Want to learn the tricks and ticks for budding and grafting in your vineyard? Tuesday 31 October, 8.30am – 12.00pm RSVP by 27 October (max 20 people) Cost: $60/hd and $25/hd for grafting & budding knife Topics and focus Grafting or budding? Selecting the appropriate method Tools: selection and maintenance Preparation of Roofstock cuttings Collection [...]

Join us for an informative day with leading industry experts discussing Alternative varieties and how they may benefit your business. We are excited to announce three very informative speakers and leading industry experts in their field. Kim Chalmers - Kim is from the Chalmers family, Mildura and Kim will discuss how the family visited Europe [...]

Food and wine lovers will delight in Queensland College of Wine Tourism’s ‘Winemaker for a Weekend’ program, where two glorious days are spent in Queensland’s premier wine region experiencing the wine making process, hands-on, interspersed with informative master classes and a sensational food and wine experience. From hand picking the grapes, to crushing and pressing [...]

Want to understand grape and wine analysis laboratory techniques? Join wine chemistry master, Greg Howell from Vintessential Laboratories to learn the art of basic winery laboratory skills and equipment care. You will also learn the skill of testing for sulphur dioxide (SO2), pH and titratable acidity; including reagents and equipment care. This short course will [...]

Want to learn the tricks for budding and grafting in your vineyard? Topics and focus: Grafting or budding? Selecting the appropriate method Tools: selection and maintenance Preparation of Rootstock cuttings Collection and preparation of vine stock cuttings Chip budding Please indicate in your RSVP if you would like to purchase a grafting and budding knife [...]

The 2021 vintage is progressing rapidly with fruit approaching ripeness east of the Great Divide.  Delivering fruit at optimum ripeness for the wine making process is one of the most critical decisions in the viticultural year; it's too important not to get correct. In this workshop viticulturist and winemaker, Mike Hayes will guide you through [...]

Canopy management is the organisation of the shoots, leaves and fruit of the grapevine plant in order to manage the microclimate surrounding them, thus improving grape quality and yield. It is particularly important in areas of Summer dominant rainfall, like the Granite Belt. This half day workshop with Mike Hayes, will give you the skills [...]

Canopy management is the organisation of the shoots, leaves and fruit of the grapevine plant in order to manage the microclimate surrounding them, thus improving grape quality and yield. It is particularly important in areas of Summer dominant rainfall, like the Granite Belt. This workshop will give you the skills that you need to give [...]