The Science
VINEYARD CHECK is underpinned by research published in the peer-reviewed journals OENO One and Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, and in Vineyard Magazine. The research uses the Chablis region in France as an analogy for identifying suitable sites in the UK for production of premium quality wine. See below for links to these papers.
Related Research Papers and Publications
Biss, A. J. (2025). Identification of suitable sites for high-quality still wine from Chardonnay viticulture in England: an assessment of topography and soils. Chapter 6 in forthcoming PhD Thesis, "Mapping the impact of climate change on the quality potential of UK still Chardonnay wine production: using the Chablis region as an analogous model." Preprint - Not yet submitted for publication
Biss, A. J., & Ellis, R. H. (2024, April 18). What is minerality and where does it come from? Vineyard Magazine. Available from https://www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk/grape-growing/what-is-minerality-and-where-does-it-come-from/
Biss, A. J., & Ellis, R. H. (2024). Minerality in Wine: Textual Analysis of Chablis Premier Cru Tasting Notes. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/4299446
Biss, A. J., & Ellis, R. H. (2023, December). Predicting Chardonnay still wine vintage quality. Vineyard Magazine. Available from https://issuu.com/kelseygroup/docs/vineyard_12dec23
Biss, A. J., & Ellis, R. H. (2022). Weather potential for high-quality still wine from Chardonnay viticulture in different regions of the UK with climate change. OENO One, 56(4), 201–220. https://doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2022.56.4.5458
Biss, A., & Ellis, R. (2021). Modelling Chablis vintage quality in response to inter-annual variation in weather. OENO One, 55(3), 209–228. https://doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2021.55.3.4709
Biss, A. J. (2020). Impact of vineyard topography on the quality of Chablis wine. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajgw.12433
Research Paper Biographies
Alex Biss, PhD Student (Final Year), Department of Crop Science, School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading
Richard Ellis, Professor of Crop Production, School of Agriculture, Policy & Development, University of Reading