by Keryn | Dec 7, 2018 | AWRI, CSIRO, News, Students, University of Adelaide, Women of Waite, WRI |
Why should we preserve trees in our cities and towns? Can we grow healthy crops in sandy soils? How important are insects to agriculture? Does the yeast a winemaker chooses really affect the wine produced? Can we really turn food waste into usable new products? Waite...
by Keryn | Dec 6, 2018 | Home page slider, News, Students, University of Adelaide |
The School of AFW’s annual Research Day was held on Friday 30 November at Hahndorf, and again proved to be an inspiring moment to pause to reflect on and celebrate the year’s research successes and outputs, as well as showcase the impact, diversity and relevance of...
by Keryn | Dec 5, 2018 | CSIRO, Home page slider, News, Research stories, Women of Waite |
Gene technology is being used to speed up the identification of positive genetic traits, that can then be used to more quickly screen vines for sodium and chloride tolerance bred through traditional methods. This is achieved using a common soil microorganism called...
by Keryn | Dec 5, 2018 | AWRI, Home page slider, News, Wine Innovation Cluster |
The 17th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference (AWITC) will be descending on Adelaide, 21 – 24 July 2019. The AWITC is the premier technical event for the Australian wine industry and includes plenary and Outlook sessions, the McWilliam’s Maurice O’Shea Award...
by Keryn | Dec 3, 2018 | Home page slider, News, Research stories, Training Centre for Innovative Wine Production, University of Adelaide, Women of Waite |
Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found yeasts that naturally occur on wine grapes may improve wines produced in warmer climates. Up until now the use of these ‘natural’ or ‘wild’ yeasts during the production process has mostly been discouraged by wine...
by Keryn | Nov 29, 2018 | Campus Notices, News, University of Adelaide |
The Waite winery has about 8 barrels that can be cut into 16 flowerpots available for sale. $50/each (full barrel). Please contact Assistant winemaker Jill Bauer by email at jill.bauer@adelaide.edu.au if you are interested. They do tend to go very fast, so we...
by Keryn | Nov 29, 2018 | News, Participation |
Imagining the Future of Food, a Marion Library Service associated Tasting Australia event, is to be held at the Cove Civic Centre (Hallett Cove) on Wednesday 10 April, 2019 from 6.30pm – 8.30pm. At this event, an expert panel of speakers including Professor Andrew...
by Keryn | Nov 28, 2018 | Home page slider, News, Participation, Students, Undergraduate, University of Adelaide |
Hamilton Secondary College and University of Adelaide Food & Nutrition Science Students search for solutions to promote global food security In November 2018, Year 8 students from Hamilton Secondary College in South Australia partnered with Food and Nutrition...
by Keryn | Nov 28, 2018 | News, Plant Energy Biology, Research stories, University of Adelaide, Women of Waite |
The following Waite-affiliated researchers will share in funding announced this week under the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) National Competitive Grants Program. Congratulations to all involved! Discovery Projects Professor Andrea Yool (Medical Sciences,...
by Keryn | Nov 27, 2018 | AWRI, News, Research stories |
A new study has questioned standard thinking about the effects of dissolved carbon dioxide (C02) on sweetness, bitterness and astringency in still white and red wines. The findings of the study – funded by Wine Australia and believed to be the first of its type on the...
