Technical Review is the AWRI’s own technical publication, which includes updates on AWRI research, development and extension and a curated selection of current grape and wine literature from around the world.
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TECHNICAL NOTES
CURRENT LITERATURE
AWRI PUBLICATIONS
- Ask the AWRI: Thinking about pinking. [Read full-text online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Ask the AWRI: Wine taints from oak. [Read full-text online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Achieving success with canned wines. [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Trends in the composition of Australian wine 1990 to 2021. Part one: Introduction, titratable acidity and pH. [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
- Canned wine: Looking for a silver lining. [Read full-text online] Wine & Viticulture Journal
- Schioppettino. [Read full-text online] Wine & Viticulture Journal
- Surface nanoengineering technology for the removal of sulfur compounds associated with negative attributes in wines. [Read full-text online] npj Science of Food
- Effects of yeast strain and juice nitrogen status on glutathione utilisation during fermentation of model media. [Read full-text online] Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
OENOLOGY
Analysis, composition and quality control
Packaging, storage and transport
- Bladder tank presses [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Exploring the response to a new range of ethanol reductions in Chardonnay and Syrah wines using a Consumer Rejection Threshold approach [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Regionality of Australian apple cider: A sensory, chemical and climate study [Read full-text online] Fermentation
- The wine industry by-products: Applications for food industry and health benefits [Read full-text online] Antioxidants
- Wine labelling with the list of ingredients: context, consumer’s perception and future challenges. [Read full-text online] IVES Technical Reviews: Wine & Vine
Analysis, composition and quality control
- Champagne! The physics of uncorking. [Champagne ! La physique du débouchage.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue Française d’Œnologie
- Characterisation of tannin and aroma profiles of Pinot Noir wines made with or without grape pomace [Read full-text online] Fermentation
- Characterization of bioactive compounds in lees from New Zealand wines with different vinification backgrounds [Read full-text online] Antioxidants
- Could glycoside extracts from grape marc provide a flavour boost to NOLO wines? [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Effects of different maceration techniques on the colour, polyphenols and antioxidant capacity of grape juice [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Food Chemistry
- Establishment of a colloidal phenolic stability test for red wine: Characterization, relevance for the maturation process, and bottling. [Détermination d’un test de stabilité colloïdale phénolique des vins rouge: Caractérisation, intérêt pour le suivi de l’élevage et l’embouteillage.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- Evaluation of spinning cone column distillation as a strategy for remediation of smoke taint in juice and wine [Read full-text online] Molecules
- Flow cytometry in oenology: Interests and limitations. Part one. [La cytométrie en flux en oenologie: Intérêts et limites. Première partie.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue Française d’Œnologie
- Flow cytometry in oenology: Benefits and limitations. Part two. [La cytométrie en flux en oenologie: Intérêts et limites. Deuxième partie.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue Française d’Œnologie
- Research progress of wine aroma components: A critical review [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Food Chemistry
- Resveratrol and wine: An overview of thirty years in the digital news [Read full-text online] International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
- Saturated linear aliphatic γ- and δ-lactones in wine: A review.” [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Varietal aromas of sauvignon blanc: Impact of oxidation and antioxidants used in winemaking [Read full-text online] Fermentation
- Effect of non-Saccharomyces yeast strains on 3-isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine concentration and aroma properties in Sauvignon Blanc wines during fermentation [Read full-text online] Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
- Effect of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces pastorianus co-inoculation on alcoholic fermentation behavior and aromatic profile of Sauvignon blanc wine [Read full-text online] Fermentation
- Enological repercussions of non-Saccharomyces species 3.0 [Read full-text online] Fermentation
- Improving aroma complexity with Hanseniaspora spp.: Terpenes, acetate esters, and safranal [Read full-text online] Fermentation
- Malolactic fermentation – Theoretical advances and practical considerations [Read full-text online] Fermentation
- Native fermentations may hold the key to maintaining wine quality amidst changing growing conditions [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
Packaging, storage and transport
- Alternative wine packaging: thinking inside the box [Read full-text online] Decanter
- Improved sealing polymers and cleaning procedures to mitigate aroma carryover during bottling of aromatised and regular wines on the same filling line [Read full-text online] OENO One
