EMERGING GRAPE VARIETIES Ashley Ratcliff James Freckleton Nick Dry The Yalumba Wine Company

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EMERGING GRAPE VARIETIESAshley Ratcliff/ James
Freckleton/ Nick DryThe Yalumba Wine Company
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• VARIETIES OF INTEREST

VermentinoTempranilloMontepulcianoFianoVerdejo
Nero dAvola
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• Selection Reasons

• Market interest
• Suitability to a changing climate
• Point of difference

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• Vermentino

• Traditionally grown in Sardinia the Liguria
  Coast (believed to have originated from Spain)
• Also known as Rolle in France
• Two clones currently available H62.LN VCR1
• Yalumba Nursery releasing ENTAV clone in 2013
• Known incompatibilities 420 A
• Heat tolerant
• Big berries and bunches
• Early budburst late ripening
• Small plantings exist in Australia (increasing in
  popularity)

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• Vermentino

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Tempranillo

• Spanish grape variety (predominant region of
  growth is Rioja)
• Currently available clones D8V12, D8V13 Tinta
  Roriz
• Yalumba Nursery releasing 6 new clones in 2013
• Tendency to be a biannual?
• Capacity to produce heavy crops
• Average budburst and early harvest
• Ripening issues
• An established variety
• Wrattonbully trial

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Smart, R.E (2008) Creating an Australian Vega
Sicilia. The Australian New Zealand Wine
Industry Journal. Vol 23 No 3. p12-15
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Tempranillo
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• 3 1 thumb
• Finger

• 2 Bud Spur

• 3 Bud 1 Bud
• alternating

• All 1 Bud

• Sawn

• 2 Bud Spur per position

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Montepulciano

• Probably originates from the Tuscan town of
  Montepulciano
• Clones SAVII01 FSAC
• Budburst medium to late
• Harvest late may not be suited to cool regions
• Can have set problems
• Disease resistance good
• Produces high colour/phenolic wines
• Only small planting exist in Australia

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Montepulciano
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Fiano

• Originates from Campania (near Naples)
• Clones VRC3, SAVII01 Merbein
• Budburst early/ mid-season
• Harvest relatively late for a white variety
• Prone to wind damage
• Tendency to produce a second crop
• Heat tolerant does not tend to burn
• Highly tolerant to diseases?
• Interest increasing
• Dry.P (2007) Performance under hot conditions
  makes Fiano an attractive proposition. The
  Australian New Zealand Wine Industry Journal.
  Vol 22 No 6. p 20-21

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Fiano
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Verdejo

• White Spanish variety found in the Rueda region
• Possibly suited to warm regions were varieties
  like Sauvignon Blanc are less likely to produce
  strong variety characteristic
• Bunches are medium-sizes
• Yalumba Nursery releasing material in 2013

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Nero dAvola

• Originates from Sicily
• Grown in a hot/ dry climate
• Heat/ drought tolerant
• Incompatible with 101-14 420A
• High vigour variety
• Budburst medium
• Harvest medium-late
• High colour/ phenolic wines
• Very small planting in Australia

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Nero dAvola
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Potential Problems

• Understanding need to manage differently to
  existing varieties (viticulture/ winemaking)
• Some varieties may require shoot and or bunch
  thinning even in hot climates
• Poor site selection
• Clean planting material
• Availability of planting material
• Market acceptance