• Alternative packaging and wine: Should we move beyond the green bottle? [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
• Ask the AWRI: Does having thick skin pay off when it comes to measuring sugar in grapes? [Read full-text online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
• Ask the AWRI: Gases – we have you covered [Read full-text online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
• Consumer response to wine made from smoke-affected grapes [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
• Enhancing the sensory properties and consumer acceptance of warm climate red wine through blending [Read full-text online] OENO One
• Metagenomic ecosystem monitoring of soft scale and mealybug infestations in Australian vineyards [Read full-text online] bioRxiv
• Parallel laboratory evolution and rational debugging reveal genomic plasticity to S. cerevisiae synthetic chromosome XIV defects [Read full-text online] Cell Genomics
• Savagnin [Read full-text online] Wine & Viticulture Journal
• Trialling autonomous under-vine weed management in Australian vineyards [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
• Understanding consumers’ perceptions of smoke-affected wines [Read full-text online] IVES Technical Reviews: Wine & Vine
• Understanding the costs and benefits of producing a wine-grape crop in low market demand years [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
• Vintage 2023 – observations from the AWRI helpdesk [Read full-text online] Wine & Viticulture Journal

Analysis, composition and quality control

General

Microbiology

Packaging, storage and transport

Sensory

Taints and faults

Winemaking practices

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Analysis, composition and quality control

• An innovative interactive mapping tool to present research results: example of a terroir study in the context of climate change [Read full-text online] IVES Technical Reviews: Wine & Vine
• Can volatiles fingerprints be an alternative to isotope ratio mass spectrometry in the botanical origin determination of spirits? [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
• Colour properties and tannin concentrations of polymeric phenolic materials extracted from Pinot noir wines of a single NZ producer [Read full-text online] International Journal of Food Science & Technology
• Determination of volatile compounds for the differentiation of PDO fortified wines with different ageing methods as a tool for controlling their authenticity [Read full-text online] Food Research International
• Discrimination of port wines by style and age using chromatic characteristics, phenolic, and pigment composition [Read full-text online] Food Research International
• Effects of winemaking techniques on the phenolics, organic acids, and volatile compounds of Muscat wines [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Food Bioscience
• Exploring the effect of ripening rates on the composition of aroma and phenolic compounds in Cabernet Sauvignon wines [Read full-text online] Internet Journal of Viticulture and Enology
• High-temperature drying of red grape pomace: Effects on the polyphenolic composition of skins and seeds [Read full-text online] Internet Journal of Viticulture and Enology
• Impact of harvest date on aroma compound composition of merlot and cabernet-sauvignon must and wine in a context of climate change: A focus on cooked fruit molecular markers [Read full-text online] Oeno One
• Impact of phytosterol addition on fermentation progress and volatile compounds synthesis during alcoholic fermentation in synthetic and natural grape musts [Read full-text online] Oeno One
• Influence of cationic exchange for reducing pH on the composition and quality of sparkling wine [Read full-text online] IVES Technical Reviews: Wine & Vine
• Linkage and stereochemistry characters of phenolic antioxidant product formation [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
• Selected maillard reaction products and their yeast metabolites in commercial wines [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
• The influence of whole-cluster pressing and cold maceration on the content of selected polyphenolic components during wine production [Read full-text online] Mitteilungen Klosterneuberg Rebe und Wein , Obstau und Früchteverwertung
• Which whisky is that? Emerging techniques for the fingerprinting and authenticity of whiskies [Request copy from AWRI Library] Brewer and Distiller International

General

• A study of good practices to bring blood alcohol concentration down to zero, or to neglible levels, during repeated wine tasting sessions. [Etude de bonnes pratiques pour réduire son alcoolémie jusqu’a un niveau nul ou insignifiant lors de sessions de dégustations répétées de vins.] [Read full-text online] Revue Française d’Œnologie
• Adaptive cooling control: Improved version of pulse cooling provides greater energy efficiencies [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
• Birth of the cool: Innovation in winery air conditioning systems [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
• Chill out: Saving energy on winery refrigeration [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
• Towards net zero in the winery [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
• Impact of assimilable nitrogen supplementation on Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolic response and aromatic profile of Moschofilero wine [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Microbiology

