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AWRI decanted

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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…
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Understanding soil carbon in vineyards - what's in it for growers?

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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…
How our vineyard weed management has evolved over time

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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…
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Why I add oxygen to my red ferments

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Matt Zadow is Operational Winemaker at Yalumba’s Oxford Landing Winery. He has worked with the AWRI on implementing oxygen addition to ferments at a large scale. Matt chatted with Drew about why he has adopted this practice and the…
Oxygen - breathing life into red wine flavour

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Dr Simon Schmidt is a biologist (and drummer!) who worked on plant disease resistance before changing his focus to wine yeasts. Simon chatted with Drew about the surprising benefits that come from adding oxygen to wine ferments, and how…

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About the show

AWRI Decanted is a podcast from The Australian Wine Research Institute (www.awri.com.au), hosted by experienced reporter and broadcaster, Drew Radford. In each episode, host Drew Radford meets a scientist working for the Australian wine industry or a producer who is putting wine research into practice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.