24 hours per day/7 days per week web-accessible database of the John Fornachon Memorial Library (>30,000 technical records on grape and wine articles)
Cost: Free of charge to Australian winemakers and grapegrowers paying the Primary Industries Excise Levy Tax 1999. Password access only
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Agrochemical information: 1. Email advice on emerging issues.
Cost: Free of charge
Telephone: 08 83 03 68 38
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Agrochemical information: 2. Booklet Agrochemicals registered for use in Australian viticulture.
Cost: Distributed free of charge
Telephone: 08 83 03 66 13
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Agrochemical information: 3. Website updated regularly.
Cost: Free access
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Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference. Held every three years. Eight two-hour formal sessions on the latest scientific and technical advancements in oenology and viticulture over four days. Colloquia and large poster display (>130 posters). >70 workshops. Large Trade Exhibition (>170 exhibitors).
Cost: Registration fee to attend Conference, colloquia and workshops. Poster display and Trade Exhibition free of charge.
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Email advice and information on technical issues service.
Cost: Free of charge
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European Union legislation
Cost: 1) Fee for service online searches can be undertaken by our Librarian providing access to all EU Legislative documents; 2) Free of charge access to the documents published in the EU's Official Journal.
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Problem-solving service that is provided by qualified winemakers and competent, highly trained technical personnel who have solved numerous taint and contamination problems for a variety of wineries over many years. This service is primarily used to assist with unforeseen winemaking problems.
Cost: Free of charge to Australian winemakers paying the Wine Grape and Grape Research Levy.
Telephone: 08 83 03 66 00
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Quality assurance expert advice on the implementation and cost effective quality management, and has, with SA Wine and Brandy Industry Association, developed From Grapes to Glass, a quality assurance program specifically designed for the Australian wine industry.
Cost: Price on application
Telephone: 08 83 03 66 00
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Regulatory and technical advice. Assisting wineries with issues such as technical trade barriers. Advice on maximum agrochemical residue levels, winemaking procedures, vine spraying etc.
Cost: Free of charge to Australian winemakers and grapegrowers paying the Primary Industries Excise Levy Tax 1999.
Telephone: 08 83 03 66 00
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Reports of relevant articles per topic indexed on the Library's in-house databases.
Cost: Free of charge to Australian winemakers and grapegrowers paying the Primary Industries Excise Levy Tax 1999.
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Supply of books from the Library collection or obtain such items through the interlibrary system. Patents or standards can also be ordered.
Cost: Available only to Australian winemakers and grapegrowers. Loan of books - free of charge. Charges apply for the supply of most interlibrary items.
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Supply of copies of articles including AWRI staff papers and Technical Notes.
Cost: Cost of photocopying at 10¢ per page, plus a service fee of $7.00, plus GST. Requests for this service from overseas residents incurs a postage charge, but not GST (price on application).
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Technical literature on wine and grapes. The John Fornachon Memorial Library holds the largest collection of technical wine literature in the Southern Hemisphere and is open during normal business hours.
Cost: Free of charge to Australian winemakers and grapegrowers paying the Wine Grapes or Grape Research levies.
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Technical Review is a publication produced by the AWRI on a bi-monthly basis. Technical Review provides progress reports to the industry on the AWRI's research as well as updates on relevant conferences, regulatory amendments and medical issues. Technical Review's 'Current Literature' section provides citation details and abstracts of recently published technical and scientific articles.
Cost: Free of charge to Australian winemakers and grapegrowers paying the Wine Grapes or Grape Research levies. Other individuals can obtain via subscription. Available via hard copy and on the Institute's website. Access via password.
Telephone: 08 83 03 66 00
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United States of America's Federal Register access to the US Federal Register, the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of US Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents from 1994 to date.
Cost: Free of charge
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Wine and grape databases, international. The John Fornachon Memorial Library has excellent access to international databases, particularly in the fields of science, technology and medicine. The Librarian, will carry out online searches on commercial databases on any appropriate topic.
Cost: The cost of an online search depends on the complexity of the subject and might range from $50 onwards. Only costs directly incurred in carrying out an online search are passed on to the wine industry client.
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Wine and health. Consumer information and lectures on wine and health issues, and material that evaluates inter alia the harmss and benefits of moderate and immoderate alcohol consumption.
Cost: Free of charge to Australian winemakers and grapegrowers paying the Wine Grapes or Grape Research levies.
Telephone: 08 83 03 66 12
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