About

A Short History

Pinot Noir 2010 will be a celebration of great wine, great food and superb entertainment wrapped around a four-day conference focused on the art of growing and making great Pinot Noir. It is preceded and followed by two regional Symposia, the Hawke's Bay Syrah Symposium and the Nelson Aromatics Symposium.

Previously held in 2001 and 2004, the 2007 event represented a quantum leap forward and as a result of its undoubted success is now firmly cemented as one of the premiere wine events of it’s type in the world.

Leading international wine commentators, producers, trade, media and lovers of great wine made their way down under to Wellington, New Zealand, for four days of serious fun.

The three-stream conference programme had something to appeal to everyone's interests – be it technical subjects, the business of wine or wine connoisseur and consumer workshops.

Click here for information about the 2010 programme.

The Pinot Noir 2010 Board

Pinot Noir 2010 Limited is a fully-owned subsidiary of New Zealand Winegrowers, the wine body which represents all New Zealand wine growers.

Chair

• Alastair Maling MW
  (Group Winemaker, Villa Maria)

Board Members

• Chris Yorke
  (Global Marketing Director, NZ Winegrowers)

• Clive Weston
  (Nautilus Estate, Managing Director Negociants)

• Jim Robertson
  (Global Business Relations Manager, Pernod Ricard)

• John Belsham
  (Owner and Winemaker, Foxes Island Wines)

• Judy Finn
  (Owner, Neudorf Wines)

• Kerry Prendergast
  (Mayor of Wellington)

• Mike Egan
  (Chairman, NZ Restaurant Association)

• Philip Gregan
  (CEO, NZ Winegrowers)

• Rachel Taulelei
  (Owner, Yellow Brick Road)

• Steve Green
  (Managing Director, Carrick)

• Steve Smith MW
  (Managing Director, Craggy Range)