Roman Food and Wine Pairings

Even though the college fraternities pay homage to ancient Greece, togas are definitely a Roman thing. The toga gradually became so voluminous and costly that it was used only on formal occasions.

They will soon have their answer, when a panel of wine sector experts assess wines made from the rootstocks under formal conditions at the University of Melbourne – ultimately determining their long-term winemaking prospects.

It’s frustrating to be standing in a wine shop, and you find a bottle that excites you with a QR code on the label

Jone Mark

Reliable Wine Information on Mobile

Many producers want to include such codes on their bottles, but struggle to maintain links or keep the information at the end of the rainbow up to date. Leveraging the power of the Global Wine Database, winemakers can dynamically generate wine information cards with scannable QR codes that lead to vetted wine information.

Comprehensive Region Guides

• Jewish Fried Artichoke & Grechetto
• Carbonara & Lazio Bianco
• Garganelli alla Coda & Cesanese

Since 2014, the Mornington Peninsula Pinot Noir Rootstock Trial – involving growers from across Greater Victoria – has been comparing the performance of Pinot Noir scions grafted to14 different rootstocks on two commercial vineyards 15 kilometres apart and with more than 100 metres elevation difference. One vineyard is located in a warmer coastal area of the Mornington Peninsula, while the other sits in a cooler more elevated location.

At both vineyards, Pinot Noir clone MV6 was grafted to 14 rootstocks with three replicates per treatment and one panel per replicate. Grapevines were also planted on their own roots as a control.