• Malolactic fermentation performance of indigenous Oenococcus oeni strains from Shaanxi wine region (China) and their mutants on Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines [Read full-text online] LWT
• Metagenomic analysis of the relationship between the microorganisms and the volatiles’ development in the wines during spontaneous fermentation from the eastern foothills of the Ningxia Helan mountains in China [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Packaging, storage and transport

• Alternative packaging and wine: Should we move beyond the green bottle? [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
• Bioprotection measures enhanced when accompanied by hygiene control practices in the winery. [La maîtrise de l’hygiène lors de la mise en place de bioprotection.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
• Creating cleaner, taint-free natural corks [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
• Glass wine bottles and recycling: rethinking the container deposit approach [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
• Migration of polyphenols from natural and microagglomerated cork stoppers to hydroalcoholic solutions and their sensory impact [Read full-text online] Oeno One
• Packaging of wine in aluminum cans – a review [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] American Journal of Enology and Vititculture
• Switching to lighter bottles: The beneficial domino effect for wineries [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
• The future of wine quality in cans depends on chemisty [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
• The promise and challenges of premium wine in alternative packaging [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly

Sensory

• Comparison of check-all-that-apply and adapted-pivot-test methods for wine sensory characterization with a panel of untrained students [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Sensory Studies
• Enhancing the sensory properties and consumer acceptance of warm climate red wine through blending [Read full-text online] OENO One
• Evaluation of the long-lasting flavour perception after the consumption of wines treated with different types of oenological additives considering individual 6-n-propylthiouracil taster status [Read full-text online] Foods
• Influence of deamidation on the formation of pyrazines and proline-specific compounds in maillard reaction of asparagine and proline with glucose [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
• Mouthfeel subqualities in wines: A current insight on sensory descriptors and physical-chemical markers [Read full-text online] Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
• Sensory and aroma impact of mitigation strategies against sunburn in Riesling [Read full-text online] OENO One
• Sensory dimensions derived from competitive and creative perceptual interactions between fruity ethyl esters and woody odorants in wine-like models [Read full-text online] Oeno One

Taints and faults

• Consumer response to wine made from smoke-affected grapes [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
• Having a drink with awkward Brett: Brettanomyces, taste(s) and wine/markets [Read full-text online] New Zealand Geographer
• Impact of smoke from wheat, oat, and clover stubble burning on cabernet sauvignon grapes and wine [Read full-text online] Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
• New Insight on the formation of 2-Aminoacetophenone in White Wines [Read full-text online] Applied Sciences
• Non-enzymatic browning of wine induced by monomeric flavan-3-ols: A review [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Food Chemistry

Winemaking practices

• Decompacting waves: an overview of a ‘soft’ maceration technique for improving extraction and wine quality [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
• Does bunch or berry size matter? [Read full-text online] New Zealand Winegrower
• Exploring the winemaker’s arsenal: Options for gases, additives and skin contact [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
• In the sky, but not in your beer? Carbon dioxide supply chain challenges [Request copy from AWRI Library] Brewer and Distiller International
• Influence of different alcohol reduction technologies on the volatile composition of La Mancha Tempranillo Rosé wines [Read full-text online] Beverages
• Micro-oxydation of wine in a ceramic vessel with cnt [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Materials Today: Proceedings
• Oak in Champagne: A new chapter [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Decanter
• The Influence of Cabernet Sauvignon Ripeness, Healthy State and Maceration Time on Wine and Fermented Pomace Phenolic Profile [Read full-text online] Fermentation
• The technology of high-power ultrasound and its effect on the color and aroma of Rosé wines [Read full-text online] Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
• Wine acidification methods: A review [Read full-text online] OENO One
• Winemaker trial: Wine stabilization with Enartis Surlì KPA [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly

