what is the crcv

Following 14 years of success, the Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture (CRCV) ceased operating on 29 June 2007. To ensure the continuity of many of the research programs established during the term of the CRCV, a successor model was implemented with much of the research continuing under the management of former participating organisations. The content of this website is now managed by The Australian Wine Research Institute. If you have any queries regarding this website, please contact the AWRI Systems Librarian.

The CRCV was established in 1992 for a seven year term under the Australian government's CRC program. Further information about the CRC Program is available at www.crc.gov.au. The CRCV was awarded a second term in 1999 and was wound up in June 2007.

The CRCV aimed to develop and promote quality viticulture management from grapevine to palate, ensuring the economic and environmental sustainability of Australia's grape growing sector. The CRCV developed and promoted innovative practices in viticulture to achieve key grape parameters and environmentally and economically sustainable vineyard management systems. This was achieved through its sector-defined strategic research program, technology transfer mechanisms and coordinated education program.

The CRCV was a joint venture among 12 core organisations across Australia and many supporting organisations. These organisations conducted research and development with the aim to deliver innovative technologies for the Australian viticulture sector.

In its first term, the CRCV built the sector's capacity to meet international standards of grape and wine product purity. This was achieved in part by developing and implementing assays to detect and measure a broad range of agrichemical residues and promoting the minimal use of pesticides in the vineyard.

In the CRCV's second term, the centre invested $83.4 million of cash and in-kind resources. A number of collaborators were engaged to meet the aim of accelerating improvements in vineyard management, across the value chain, from ‘vine to palate' ensuring the economic and environmental sustainability of Australia's grape growing sector. This was achieved through quality scientific research, postgraduate education, communication and technology transfer.