Date/Time
Date(s) - 18 Nov 2014
9:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Location
Avoca Information Centre Meeting Rooms
122 High Street
Avoca VIC
Australia
Avoca/Pyrenees Adapting to Difficult Vintages Workshop Program
Adapting to Difficult Vintages
This workshop has been developed in response to extreme weather conditions experienced in recent vintages.
In this workshop, participants are provided with information on how to deal with drought, salinity, extreme heat or heatwave events in the vineyard; bushfires and smoke taint; processing ripe fruit in the winery; avoiding stuck fermentations; compressed vintages and associated logistical pressures. Information about growing grapes and making wine in wet seasons with high disease pressure is also provided. The workshop highlights increasing energy costs, limited water availability and the need for sustainable systems in the winery. It also includes a presentation from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) on the weather prediction tools available to growers and winemakers. The workshop finishes with an eye to the future through a structured tasting of alternative varieties that might suit each region in a warmer climate.
Booking is essential and can be made by contacting:
Lyn Hughes, Pyrenees Grapegrowers & Winemakers
Ph: 0407 345 783, Email: lhughes24@bigpond.com
Cost: $25.00 incl. GST
Morning Tea and Lunch provided
Event Region(s)
Avoca
Pyrenees