Grapegrower & Winemaker
Grapegrower & Winemaker
Grapegrower & Winemaker, Australia's longest established and most authoritative wine industry journal covering Australia and New Zealand.
As the hard work of Vintage ’25 continues, we have a focus on the vineyard in this month’s pages. Firstly, we present our special feature outlining expectations for grape prices in inland regions. For this, we speak to growers’ associations in the Riverland, Murray Valley and Riverina to gain their perspectives on where prices for fruit a likely to land. With ‘regenerative viticulture’ are term more in use today by vineyard operators, Inkwell Wines’ Dudley Brown and Irina Santiago-Brown provide some valuable insights into their pioneering efforts in this field in the McLaren Vale vineyard. In the face of a changing climate, we also present important research into the threat of bacterial inflorescence rot and other bacterial vine diseases, and with drifting bushfire smoke a matter for concern, especially during the hotter months, we report on a new smoke sensor developed in Victoria that could help to save crops in the instance of a nearby bushfire event, and potentially safeguard growers’ incomes. Heading into the winery, Paul Le Lacheur puts forth the case for sonication as an effective tool for maceration. We speak also to one of the true greats of Aussie wine, a man seemingly with Riesling in his bloodstream, Ken Helm AM, who tells us the story of Helm Wines Premium Riesling. Meantime, engineer Ian Jeffery shares his many insights into the potential benefits of artificial intelligence in the winery.
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Making waves: Saving time, space and energy with ultrasonics
Winemaker and writer Paul Le Lacheur examines the benefits of sonication as an effective maceration tool. Ultrasonics, or sonification, refers to the application of high frequency soundwaves to macerating or fermenting wines and/or musts.
Students the secret to filling skills shortages
Nestled in the heart of the Barossa Valley, one of Australia’s largest winegrowing regions, Nuriootpa is at the centre of wine production in the area. So deep is this connection to wine, that the local public high school is offering students an avenue through which they can upskill and enter the industry, teaching high schoolers the ropes from picking and pruning through to winemaking and marketing.
2025 Wine Industry Directory released as China market recovery boosts industry worth $45 billion to the Australian economy
The eagerly awaited 2025 edition of the Australian & New Zealand Wine Industry Directory has been released as the wine sector, which contributes $45 billion to the Australian economy, responds to a China market recovery yet persistent oversupply.
Limoncello liftoff: the spritz and stress of success
When Zonzo Estate launched its spritzy blend of Limoncello and Prosecco in March last year, it hoped to capture the attention of younger drinkers and pay homage to memories of an Italian summer. What Zonzo didn’t expect, was to sell over one million bottles in the space of a year, and be scrambling to secure the packaging to keep up with the exponential demand.
The importance of a marketing strategy
When time and resources are limited, marketing is often the first to be sidelined as businesses focus on sales, production and maintenance. But if you’re not marketing to your target audience, what’s happening to your brand?
Your competitors are taking your place.
Water surety critical to meet growing demand for Tasmanian wines
Winegrape growers in south-east Tasmania were met with a rude shock when the Greater South East Irrigation Scheme was snubbed in this year’s federal budget.
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