Dr Peter Dry BAgSc, MAgSc, PhD, FASVO is a viticulture consultant at the Australian Wine Research Institute and Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Sciences, University of Adelaide. He has more than 40 years experience as a lecturer at the tertiary level, as a researcher in viticulture and plant physiology and as a viticulture consultant. Peter is the author of more than 260 scientific and technical publications including six books. He has been an invited speaker at grape and wine industry conferences/seminars in UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, USA, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, NZ and Australia He has also has travelled widely in the wine-producing countries of the world leading to an in-depth knowledge of the effects of site, variety and cultural practices on wine style and quality.