ISSUE 279 – Spring 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 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: Powdery mildew – catch it early or chase it all season. [Read full-text online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Chestnut flour-enriched bread reduces postprandial glycaemic response in healthy adults: a randomised, controlled crossover study. [Read full-text online] Food & Function
- Fermentation temperature as a strategy to limit Hanseniaspora uvarum proliferation during spontaneous wine fermentation. [Read full-text online] Fermentation
- Harvesting insights from recent advances in yeast genomics for predictable and precision wine fermentation. [Read full-text online] Current Opinion in Biotechnology
- Uncorking wine yeast genomics from grape to glass. [Read full-text online] FEMS Yeast Research
LATEST RECOMMENDED READING
OENOLOGY
Analysis, composition and quality control
Microbiology
Packaging, storage & transport
Sensory
Taints and faults
Winemaking practices
Analysis, composition and quality control
- Advancing specific local wine identification through integration of ICP-MS mineral wine profiles and Machine Learning: A case study on discrimination among the ten Beaujolais crus [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Talanta
- Changes in amino acid composition of still Chenin blanc wine during ageing on lees [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Comprehensive analysis of volatile composition and sensory properties of wines from Guankou grape (Niagara) produced by five winemaking technologies [Read full-text online] Journal of Food Composition and Analysis
- Dual-mode spectrometric and colorimetric determination of total sulfur dioxide in wine by using point discharge microplasma [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Analytica Chimica Acta
- Effect of mannoproteins on red wine colour stability – new insights from collaborative OIV work [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Effect of matter other than grapes on quercetin evolution and key wine parameters [Read full-text online] iVES Technical Reviews, vine and wine
- Evaluating hydroxytyrosol as a healthier alternative in no-sulfites-added red wine: Impacts on chemical stability and sensory profiles during bottle aging [Read full-text online] Applied Food Research
- Grape stem addition: A targeted regulation strategy for ordinary table wine quality under high sugar-low acidity conditions in Arid-Semi-Arid China [Read full-text online] Journal of Future Foods
- Influence of pressing conditions on the chemical composition, oxygen consumption rate and tyrosinase activity of the grape must [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Influence of roasted grape seed infusion on the sensory profile of Merlot red wine during aging [Read full-text online] LWT
- Molecular weight and physico-chemical profiles of commercial mannoproteins selected for pre-bottling: effect on targeted sensory characteristics of young red wines [Read full-text online] International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
- Oenological tannins from different sources and their impact on color and phenolic evolution of a Rosé wine [Read full-text online] Beverages
- Phenolic composition and extractability of Chilean ‘Syrah’ grapes and wines under contrasting climatic conditions [Read full-text online] Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
- Polysaccharide structure of Mannoproteins influences the colloidal outcome of their interactions with grape seed tannins [Read full-text online] Carbohydrate Polymers
- Predicting CO2 pressure loss in aged traditional-method sparkling wine bottles for compliance with European regulations [Read full-text online] Beverages
- Protein extracts from white wine lees: toward new fining agents for red wines [Read full-text online] iVES Technical Reviews, vine and wine
- Prototyping a sensor-based instrument for in-line optical monitoring in red wine fermentation [Read full-text online] Applied Food Research
- Relationships between wine quality and substances exceeding the odour threshold produced by Hanseniaspora [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Revisiting the influence of young white wine composition on ester evolution [Read full-text online] Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
- Revisiting wine authentication in a changing landscape: Trends, challenges, and future directions [Read full-text online] TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry
- Sodium alginate decreases the concentration of calcium in wines, possibly lowering the risk of calcium tartrate instability [Read full-text online] Foods
- Understanding calcium tartrate precipitation in wines – A comprehensive study from soil and grapevine to stabilisation strategies before bottling [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Upcycling grape pomace for sustainable winemaking: A bioresource for malolactic fermentation and fining [Read full-text online] Waste and Biomass Valorization
- Using <5 kDa peptide fraction from grape seed by-product as colour stabiliser for red wines in warm climates [Read full-text online] LWT
- Bioacidification: Yeast strains target malic acid degradation [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Caractérisation des Brettanomyces bruxellensis viables et potentiellement actives: Par le procédé IAGE Brett Viability™ (IBV™) reposant sur la PCR digitale, pour des actions œnologiques plus précises – Remarques sur le SO2 [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- The dominance level of active dry yeasts reshaped the interactions between microbiota and metabolites during industrial wine fermentation [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Food Research International
- Early and diverse lipid consumption by Saccharomyces cerevisiae: an extensive targeted lipidomics approach and new perspectives for managing wine fermentation [Read full-text online] npj Science of Food
