# AWRI

a Montilla–Moriles PDO terroir comparison shows distinct dominant non-Saccharomyces microbiomes and volatile profiles creating distinct wine identities across terroirs.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/awri/
Updated: 2026-07-08

- Country: Australia

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Affiliation | Member of the Wine Innovation Cluster at the Waite Research Precinct, Adelaide | https://au.seek.com/companies/the-australian-wine-research-institute-970329 |
| Research focus | Grape and wine science, including microbial terroir, metagenomics, yeast strain development, smoke taint, and metabolomics | https://www.awri.com.au/research_and_development/2017-2025-rde-plan-projects/project-3-2-1/, https://www.awri.com.au/research_and_development/rde-plan/projects/project-3-2-1/, https://www.awri.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AWRI-Annual-Report-2024.pdf, https://www.wineaustralia.com/research_and_innovation/projects/bioprospecting-australias-microbial-gen |
| Facility | Metabolomics SA, Affinity Labs, laboratories and offices in the Wine Innovation Central Building at Waite Research Precinct | https://wbmonline.com.au/11-million-in-new-infrastructure-funding-to-boost-awri/, https://www.awri.com.au/about_the_awri/people/staff/, https://www.awri.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AWRI-Annual-Report-2024.pdf |
| Grant | $4.118M from Bioplatforms Australia and $2.165M from SA Government for Metabolomics SA (2024-2028); $11.1M for metabolomics (2019-2023) | https://wbmonline.com.au/11-million-in-new-infrastructure-funding-to-boost-awri/, https://www.awri.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AWRI-Annual-Report-2024.pdf |
| Publications | Over 500 publications (as of 2013), including 286 peer-reviewed articles | https://www.wineaustralia.com/getmedia/bc7fce12-ce24-42f6-81c2-6a510a349f82/AWRI-review-report |
| Principal staff | Markus Herderich (Director of Research), Natoiya Lloyd (Manager Metabolomics SA), Anthony Borneman (Research Manager - Molecular Biology) | https://metabolomics.awri.com.au/our-team/, https://www.awri.com.au/about_the_awri/people/staff/ |
| Headcount | 135 staff (100.4 FTE), 142 total including students/researchers (as of 30 June 2024) | https://www.awri.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AWRI-Annual-Report-2024.pdf |

Independent sources: au.seek.com, wbmonline.com.au, wineaustralia.com

## Technologies

- [Wine & terroir microbiome](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/wine-terroir-microbiome/)