WineNZ Summer 18-19 (1)
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Centred in a region celebrated for the<br />
diversity and quality of its wine styles,<br />
EIT offers New Zealand’s widest range of<br />
viticulture and wine science programmes.<br />
Highly qualified lecturers with<br />
industry experience teach programmes<br />
that range from certificates through<br />
to diplomas, bachelor degrees and<br />
graduate diplomas, and encompass grape<br />
growing, winemaking, wine business and<br />
wine marketing.<br />
Our hosts<br />
EIT – a leading wine educator<br />
EIT’s strong connections with the<br />
local wine industry provide opportunities<br />
for students to gain practical hands-on<br />
experience working in wineries and<br />
vineyards in the area.<br />
Their learning environment also includes<br />
the institute’s purpose-built teaching and<br />
research winery which processes grapes<br />
donated by local growers and those<br />
harvested from EIT’s own vineyard at the<br />
heart of the viticulture and wine science<br />
complex.<br />
Programmes are designed to be flexible,<br />
providing a variety of study options —<br />
full- and part-time, February and July<br />
starts and on-campus and by distance online<br />
learning with compulsory residential schools<br />
held in Hawke’s Bay. The wide range of<br />
programmes enables graduates to progress<br />
to higher-level qualifications.<br />
The concurrent Bachelor of Viticulture<br />
and Bachelor of Wine Science is a unique<br />
opportunity to simultaneously study two<br />
degrees and graduate in 4½ years.<br />
How the wines are<br />
judged and awarded<br />
<strong>WineNZ</strong>’s tastings are run along<br />
stringent lines similar to those used<br />
by major wine competitions. All the<br />
wines are judged blind, grouped in<br />
flights by style or vintage. All the<br />
samples are served to judges in<br />
pre-poured glasses to ensure that<br />
there are no visual cues to suggest<br />
the identity of the wines so that all<br />
wines are assessed impartially.<br />
When a judge’s wines are entered,<br />
their marks are removed from the<br />
final average to avoid any conflict<br />
of interest.<br />
At the end of the judging, the<br />
top wines of each category are<br />
assessed blind for a second time.<br />
The judges then decide which will<br />
be awarded the highest accolade of<br />
“Top Wine”. The “Top Value” award<br />
goes to the highest scoring wine of<br />
$25 or under.<br />
Top Wine<br />
Top Value<br />
Best wine in<br />
category<br />
Highest scoring<br />
wine of $25<br />
or under<br />
5 Stars Outstanding<br />
4 Stars Very Good<br />
3 Stars Good everyday<br />
drinking<br />
www.winenzmagazine.co.nz<br />
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