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Previous Programmes
Previous Research
Industry-funded research projects result in a number of reports each year. These reports can be found in the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Harlequin ladybird in vineyards: monitoring a potentially invasive insect
Project final report: Harlequin ladybird in vineyards: monitoring a potentially invasive insect, July 2020 to June 2021
Plant and Food Research
Microbial responses to under-vine treatments (part 1)
Microbial responses to under-vine treatments (part 1)
Kate Orwin
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Microbial responses to under-vine treatments (part 2)
Final report: Microbial responses to under-vine treatments part 2 – soil sampling methods, juice and yield results
Michelle Barry
Bragato Research Institute
Impact of grapevine trunk fungi in hot water-treated planting materials on young vine health
Project final report: Impact of grapevine trunk fungi in hot water-treated planting materials on young vine health
Eline van Zijll de Jong
Linnaeus Limited
Using pheromone-baited traps to monitor mealybugs in Central Otago vineyards
Project final report: Using pheromone-baited traps to monitor mealybugs in Central Otago vineyards
Investigation into the relative abundance and species of parasitoids in Gisborne vineyards
Project final report: Investigation into the relative abundance and species of parasitoids in Gisborne vineyards
Vaughn Bell, V Davis, Tara Taylor, Andrew Blakeman
Future-proofing the wine sector with innovation: evaluation of groundcover and native plants as potential reservoirs of pathogens of grapevines
Project final report: Future-proofing the wine sector with innovation: evaluation of groundcover and native plants as potential reservoirs of pathogens of grapevines
Vaughn Bell, Arnaud Blouin, Karmun Chooi, Daniel Cohen, Vicky Davis, R Gough S Hansen, D Jones, Victoria Raw, R Rohra, Mano Sandanayaka, Tara Taylor, G Valmonte, Robin MacDiarmid
Plant and Food Research
August 2020
Assessing foliar fertiliser for grapevine frost recovery 2020-2021 Annual Report
Project annual report: Assessing foliar fertiliser for grapevine frost recovery 2020-2021 Annual Report
Len Ibbotson, Yuichi Ando, Fang Gou
Optimising management of grapevine trunk diseases
Project final report: Optimising management of grapevine trunk diseases for vineyard longevity
Sosnowski M, Mundy D and van Zijll de Jong E
South Australian Research and Development Institute; Plant and Food Research; Linnaeus
January 2020
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Climate Change Projections for NZ Winegrowing Regions
Climate change projections for NZ winegrowing regions – Northland, Auckland, Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, Wairapapa, Marlborough, Nelson, Canterbury and Central Otago.
NIWA
April 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Cost-efficient weed management
Project annual report: Weed management in New Zealand vineyards: Reducing and eliminating herbicide use 2018-2019
Krasnow M, Zhang T and Haywood A
Thoughtful Viticulture
June 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
The Organic Focus Vineyard Project
Soil quality report for the organic focus vineyard project right year assessment: 2011 – 19
T Jenkins
Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Technologies
October 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Dormancy spray for trunk disease
Project final report: Spray protocols to quantify and optimise spray deposits applied to dormant grapevines (trunks, heads, cordons and canes)
Walter M, Vorster L, Turner L, Dubois L and Manktelow D
Plant and Food Research
June 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Water savings and optimising irrigation for yield and quality
Project annual report: Optimisation of irrigation in New Zealand vineyards 2018-19, annual report first instalment
Krasnow K, Haywood A, McMillan D, Fedrizzi B and Parrish-Virtue K
Thoughtful Viticulture; University of Auckland
February 2020
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Population genomics of the wine spoilage yeast Brettanomyces bruxellensis
Project final report: Population genomics of the wine spoilage yeast Brettanomyces bruxellensis
Curtin C, Pigao K, Navarro R, Lee S, Knight S and Goddard M
University of Auckland; Oregon State University (USA); The University of Lincoln (UK)
December 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Biofungicides for powdery mildew control
Project Final report: Biofungicides for powdery mildew control
Wurms K, Agnew R, Ah Chee A, Neal S, Vorster L, Campbell R, Turner L, McLachlan A and Walter M
Plant and Food Research
June 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Vineyard Ecosystems Programme
Improving remedial surgery practices for control of grapevine trunk disease to increase vineyard longevity
Improving remedial surgery practices for control of grapevine trunk disease to increase vineyard longevity
Authors: Eline van Zijll de Jong, Hannah Ternent, Sarah St George, Raquel Kallas, Mark Sosnowski
August 2021
Vineyard Ecosystems RA 1.1 Annual Report 2020
Vineyard Ecosystems RA 1.1 annual report 2020
Jones B, Amima I, Fedrizzi B, Goddard M, Jiráska L, Jones B, Knight S, Lowrey A, Raw V, MacDiarmid R
Plant and Food research
September 2021
Vineyard Ecosystems RA 1.1 Annual Report 2019
Vineyard Ecosystems RA 1.1 annual report 2019
Raw V, Arnold N, Bell V, Chooi KM, Clothier B, Cole L, Cosic J, Fedrizzi B, Fisher B, Gentile R, Giraldo-Perez P, Goddard M, Gough R, Grab F, Green S, Horner R, Jesson L, Jiráska L, Jones B, Knight S, Lowrey A, Mason K, McLachlan A, Mundy D, Robson M, Sorensen I, Taylor T, Waihape S, Wood P, Woolley R and MacDiarmid R