• Biochar from grapevine pruning residues as an efficient adsorbent of polyphenolic compounds [Read full-text online] Materials
• Calculation of the CO₂ footprint using the example of Austrian wine. [Kalkulation des CO₂-Fußadrucks am Beispiel der österreichischen Weinproduktion.] [Read full-text online] Mitteilungen Klosterneuberg Rebe und Wein , Obstau und Früchteverwertung
• Cooperatives and sustainability drivers in the Spanish wine sector. What differences do we find with investor owner firms? [Read full-text online] Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics
• Developing a sustainability vision for the global wine industry [Read full-text online] Sustainability
• Questioning the business model of sustainable wine production: The case of French “Vallée du Rhône” wine growers [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Cleaner Production

Climate and weather

General

Grapevine varieties

Pests, diseases and virus

Soil management

Vineyard practices

Water and irrgation

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Climate and weather

• Future climate and the impact on wine: Predictable or uncertain? [Read full-text online] The World of Fine Wine
• Future scenarios of bioclimatic viticulture indices in the Eastern Mediterranean: insights into sustainable vineyard management in a changing climate [Read full-text online] Sustainability
• Sunburn on grapes. [Ein Problem aus heiterem Himmel: Sonnenbrand an Trauben.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
• Thwarting the threat of winter frosts: What an approaching El Nino climate event may mean for winegrowers [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker

General

• Factors influencing Pinot noir berry weight and resulting wine quality [Read full-text online] New Zealand Winegrower
• How to better estimate bunch number at vineyard level? [Read full-text online] Oeno One
• Organic growth [Read full-text online] New Zealand Winegrower
• The Australian wine industry’s coming of age: The grape and wine sector of the Swinging ’60’s revisited [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
• Unusual growth abnormalities of grapevines: Irregular growth between bud burst and flowering, and dwarfism. [Wuchsanomalien, für die es noch keine Erklärung gibt.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin

Grapevine varieties

• Effect of foliar nitrogen and sulfur applications on aroma and flavor profile of Petit Manseng (Vitis vinifera L.) using descriptive analysis [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Wine Research
• Aligoté [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Decanter
• Brand new breeds [Read full-text online] New Zealand Winegrower
• Carry on Carignan [Request copy from AWRI Library] WBM: Australia’s Wine Business Magazine
• Cloning abound [Request copy from AWRI Library] WBM: Australia’s Wine Business Magazine
• Consumer acceptance of fungus-resistant grape varieties – An exploratory study using sensory evaluation tests among consumers in Germany [Read full-text online] Sustainability
• Interspecific hybrids versus Vitis vinifera L. Bud hardiness, viability, and postfreeze pruning implications in cane-pruned vines [Read full-text online] American Journal of Enology and Vititculture
• New findings and actions in the recovery of old Mediterranean grapevine varieties [Read full-text online] Vitis
• Saline-alkaline stress resistance of Cabernet sauvignon grapes grafted on different rootstocks and rootstock combinations [Read full-text online] Plants
• Savagnin [Read full-text online] Wine & Viticulture Journal
• Spanish Mencía [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Decanter
• The march of Malbec [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Harpers Wine & Spirit
• The tempting taste of Trousseau [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
• The world of clones, then and now [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly

