There are plenty of short course options this year. Below is a snapshot on what will be offered. Junior Chef Barista Sylvia Gee’s Asian Cuisine Cooking Classes – Thai Cuisine Sylvia Gee’s Asian Cuisine Cooking Classes – Advanced Asian...Read more
Winning a Mission Estate Wine and Viticulture Scholarship will give EIT student Brenton O’Riley the opportunity to take part in important research comparing organic and conventional approaches to growing grapes. In the second year of EIT’s...Read more
Three EIT cadets have won Skeltons Excellence Awards – Shane Flynn and Epere (Eps) Epere for horticulture and Conrad Kirk for viticulture. Farmlands Trading Society Limited’s horticulture specialists, Skeltons presented its annual awards at a...Read more
Talented EIT student Jonathan Musther won top accolades in Hawke’s Bay A & P Mercedes-Benz Wine Awards. As with all competition entries, wines in the student class were judged to international standards. Jon’s 2009 botrytised Chardonnay...Read more
EIT adopted red and white,the colours of Hawke’s Bay wines, as the theme for Food Art Wine 2011 – a celebration of student work over the past year. Held annually, the event is an opportunity for supporters and sponsors from Hawke’s Bay’s...Read more
New Encouragement from Wine Industry for Top Trades Apprentices Two new scholarships of $1,000 each are being offered to EIT Trades School students by New Zealand’s leading wine bottling company, WineWorks. WineWorks EIT Scholarship Media...Read more
Taking a break from judging at the Hawke’s Bay’s regional wine awards was a chance for Tracy Taylor and Brandon Nash to catch up more than five years after graduating from EIT. Back on campus to appraise wines entered in this year’s Hawke’s...Read more
Growing up surrounded by vineyards was Villa Maria winemaker Nick Picone’s entrée to the world of wine. Nick’s father, Vince Picone, owns a vineyard touring business in Hawke’s Bay so Nick learned early about grape varieties, wineries...Read more
New Zealand has been an eye-opener for Bragato Exchange scholarship winner Nico Manzan. From Oderzo, a small town about 50kms from Venice, the 18-year-old has had a month touring New Zealand wine regions and taking part in the Bragato Conference...Read more
Just lately, when Christine and Sophie Harris relax with a glass of Hawke’s Bay red in hand, the conversation between mother and daughter turns to la dolce vita. That’s because 23-year-old Sophie has just been named this year’s New...Read more