The CSIRO is preparing to release its final report and research findings from a five-year project that will help the Australian wine industry better meet the challenges of a changing climate and environment.
The CSIRO project, titled ‘Enhanced varieties and clones to meet the challenges of climate change and deliver low alcohol wines’, has been part funded by the Australian Grape and Wine Authority.
Led by CSIRO group leader Peter Clingeleffer, the project’s chief aim was to evaluate and phenotype 500 grape varieties in the CSIRO germplasm collection.
The project also selected 10 potential new varieties from the CSIRO’s grape breeding collection – 5 reds and 5 whites – and planted them in 2 commercial wine properties for further vineyard and winemaking assessments.
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