- Evolution of flavor metabolites and microbial communities during aging of spontaneously fermented and inoculated wines from different viticultural systems [Read full-text online] LWT
- Fermenting with nature: Microbial agency, sensory ethnography, and the politics of natural wines [Read full-text online] Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space
- Impact du moment d’inoculation des bactéries lactiques dans l’élaboration des vins rouges: Aspects fermentaires et organoleptiques [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- Peptides as antioxidant, taste-active, and antimicrobial agents in wine: Current evidence and technological perspectives [Read full-text online] Trends in Food Science & Technology
- Same yeast, different wines: Impact of different grape variety must composition on fermentation dynamics and wine composition [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] ACS Food Science & Technology
- Shotgun metagenomic analysis reveals temperature-associated shifts in microbial communities and functional genes during spontaneous wine fermentation [Read full-text online] Food Bioscience
- Strategic ultrasonic regulation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation for enhanced anthocyanin production and wine quality [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Food Research International
Packaging, storage & transport
- Assessing wine quality in glass and alternative packaging during storage [Read full-text online] Beverages
- Beyond natural: Understanding today’s cork closure options [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Deciphering the mechanisms of oxygen transfer into a wine bottle [Read full-text online] Science Advances
- Innovations in natural and technical cork for ease of use, consistency, permeability [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Profiling aldehydes and furans in white wine oxidation: A systems perspective on bottle geometry, cork, and wine type [Read full-text online] American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Tradition evolved – A new era for wine’s signature closure [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Wine bottle refinement: A review of emerging aging strategies [Read full-text online] Foods
- Analytical and organoleptic evaluation of caffeinated grape must [Read full-text online] AppliedChem
- Beyond the medals: an experimental analysis of consumer preferences for wines judged by experts [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Review of Behavioral Economics
- Describing Australian emerging red grape varietal wines by sensory profiles and volatile chemical composition [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Effect of oenological additives on oral aroma retention during wine tasting [Read full-text online] Foods
- Expertise and emotion in wine-tasting: an emotional component-specific modulation [Read full-text online] Food Quality and Preference
- Leveraging aroma kits and machine learning: A novel rapid sensory and electronic profiling of French and Chinese Marselan wines [Read full-text online] Applied Food Research
- A systematic review of consumer research on dealcoholized wines: reviewing the evidence, shaping the future of research [Read full-text online] Agricultural and Food Economics
- ACF: Les acquis du projet “DéDal” et ses perspectives [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Le Vigneron Champenois
- Controlled sorption studies of sprayable films as barriers to smoke-derived volatile phenols in wine grapes [Read full-text online] ACS Omega
- Microvinification versus hydrolysis: A comparative GC-MS/MS study for predicting smoke taint severity in winegrapes [Read full-text online] American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Wie kommt die Maus in den Wein? [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
- La conduite d’expérimentations en œnologie au Comité Champagne [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Le Vigneron Champenois
- Cryogenic fractionation as a post-fermentation strategy for partial dealcoholisation of red wine – impacts on acid balance, colour, and phenolics [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Dealcoholization of wine by pervaporation [Read full-text online] Food Chemistry: X
- Filter nomenclature and production: what’s in a name? [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Impact of addition of fumaric acid in the first stages of wine production: Effect on the oenological yeasts and wine composition [Read full-text online] VITIS – Journal of Grapevine Research
- Phenolic composition and extractability of Chilean ‘Syrah’ grapes and wines under contrasting climatic conditions [Read full-text online] Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
- Quality, aroma capture at the forefront of new dealcoholisation technology [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Raising the bar while lowering the alcohol [Request copy from AWRI Library] Harpers Wine & Spirit
- Winery options: depth or surface filtration [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
SUSTAINABILITY
- Cleaner production and sustainable performance in the wine industry: unraveling the role of circular economy practices and green innovation [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management
- Closing the loop: Canberra District producer makes Australia’s first ‘circular wine’ using black soldier fly larvae [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Comparative evaluation and optimization of electrochemical oxidation processes for winery wastewater treatment [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Process Safety and Environmental Protection
- Cutting compressed air costs in winery operations [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Shipping materials evolve with some sustainability innovations [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
VITICULTURE
Climate and weather
Grapevine nutrition
Grapevine varieties
Pests, disease and virus
Physiology
Soil management
