Smoke and bushfires
Bushfire technical support package - resources on managing smoke-exposed fruit
A package of activities funded by the State Government of Victoria was developed in collaboration with industry to provide immediate support and develop the industry’s capability to manage future bushfire and smoke events.
Fact sheet: Treating smoke-affected wine with activated carbon
Fact sheet: Treating smoke-affected wine with glycosidase enzymes
Fact sheet: Treating smoke-affected wine with nanofiltration
Fact sheet treating smoke-affected wine with untoasted oak chips
The Australian Wine Research Institute (AWRI) provides a range of resources around smoke taint and sensory assessments.
Smoke taint and wine testing services can be accessed through Vintessential, Affinity Labs and AWRI.
Wine Australia provides a range of useful resources around fire and smoke assessment, fire recovery case studies and vine recovery following a fire.
Wine Victoria’s fire and smoke emergency response plan.
South Australian Wine Industry Association has created a resource book and tool to assist wine industry businesses in preparing, responding and recovering from bushfires.
Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research brought together a range of research articles on smoke taint in a previous issue.
Horticulture Industry Networks provide fact sheets on Preparing your vineyard for fire and options for managing fire-damaged grapevines which were originally produced by Agriculture Victoria.
Agricultura Victoria provides a booklet on Recovery after fire, practical steps for farmers.
WorkSafe offers a database of information about bushfire recovery as it relates to the workplace.