Future events
Margaret River Viticultural & Horticultural Trade Day
The Trade Day will feature a full schedule of trade exhibitions, demonstrations and a light lunch, along with informative presentations by expert speakers.
When: 9.30am – 3.30pm Wednesday, 21 June 2017
Where: Cowaramup District Social Club
More information: Can be found on the Cowaramup Agencies webpage.
AWRI regional roadshows
The AWRI will be touring the regions with their ‘Addressing regional challenges workshop’ series. The programs will cover topics of interest for both viticulturists and winemakers.
Mount Barker
When: 27 June 2017
Where: Arts House, West Cape Howe Wines, Mt Barker
Pemberton
When: 28 June 2017
Where: Pemberton School Camp, Pemberton
Margaret River
When: 29 June 2017
Where: Margaret River Education Campus, Margaret River
Swan Valley
When: 30 June 2017
Where: Faber Vineyard, Baskerville
Refer to the AWRI events page for event and program details.
Chardonnay and Shiraz clone regional tasting
Grape growers and winemakers interested in clonal variation of Chardonnay and Shiraz are invited to attend a tasting held by the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia. The tasting will consist of up to five clones of Chardonnay from the Riverland, Margaret River and Great Southern regions for comparison. Also included will be six clones of Shiraz sourced from the Barossa, Margaret River and Grampians wine regions.
The wines for this tasting have been supplied through the national research project assessing the clonal variability in Chardonnay and Shiraz for future climate change. Attendees will gain a better appreciation of how clonal selection can influence wine style and how clones perform in contrasting climates.
When: 2.00 – 3.30pm Thursday, 27 July 2017
Where: Margaret River Education Campus, 272 Bussell Hwy, Margaret River
Cost: Free
Registration: Spaces are limited to venue capacity, RSVP to Richard Fennessy.
ASVO Seminar
The Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology (ASVO) is proud to announce that it will bring together the leaders in data, science, technology and engineering at its annual seminar in Mildura, Victoria in August 2017. The global technological landscape is changing and the wine industry is responding. Local and international guest speakers will explore the present and emerging opportunities for the wine industry in an engaging and interactive format.
The seminar program will be headlined by Dr Mike Briers AO, CEO of the Knowledge Economy Institute, and Dr Maria Paz Diago, of the Institute of Grapevine and Wine Sciences (ICVV) Universidad de La Rioja, Spain. Dr Briers was named in the Knowledge Nation 100 as Australia’s chief evangelist for big data and the internet of things (IoT) and brings his vision to empower Australia’s food industry to grow its comparative advantage through digital transformation. Dr Diago’s research is focused on the application of new technologies to the vineyard and she will share her insights into digital measurement of yield, canopy porosity, fruit composition and soil mapping and monitoring.
When: 2 – 3 August 2017
Where: Mildura, Victoria
More information: See the ASVO events page
Finlaysons Wine Roadshow 25 – The Changing Vinescape
This year Finlaysons has resolved to focus the Wine Roadshow on a number of the most significant issues currently facing the wine industry, including WET reform and unfair contracts and dealings.
They will be joined on the road by WFA, who will cover some serious practical trade related issues, and by Wine Australia, who will discuss how the $50m government grant is being spent and the $100 000 recurrent grant scheme.
The seminars will give you, not only a mass of information critical to your business, but also the opportunity to input into the outcomes.
When: 3.00 – 6.00pm, Friday 25 August 2017
Where: Watershed Wines, Margaret River
More information: http://www.finlaysons.com.au/wine-roadshow-25/