MASTERCLASS with Dr Mike Trought. Optimising yields: managing vineyards to achieve targets

The masterclass is being held at Brightwell Vineyards, Wallingford, Oxfordshire on Monday, 9 September, 2013, starting at 10:00 and finishing at 16:00.

Appropriate vine management techniques and understanding of environmental factors controlling yield components is critical for predicting yield and the success of a grape growing business. This Masterclass will enable delegates to understand the science and practical techniques used to predict and achieve target yields.
The Masterclass will cover:

•Seasonal temperature patterns to predict yield components
•Alternative vineyard management protocols to influence yield potential and fruit composition at harvest
•Practical session to provide attendees with tools to estimate vineyard yields

Mike Trought moved to New Zealand from the UK in 1978. After a period with DSIR in Auckland, he managed most of the early grape research in Marlborough, as Officer in Charge of the new Marlborough Research Centre. From 1992 to 2000 he was Senior Lecturer in Viticulture at Lincoln University. He joined Villa Maria Wines as their Marlborough Regional Viticulturist in 2000, and since 2004 has been Principal Scientist with Plant and Food Research at the Marlborough Wine Research Centre.

Mike is currently bringing his expertise in carbohydrate physiology, fruit set, flowering, and nutrition to the Centre’s grape and wine research projects, investigating how ‘terroir’ and vine management influence juice composition and in turn the flavour and aroma of Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir and the prediction of grapevine yield.

He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at Lincoln University, and Associate Editor, Australian Journal Grape and Wine Research, and in 2009 he was selected as the New Zealand Wine Industry Personality of the Year.

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Venue Address:

Brightwell Vineyards, Wallingford, Oxfordshire
Brightwell Vineyard
Rush Court, Shillingford Road
Wallingford, Oxfordshire
OX10 8LJ

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