-text online] iVES Techncial Reviews, vine and wine
  • Impact evaluation of climate change on spring phenology in grapevines and development of phenology models based on long-term records [Read full-text online] The Horticulture Journal
  • Plastic covering and double pruning mitigate climate challenges in cv. Sauvignon blanc vineyards [Read full-text online] OENO One

Grapevine nutrition

  • Nitrogen composition in cv. Monastrell berries under climate change: The role of vineyard management [Read full-text online] Journal of Agriculture and Food Research

Grapevine varieties

  • Australia’s evolving winegrape varietal distinctiveness in response to climate and demand changes [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
  • Evaluating clonal diversity in ‘Merzifon Karası’ (Vitis vinifera) for yield, cluster characteristics, and millerandage index [Read full-text online] Horticulturae
  • Langjährige Beobachtung des Einflusses von 12 Unterlagsrebsorten auf die Edelsorte Vitis vinifera L. cv. Sauvignon blanc im Weinbaugebiet Südsteiermark [Read full-text online] Mitteilungen Klosterneuburg
  • Silvaner Down Under [Request copy from AWRI Library] Rebe & Wein

Pests, diseases and virus

  • Multiple, simultaneous abiotic stresses differentially impact downy mildew infection in grapevine [Read full-text online] Tree Physiology

Physiology

  • Relación entre desarrollo fenológico e integral térmica en la variedad Verdejo a lo largo de 7 campañas, en la D.O.P. Rueda [Request copy from AWRI Library] La Semana Vitivinícola  
  • Seasonal changes in the physiology and metabolism of grapevine latent buds [Read full-text online] Journal of Experimental Botany

Soil management

  • Acolchados orgánicos en viñedos de la D.O.Ca. Rioja: un enfoque sostenible para el cambio climático y la biodiversidad microbiana [Request copy from AWRI Library] La Semana Vitivinícola
  • Biochar enhances vineyard resilience: Soil improvement and physiological benefits for Sangiovese vineyards in varied soils of the Chianti Classico (Tuscany, Central Italy) [Read full-text online] Land
  • The what, where and how of grapevine roots [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
Vineyard practices

Viticulture

Water and irrigation

  • Cultivar-specific physiological responses of grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) to water deficit [Read full-text online] Horticulturae
  • Vineyard irrigation: A balancing act with consequences [Read full-text online] American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

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Technical Review is supported by Wine Australia, with levies from Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers and matching funds from the Australian Government.