Presentations / Proceedings

9:00am

Opening session of the 8th ICCS

Welcome to the 8th International Cool Climate Symposium

Official opening and State welcome

Symposium keynote: What's hot about cool climate?

Defining cool climate viticulture and winemaking

11:00am

Session 2: Managing vineyard variability

Applied geomatics - joining the dots between vine physiology, wine quality and remote sensing. PRESENTATION

The provenance of Pinot Noir … at the level of regions, vineyards, vines, bunches and berries. ABSTRACT,  PRESENTATION

Vineyard variability in Marlborough, New Zealand: characterising spatial and temporal changes in fruit composition and juice quality in the vineyard. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

Climatic influences on vine hardiness - vine assessments and use of protection practices. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

1:30pm

Session 3: Making it and tasting it

The role of indigenous yeast in the production of cool climate wine styles. PRESENTATION

Comparison of tannin and pigment outcomes in Pinot Noir wine from six commercial yeast strains and sequentially inoculated wild fermentation. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

The influence of maceration techniques on Pinot Noir tannin and pigment profiles. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

Influence of fruit processing methods and ferment temperature on Sauvignon Blanc wine composition. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

The nature of perceived complexity in wine. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

3:30pm

Session 4: Sparkling wines - Old World and New World

Classical Champagne production and a transition to new styles. PRESENTATION

A new world approach to sparkling wine production. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

An investigation into the effects of the separation of different press fractions on the characterisation of musts and wines destined for sparkling wines. ABSTRACT

The role of cool climate viticulture in the preservation of national identity: the case for Champagne. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

9:00am

Session 5: Understanding flavour and aroma in cool climate grapes and wine

Ultraviolet light - the overlooked climate parameter affecting quality of cool climate wines. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

Factor affecting the reaction kinetics of 3-MHA and 3MH in Sauvignon Blanc. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

Why should New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc wines be 'drink young'? ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

The impact of cropload and fruit exposure on rotundone concentration at commercial harvest in New Zealand Vitis vinifera L. Syrah. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

Four chemicals that influence the aroma of New Zealand Pinot Noir wine - ethyl octanoate, ethyl decanoate, phenethyl alcohol and benzaldehyde. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

11:00am

Session 6: Sustainability - an emerging trend and future challenge

Balancing the carbon ledger in the wine sector. PRESENTATION

Disease resistant grape varieties for cool climates. PRESENTATION

Coccinellidae and ladybug taint in cool-climate wine regions - the threat and sustainable prevention practices. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

Aerated compost tea from immature compost suppresses grapevine powdery mildew and botrytis bunch rot. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

1:30pm
- 4:30pm

Concurrent workshops

Workshop 1: Zero to 200+ Differences between actual and perceived sugar levels in Riesling wines(tasting)

Julian Alcorso, Winemaking Tasmania (PRESENTATION); Andrew Pirie AM, Pirie Tasmania

Workshop 2: Taming the Pinot Noir terroir (tasting)

Workshop 3: It's all to do with technique and timing. Spraying efficiency for control of botrytis, powdery mildew and insects

Workshop 4: Have you considered hybrid grape cultivars?

9:00am

Session 7: Cool climate varieties and styles

Alternative varieties for a cool climate. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

Riesling - the noble cool climate variety. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

Riesling myths and legends. ABSTRACT, SPEAKING NOTES, PRESENTATION

Profiling Pinot Noir wine climates worldwide. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

11:00am

Session 8: Selling the cool climate story

9th International Cool Climate Symposium. PRESENTATION

Chris Foss, Plumpton College UK

Why cool climate? … views from a producer at the coal face. PRESENTATION

Using new media to deliver the cool climate message. ABSTRACT, PRESENTATION

Selling the cool climate story

Concluding comments

2 pm - 5pm

Concurrent workshops

Workshop 5: Can Tasmanian Pinot Noir compete successfully on the world stage? (tasting)

Workshop 6: Bubbles from three continents. A comparison of Méthode Traditionnelle Wines: Champagne, Cap Classique & Tasmanian Sparkling Wine (tasting)

Workshop 7: Can we produce better Pinot Noir and sparkling wine?

Workshop 8: Building vineyard biodiversity for improved wine quality and business profitability

Joanna Jones, Tasmanian Institute of Agricultural Research (JOHNSTON PRESENTATION), (HENSCHKE PRESENTATION), (ROCHARD PRESENTATION), (THOMSON PRESENTATION), (SCHERER PRESENTATION), (RETALLACK PRESENTATION)

9:00am

Viticulture colloquium

Rootstock effects on Pinot Noir fruit composition with and without shoot thinning and lateral removal. ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

Chardonnay (Mendoza clone) fruit set and berry size classes are affected by rootstock. ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

Sauvignon Blanc yield management in Marlborough, New Zealand, and the importance of measuring seasonal yield components. ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

Response to soil and leaf N application on vine N status and juice amino N concentrations in a Riesling vineyard in the upper Rhine Valley. ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

Evaluation of in-row cover cropping as a vineyard management tool. ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

Unlocking the secrets of terroir - quantification of soil mineralogy in vineyards. ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

The influence of leaf area:fruit weight ratio on timing of varietal phenology and maturation. ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

Preflowering defoliation reduces bunch compactness and rot losses in red and white grapes. ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

Modelling harvest date and disease severity to forecast botrytis bunch rot risk in New Zealand and Australian vineyards. ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

Botrytis bunch rot observations following mechanical thinning. ABSTRACT PRESENTATION

Biological control of Botrytis cinerea in grapes. ABSTRACT PRESENTATION