The Perfecting Pinot Noir workshop, held on 17 June 2015 at Epicurean in Red Hill, aimed to bring together the latest Pinot Noir research from Tasmania and New Zealand and present it in a practical and innovative manner. In collaboration with the Mornington Peninsula Vignerons Association (MPVA) an event was held on the 17 June. The full day workshop focussed on bringing in some presenters from Tasmania (Joanna Jones, Angela Sparrow and Bob Dambergs [down from Riverland]) and a presenter from NZ working in new and novel area of Pinot Noir production (Dr Amber Parker [NZ Plant and Food] looking at modification of leaf area post flowering to shift veraison dates). The workshop included four local Pinot Noir gurus (Lindsay McCall, Geraldine McFaul, Sandro Mosele and Richard McIntyre) and Jeremy Maygar from Ten Minutes by Tractor to bring it all together. This workshop was attended by 63 participants.
The workshop program can be downloaded here.
Presentations from the workshop are listed below:
| Presentation |
Presenter |
| Welcome and introduction |
Dr Mark Krstic, AWRI |
| Achieving target yields in cool climate Pinot Noir: pruning, bud fruitfulness and |
Dr Joanna Jones, UTAS |
| Linking Pinot Noir canopy condition with wine quality |
Dr Joanna Jones, UTAS |
Modifying leaf area to fruit ratio’s and effects on Pinot Noir phenology and quality
characteristics |
Dr Amber Parker, Lincoln University NZ |
| Practical solutions for monitoring Pinot noir grape and wine phenolics |
Dr Joanna Jones, UTAS |
| Linking Pinot Noir canopy condition with wine quality |
Dr Bob Dambergs, UTAS |
| Winemaking style and Pinot Noir phenolics |
Dr Bob Dambergs, UTAS |
| ACE maceration: An innovative processing technique to improve the ageing |
Dr Angela Sparrow, UTAS |
| Transfusion and lees stirring trials in Mornington Peninsula |
Jeremy Magyar, Ten Minutes by Tractor |
| Pinot Noir winemaking in the Peninsula: practical case studies |
Lindsay McCall, Paringa Estate and Sandro Mosele, Port Phillip Estate/Kooyong |
| Practical case study – Willow Creek Vineyard |
Geraldine McFaul, Willow Creek Vineyard |
| What factors contribute to quality in Pinot noir? Reflections on 28 years of wine making at Moorooduc Estate |
Dr Richard McIntyre, Moorooduc Estate |
| Pinot Noir benchmark tasting |
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