Wine Tastings with the experts!
Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
Wine Tasting Session 1 is happening on Wednesday 26 June, 1pm to 2pm – maximum of 40 attendees so sign up fast!
Registration is essential. The tasting sessions are $40.25 incl GST per person, per session.
The Marlborough wine region is known world over for its Sauvignon Blanc. This first session of two special advanced Wine Assessment Sessions is designed for participants with an interest in the Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc phenomenon. Marlborough has just reached the 50th anniversary of the first commercial plantings of grapevines and a major part of the regions rapid rise to international recognition has been the magic combination of Marlborough’s terroir and Sauvignon Blanc as a grape variety.
Come to this session to learn about the success factors and to understand if all Sauvignon Blanc is in fact the same or sub regional variation occurs and how that is used by winemakers and wine marketers.
You will be hosted by two winemakers and taste 6 examples of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc to demonstrate the above. If you are a supplier to the industry or visitor to WinePRO you will learn about how the flavours develop, how and why they are retained, and the decision points winemakers use to determine what wine style a certain parcel of fruit is used for from the vineyard and in the winery.
You are in the Marlborough region, and a formal tasting of Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc is a must do.
NoLo - How the no and low wine category is developing in importance
Wine Tasting Session 2 is happening on Thursday 27 June, 1pm to 2pm – maximum of 40 attendees so sign up fast!
Registration is essential. The tasting sessions are $40.25 incl GST per person, per session.
As there is an increasing awareness and focus on healthy lifestyles, the consumption, volume and frequency of alcohol is changing. This has created a statistically relevant category of the beverage market, the NoLo category.
While wine has always been available with lower alcohol options, off the back of a major research project in New Zealand, the Lighter Wines Project, there was an emergence of new brands in the category. The category is flourishing, with options at the mid strength level of sub 9 percent and brands below that including a number at zero percent alcohol.
Come to this tasting to see what the production methods are like for these wines and learn from winemakers in this hands-on tasting. You will learn how the grapes are grown here in Marlborough to make wines targeting lower alcohol levels and what production steps are different or the same as for other wines in these winemakers’ portfolios and hear their thoughts on just how important this category will be in the future.
You will taste 6 examples and have experts to inform you about their winemaking and viticultural decisions.