Richard Smart (viticulturalist)
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Richard Ernest Smart (6 March 1945 – 2 July 2025) was an Australian viticulturist and leading global consultant on viticulture methods,[1] who was often referred to as "the flying vine-doctor". He is considered responsible for revolutionising grape growing due to his work on canopy management techniques.[2]
Life and career
Born at Windsor, New South Wales, on 6 March 1945, Smart graduated from the University of Sydney with an honours degree in agricultural science in 1966. He went on to earn a MSc (Hons) degree from Macquarie University following a study of sunlight use by vineyards, and a PhD from Cornell University in New York state studying under Nelson Shaulis. In 1995, he was awarded a Doctor of Science degree in agriculture by Stellenbosch University, South Africa, in recognition of research into canopy management effects on vineyard yield and quality.
Smart developed the Smart-Dyson Trellis, a modification of the Scott Henry trellis, with curtains trained up and down from the one cordon, along with John Dyson of California.[3]
Smart wrote the book Sunlight into Wine, contributed to several trade publications, and was the viticulture editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine.[4]
Smart died from cancer in Victoria, on 2 July 2025, at the age of 80.[5]
Global warming changes
Smart warned that as a consequence of the ongoing ramifications of global warming, there will be a variety of effects on viticulture, among which that some red grape varieties may lose colour, some wines will lose varietal flavour, and some white varieties may disappear.[6] He also warned of the consequent dangers of vine infestation as temperatures rise, particularly in the case of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, vector of Pierce's Disease, and the aphid Hyalestes obsoletus, which spreads a phytoplasma disease Bois Noir. Higher temperatures mean both insects will be able to survive winters and move further. Hyalestes obsoletus has recently been found in German vines.[6] He also stated that China is set to come to prominence as a wine-producing region as a result of climate change.[7]
See also
References
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- Richard Smart bio smartvit.com.au
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Robinson, Jancis (16 August 2007). "Tasmania - trouble about t'mill". Jancisrobinson.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Robinson, Jancis (21 April 2003). "Dr Sherlock Smart unravels a grape mystery". Jancisrobinson.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Training Systems". Wine Pros. Archived from the original (Oxford Companion to Wine) on 8 August 2008.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Zealand". Jancisrobinson.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Madigan, Anthony (4 July 2025). "Wine industry mourns icon Dr Richard Smart". WBM. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Buckley, Karen; Lechmere, Adam (27 March 2006). "Pinot impossible in Burgundy over next 50 years". Decanter.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Coggans, Jamie (15 February 2008). "Global warming will see China develop as wine region". Harpers. Archived from the original on 3 July 2008.
External links
- Smart Viticulture official site
- "Terroir Unmasked", Dr. Smart article, Wine Business Monthly
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