emerging grape varieties ashley ratcliff/ james freckleton/ nick dry the yalumba wine company
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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)
Tempranillo• 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
Smart, R.E (2008) Creating an Australian Vega Sicilia. The Australian & New Zealand Wine Industry Journal. Vol 23 No 3. p12-15
Region Rain Index
Max Index
Min Index
Av Index
Max Match
Min Match
MJT
(ºC)Valladolid (Spain)
0 0.00 0.00 0.00 Ideal Ideal 21.4
Canberra Airport
22 0.07 0.01 0.04 Acceptable Very Good 20.4
Bendigo Airport 117 0.04 0.06 0.05 Acceptable Acceptable 21.3
Barthurst Ag 25 0.09 0.02 0.05 Acceptable Very Good 20.5
Orange Post Office
67 0.1 0.01 0.05 Acceptable Very Good 20.3
Wrattonbully 20.4
•2 Bud Spur
•All 1 Bud
•2 Bud Spur per position
•3 + 1 thumb &
Finger
•3 Bud & 1 Bud
alternating
•Sawn
Montepulciano
• 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
Fiano
• 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
Verdejo
• 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
Nero d’Avola
• 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