Swan Valley workshop – December 2013

Seminar program (Click here to access the presentations)

  • A changing environment (Glen Cook)
  • Why is harvest getting earlier and what can we do about it? (Marcel Essling, AWRI)
  • Hotter and drier in the vineyard (Marcel Essling, AWRI)
  • Hotter and drier – processing ripe fruit (Geoff Cowey, AWRI)
  • Bushfires and smoke taint tasting (Adrian Coulter, AWRI)
  • Salinity and sodicity in the vineyard (Geoff Cowey, AWRI)
  • Salty juice and wine (Geoff Cowey, AWRI)
  • Growing grapes in wet seasons (Marcel Essling, AWRI)
  • Winemaking in wet seasons (Adrian Coulter, AWRI)
  • Sustainability & efficiencies in the winery (Adrian Coulter, AWRI)
  • Practical vineyard and winery group exercise (Marcel Essling, AWRI)
  • New varieties for a changing climate tasting (Geoff Cowey, AWRI)