AUS: New smoke taint index tool to aid grape growers
AUS: New smoke taint index tool to aid grape growers
Jun 15, 2011
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SMOKE taint caused by bushfires and fuel reduction burns can pose a serious threat to Victoria’s grape and wine industries, but very little is known about smoke uptake and accumulation in grapes.
Scientists from the Victorian Department of Primary Industries (DPI) have been investigating the link between smoke and wine quality with the aim to develop a web-based risk assessment tool to help growers determine the potential risk of smoke taint in grapes and wine.
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