The Second Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference was held 7-9 August 1973 at Tanunda, South Australia and was organised by The Australian Wine Research Institute in collaboration with the Waite Agricultural Research Institute, South Australian Department of Agriculture, CSIRO Division of Horticultural Research and a committee representative of a number of Barossa Valley interests.
Programme
Session 1 – Viticulture – water and winegrapes
Introduction : Water and vine growth B.G. Coombe
Water needs of wine grapes R.E. Smart
Water quality for irrigation of grapevines J.B. Robinson
Application of water to winegrapes L.D. Jones
Trickle irrigation J.D.F.Black
Session 2 – Viticulture – vine planting material in the future
Principles involved in providing good material A.J. Antcliff
The virus problem R.J. van Velsen
Rootstocks in viticulture R.M. Cirami
Schemes for vine improvement in Australia R.T.J. Webber
The Vine Selection Society of the Barossa Valley M.A. Loder
Session 3 – Viticulture – vineyard design and mechanical harvesting
Trellising in relation to vine performance P. May
Vineyard trellis design C.R. Turkington
Trellis construction E.W. Boehm
Mechanical harvesting of wine grapes at the Tolley Scott Tolley Vineyard, Qualco M.J. McNeil
Intake of mechanically harvested fruit at Buronga winery of Hungerford Hills cellars R.S. Haselgrove
Factors affecting grape quality for winemaking A.R. Beckwith
Session 4 – Oenology
The future of the wine industry F.W. Beech (U.K.)
Wine research report W.W. Forrest
Investigation into brandy and fortifying spirit composition C.R. Strauss
Session 5 – Oenology symposium – Procedure for making quality table wine
Temperature control for quality wines B.J. Barry
Application of pure yeast culture to winemaking A.T. Knappstein
Heat extraction of colour from red grapes G. Prass
Partial heat-treatment of red must D. Kolarovich
Session 6 – Oenology
Production of white table wines with minimal SO2 H. Mueller-Spaeth (Germany)
Wine quality-control procedures B.T. Tyson