The April 2018 issue of Technical Review is now available online. Articles and abstracts can be viewed individually, or the full issue can be downloaded. The online format of Technical Review allows you to browse the list of the latest articles on grape and wine production by keyword, view article summaries and order journal articles from the AWRI Library.
For copyright reasons, access to abstracts is available only to Australian winemakers and grapegrowers who pay the Wine Grapes or Grape Research levies. The technical notes authored by the AWRI are, however, freely available. If you have forgotten your password for the AWRI website, please use the forgotten password link to reset your password.
Below is a snapshot of what's in this issue:
| AWRI Technical Notes |  | 
| AWRI publications | 
Ask the AWRI: wine instabilities – the solids won’t hurt youComparison of consecutive harvests versus blending treatments to produce lower alcohol wines from Cabernet Sauvignon grapes: impact on polysaccharide and tannin content and compositionChemical and sensory profiling of Shiraz wines co-fermented with commercial non-Saccharomyces inoculaGains in speed, labour and gas consumption for winemakers: membrane contractors for management of dissolved oxygen and carbon dioxidePredicting outcomes: learning about ferments from big dataAsk the AWRI: volatile acidity | 
| Current literature – oenology | 
Solid solution: making a case for concrete and ceramic vessels in the wineryFire recovery begins; demand for flash wine treatment strongSaccharomyces cerevisiae, non-Saccharomyces yeasts and lactic acid bacteria in sequential fermentations: effect of phenolics and sensory attributes of South African Syrah winesInfluence of sequential inoculation in the first fermentation on the foaming properties of sparkling winesMicrobial resources and innovation in the wine production sectorChemical gradients in pilot-scale Cabernet Sauvignon fermentations and their effect on phenolic extractionOxygen and SO2 consumption rates in white and rosé wines: relationship with and effects on wine chemical compositionOrganic wine purchase behaviour in Germany: exploring the attitude-behaviour-gap with data from a household panel | 
| Current literature – viticulture | 
Dry matter accumulation and nitrogen and potassium partitioning in the roots and trunk of field-grown Thompson Seedless grapevinesPhenolic characteristics and antioxidant activity of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon wines increase with vineyard altitude in a high-altitude regionDoes full exposure of clusters have any negative effects on Tempranillo (Vitis vinifera L.) grape quality in La Rioja, Spain? The use of severe cluster-zone leaf removal after berry setEffect of different cutting heights of mechanically pruned grapevines cv. Merlot over three consecutive seasonsDouble-pruning grapevines as a management tool to delay berry ripening and control yieldCrop level and harvest date impact composition of four Ontario winegrape cultivars. I. Yield, fruit, and wine compositionShoot trimming effects on Pinot NoirProceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Grapevine Downy and Powdery Mildew, July 17-19, 2017, Corvallis, Oregon, USA. Oregon State UniversityManaging grapevine trunk diseases with respect to etiology and epidemiology: current strategies and future prospectsWhat’s the right spray? The best spraying options for keeping fungal disease at bayWater management of irrigated Cabernet Sauvignon grapevines in semi-arid areas | 
					
					
						
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