Join us for our next Regional Chardonnay Technical Workshop on January 25th, 2024, at the Shakespeare room, ToiToi Hastings.
This workshop offered a unique platform for in-depth discussions on Chardonnay in a relaxed setting. Attendees were encouraged to submit intriguing, experimental, and distinctive wines to share with the group, fostering an environment of exploration and appreciation.
Workshop Content:
- Workshop: An engaging session delving into the intricacies of Chardonnay.
- Benchmark Tasting: Explore a flight of top Chardonnays
- Guest Speaker: Nick Hoskins from Riversun shares insights.
- Networking and Education: Connect with industry peers and enhance your knowledge.
- Refreshments: Enjoy morning tea, lunch, and afternoon snacks.
- Chardonnay Trials: Bring your interesting, experimental, and different Chardonnay trial wines.
- Benchmark Tasting: Compare Chardonnays from the same vineyard.
We invited Chardonnay samples for our workshop.
Chardonnay Technical Workshop Speakers
Inform and inspire
This immersive event will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions, and wine tastings led by industry experts.
Event Details
- January 25, 2024
- 9 am – 4 pm
- Shakespeare room, ToiToi Hastings
- Limited to 70 people
- Bring your own - 6 Wine Glasses
- $150 per person (incl GST, excluding booking fees)
Nick Hoskins
Riversun’s director of viticulture Nick Hoskins consults with clients on vineyard planting, clones, rootstock, vine health and just about anything else they require.
Nick started in amenity horticulture for the Wellington City Council Parks Department, before he felt the pull to cross the ranges and settle in the Wairarapa, right when the first vines were being planted. Back then he was chair of the Wairarapa Grapevine Improvement Group whose goal it was to improve the planting material people were putting into the ground. This led to him being involved at a national level, and that was where he met Riversun founder Geoff Thorpe. He has been with Riversun since 1998.
Nick lived in Gisborne for a while (Riversun’s home), but the draw to the Wairarapa was at work again, where he also runs his own vineyard management business. He is still involved at national level in the industry – this time as manager of the New Zealand Winegrowers Virus Elimination Project which focuses on the elimination of the devastating grapevine leafroll disease.
