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EMERGING GRAPE VARIETIES Ashley Ratcliff/ James Freckleton/ Nick Dry The Yalumba Wine Company

EMERGING GRAPE VARIETIES Ashley Ratcliff/ James Freckleton/ Nick Dry The Yalumba Wine Company. VARIETIES OF INTEREST. Vermentino Tempranillo Montepulciano Fiano Verdejo Nero d’Avola. Selection Reasons. Market interest Suitability to a changing climate Point of difference. Vermentino.

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EMERGING GRAPE VARIETIES Ashley Ratcliff/ James Freckleton/ Nick Dry The Yalumba Wine Company

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  1. EMERGING GRAPE VARIETIESAshley Ratcliff/ James Freckleton/ Nick DryThe Yalumba Wine Company

  2. VARIETIES OF INTEREST VermentinoTempranilloMontepulcianoFianoVerdejoNero d’Avola

  3. Selection Reasons • Market interest • Suitability to a changing climate • Point of difference

  4. Vermentino • Traditionally grown in Sardinia & the Liguria Coast (believed to have originated from Spain) • Also known as Rolle in France • Two clones currently available – H62.LN & VCR1 • Yalumba Nursery releasing ENTAV clone in 2013 • Known incompatibilities – 420 A • Heat tolerant • Big berries and bunches • Early budburst – late ripening • Small plantings exist in Australia (increasing in popularity)

  5. Vermentino

  6. Spanish grape variety (predominant region of growth is Rioja) Currently available clones – D8V12, D8V13 & Tinta Roriz Yalumba Nursery releasing 6 new clones in 2013 Tendency to be a biannual? Capacity to produce heavy crops Average budburst and early harvest Ripening issues An established variety Wrattonbully trial Tempranillo

  7. Smart, R.E (2008) Creating an Australian Vega Sicilia. The Australian & New Zealand Wine Industry Journal. Vol 23 No 3. p12-15

  8. Tempranillo

  9. 3 + 1 thumb & Finger • 2 Bud Spur • 3 Bud & 1 Bud alternating • All 1 Bud • Sawn • 2 Bud Spur per position

  10. Probably originates from the Tuscan town of Montepulciano Clones – SAVII01 & FSAC Budburst medium to late Harvest late – may not be suited to cool regions Can have set problems Disease resistance good Produces high colour/phenolic wines Only small planting exist in Australia Montepulciano

  11. Montepulciano

  12. Originates from Campania (near Naples) Clones – VRC3, SAVII01 & Merbein Budburst early/ mid-season Harvest relatively late for a white variety Prone to wind damage Tendency to produce a second crop Heat tolerant – does not tend to burn Highly tolerant to diseases? Interest increasing Dry.P (2007) Performance under hot conditions makes Fiano an attractive proposition. The Australian & New Zealand Wine Industry Journal. Vol 22 No 6. p 20-21 Fiano

  13. Fiano

  14. White Spanish variety – found in the Rueda region Possibly suited to warm regions were varieties like Sauvignon Blanc are less likely to produce strong variety characteristic Bunches are medium-sizes Yalumba Nursery releasing material in 2013 Verdejo

  15. Originates from Sicily Grown in a hot/ dry climate Heat/ drought tolerant Incompatible with 101-14 & 420A High vigour variety Budburst medium Harvest medium-late High colour/ phenolic wines Very small planting in Australia Nero d’Avola

  16. Nero d’Avola

  17. Understanding –need to manage differently to existing varieties (viticulture/ winemaking) Some varieties may require shoot and or bunch thinning even in hot climates Poor site selection Clean planting material Availability of planting material Market acceptance Potential Problems

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