Pinot Noir masterclass and workshop

Summary

Investigating all things Pinot Noir with some of the wine industries leading viticulturists, winemakers and researchers on how to take your Pinot Noir to the next level.

Presentations include:

• domestic and international markets – Peter Bailey, Wine Australia
• Pinot Noir clones: performance and expectations – Daniela Gaggl, Yalumba Nursery
• cluster thinning and its effects on wine aroma and phenolics – Professor Paul Kilmartin, University of Auckland
• Pinot Noir aroma and it's drivers – Fiona Kerslake, University of Tasmania
• managing vine balance and optimising yield – Brett McClen, Brown Family Wine Group
• pruning for success – Mia Fischer, Simonit and Sirch
• Pinot Noir, a local perspective and an outsider's view – Cathy Gairn, Courabyra Wines and Adrian Brayne, Obsession Wines and Dan Shaw, Philip Shaw Wines
• masterclass tasting of Australian and international Pinot Noir led by MW Rob Geddes.