CropWatch

By MVGWTA

CropWatch endeavours to provide growers in the McLaren Vale region with technical information on key viticultural issues such as pest and disease identification, risk and management.... more

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The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.

CropWatch episodes:

February 17, 2022 Slow Ripening
Vintage 2022 is slowly progressing. In this episode, Gill Gordon Smith and James Hook catch up to answer why ripening is slow and what is the reason for green berries in bunches this season?
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12min
November 25, 2021 La Nina Declared
James and Gill discuss the declaration of a La Nina weather event and what that means locally for the McLaren Vale wine community. The risks from downy mildew and bunch botrytis are discussed. What is the difference between botrytis noble rot and the destructive bunch rot?
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19min
September 16, 2021 Welcome to Vintage 2022
The CropWatch podcast returns for Vintage 2022.

In this episode, Gill and James discuss the value of Grenache in the McLaren Vale Wine Region, what we can learn from the European Vintage currently underway, and how the wine community should “play the season, not the forecast.”
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12min
March 23, 2021 Vintage 2021 in Review
While the harvest is not quite picked, James and Gill discuss why Vintage 2021 is already being classed as excellent. They also speculate on how Vintage 2019 and 2020 will be remembered, and what 2022 could bring.
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17min
December 23, 2020 No disasters here
James Hook and Gill Gordon-Smith discuss how summer is proving to be mild and dry for McLaren Vale grapegrowers, but there is likely to be flooding elsewhere in Australia over the next two weeks.
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11min
November 05, 2020 Downy Mildew: What Makes and Outbreak?
Live from the vineyard, Gill Gordon Smith and James Hook discuss what makes a downy mildew outbreak.1- Not knowing there is a problem.2- Not being able to access vineyard to keep up protection.3- Not having access to post infection (eradicant) fungicide when needed.
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11min
October 01, 2020 2021 Vintage - La Nina
La Nina is expected. What does it mean for McLaren Vale? Wet conditions are likely to continue and this is looking like a vintage of rain and fungus; rather than one of heat waves and berry burn.
Note: At the start of this Podcast James welcomes you to the start of Vintage 2020. He knows it is Vintage 2021!
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12min
June 09, 2020 2020 Summary
Recorded at the start of Winter 2020, James Hook reviews the Vintage for McLaren Vale Grape Wine & Tourism Association.The weather conditions through winter to autumn harvest, are considered and key viticultural points are discussed.Highlights include the lack of rainfall in August 2019 limiting the creeks from running and preventing flooding, springtime frost risks, hot and windy weather in November and extreme heat in December.
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29min
March 24, 2020 Talking About Vintage 2020
Gill Gordon Smith and James Hook drove around our region as harvest enters its last weeks. They keep their talk focused on Vintage 2020!
Gill asks some of the frequently asked questions from this season including going into detail about Rust Mite. What is a rust mite? What does rust mite damage look like? How long has rust mite been in the McLaren Vale Wine Region?
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12min
January 28, 2020 Summer In Spring, Spring in Summer.
Recorded on January 24th during a cool period after rain, James and Gill discuss how the vintage is looking later than typical. Topics addressed include how there has been very little berry splitting seen, rain reducing the risk of smoke taint and prospects for harvest 2020.
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12min

FAQs about CropWatch:

How many episodes does CropWatch have?

The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.