Grapegrower & Winemaker
Grapegrower & Winemaker
Grapegrower & Winemaker, Australia's longest established and most authoritative wine industry journal covering Australia and New Zealand.
The April issue of Grapegrower & Winemaker includes our special annual feature looking at the Top 20 Australian wine companies and how they’ve performed over the past year. We also showcase the best of New Zealand. With the stresses of a busy vintage always taking a toll, we delve into how operators can ensure the psychological well-being of their workers. We also reveal how a study into harnessing microbats in a vineyard setting may aid in the battle to control pest moths. For this month’s regional spotlight we head to the Riverina in NSW. Riverina Winegrape Growers CEO Jeremy Cass provides an update on what has been a difficult season for the region. Riverina Young Gun Peter Valeri also discusses efforts to build strong new directions for his family’s operations and the region. For winemakers, we present an examination of modern commercial yeast selection, and discuss innovative techniques to keep barrels clean. Sonya Logan speaks to New Zealand winemaker Laura-Kate Morgan about Brancott Estate Letter Series ‘O’ Chardonnay for Behind the Top Drops. Returning to staffing issues for wine businesses, HR specialist Ilga Horvat continues her informative series by looking at ways to successfully guide the direction of employees. We also learn from a highly successful brand partnership campaign undertaken by Brown Brothers, that linked to a prominent online beauty retailer.
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From strength to strength: Young Gun Lauren Langfield makes strides in sustainability
When Lauren first set foot in a vineyard she didn’t even have a driver’s license. Six months later, she was enrolled in a diploma of viticulture and winemaking at university, driving tractors and reversing trailers unsupervised. Now, she’s heading up Orbis Wines as both general manager and head winemaker and is making strides in sustainability. In 2023, Orbis won the South Australia Wine Industry Association’s Environmental Excellence Award for the small to medium category, and Lauren collected the Young Gun of Wine award to boot.
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