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Our comprehensive range of services includes:
(Click on each heading for more information)
Vineyard development and redevelopment
Development:
Be it a Greenfields project, or expansion of an existing vineyard av&m can provide a service that encompasses all aspects of the development process.
Project planning
- Budget and business plan preparation, financial modelling
- Site selection – asset acquisition
- Vineyard design – environment/soil preparation/water management/OH&S
- Contract negotiation
- Implementation plan – sourcing inputs
Development
- Soil preparation
- Irrigation system design and installation
- Trellis system design and installation
- Sourcing of planting material
- Buildings and related infrastructure
- Vine planting and ongoing management
Ongoing management
- av&m can offer a comprehensive management service, or provide contract services as required.
Redevelopment:
From replanting an existing area to changing varieties through grafting, keeping the irrigation and trellis systems in place, or providing a complete replacement av&m can take the worry out of all aspects of the redevelopment process.
Vineyard removal
- Excavating each individual vine while leaving irrigation and trellis infrastructure in place
- Removing all vines/trellis/irrigation in a clean sweep, separating component for recycling or disposal
- Cordon removal using our cordon shredder, leaving trellis wires in place
Replanting/Grafting
- Supply of certified replanting or grafting material
- Compressive replanting or grafting service
Ongoing management
- av&m can offer a comprehensive management service, or provide contract services as required
Vineyard management and contract services
Vineyard Management:
av&m is one of Australia’s leading vineyard management operations with over 1000 hectares of vineyards enjoying the benefits of our comprehensive management service.
- Comprehensive management services encompassing all components of vineyard management
- Asset acquisition and Sales
- Business planning, financial management, accounts payable
- Preparation of annual and long term crop care programs and budgets
- Supply and manage all human resources
- Supply and manage all plant and equipment (or utilise existing)
- Provide all intellectual property and technical expertise
- Facilitate grape and wine sales
- Asset management
Contract Services:
Be it a scheduled service, a one off requirement, or just some help during those busy times av&m has a modern well equipped fleet of equipment and a team of experienced and enthusiastic people ready to help you out.
- Contract Services are carried out by trained and licensed personnel. Our list of services includes:
- Herbicide and fungicide spraying - Using the latest equipment, we can assist with the supply of chemical and chemical selection. Fully licensed operators and quality assured systems
- Mechanical weed control – slashing, discing, rotary hoeing, under vine weeding
- Foliage Management – mechanical trimming, manual wire lifting, shoot thinning, vine training, desuckering
- Pruning – mechanical and hand pruning
- Bird netting
- Trellis repairs – post knocking, wire running
- Irrigation repairs – chlorine/chemical flushing, running drip tube, pipe and general repairs.
- Labour supply - all manual tasks
- Property Maintenance – general repairs, clearing vacant land, fencing
- Mechanical Maintenance – general servicing, trouble shooting, modifications and repairs
Vineyard consulting and technical services
Let our qualified and experienced technical staff assist you in extracting the maximum return from your vineyard asset in a safe and sustainable manner;
- General consulting
- Budget and business plan preparation
- Analysis and benchmarking of existing operations
- Trouble shooting
- Improving fruit quality through management to specifications
- Interpretation of technical data
- Quality Assurance Systems
- Preparation of crop care programs, including
- Irrigation scheduling and management
- Preparation of fungicide, herbicide and pest management programs
- Plant nutrition management
- Soil management
- Environmental impact management
- Technical Services
- Soil moisture monitoring
- Pest and disease monitoring
- Fruit quality assessment
- Yield estimation
- Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) audits
Grape Sales
Through our extensive network we may be able to assist you in the selling of your grapes. No membership fees, no upfront charges, no obligation, just a prearranged fee if we are successful.
Independent reviews and reports
As we are a privately owned company we can provide completely independent reviews and reports as required.
- Vineyard Viability both financial and environmental
- Quality Assurance
- Benchmarking
- Dispute Resolution
- Business planning and Financial Analysis
- Contract reviews
- Continuous Improvement
Financial analysis, capital restructuring and investment advice
Through our associated companies we can offer an independent review and analysis of your wine industry investment. Utilising our Australian Financial Services Licence we have the ability to raise funds either from private equity or from the public via prospectus.
Asset Acquisitions and Sales.
Our comprehensive industry network provides us with the opportunity to discuss asset sales and acquisitions in a discrete environment. In recent years our associated companies have raised over $80 million for investment in Australian Vineyards as well as carrying out investment analysis for both international and local companies.
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