CRCV Talking Technology
Tuesday 19th July 2005
10am - 5.30pm
Stamford Plaza
150 North Terrace, Adelaide
About the seminar:
Australian wine is recognised both internationally and domestically as being of consistently high quality.
There is little doubt that the future growth of the Australian wine industry will be based on providing wine consumers worldwide with increasingly higher value for money across the spectrum of wine styles and prices.
Wine quality is essentially a reflection of consumer preference and winemakers and grapegrowers are focusing on the key grape varieties and the 'qualities' that are necessary for preferred wine styles.
Achieving wine quality is a complex but achievable task.
A diverse group of speakers from industry and CRCV research programs will look at the many elements of objective measurement of grape and wine quality.
The one-day seminar will cover everything from consumer preferences and the impact of region on price and quality perceptions, through to commercial wine grading techniques, the use of colour as a commercial quality factor and the development of a quality index for vineyards.
It will be held the day before WineTech 2005 begins at the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds to allow people to maximise their time in Adelaide.
The seminar has been developed for small to medium winery owners and operators, winemakers, liaison officers and winery technical personnel.
The Program:
| 10.00 - 10.10 | Welcome, Jim Hardie, CRC for Viticulture |
| 10.10 - 10.30 | Defining Quality - the consumer perspective and commercial implications |
| 10.30 - 10.50 | Objective Quality Measures in Wine Trade - towards a trading quality index |
| 10.50 - 11.10 | Grape Price - interactions with region, climate and composition |
| 11.10 - 11.30 | Climate Matching With Homoclimes - as a means of maximising quality |
| 11.30 - 12.00 | Discussion, Questions |
12.00 - 1.00 |
LUNCH BREAK |
| 1.00 - 1.25 | Delivering a vineyard quality index |
| 1.25 - 1.45 | Vineyard, grape measures and wine grading with small lot winemaking |
| 1.45 - 2.05 | Commercial wine quality grading - correlations with spectral properties |
| 2.05 - 2.20 | Discussion, Questions |
2.20 - 3.00 |
AFTERNOON TEA BREAK |
| 3.00 - 3.20 | Berry colour index as a commercial grape quality factor |
| 3.20 - 3.40 | Practical large scale grape compositional testing at Hardy Wines |
| 3.40 - 4.00 | Discussion, Questions |
| 4.00 - 4.30 | White wine volatile flavour composition and sensory properties |
| 4.30 - 5.00 | Consumer preference - the ultimate quality test |
| 5.00 - 5.30 | Discussion and closing, Mark Gishen, AWRI and CRCV |
Questions and Queries:
If you have any questions about the seminar, please contact:
Sally Raphael
Fuller Communications
58 Rundle Street, Kent Town, SA 5067
Phone: 08 8363 6811
Email: sally.raphael@fuller.com.au
