This special issue of Grapegrower & Winemaker presents the official program guide for the 19th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference and WineTech 2025. Here you’ll find all the information needed to plan and guide your visit. This month we also bring you the first part of our 2025 Vintage Report, covering regions right across Australia. Staying among the vines, Dr Chris Bourke takes us on a journey to help clarify the origins of certain Australian Pinot Noir clones. Heading into the winery, FB*PROPAK managing director Paul Baggio explores how a new production model is emerging, one encompassing low-to-no additives, ‘minimal intervention, and maximum efficiency’. Winemaker Paul Le Lacheur examines often-contentious claims regarding the ‘negative’ effects of the sulphur used in winemaking, while we also profile Treasury’s recently opened facility in the Barossa dedicated to in-house production of NoLo wines. We also meet July’s Young Gun, Hunter Valley winemaker Emily Glover. Marking seven decades of continuing service to the grape and wine sector, AWRI managing director Mark Krstic elaborates on the crucial role that our leading industry research institute plays. Meantime, journalist Meg Riley gives us a thorough look at the oft-misunderstood topic of voluntary administration, by speaking to one of the wine industry’s leading experts in this field. Wine Australia senior analyst Sandy Hathaway provides further information on utilising the recently-launched Grape Growing Cost Calculator, and writer Brendan Black takes us on a deep dive into the psychology of wine labels.