The inaugural Family of Twelve Wine Tutorial recently concluded in Hawke's Bay. The three-day educational programme, to be held biannually at member wineries around NZ, was open to 12 participants working with New Zealand wine, selected through an essay submission. This group will be some of the future educators, communicators and leaders in the industry. With parallels to the Len Evans Tutorial in Australia, this is a major innovation in the New Zealand wine industry and will create a growing cohort of ambassadors for New Zealand wine. This year's Dux was Andres Aragon Perez, from the Merivale Group in Sydney, while the Institute of Masters of Wine prize went to Maciej Zimny, of Noble Rot Wine Bar in Wellington.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 07, 2018 16:30 UTC