Technical Review is the AWRI’s own technical publication, which includes updates on AWRI research, development and extension and a curated selection of current grape and wine literature from around the world.
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TECHNICAL NOTES
CURRENT LITERATURE
AWRI PUBLICATIONS
- Vintage 2022 – observations from the AWRI helpdesk. [Read full-text online] Wine & Viticulture Journal
- Ask the AWRI: How’s the weather? [Read full-text online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Pecorino. [Read full-text online] Wine & Viticulture Journal
- Exploring the attitudes and expectations of Australian drinkers and non-drinkers towards low and no-alcohol wines. [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
- Varietal choice for a warmer future. [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
- Evaluation of spore collection methods for detection and quantification of fungicide resistance in powdery mildew. [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
- History and recent developments in under-vine weeding equipment. [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Ask the AWRI: Vineyard nitrogen management in a urea-limited world. [Read full-text online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Impact of skin contact time, oak and tannin addition on the chemical composition, color stability and sensory profile of Merlot wines made from flash détente treatment. [Read full-text online] Food Chemistry
- The effect of pre-veraison smoke exposure of grapes on phenolic compounds and smoky flavour in wine. [Read full-text online] Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
- Novel bimetallic 1%M-Fe/Al2O3-Cr2O3 (2:1) (MÂ =Â Ru, Au, Pt, Pd) catalysts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. [Read full-text online] Catalysis Communications
- Ask the AWRI: Winery nutrient management in a DAP-limited world. [Read full-text online] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Clonal mapping of Pinot Noir: Loss of source blocks in Adelaide Hills bushfires leads to clonal identification for Pinot Noir. [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Australian Wine Research Institute: Annual Report 2022. [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
OENOLOGY
Analysis, composition and quality control
Packaging, storage and transport
- An analysis of online research guides for wine, enology, and viticulture. [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Agricultural & Food Information
- Natural and sustainable wine: A review. [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
- Ozone in wineries and wine processing: A review of the benefits, application, and perspectives. [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
Analysis, composition and quality control
- Appraising California Zinfandel exposure to wildfire smoke using natural product phenolic diglycoside biomarkers. [Read full-text online] Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry
- Attempted identification of causal constituents of pink discolouration in white wines. [Read full-text online] South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Different approaches to enhance resveratrol content in wine. [Read full-text online] Ciência e Técnica Vitivinícola
- Effect of Methyl jasmonate and Methyl jasmonate plus urea foliar applications on wine phenolic, aromatic and nitrogen composition. [Read full-text online] Beverages
- Investigating the relation between skin cell wall composition and phenolic extractability in Cabernet Sauvignon wines. [Read full-text online] Fermentation
- Isomer composition of aroma compounds as a promising approach for wine characterization and differentiation: A review. [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition
- Methyl salicylate, an odor-active compound in Bordeaux red wines produced without sulfites addition. [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry
- Oxidative stability of white wines : Definition, diagnostics, oenological practices, tailored winemaking. [La stabilité oxydative des vins blancs: Définition, diagnostique, pratiques œnologiques, œnologie personnalisée.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- Potential content of volatile phenols in Burgundy wines. Part 2*: [Tenure potentielle en phenols volatils des vins de Bourgogne. Partie 2*: Evolution des acides phenols au cours de la vinification.] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue Française d’Œnologie
- Production method and wine style influence metal profiles in sparkling wines. [Read full-text online] American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Proteomics and glycoproteomics of beer and wine. [Read full-text online] Proteomics
- Quinoa protein extract: An effective alternative for the fining of wine phenolics [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
- Red wine coloration: A review of pigmented molecules, reactions, and applications. [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety
- Sherry wines: Worldwide production, chemical composition and screening conception for flor yeasts. [Read full-text online] Fermentation
- The effect of wine age and tannin composition on tannin activity across consecutive Pinotage red wine vintages. [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Thiol precursors and amino acids profile of white interspecific hybrid Vitis varieties and impact of foliar urea and sulfur supplementation. [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Volatile profile of two monovarietal white wines under different antioxidant environments during storage in bottle. [Read full-text online] Ciência e Técnica Vitivinícola
- White wine phenolics: Current methods of analysis. [Read full-text online] Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
- Zinc biofortification in Vitis vinifera: Implications for quality and wine production. [Read full-text online] Plants
- Chemical methods for microbiological control of winemaking: An overview of current and future applications [Read full-text online] Beverages
- Importance of micronutrients and organic nitrogen in fermentations with Torulaspora delbrueckii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae [Read full-text online] International Journal of Food Microbiology
- Investigation of non-Saccharomyces yeasts with intracellular β-glycosidase activity for wine aroma modification [Read full-text online] Journal of Food Science
- Microbiological control as a tool to improve wine aroma and quality [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Good microbes in medicine, food production, biotechnology, bioremediation, and agriculture
Packaging, storage and transport
- Effects of microvibrations and their damping on the evolution of Pinot Noir wine during bottle storage [Read full-text online] Foods
- Failure analysis of the collapse of a raised steel wine tank [Read full-text online] Engineering Failure Analysis
- Is lightweighting glass bottles for wine an option? Linking technical requirements and consumer attitude [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Packaging Technology and Science
- Modification of EDPM seals to prevent aroma carry-over during the bottling of wine [Read full-text online] Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research
- What’s cool: The business of water storage [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Wine closure performance of three common closure types: Chemical and sensory impact on a Sauvignon Blanc wine [Read full-text online] Molecules
- Winemaker trial: Canning barrel-aged Chardonnay [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Olfactory training – thirteen years of research reviewed. [Read full-text online] Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
- Frozen leaf material causes “frost taint” in cabernet sauvignon [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Understanding the complex relationship of smoke, grapes and wine: An update. [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly.
