/newsroom/ en /newsroom/news/list/2024/09/26/work-on-controlling-crown-gall-disease-bears-fruit A world free of grapevine crown gall disease is a step closer with the first field trial of a new method at Yalumba Nursery in the Barossa Valley. September 26 2024 Rhiannon Koch /newsroom/news/list/2024/09/26/work-on-controlling-crown-gall-disease-bears-fruit /newsroom/news/list/2022/07/06/delaying-grapes-from-ripening-results-in-more-flavoursome-wine Researchers from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have crunched the data on the best methods to delay grapes ripening on the vine, leading to better quality wine. July 06 2022 Lee Gaskin /newsroom/news/list/2022/07/06/delaying-grapes-from-ripening-results-in-more-flavoursome-wine /newsroom/news/list/2022/05/23/soil-carbon-increases-under-cover-crops Planting cover crops directly underneath grapevines can help mitigate the effects of climate change and improve land sustainability, research conducted by the ³ÉÈË´óƬ has found. May 24 2022 Lee Gaskin /newsroom/news/list/2022/05/23/soil-carbon-increases-under-cover-crops /newsroom/news/list/2022/03/08/when-smoke-gets-in-your-vines ³ÉÈË´óƬ researchers have found a promising new technology for overcoming smoke taint in grapes – a serious issue for grape and wine producers worldwide in the wake of recent devastating fires that have led to ruined and smoke-affected fruit and in some cases the loss of whole vineyards. March 09 2022 Stan Denham /newsroom/news/list/2022/03/08/when-smoke-gets-in-your-vines /newsroom/news/list/2021/05/28/promising-new-tech-to-protect-grapes-from-smoke-taint The ³ÉÈË´óƬ and Peter Michael Winery are partnering to develop new technology to combat smoke taint in grapes. May 28 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/05/28/promising-new-tech-to-protect-grapes-from-smoke-taint /newsroom/news/list/2021/05/17/cypriot-grapes-perform-well-in-heat-and-on-taste Researchers at the ³ÉÈË´óƬ have found several grape varieties native to Cyprus, which tolerate drought conditions better than some international varieties popular in Australia, contain chemical compounds responsible for flavours preferred by Australian consumers. May 17 2021 Kelly Brown /newsroom/news/list/2021/05/17/cypriot-grapes-perform-well-in-heat-and-on-taste /newsroom/news/list/2020/07/15/new-research-to-help-wineries-manage-smoke-taint A new project to help Australia’s winemaking industry understand and respond to the impact of taint from bushfire smoke, which includes research from the ³ÉÈË´óƬ, has received $950,000 in Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) funding from the Federal Government. July 15 2020 Cathy Parker /newsroom/news/list/2020/07/15/new-research-to-help-wineries-manage-smoke-taint