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Mark Solomon is a Senior Scientist at the AWRI, where he works on a range of flavour-related projects. He chatted to Drew about the AWRI’s trials of simple foliar sprays to boost tropical flavours in white wine. EPISODE LINKSFoliar sprays webpageEnhancing tropical fruit flavour through foliar nutrient sprays (industry article) Influencing tropical thiol concentration in white wine by combining foliar sprays (AWRI webinar Sept. 2022)  MORE FROM THE AWRIWebsite: www.awri.com.au YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theawri/ X: https://x.com/The_AWRI Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis podcast is supported by Wine Australia with levies from Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.

David Allen is Transformation Manager – Viticulture for Pernod Ricard Winemakers in New Zealand. He spoke to Drew about new technology adoption and automation in vineyards and where this might lead viticulture in the future.EPISODE LINKSNews article about self-driving tractorsArticle about autonomous vineyard vehicles developed in New ZealandMission possible: Driving autonomous technology in New Zealand vineyardsOxin website (autonomous vineyard tractor producer in New Zealand)MORE FROM THE AWRIWebsite: www.awri.com.auYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawriFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRISubscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribeACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.

Dr Simon Nordestgaard is Principal Engineer at the Australian Wine Research Institute, a role that combines research with commercial activities (through Affinity Labs). He spoke to Drew about his current project exploring the use of autonomous robots and tractors in the vineyard.EPISODE LINKSAutonomous vineyard robots and tractors (Australian Grapegrower and Winemaker Industry article September 2020)Autonomous robots and electric tractors – where are they at? (AWRI Webinar 21 August 2020)MORE FROM THE AWRIWebsite: www.awri.com.auYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawriFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRISubscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribeACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.

Richard Leask is a Director of vineyard management company Leask Agri and co-owner of boutique wine label Hither and Yon in McLaren Vale, SA. Richard spoke to Drew about regenerative viticulture and its benefits for vineyard soils.EPISODE LINKSIs being sustainable enough for Australian wine? Regenerative agriculture can redefine what is best practice viticulture (Nuffield Australia Scholarship final report)Is being sustainable enough for Australian wine? Regenerative agriculture can redefine what is best practice viticulture (Nuffield Australia video)MORE FROM THE AWRIWebsite: www.awri.com.au YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRI Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.

Professor Tim Cavagnaro is Professor of Soil Ecology and Deputy Head of School (Research) in the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine of the University of Adelaide. Tim’s research focuses on soil ecology, with a strong interest in soil carbon sequestration. Tim chatted to Drew about soil carbon in vineyards and the benefits for growers of building up carbon stores.EPISODE LINKSBuilding soil carbon in vineyards (AWRI webinar)Cover crops and carbon stocks (Journal article – request copy from AWRI library)Sown undervine cover crops (AWRI webpage)The ins and outs of under-vine cover cropping (AWRI webinar)MORE FROM THE AWRIWebsite: www.awri.com.auYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawriFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRISubscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribeACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.

Melissa Brown is viticulturist and co-owner of Gemtree Wines. Over the past twenty years, she has transformed how grapes are grown at Gemtree, with a focus on organic and biodynamic production. Her chat with Drew focuses how weed management has changed over that time.EPISODE LINKSAWRI resources on non-chemical weed managementMORE FROM THE AWRIWebsite: www.awri.com.auYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawriFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRISubscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribeACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.

Chris Penfold is a Senior Viticulturist at the AWRI. He has had a long and distinguished research career, focusing on sustainable vineyard floor management since 2001. In this chat with Drew, Chris discussed his work on the many benefits of using cover crops to suppress vineyard weeds.EPISODE LINKSAWRI resources on non-chemical weed managementAWRI resources on cover crops and Cover Crop Finder toolNon-chemical weed control (AWRI webinar)Wine Australia’s cover crop resourcesMORE FROM THE AWRIWebsite: www.awri.com.auYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawriFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRISubscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribeACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.

Kim Chalmers is a Director of Chalmers Wines, where she is responsible for managing wine operations and also focuses on the company’s nursery business, bringing new varieties into Australia. Kim spoke to Drew about sustainable production, with a focus on efficient water use.EPISODE LINKSTechniques used at the Euston vineyard to dramatically reduce water requirement (video)Chalmers Wines sustainable viticulture webpageMORE FROM THE AWRIWebsite: www.awri.com.au YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/theawri Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/The.AWRI/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_AWRI Subscribe to our newsletters: www.awri.com.au/subscribe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis podcast is supported by Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers through their investment body Wine Australia and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster.