Agreement for Industry Capability Building Activities and Research and Development Program 2013-2017
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Agreement for Industry Capability Building Activities and Research and Development Program 2013-2017 Final Report to Wine Australia Research Organisation: The Australian Wine Research Institute Date: 22 September 2017 1 Date: 22 September 2017 Disclaimer/Copyright Statement: This document has been prepared by The Australian Wine Research Institute ("the AWRI") as part of fulfilment of obligations towards the Project Agreement AWR 1305 and is intended to be used solely for that purpose and unless expressly provided otherwise does not constitute professional, expert or other advice. The information contained within this document ("Information") is based upon sources, experimentation and methodology which at the time of preparing this document the AWRI believed to be reasonably reliable and the AWRI takes no responsibility for ensuring the accuracy of the Information subsequent to this date. No representation, warranty or undertaking is given or made by the AWRI as to the accuracy or reliability of any opinions, conclusions, recommendations or other information contained herein except as expressly provided within this document. No person should act or fail to act on the basis of the Information alone without prior assessment and verification of the accuracy of the Information. To the extent permitted by law and except as expressly provided to the contrary in this document all warranties whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, relating in any way to the Information are expressly excluded and the AWRI, its officer, employees and contractors shall not be liable (whether in contract, tort, under any statute or otherwise) for loss or damage of any kind (including direct, indirect and consequential loss and damage of business revenue, loss or profits, failure to realise expected profits or savings or other commercial or economic loss of any kind), however arising out of or in any way related to the Information, or the act, failure, omission or delay in the completion or delivery of the Information. The AWRI acknowledges and agrees that the Information was commissioned by the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (now the Australian Grape and Wine Authority) under the terms of the Project Agreement and agrees to the provision of copyright permissions as required by this Agreement. The Information must not be used in a misleading, deceptive, defamatory or inaccurate manner or in any way that may otherwise be prejudicial to the AWRI. 2 Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 4 Cost/Benefit Evaluation ............................................................................................................. 6 Intellectual Property ................................................................................................................ 15 Project 3.1.1 – Identification and origin of volatile compounds responsible for important sensory attributes .................................................................................................................... 17 Project 3.1.3 – Flavour precursors: contribution to wine aroma, in-mouth sensory properties and flavour release .................................................................................................................. 37 Project 3.1.4 – Factors affecting wine texture, taste, clarity, stability and production efficiency .................................................................................................................................. 47 Project 3.3.2 – Influencing wine style through management of oxygen during winemaking . 86 Project 3.5.3 - Formation and fate of positive and negative sulfur compounds ................... 117 Project 2.2.1– Collecting and disseminating information regarding agrochemicals registered for use and maximum residue limits in Australian viticulture ............................................... 147 Project 2.2.3– Informing Australia’s wine consumers through understanding issues of wine consumption, health and nutrition ........................................................................................ 151 Project 2.2.4– Increasing Australia’s influence in market access, safety, regulatory and technical trade issues ............................................................................................................. 156 Project 3.2.5– Safeguarding and realising the potential of the Australian wine microbial germplasm collection ............................................................................................................. 161 Project 4.1.1– The staging and conduct of extension programs ........................................... 164 Project 4.1.2– Specialised technical troubleshooting and responsive helpdesk services for the Australian wine sector ..................................................................................................... 169 Project 4.1.3– Library service ................................................................................................. 174 Project 4.1.4– Communication with stakeholders ................................................................ 177 Project 5.1.3– Efficient management and administration .................................................... 181 Appendix 1: Presentations delivered by AWRI staff between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2017 ................................................................................................................................................ 184 Appendix 2: AWRI publications recorded between 1 July 2013 and 30 June 2017 .............. 277 3 Introduction This report details the key outcomes resulting from the 2013 – 2017 funding agreement between the Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation (GWRDC) and the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI). On 1 July 2014, the GWRDC and Wine Australia merged to form the Australian Grape and Wine Authority (AGWA), which operates under the name of Wine Australia. The primary objective of the funding agreement was the delivery of research projects and industry capability building activities for the benefit of the Australian grape and wine industry. The agreement specifically sought to enhance the AWRI’s ability to deliver those objectives by fostering a strong partnership between Wine Australia and the AWRI, and through that co-operation to progress the commercialisation of project outcomes and to generate intellectual property. The agreement also recognised the potential for the AWRI to collaborate with other Australian and international research institutions and companies, in order to optimise benefits for the Australian industry. The agreement, which covered some but not all of the Wine Australia-funded activities at the AWRI during this period, provided net Wine Australia funding to the AWRI of $24,126,126 over four years, with the AWRI and other organisations contributing a further $3,910,759. This Wine Australia funding was pivotal to the conduct of many projects in the AWRI’s 2013 – 2018 Research, Development and Extension Plan (RD&E Plan), and Schedule 2 of the funding agreement comprised the project summaries and output targets for each project funded under the agreement. The progress against each target was reported to Wine Australia and discussed by a joint management committee on a quarterly basis, with final reports being presented in this document. Almost all of the Performance Targets in the funding agreement were achieved in their original form, or an agreed modified form, and in many cases were exceeded. The AWRI’s RD&E Plan was developed during thirty-six meetings with grape and wine producers and other stakeholders held around Australia, and was aligned with the GWRDC’s 2012 – 2017 Strategic Plan, and other industry and government strategic directions. The Plan focused on five themes: Environment and Sustainability; Consumers, Customers and Markets; Improving Products and Processes; Extension and Adoption; and Service Capabilities and Foundational Datasets. Individual projects were led by the AWRI, which is an internationally recognised centre of excellence in grape and wine RD&E, and were pursued according to the AWRI’s stated values of Excellence, Integrity and Passion. The breadth and depth of the AWRI’s RD&E capabilities allowed extensive integration between projects, to more effectively address the priorities identified by industry. However, wherever possible, collaborations were developed with other agencies, and with grape and wine producers, if they were deemed to lead to the faster, higher quality, or more cost-effective delivery of project objectives, in line with the stated objectives of the funding agreement. Investment provided by Wine Australia under the 2013-2017 agreement, also led to an enhancement of the AWRI’s pre-existing and proven extension and information dissemination mechanisms, and resulted in a constant flow of new information and knowledge to industry. AWRI staff members also worked ‘hands-on’ with grape and wine producers, to ensure that the information and knowledge was used to drive tangible adoption and innovation. On the formation of AGWA, the investment framework and four-year duration of the funding agreement on which this report is based was reviewed by both parties with reference to the preceding agreement, which had a term of seven years and took a different approach to governance 4 and the practical conduct of RD&E projects. This review yielded useful