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By Cameron Wilson
Making Tasmania's sparkling wine and Pinot Noir even better will be the aim of the newly established Tasmanian base for the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI).It's an exciting time for the local industry, with Tasmania chosen above other Australian regions for the first expansion of the South Australian based AWRI.Dr Bob Dambergs has relocated to oversee the new research projects including dry red table wines, the viticulture and wine making of sparkling wines, engineering design for new spray technology and cheaper alternatives to oak maturation.Tasmania is already renowned as a premium producer of sparkling and Pinot Noir, but Bob Dambergs says the research will build on those strengths."There is a bit of a grape glut on the mainland at the moment but the sort of wines that are produced in Tasmania are still in demand, and Tasmania really specialises in Pinot Noir and sparkling wines, and that's really the focus of the research projects we'll be undertaking here.""My vision would be to see Tasmania as the Australian equivalent of Champagne in France for sparkling wines, and the equivalent of Burgundy for dry red Pinot Noir."
In this report: Dr Bob Dambergs, Australian Wine Research Institute.
Making Tasmania's sparkling wine and Pinot Noir even better will be the aim of the newly established Tasmanian base for the Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI).It's an exciting time for the local industry, with Tasmania chosen above other Australian regions for the first expansion of the South Australian based AWRI.Dr Bob Dambergs has relocated to oversee the new research projects including dry red table wines, the viticulture and wine making of sparkling wines, engineering design for new spray technology and cheaper alternatives to oak maturation.Tasmania is already renowned as a premium producer of sparkling and Pinot Noir, but Bob Dambergs says the research will build on those strengths."There is a bit of a grape glut on the mainland at the moment but the sort of wines that are produced in Tasmania are still in demand, and Tasmania really specialises in Pinot Noir and sparkling wines, and that's really the focus of the research projects we'll be undertaking here.""My vision would be to see Tasmania as the Australian equivalent of Champagne in France for sparkling wines, and the equivalent of Burgundy for dry red Pinot Noir."
In this report: Dr Bob Dambergs, Australian Wine Research Institute.
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