July 2nd, 2021
The 2021 Women in Wine NZ Mentoring Programme is underway with 11 women mentors working in the New Zealand wine industry volunteering to share their experiences and knowledge to fellow female industry professionals.
Over the next six months, the mentors will guide and support their mentees as they work out which direction they want to take next in their career.
They will help set goals, plan how to reach them and encourage them to confidently follow their passion and dreams within the industry.
As usual, the programme was over-subscribed with a high number of applications, indicating there are many ambitious women working in the New Zealand wine industry looking to stretch their learning potential.
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Tracking meteorological trends is useful to grape growers, with frosts, sunshine and other climate conditions affecting the success of a crop. Agnew’s team uses the data for mathematical modelling to predict things like when sauvignon blanc grapes will flower, when the veraison or ripening period starts, and how early harvest will be.
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Rob Agnew shares his research into grapevines as liaison scientist at Hort Research back in 2005. “It gives grape growers a heads-up about the turning of the season, helps them to plan and manage their vineyards,” Agnew said. “For example, this season was probably the earliest harvest we’ve had. Bud burst and flowering was all very early. Climate warming does bring everything forward.”