- A comprehensive review on grape juice beverage in context to its processing and composition with future perspectives to maximize its value [Read full-text online] Food and Bioprocess Technology
- A study investigating the possibility of using simple evaporation to dealcoholise wine. [Étude de la possibilité de désalcoolisation des vins par simple évaporation.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- A sustainable approach based on the use of unripe grape frozen musts to modulate wine characteristics as a proof of concept [Read full-text online] Beverages
- Application of immobilized yeasts for improved production of sparkling wines [Read full-text online] Fermentation
- Effect of pre-fermentative bentonite addition on Pinot Noir wine colour, tannin, and aroma profile [Read full-text online] Fermentation
- Here come the ultrasonics. Barrel sanitation: the second priority in oenology [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Influence evaluation of enzyme treatments on aroma profile of white wines [Read full-text online] Agronomy
- Innovative soft maceration techniques in red grape fermentation [Read full-text online] Beverages
- Pulsed electric field processing of red wine: effect on wine quality and microbial inactivation [Read full-text online] Beverages
- The rise of low alcohol wine sales brings increased winemaker interest in their production methods [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
SUSTAINABILITY
- A common framework for sustainability indicators in the wine sector: Dream or reality? [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health
- Life cycle assessment in the wine sector: A review on inventory phase [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Cleaner Production
- Sustainable packaging and the wine industry [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
VITICULTURE
- Activities and experiments conducted during 2022. Our selection. [Activités et expérimentations en 2022. Notre sélection.] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Le Vigneron Champenois
- Agrobiodiversity dynamics in a French wine-growing region [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Evaluation of aerial drift during drone spraying of an artificial vineyard [Read full-text online] IVES Technical Reviews: Wine & Vine
- Impact of growing season temperature on grape prices in Australia [Read full-text online] Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
- Pesticides identification and sustainable viticulture practices to reduce their use: An overview [Read full-text online] Molecules
- The floral microbiome and its management in agroecosystems: A perspective [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- ‘Arid viticulture’ in the context of climate change. Concept, practical basis and examples from the vineyards of Lanzarote and Santorin. [“Aridoviticulture” dans le contexte de changement climatique. Concept, bases pratiques et exemples des vignobles de Lanzarote et Santorin.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- A method for using monthly average temperatures in phenology models for grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Adapting the designated area of geographical indications to climate change [Read full-text online] American Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Analysis of quadratic correlation between dryness indices and wine grape yield to estimate future climate impacts in Hungary [Read full-text online] Climate
- Facing early frost risks from climate change, Bordeaux experiments with new blends [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Late frost protection – what to retain from the Champagne experience? [Read full-text online] IVES Technical Reviews: Wine & Vine
- Modelling the switch from hail insurance to antihail nets [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
- Changes on grape volatile composition after elicitors and nitrogen compounds foliar applications to ‘Garnacha’, ‘Tempranillo’ and ‘Graciano’ vines [Read full-text online] Vitis
- Agronomic evaluation of eight 41 b x 110 Richter grapevine genotypes as rootstock candidates for Mediterranean viticulture [Read full-text online] Horticultural Plant Journal
- Back to the future. Modern McLaren Vale – the evolution continues [Request copy from AWRI Library] WBM: Australia’s Wine Business Magazine
- CinCity: Cinsault [Request copy from AWRI Library] WBM: Australia’s Wine Business Magazine
- Focus on the second generation of varieties resulting from the INRAE-ResDur programme. [Focus sur la 2e génération des variétés du programme INRAE-ResDur.] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Le Vigneron Champenois
- Graciano uncorked: A grape known by many names [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- New disease resistant varieties from Geisenheim breeders: Pamina and Fidellio. [Bühne frei für Pamina und Fidellio: Neues Piwi-Duett von der Hochschule Geisenheim, Institut für Rebenzüchtung.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
- Prospecting the resilience of several Spanish ancient varieties of red grape under climate change scenarios [Read full-text online] Plants
- Rivers of gold [Request copy from AWRI Library] WBM: Australia’s Wine Business Magazine
- Sensational Sicily: Understanding the regions signature grapes & wines [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine Spectator
- The ‘other’ grape [Request copy from AWRI Library] The Wine Magazine
