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As a result of the R&D investment, NZ Lighter Wines deliver premium, full-flavoured wines that frequently win awards in open-class wine competitions. In the past 12 months, there have been 50 new export trade listings, primarily in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. Internationally, New Zealand is now considered the world leader in this rapidly developing wine category.
Pinot Noir Programme: Quality and Productivity, Diversification
Objective: Growing returns through tools enabling high-quality Pinot
Noir production at higher yields. The programme began in 2017 and runs to September 2022.
Total Funding: $10.3m comprising $1m from industry levies and $9.3m from MBIE’s Endeavour Fund.
Research: The programme is nearing the end of its third year. Good progress has been made in the research fields
of sensory perception, chemistry, and viticultural and winemaking techniques, which have allowed researchers to begin formulating hypotheses around the definitions and measurements of quality for New Zealand Pinot Noir.
The past year saw the expansion of
the programme with the addition of two projects to examine the effect of macromolecules (polysaccharides) and their content in wine, as well as further understanding of green/herbaceous sensorial perception and implications for product acceptance.
To find out more about the
2020/2021 Bragato Research Institute Research Projects visit bri.co.nz/current-research.
In addition to research reports, two dozen articles were written for NZ Winegrower Magazine over the course of the year
with progress or final results on levy-funded research. Ranging from Pinot Noir profiling to trunk disease, the breadth of the articles illustrate the breadth of our research programme.
These articles can all be found at
bri.co.nz/news
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