- Effects of saignée and bentonite treatment on phenolic compounds of marquette red wines. [Read full-text online] Molecules.
- Research note: The influence of micro-oxygenation on the long-term ageing ability of pinot noir wine. [Read full-text online] South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture.
- Vegan-based winemaking products – What’s in the arsenal? [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal.
- Can SO2 reduction in white wines be achieved by using CO2 saturated grape musts? [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
- Sparging of white wines: does it affect composition? [Request copy from AWRI Library] Wine & Viticulture Journal
- Chemical and chromatic effects of fermentation temperature on three clones of pinot noir over two consecutive vintages. [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Amercian Journal of Enology and Viticulture
SUSTAINABILITY
General
Environment
Assessment and reporting
- Consumer willingness to pay for sustainable wine – the Chilean case. [Read full-text online] Sustainability
- Climate change and risk management policies in viticulture. [Read full-text online] Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
- Reducing the use of plastics in wine production and sales [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Eco-labels and sustainable viticulture to avoid environmental impacts. [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Environmental Claims Journal
- Environmental impact analysis of a Chilean organic wine through a life cycle assessment. [Read full-text online] Journal of Cleaner Production
VITICULTURE
- Falanghina grapevine (Vitis vinifera l.) yield and berry quality under different pedoclimatic conditions in southern Italy [Read full-text online] Horticulturae
- Forecasting future range shifts of Xylella fastidiosa under climate change [Read full-text online] Plant Pathology
- Heatwave damage in vineyards [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Juxtaposition of the source-to-sink ratio and fruit exposure to solar radiation on cv. Merlot (Vitis vinifera L.) berry phenolics in a cool versus warm growing region [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Agricultural Food Chemistry
- The impact of hail on retail wine sales: Evidence from Switzerland [Read full-text online] Journal of Wine Economics
- Reverse effects of yield regulation on nitrogen composition in grapes. [Arrière-effets de la régulation du rendement sur la composition azotée des raisins.] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- Dry matter accumulation, seasonal uptake and partitioning of mineral nutrients by Vitis vinifera L. cv. Sultanina grapevines in the Lower Orange River region of South Africa – A preliminary investigation [Read full-text online] South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Pinot blanc uncorked: The quiet cousin of Noir and Gris [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Negroamaro uncorked: Italy’s dark horse [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Emerging varieties: Rock solid [Read full-text online] WBM: Australia’s Wine Business Magazine
- Assessment of bud fruitfulness of three grapevine varieties grown in northwest Portugal [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Copper, no thanks! [La cuivre, non merci!] [Request copy from AWRI Library] La Vigne
- Do pesticide residues in grape must have an effect on the course of alcoholic fermentation? [Les résidus de produit phytosanitaire dans les moûts de raisin ont-ils un impact sur le déroulement des fermentations alcooliques ?] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- Grapevine trunk diseases : the life cycle of fungi in the Botryosphaeraceae family. Part 2/2 : Why is it difficult to control botryosphaeria? [Maladies du bois de la vigne: le cycle de vie des champignons de la famille des botryosphaeriacées Partie 2/2 : Pourquoi est-il difficile de contrôler la botryosphaeriose ?] [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Revue des Oenologues
- Identification of potential Grapevine Red Blotch Virus vector in Missouri vineyards [Read full-text online] American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Improving the use of mealybug insecticides [Read full-text online] New Zealand Winegrower
- Keep alert to trunk disease. [Read full-text online] R&D at Work
- Partial double-pruning after bloom delays bunch rot epidemics in Vitis vinifera L. cvs. Riesling and Pinot gris [Read full-text online] OENO One
- Tackling biosecurity risks through digital management: Honing skills to protect vines [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- The beneficial effect of leaf removal during fruit set on physiological, biochemical and qualitative indices and volatile organic compound profile of the Cypriot reference cultivar ‘Xynisteri’ [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture
- Composted urban green waste as mulch undervine in Pinot Noir of the Macedon Ranges [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Connecting the soils with a potential viticultural terroir zone [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis
- A season of decision-making: managing vines in spring [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Assessment of laser scanner use under different settings in two differently managed vineyards for estimating pruning wood parameters [Read full-text online] AgriEngineering
- Facing spring frost damage in grapevine: Recent developments and the role of delayed winter pruning – A review [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
- Long spur pruning as an alternative to cane pruning for Sauvignon blanc in Marlborough [Read full-text online] New Zealand Winegrower
- Automating plant stress measurements: Or how I hate the pressure bomb [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Fighting dry vineyard conditions: Preparing for water scarcity through irrigation [Request copy from AWRI Library] Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker
- Managed correctly, recycled water has a place in vineyards [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
BUSINESS
- 2022 Packaging Survey Report: Winery logistics maintain resilience despite continuing supply constrictions and price increases [Read full-text online] Wine Business Monthly
- Proposed alcohol tax reform in the United Kingdom: Implications for wine-exporting countries [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Wine Economics
- The double-edged sword of wine tourism: The economic and environmental impacts of wine tourism in Australia [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Sustainable Tourism
- A gender approach to wine innovation and organic wine preferences [Read full-text online] Ciência e Técnica Vitivinícola
- What does ‘buying local’ mean to wine consumers? [Read abstract online] [Request copy from AWRI Library] Journal of Wine Research