- A look at low usage of copper in organic viticulture in different wine-growing regions in France, in 2020. [Caractérisation de pratiques de bas usage de cuivre en viticulture biologique dans différents bassins viticoles en France, en 2020.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- A review of cultural practices for Botrytis bunch rot management in New Zealand vineyards [Read full-text online] Plants
- Designation and certification strategies for fungus-resistant grape wines: An exploratory study in Italy [Read full-text online] Sustainability
- Evaluation of the antifungal activity of endophytic and rhizospheric bacteria against grapevine trunk pathogens [Read full-text online] Microorganisms
- Investigating grapevine red blotch virus infection in Vitis vinifera L. cv. Cabernet Sauvignon grapes: A multi-omics approach [Read full-text online] International Journal of Molecular Sciences
- Kaolin particle film limits grapevine downy mildew epidemic under open-field conditions and stimulates the plant defence response [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
- Managing grapevine viruses is possible with sector-wide behavioral/technological changes [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Mapping the spatial variability of Botrytis bunch rot risk in vineyards using uav multispectral imagery [Read full-text online] European Journal of Agronomy
- Monitoring Pinot Gris Virus in German vineyards. [Diagnose: Grauburgundervirus. Monitoring in Freiburg und Neustadt.] Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
- Preventing trunk diseases with fungicide applications to pruning wounds in Washington wine grapes [Read full-text online] American Journal of Enology and Vititculture
- The impact of grapevine red blotch virus: Grapevine red blotch-associated virus found in grapevine nursery stock and established vineyards [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Vineyard biodiversity – how to put it to work using cover crops [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Abscisic acid metabolism pathways differ between grapevine species, leaves, and roots during water deficit [Read full-text online] OENO One
- An overview and recent progress of plant growth regulators (PGRs) in the mitigation of abiotic stresses in fruits: A review [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Scientia Horticulturae
- Contrasting seasonal dynamics of dormancy, respiratory metabolism and cell cycle state in grapevine buds of a subtropical and mediterranean climate [Read full-text online] Food and Energy Security
- Effects of interaction of UV-B radiation and water deficit on phenolic compounds in ‘Pinot Noir’ fruit [Read full-text online] Vitis
- Timing and severity of crop load management influences technological maturity, terpene synthase expression and free terpene accumulation in Gewurztraminer grapes (Vitis vinifera L.) [Read full-text online] Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
- Cover crops under the vines: a viable alternative for weed management in Mediterranean vineyards [Read full-text online] IVES Technical Reviews: Wine & Vine
- Effect of manure application timing on roots, canopy and must quality in Vitis vinifera ‘Merlot’: a case study in Italy, North-East [Read full-text online] Vitis
- Organic mulches as an alternative to conventional under-vine weed management in mediterranean irrigated vineyards [Read full-text online] Plants
- Soil management with lime [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Sowing cover crops in the praxis. [Direktsaaten im Weinbau: Saattechniken im Praxisversuch.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
- ASEV-NGRA Precision Viticulture Demo Day: Data-driven farming and vineyard automation [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Beneficial effects of bunch-zone late defoliations and shoot positioning on berry composition and colour components of wines undergoing aging in an organically-managed and rainfed Sangiovese vineyard [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Early basal leaf removal at different sides of the canopy improves the quality of Aglianico wine [Read full-text online] Foods
- Effects of cane- and spur-retained node numbers on the pre-flowering vegetative growth of cane-pruned Sauvignon blanc [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Experiences with grapevine cordons optimised for minimal pruning. [Minimalschnitt einmal anders: Erfahrungen mit dem Nichtheftsystem.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
- Late pruning of the vine [Read full-text online] IVES Technical Reviews: Wine & Vine
- Using satellite markers to study vines. A mine of spatio-temporal information. [Les indicateurs satellites pour l’étude de la vigne. Une mine d’informations spatio-temporelles.] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Le Vigneron Champenois
- A LoRaWAN IoT system for smart agriculture for vine water status determination [Read full-text online] Agriculture
- Soil water dynamics and drought stress response of Vitis vinifera L. in steep slope vineyard systems [Read full-text online] Agricultural Water Management
- Strategies for producing a more robust and competitive harvest in Portugal. Costs and benefits of the precise application of water. [Stratégies pour une production viticole plus durable et compétitive au Portugal. Coûts et bénéfices liés à une utilisation précise de l’eau.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- Using aerial thermal imagery to evaluate water status in Vitis vinifera cv. Loureiro [Read full-text online] Sensors