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Cybernose: smell like a butterfly, sniff like a bee
Australian scientists are trying to harness the odour receptors of insect antennae to develop a ‘cybernose’ to detect aromas in the minutest concentrations.
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Australian grapegrowers get ready for climate change
A $9m, five-year Australian environmental program – the National Soil and Water Initiative – is seeking ways to reduce the threat of climate change to vineyards.
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Steroids can control grape ripening
Australian scientists have discovered the biochemical mechanism that controls ripening in grapes – enabling them to speed up or slow the ripening process.
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Wolf Blass releases in plastic
Wolf Blass has released two of its wines in plastic bottles in Ontario in a bid to reduce glass use across the province.
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New alcohol, taint removal process
An Australian company has invented a machine which can alter alcohol content in wine - amongst other handy applications.
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Australian-Indian joint venture
Australian wine company Howling Wolves has set up a joint venture to produce wine in India with Indian distiller and distributor Brihans.
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Winemaker invents sulphur removal tool
An Australian winemaker has patented a method of removing sulphur dioxide from wine immediately prior to consumption.
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Wine scientists discover appellation ‘chemical fingerprint’
Two forensic scientists at the University of Western Australia have found a way to prove the origin of wine chemically.