Benchmarking Shiraz production in Victoria

摘要

IN view of the increasingly more-variable climate and the new demands on top quality fruit it was of paramount importance the Grape and Wine Research Development Corporation (GWRDC) initiated a long and wide benchmarking of Shiraz vineyards throughoutVictoria.Starting in season 2004/05 all sites used the same benchmarking tools that were feasible, affordable and targeted the main physiological "switches" which can determine whether a Shiraz crop can reach its maximum potential for the site (1).As of 2010, a Farm Ready grant extended the study to other varieties and the same methods are still applied to Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir,Macedon Ranges Chardonnay and King Valley Sangiovese.