News - Wine and Viticulture

Scholarship Gave Wine Career A Kickstart
October 11, 2018

When Nev McPike got a phone call in 2015, inviting him back to Hawke’s Bay from Australia to take up the position of winemaker at Craggy Range, he drew breath. To come back to where his...

EIT will resume Wine and Viticulture Programme
October 4, 2018

A viticulture and winemaking programme is set to resume at EIT Tairāwhiti next year, thanks to collaboration between the institute and the wine industry. Members of the industry were...

Sustainability Programme Impresses Italian Tourists
September 11, 2018

Sustainable Winegrowing New Zealand’s proactive environmental management system captivated a group of Italians who recently toured four of this country’s wine regions.  The tour, which...

Students Explore Shared Love of Wine
September 10, 2018

This year’s Bragato exchange students know one another rather better after meeting at EIT and exploring wineries and vineyards together in Hawke’s Bay. Studying viticulture and oenology...

EIT Vit Grads Battle it Out
August 22, 2018

Two EIT graduates are due to battle it out on Monday in the prestigious Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year competiton. Jonathan Hunt, who gained his Graduate Diploma in Viticulture in 2015,...

EIT Toasts Successful Wine Graduates
August 6, 2018

EIT Bachelor of Wine Science graduates were awarded first and second placings in the recent North Island Young Winemaker of the year competition. The winner of the Tonnellerie de...

The Heat Goes on for Young Winemakers
July 26, 2018

EIT is flying all flags at the Tonnelliere de Mercurey North Island Young Winemaker of the Year competition, with five of the seven entrants either current students or graduates. The...