Vineyard variability in Marlborough, New Zealand: Characterising spatial and temporal changes in fruit composition and juice quality in the vineyard

Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 72-78

  Trought, M C T ^a   Bramley, R G V ^b  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Juice quality index; Phenology; Terroir; Wine quality

Indexed keywords

VITACEAE;

EID: 79251568646     PISSN: 13227130     EISSN: 17550238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-0238.2010.00119.x     Document Type: Article

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