Plant and Food research
August 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Vineyard Ecosystems RA 1.2 Annual Report 2019 – Mealybug biological control
Vineyard Ecosystems RA 1.2 Annual Report – Mealybug biological control
Bell VA, Avila G, Sandanayaka M, Chhagan A, Cole L, Davis V, Taylor T, Wallis R and Bellamy D
Plant and Food Research
August 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Vineyard Ecosystems RA 1.3 Annual Report 2019 – Pathogen Management
Vineyard Ecosystems RA 1.3 Annual Report – Pathogen Management 2019
Mundy D, Bulman S, Vanga B, Woolley R, Jones B, Shah A, Tang T, MacDiarmid R
Plant and Food Research
August 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Exploring the chemical space in Vineyard Ecosystems programme juice and wine samples
Exploring the chemical space in Vineyard Ecosystems programme juice and wine samples
Wang J, Parish-Virtue K and Fedrizzi B
University of Auckland
December 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Optimising management of grapevine trunk diseases for vineyard longevity
Optimising management of grapevine trunk diseases for vineyard longevity
Sosnowski M, Mundy D and van Zijll de Jong E
South Australian Research and Development Institute; Plant and Food Research; Linnaeus
January 2020
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Reducing and eliminating herbicide use
Weed management in New Zealand vineyards: Reducing and eliminating herbicide use 2019-20 Final report
Krasnow M, Zhang T and Haywood A
Thoughtful Viticulture
June 2020
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Pinot Noir Programme
The effect of winemaking decisions on the polysaccharide profile of wine
Annual report: The effect of winemaking decisions on the polysaccharide profile of wine
Hayden Jones-Moore, Rebecca Jelley, Bruno Fedrizzi
University of Auckland
May 2021
Pinot Noir Programme RA 1.1Defining and measuring perceived quality: Expert insights
Annual report: Pinot Noir Programme Research aim RA 1.1 Defining and measuring perceived quality: Expert insights
Wendy V. Parr, Dominique Valentin, Claire Grose, Duncan Hedderley, Oliver Masters
June 2021
Pinot Noir Programme Research aim 4.1 – bunch sorting. Annual report
Annual report: Pinot Noir Programme Research aim 4.1 – bunch sorting.
Mark Whitty, Scarlett Liu, B Xin, Sue Neal, Damian Martin
Plant and Food Research
August 2020
Pinot Noir RA1.1 Annual report 2019 - Expert insights
Annual report: Defining and measuring perceived quality: Expert insights RA 1.1
Parr WV
Lincoln University
June 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Pinot Noir RA2.5 Annual report 2019 – Ideotype vines
Annual report: Pinot Noir Programme Research Aim 2.5 – Ideotype vines
Martin D, Grab F, Rutan T, Scofield C and Yang L
Plant and Food Research
March 2020
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Pinot Noir RA2.6 Annual report 2019 – Ideotype wines
Annual report : Pinot Noir Programme Research Aim 2.6 – Ideotype wines
Martin D, Grab F, Grose C, McLachlan A, Rutan T, Scofield C, Stuart L and Yvon M
Plant and Food Research
March 2020
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Pinot Noir RA3.4 Annual report 2019 - Glycosides
Annual report: Synthesis and development of MS-based methods to study glycosides and free terpenoids in Pinot noir RA 3.4 – Glycosides
Mosaferi S, Parish-Virtue K, Barker D and Fedrizzi B
University of Auckland
June 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Pinot Noir RA3.5 Annual report 2019 - Wine phenolics
Method development for outlining the changes of polyphenolic compounds during winemaking and the preparation for Pinot noir microoxygenation trial RA 3.5 annual report – Wine phenolics
Yang BY
University of Auckland
June 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Pinot Noir RA4.2 Annual report 2019 – Validation wines
Annual report: Pinot Noir Programme project RA4.2 – Validation wines
Grose C, Stuart L, Yang L, Yvon M, McLachlan A and Rutan T
Plant and Food Research
March 2020
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
Literature review: Red wine blending
Red wine blending literature review
Nordestgaard S
Australian Wine Research Institute
September 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
UC Davis collaboration to determine factors that affect colour in Pinot noir wines
UC Davis collaboration to determine factors that affect colour in Pinot noir wines when grapes are harvested at lower than target berry soluble solids content
Grose C, Sherman E, Oberholster A, Yu-Te T, Yang L, Stuart L, McLachlan A and Yvon M
Plant and Food Research
October 2019
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Phenolic profiles of Pinot noir wines from multiple provenances
Phenolic profiles of Pinot noir wines from multiple provenances
Araujo LD and Kilmartin PA
University of Auckland
June 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
The role of microbes in regional Pinot noir quality and style
The role of microbes in regional Pinot noir quality and style
Knight S, Ryder J, Hawkins D, Lee S, Culley N, Parish-Virtue K, Fedrizzi B and Goddard M
University of Auckland; University of Lincoln (UK);
December 2019
For the full report, visit the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers website.
New Zealand Winegrower Articles
Each issue of the industry magazine New Zealand Winegrower contains a dedicated Research Supplement designed to inform industry about research projects undertaken for their benefit.
Articles comprise newly approved projects, progress reports and final research results. Click here to access previous Research Supplements in the members’ section of New Zealand Winegrowers’ website.