Pest, diseases and virus

• Biocontrol of Botrytis cinerea on grape berries in Chile: Use of registered biofungicides and a new Chitosan-based fungicide [Read full-text online] Horticulturae
• BioScout: Taking the guesswork out of fungal diseases [Read full-text online] New Zealand Winegrower
• In vitro evaluation of some Endophytic bacillus to potentially inhibit grape and grapevine fungal pathogens [Read full-text online] Plants
• Management of grapevine trunk disease using remedial surgery [Read full-text online] New Zealand Winegrower
• New biological products prove more effective, meet sustainability needs [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
• New disease prevention practices. [Les nouveaux habits de la prophylaxie.] [Request copy from AWRI Library] La Vigne
• Strategies for botrytis control. [Strategien zur Botrytisvermeidung: Botrytis, der „Universalist“ unter den Pilzkrankheiten.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
• Susceptibility of grapevine sucker and green shoot wounds to trunk disease pathogens [Read full-text online] South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture
• Tech development aids phylloxera detection [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
• Untreated control vines: Sentinels for disease. [Témoins non traités: de bonne vigies.] [Request copy from AWRI Library] La Vigne
• Variable vine responses to viruses [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
• Variation in susceptibility to Downy mildew Infection in Spanish minority vine varieties [Read full-text online] Plants

Soil management

• Covercrops and microbial activity in vineyard soils. [Begünstigt Begrünung das Edaphon? Einfluss von Begrünungen auf die mikrobielle Biomasse.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
• Ecotoxicity of copper in vineyard soil. [Écoxicité du cuivre en sol viticole.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
• Grazers and trailblazers [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
• Impact of long-term vineyard floor management on soil health indicators and plant communities [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
• Influence of the application of charred and uncharred spent coffee grounds on soil carbon and nitrogen cycles [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science
• Organic mulches as an alternative for under-vine weed management in Mediterranean irrigated vineyards: Impact on agronomic performance [Read full-text online] European Journal of Agronomy

Vineyard practices

• A few words on grapevine winter buds and pruning with respect to sap flow [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
• Agrobiological responses of grapevines to different training systems in semiarid environments. [Agrobiologische Reaktionen der Weinrebe auf verschiedene Erziehungssysteme unter semiariden Bedingungen.] [Read full-text online] Mitteilungen Klosterneuberg Rebe und Wein , Obstau und Früchteverwertung
• An operational model for capturing grape ripening dynamics to support harvest decisions [Read full-text online] OENO One
• Changes in Volatile Composition of Cabernet Sauvignon (Vitis vinifera L.) Grapes under Leaf Removal Treatment [Read full-text online] Agronomy
• Cover crop cultivar, species, and functional diversity is reflected in variable root exudation composition [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
• Delay in the ripening of wine grapes: Effects of specific phytotechnical methods on harvest parameters [Read full-text online] Agronomy
• Field trials: Results from alternating bud load trials [Read full-text online] New Zealand Winegrower
• Incidence of spring frost under climate change: injury and recovery options in a Barbera vineyard [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
• Is vigour-based length adjustment during permanent cordon establishment a beneficial practice? [Read full-text online] Vitis
• Overview of commercial grape harvesters. [Wo geht die Lese hin? Marktüberblick zu Traubenvollerntern.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
• Vine performance and phenology postponement in cane-pruned Chardonnay vines grown in a temperate climate: The effects of a delayed winter pruning [Read full-text online] Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research

Water and irrgation

• Best procedures for leaf and stem water potential measurements in grapevine: Cultivar and water status matter [Read full-text online] Plants
• Ecophysiological responses of grapevine rootstocks to water deficit [Read full-text online] Vitis
• Rootstock control of scion response to water stress in some commercial grapevine cultivars [Read full-text online] South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture
• The effect of supplemental irrigation on a dry-farmed Vitis vinifera L. cv. Zinfandel vineyard as a function of vine age [Read full-text online] Agronomy
• Xylem water transport is influenced by age and winter pruning characteristics in grapevine (Vitis vinifera) [Read full-text online] Oeno One

• Improving decision support systems with machine learning: Identifying barriers to adoption [Read full-text online] Agronomy Journal
• Incentives and barriers to adoption of decision support systems in integrated pest management among farmers and farm advisors in Europe [Read full-text online] International Journal of Pest Management