Program
Southern Pinot Workshop 21st-23rd January 2026
Day 1
10:00am Check-in and informal lunch from 11:30am
12:30pm Welcome to the Workshop
1.00pm Guest Speaker Mimi Casteel
2.30 pm Afternoon tea
3.00pm Presentation
4.30pm International Pinot Noir tasting
6.00pm Tasting of 2024 bottled wines – Presented by Winemakers
7:30pm Dinner
Day 2
7:30am Breakfast
8:30am Burgundy Pinot Noir tasting presented by the Winemaker
10.00am Morning Tea
10.30am First flight of NZ barrel samples 2025
12.00pm Second flight of NZ barrel samples 2025
1.30pm Lunch
2.00pm Third flight of NZ barrel samples 2025
3.30pm Afternoon Tea
4.30pm Free time
6:00pm Tasting of 2024 bottled wines and experiments Presented by Winemakers
7:30pm Dinner
Day 3
7:30am Breakfast
8:30am Fourth flight of NZ barrel samples 2025
10.00am Morning Tea
10.30am Fifth flight of NZ barrel samples 2025
12.00pm Wrap up and discussion and review of the SPNW26 workshop
1:00pm Lunch and Departures