This award honours an outstanding Author(s) of a paper published in the AJGWR in the previous twelve months where the potential application of the research on winemaking practices is deemed by an industry/science-based panel to have the most impact.
| 2022 | Dr Marcos Bonada, SARDI | |
 | Dr Marcos Bonada, from the South Australian Research and Development Institute for the paper “Soil water availability during spring modulates canopy growth and impacts the chemical and sensory composition of Shiraz fruit and wine” doi.org/10.1111/ajgw.12506 Dr Bonada’s paper was selected by the committee because it demonstrated the importance of establishing a framework for the adoption of irrigation strategies that may maintain regional style in the context of a changing climate. | |
| 2021 | Dr Martin Moran | |
 | M.A. Moran S.E. Bastian, P.R. Petrie and V.O. Sadras Impact of late pruning and elevated ambient temperature on Shiraz wine chemical and sensory attribute. | |
| 2020 | Dr Vanessa Stockdale Accolade | |
 | Ratnayake, S., Stockdale, V., Grafton, S., Munro, P., Robinson, A., Pearson, W., McRae, J. and Bacic, A. (2019), Carrageenans as heat stabilisers of white wine. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 25: 439-450. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajgw.12411 | |
| 2019 | Dr Janez Kosel University of Ljubljana | |
 | Kosel, J. , Raspor, P. and Čadež, N. (2019), Maximum residue limit of fungicides inhibits the viability and growth of desirable non‐Saccharomyces wine yeasts. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 25: 43-52. doi:10.1111/ajgw.12364 | |
| 2018 | Dr Paul Boss CSIRO Ag & Food | |
| Boss, P.K., Kalua, C.M. , Nicholson, E.L. , Maffei, S.M. , Böttcher, C. and Davies, C. (2018), Fermentation of grapes throughout development identifies stages critical to the development of wine volatile composition. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 24, 24-37. doi: 10.1111/ajgw.12296 | |
| 2017 | Dr Simone Vincenzi | |
 | , , , , and (2017) Grape seed extract: the first protein‐based fining agent endogenous to grapes. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 23: 215– 225. doi: 10.1111/ajgw.12268. | |
| 2016 | Dr Marlize Bekker AWRI | |
 | Bekker, M. , Day, M. , Holt, H. , Wilkes, E. and Smith, P. (2016), Macro‐oxygenation: effect on sulfurous off‐odours. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 22: 24-35. doi:10.1111/ajgw.12172 | |
| 2015 | Dr Andrew Clark CSU | |
| Clark, A. , Grant‐Preece, P. , Cleghorn, N. and Scollary, G. (2015), Copper(II) addition to white wines. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 21: 30-39. doi:10.1111/ajgw.12114 | |
| 2014 | Dr Richard Gawel AWRI | |
 | Gawel, R. , Schulkin, A. , Smith, P. and Waters, E. (2014), Palate effects of caftaric acid and Grape Reaction Product. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 20: 25-30. doi:10.1111/ajgw.12056 | |
| 2013 | Dr Erick Casalta | |
 | Casalta, E. , Cervi, M. , Salmon, J. and Sablayrolles, J. (2013), Impact of nitrogen and solids on fermentation. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 19: 47-52. doi:10.1111/j.1755-0238.2012.00205.x | |
| 2012 | Dr Rob Bramley CSIRO Ag & Food | |
 | Bramley, R. , Ouzman, J. and Thornton, C. (2011), Selective harvesting is a feasible and profitable strategy even when grape and wine production is geared towards large fermentation volumes. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 17: 298-305. doi:10.1111/j.1755-0238.2011.00151.x | |
