BRI’s Extension team support knowledge transfer and effectively deliver and disseminate research findings, so that members can make better-informed decisions for their businesses.

The Extension team produced or contributed to 109 outputs in the 2021-2022 financial year.

Fact sheets:

1. Mealybug Seasonal control. View it here
2. Monitoring for garden weevil in vineyards. View it here
3. Eutypa & Botryospaeria dieback in vineyards. View it here
4. Harlequin ladybird monitoring in vineyards. View it here
5. Grass grub beetle damage. View it here
6. How, what and why of cover cropping in vineyards. View it here

Audiovisual:

1. Webinar: Harlequin ladybird and garden weevil. View it here.
2. Webinar: Monitoring for Garden weevil in vineyards. View it here.
3. Spray Days Webinar: Central Otago Mealybug. View it here.
4. Video: Sauvignon Blanc Grapevine Improvement programme overview. View it here.
5. Odd vine: Unique vine database. View it here.
6. Webinar: Vineyard Ecosystems Virus ID workshop with Karmun Chooi and Nick Hoskins. View it here.

Popular articles:

1. Pinot Noir – the sweeter, the redder. View it here
2. Understanding mouthfeel in New Zealand Pinot Noir wines. View it here
3. Insights into drivers of Pinot Noir quality through the integration of consumer and expert sensory data with chemical analysis. View it here
4. The polysaccharides of New Zealand Pinot Noir wines: the influence of yeasts on their content and profile. View it here
5. Deconstructing green and herbaceous notes in New Zealand Pinot Noir wines. View it here
6. Trends in phenolic analyses of viticultural research trials. View it here
7. General principles for good management practices for growers using biopesticides. View it here
8. Subsurface irrigation to reduce undervine weed growth. View it here
9. Timing of mechanical shaking to reduce botrytis bunch rot in Sauvignon blanc. View it here
10. Microbial response to undervine treatment. View it here
11. Monitoring for garden weevil (Phlyctinus callosus) in vineyards. View it here
12. Summary of progress during this quarter. View it here
13. Q+A: Sauvignon Blanc Grapevine Improvement programme. View it here
14. Harnessing nature: fast-tracking variance in Sauvignon Blanc. View it here
15. Wētā work: Burrowing into the behaviour of ground wētā. View it here
16. Assessing foliar fertiliser for grapevine frost recovery. View it here
17. Harlequin ladybird: Using images to help search efforts. View it here

Science reports:

1. Microbial responses to under-vine treatment. View it here
2. Microbial responses to under-vine treatment – Part 2: Soil sampling methods, juice and yield results. View it here
3. Assessing foliar fertiliser for grapevine frost recovery. View it here
4. Regenerative agriculture – Market Scan. View it here
5. Regenerative agriculture – Consumer insights. View it here
6. Vineyard Ecosystems RA 1.1 annual report. View it here
7. Viticultural treatments for improving Syrah quality. View it here
8. Thesis: Investigation of improvements to the ripening and maturity characteristics of Syrah using a late season potassium-based foliar spray, K-Fort™. View it here
9. Thesis: Investigating leaf function and ripening characteristics of Vitis vinifera L. Syrah using late season magnesium foliar spray. View it here
10. Thesis: The effects of Lallemand LalVigne™ Mature on Syrah Grapevines in the Gimblett. View it here
11. Thesis: An investigation into the maturity and ripening characteristics of Syrah grapes when sprayed with HML32 foliar spray. View it here
12. Pinot Noir programme, RA4.2 – Validation wines annual report. View it here
13. Pinot Noir programme, Research Aim 4.1 – Bunch sorting. View it here
14. Pinot Noir grape and wine phenolic profiling. View it here
15. Improving the outcomes of mealybug insecticide use in vineyards 2020-2021. View it here
16. Using pheromone-baited traps to monitor mealybugs in Central Otago vineyards. View it here
17. Improving the outcomes of mealybug insecticide use in vineyards. View it here
18. Monitoring mealybugs in Central Otago vineyards. View it here
19. Harlequin ladybird in vineyards: monitoring a potentially invasive insect, 2020-2021. View it here
20. Improving remedial surgery practices for control of grapevine trunk disease to increase vineyard longevity. View it here
21. Soil health and cover cropping: Needs analysis 2020. View it here
22. Optimisation of irrigation in New Zealand vineyards – 2019-2020 final report. View it here
23. Subsurface irrigation as a means to reduce herbicide use in New Zealand vineyards. View it here
24. Timing of mechanical shaking to reduce bunch rot. View it here
25. Lighter wines programme Primary Growth Partnership. View it here

Literature review:

1. Quantitative analysis of wine and other fermented beverages with benchtop NMR. View it here

Presentations:

1. Grape Days (26 presentations). View them here
2. Syrah ripening – Research seminar. View it here
3. Poster: Investigation of improvements to the ripening and maturity characteristics of Syrah using a late season potassium based foliar spray, K-Fort™. View it here
4. Poster: Investigating leaf function and ripening characteristics of Vitis vinifera L. Syrah using late season Magnesium foliar spray. View it here
5. Poster: The Effects of Lallemand LalVigne™ Mature on Syrah Grapevines in the Gimblett. View it here
6. Poster: An investigation into the maturity and ripening characteristics of Syrah grapes when sprayed with HML32 foliar spray. View it here
7. Pinot Noir programme workshop – RA4.2 – Impact of contrasting winemaking manipulations at medium scale. View it here
8. Science workshop – Results and implementation. View it here
9. Research Aim 2.5 Ideal Vines – presentation. View it here
10. Pinot Noir programme workshop – Wines from Ideal Vines. View it here
11. Pinot Noir programme workshop – Research aim 2.1 Model grape berry culture system. View it here
12. Pinot Noir programme workshop – Pinot Noir quality: Expert perception & conceptualization. View it here
13. Pinot Noir programme workshop – Consumer’s Perception of Pinot Noir. View it here
14. Pinot Noir programme workshop – Integrating Pinot Noir Chemical and Sensory Data. View it here
15. Pinot Noir programme workshop – Extraction and reaction of grape components during fermentation. View it here
16. Pinot Noir programme workshop – RA 4.1 Bunch and Berry Imaging. View it here
17. Pinot Noir programme workshop – Methods Applied to Research Wines (RA 3.4). View it here
18. Pinot Noir programme workshop – RA 3.5 Pinot Noir Winemaking and Phenolics: The Impact of Microoxygenation. View it here
19. Pinot Noir programme workshop – RA4.2 – Impact of contrasting winemaking manipulations at medium scale. View it here
20. Pinot Noir programme workshop – Pinot noir grape and wine phenolic profiling: Methods developed and applied. View it here
21. Pinot Noir programme workshop – Modelling wine quality: A case study using a mathematical and computational framework. View it here
22. Pinot Noir programme workshop – In mouth attributes driving perceived quality of Pinot Noir wines: Sensory and chemical characterization. View it here
23. Pinot Noir programme workshop – Manipulating the yield-quality seesaw via competition sink, bunch micro-climate and leaf area manipulations (RA 2.2 and 2.4). View it here
24. Synthesis and development of MS-based methods to study glycosides and free terpenoids in Pinot Noir. View it here
25. North canterbury regional survey. View it here
26. Frost education workshop. View it here
27. Vineyard Ecosystems Newsletter #11. View it here