Big league stuff

[lockwood1956]

I am off here to take my winemaking (hopefully) to a higher level

Course Details

MASTERCLASS - LATEST WINEMAKING TECHNIQUES: MANAGING YEASTS AND MALOLACTIC BACTERIA

Keywords/Course description: Covering: Non-Saccharomyces yeast, Malolactic bacteria and a Q&A session on Winemaking issues.
This course takes place on 26 Apr 2010 at 9:00, at Denbies Wine Estate. It lasts for 8 hours.

Your trainer for this course will be Hentie Swiegers. Hentie Swiegers is Head of Dept. Innovation Wine at Christian Hansen and Affiliate Lecturer in Oenology at University of Adelaide. He is a past research scientist at the Australian Research Institute.
The secondary trainer is Morten Hassing. Microbiologist at Christian Hansen. Also speaking is Tony Milanowski, Lecturer in Oenology at Plumpton College, past Winemaker for Hardys, Katnook Estate, Australia and Farnese Vini, in Italy.

[Richard S]

You are giving the lecture, right?

[lockwood1956]

no

I am particularly interested because the Lecturers are Ozzie's

Australia produces about 10% of the worlds wine, but they write over 50% of the recognised papers on how to do it....

should be interesting....I get to wear my anorak for a whole 8 hours.

[NorthernWiner]

should be interesting....I get to wear my anorak for a whole 8 hours.

The classes are held outdoors?

In any case, it does sound interesting. Have fun. Oh, and while you're hob-nobbing with the Christian Hansen people, perhaps you can ask them why, after 6 months, their ML culture still hasn't completed its work on my '09 Cabernet. I'd really like to get some sulphite in there soon.

[Cellar_Rat]

I am gonna be real impressed if they can get an their ML fermentation through in 8 hours.

PS where's the course?

[rjb222]

Bob you lucky dog I wish I could go. It may be a little over my head though.

[Rich]

This course takes place on 26 Apr 2010 at 9:00, at Denbies Wine Estate.

I'm looking forward to the debrief have a good time Bob and take plenty of notes.

[ukric]

take a dictaphone and a camera :-)

[lockwood1956]

Oh, and while you're hob-nobbing with the Christian Hansen people, perhaps you can ask them why, after 6 months, their ML culture still hasn't completed its work on my '09 Cabernet.

i can just imagine the scene....I pin him to the blackboard and proclaim..."my mate Steve wants a word with you about this cruddy MLF stuff you sold him!"

[lockwood1956]

PS where's the course?

the course is at Denbie's wine estate in Surrey

[wisp]

i can just imagine the scene....I pin him to the blackboard and proclaim..."my mate Steve wants a word with you about this cruddy MLF stuff you sold him!"

Don't worry Bob, we'll hold your coat 'til your nose bleeds!

[NorthernWiner]

i can just imagine the scene....I pin him to the blackboard and proclaim..."my mate Steve wants a word with you about this cruddy MLF stuff you sold him!"

I like it! Dirty deeds done dirt cheap!

I wouldn't normally complain but their MLF stuff is insanely expensive. $35 a pop, and I've popped twice now. Still hasn't finished. Sad thing is, I don't think I paid that much for the grapes.

[ukric]

Dirty deeds done dirt cheap!

I don't think he's allowed to trade under that slogan anymore after that time with the vice squad.......

[Mamgiowl]

i can just imagine the scene....I pin him to the blackboard and proclaim..."my mate Steve wants a word with you about this cruddy MLF stuff you sold him!"

Yeah - that would work

Have a great time and let us know (in layman's terms) what you learnt.

[ms67]

i hope you have a great time, AND get everything from it that you want and expect (and some surprises too!).