Vineyard practices
Viticulture
Water and irrigation
Climate and weather
- Climate change driven strategies for mitigating abiotic and biotic stresses in grapevine Vitis vinifera L [Read full-text online] Discover Plants
- La composition des raisins et changement climatique: Ce dont on ne parle jamais. Partie 1/2: Identification et caractérisation des principaux changements [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- Le démonstrateur STORM: Étude des leviers face aux stress hydrique et thermique [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Le Vigneron Champenois
- Foliar application of natural reflective minerals enhances physiological performance and yield of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Chardonnay under Mediterranean climate stress [Read full-text online] VITIS – Journal of Grapevine Research
- Garant für Klimaresilienz und Bodenfruchtbarkeit [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
- Importance of long-term field studies in adaptation of viticulture to climate change [Read full-text online] American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Using temperature inversions to guide frost protection and spray application decisions [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Vineyard shade cloth: A strategic tool for climate adaptation and quality [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Annual nutrient removal from irrigated vineyards in dry climates [Read full-text online] American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Climatic conditions alter the magnitude of grape yield and the quality of grape and wine chemical composition in vineyards subjected to nitrogen fertilization for 13 years [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] European Journal of Agronomy
- Effects of fertilization and management practices on soil chemistry, physical properties, and microflora in vineyards: Soil and microbial responses to long-term organic management in Andosol vineyards of Japan [Read full-text online] VITIS – Journal of Grapevine Research
- Foliar magnesium fertilizer increased leaf blade magnesium and alleviated leaf symptoms in Pinot Noir without altering productivity or fruit composition [Read full-text online] VITIS – Journal of Grapevine Research
- Tailoring vineyard nutrition from soil to wine [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Climate change and the future of hybrid grapes [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Clonal fidelity under the microscope [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Economics of winegrape adaptation: Technology adoption, cultivar selection, or migration [Read full-text online] American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Ein Blick auf die Piwi-Palette [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
- The ethical drinker: ‘Opening a wine made from disease-resistance varieties is in itself an act of resistance’ [Request copy from AWRI Library] Decanter
- Evaluating rootstock performance: Efficiency and stability insights from a 16-year Moscato bianco study [Read full-text online] American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Evaluation of novel grapevine rootstocks for phylloxera tolerance and agronomic performance [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Genetic diversity and relationships of Vitis vinifera L. in the south caucasus [Read full-text online] Agriculture & Food Security
- Same soil, same rootstock, 12 clones: the Central Otago Pinot Noir clonal trial [Read full-text online] New Zealand Winegrower
- Sensory characterisation and consumer preference segmentation to meet the demand of changing trends in wine appreciation using minority grape varieties [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Detection of downy mildew infection in grapevine leaves using field spectroscopy and machine learning [Read full-text online] Precision Agriculture
- Environmental influences on long-term disease occurrence in viticulture: a holistic effect size-based analysis of vineyard, technology and soil domains [Read full-text online] Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
- The future of disease management is (almost) now [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- GIN virus detected in Australia for the first time [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Global patterns of genetic variation and population structure in grapevine powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator) [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Phytopathology
- Highly anticipated new multi-site grape fungicide ticks all boxes [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Overwintering in buds: A hidden challenge for grapevine powdery mildew management [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Pruning cut position affects the susceptibility of grapevine pruning wounds to Eutypa lata and natural dieback [Read full-text online] Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
- Seasonal effects on pathogenicity and biocontrol management of Botryosphaeria dieback in Vitis vinifera L. cv. Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc under field conditions [Read full-text online] Plants
- Temporal susceptibility of grapevine pruning wounds to Botryosphaeriaceae host-jumping pathogens in central Chile [Read full-text online] Journal of Fungi
Physiology
- Impact of training system and mechanical fruit thinning on polyphenolic composition in fruit and wine of two red fungus-resistant grapevine cultivars [Read full-text online] European Journal of Agronomy
- Integrative physiological, biochemical, and gene expression analysis reveals methyl jasmonate–mediated enhancement of drought tolerance in grapevine rootstocks [Read full-text online] Scientia Horticulturae
- Das A & O ist geschickte Kombination [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
- Effect of green covers and organic amendments on soil organic carbon stock in Mediterranean vineyards – A meta-analysis [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Impacts de la gestion organique du sol sur les performances de la vigne: Résultats d’un réseau national d’expérimentations [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- Long-term approach to soil carbon in the vineyard [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Under-vine cover crops in viticulture – impact of different weed management practices on weed suppression, yield and quality of grapevine cultivar Riesling (Vitis vinifera L.) [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Unravelling the interaction between the application of municipal solid waste compost and mechanical hedge pruning in vineyards: effects on the vegetative and reproductive growth, and grape and wine quality of Sauvignon from Lisbon wine region [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Ausbrechen bringt viele Vorteile [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
- Le changement, c’est maintenant [Request copy from AWRI Library] La Vigne
- Conventional management vs. precision viticulture: A comparison of different levels of mechanization and their impact on vineyard profitability [Read full-text online] Precision Agriculture
- Doing more with less: Vineyard automation becomes lifeline for growers under pressure [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Enhancing oenological quality of Vitis vinifera L. Avgoustiatis: The effect of early leaf removal on grape and wine composition [Read full-text online] Gastronomy
- From growth monitoring to berry quality prediction: Advances and challenges in UAV remote sensing for precision viticulture [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
- Pre-apical leaf removal and partial must substitution as strategies to reduce ethanol in Tannat red wines [Read full-text online] Horticulturae
- Pruning practices and grapevine trunk diseases: A critical analysis of infection dynamics, management strategies, and research gaps [Read full-text online] Crop Protection
- Revisiting Simonit & Sirch: Lessons from seven seasons of application [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Season one viticulture results from the Next Generation Viticulture programme [Read full-text online] New Zealand Winegrower
- Technik für den richtigen Schnitt [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Das Deutsche Weinmagazin
- Vineyard “idling”, an alternative to mothballing, preserves vineyard quality, longevity [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Australia’s top vineyards: Ten special sites that define the best of Australia [Request copy from AWRI Library] Decanter
- Microbial succession from nursery to vineyard highlights the role of beneficial and pathogenic microbes in young vineyard yield [Read full-text online] Environmental Microbiome
- VitiCert: Setting the standard for vineyard success [Access copy from AWRI Library online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Canopy management and deficit irrigation as a combined strategy to preserve berry quality in Vitis vinifera L. under Mediterranean conditions [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Canopy shading as an adaptation strategy to maintain grapevine berry composition under water deficit [Read full-text online] Environmental and Experimental Botany
- Comparison of yield, grape and wine composition and wine sensory attributes of Shiraz on own roots with that on rootstocks under long-term saline irrigation [Read full-text online] Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
- Decade-scale cover cropping improves soil water holding capacity in semiarid vineyards and olive groves [Read full-text online] Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
- The grapevine as a model plant to describe intra- and interspecific mechanisms of drought acclimation [Read full-text online] npj Science of Plants
- Irrigation timing affects grape berry cell death and late-season dehydration [Read full-text online] American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Long-term industrial-scale study on regulated deficit irrigation′s effect on flavonoid and volatile composition in Cabernet Sauvignon (Vitis Vinifera L.) grapes [Read full-text online] Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
- Management strategies to improve drought tolerance in grapevine for climate-resilient viticulture: A review [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Arid Land Research and Management
- Root system architecture and integrated stress responses underlying drought tolerance in the cypriot grapevine cultivar xynisteri [Read full-text online] Plant Stress
- Three-season evaluation of partial root zone drying as a water-saving strategy in commercial Chilean vineyards: effects on Carménère and Merlot [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Irrigation Science
NEW BOOKS/EBOOKS
eBooks
- Halliday Wine Companion 2027 [Access eBook from AWRI Library online] Hardie Grant Books
- How Hong Kong transformed the global wine trade: Culture, geopolitics, and taste [Access eBook from AWRI Library online] Routledge
- How to taste: A guide to discovering flavor and savoring life [Access eBook from AWRI Library online] Kensington Publishing
- Nature-based solutions for European vineyards: Solutions for transformative change [Access eBook from AWRI Library online] Routledge
- Red wine technology, 2nd edition [Access eBook from AWRI Library online] Elsevier Academic Press
- Sustainability and innovation in the non-alcoholic wine industry [Access eBook from AWRI Library online] IGI Global Scientific Publishing
- Vines tolerant to fungal diseases: Grape varieties for a viticulture in agroecological transition [Access eBook from AWRI Library online] Editions France Agricole
Books
- Grape growers handbook: A guide to viticulture for wine production, 4th edition [Request book from AWRI Library] Apex Publishers
- Mary Penfold [Request book from AWRI Library] ABC Books
- Understanding wine chemistry, 2nd edition [Request book from AWRI Library] Wiley