FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26th November 2018
Second Family of Twelve Wine Tutorial Announced.
Empowering leadership through enduring knowledge.
After a terrific response to the first tutorial, the Family announces the second tutorial for next year. It will take place August 4-6, 2019, at Family winery Villa Maria’s Auckland estate.
The purpose of wine tutorial is to pass on first-hand knowledge and the mantle of excellence to the next generation of industry leaders taking New Zealand wine into the future. The tutorial is open globally to those working with New Zealand wine in the spheres of a sommelier, retailer, wine trade or educator.
Family Chair, Paul Donaldson, says the inaugural tutorial “challenged, delighted and stimulated the candidates who performed admirably and grew as professionals. We were extremely proud of how confidently our Family wines sat alongside labels from some of the world’s most renowned wine producers.”
“This is a world class wine event.”
“The Family of Twelve’s collective background presents an unmatched opportunity to develop palates and generate twelve ambassadors for New Zealand wine. Once again, we will identify twelve candidates within the global wine market involved in promoting New Zealand wine.”
“An amazing opportunity to immerse myself in this breathtaking landscape of quality wines. I tasted blind the very best of New Zealand wine against many iconic wines from around the globe. This put into perspective all of the hard work The Family of Twelve wineries put into their wines.
I strongly recommend all quality-minded wine professionals apply for this tutorial and have the opportunity to meet twelve inspiring leaders of New Zealand wine and taste their incredible wines.” Andres Aragon Perez, Head Sommelier of Australia’s Merivale restaurant group, Tutorial Dux 2018
Applications will open shortly for just twelve wine professionals to join the unique two and a half-day wine tutorial. It will feature eight compelling workshops and three superb dinners, with Family members presenting a selection of Family wines alongside fine international benchmark wines. For the wine list from the last tutorial see http://familyoftwelve.co.nz/wines-of-the-tutorial-2018/
Kumeu River Villa Maria Millton Vineyard Craggy Range Ata Rangi Palliser Estate Neudorf Vineyards Nautilus Estate Fromm Winery Lawson’s Dry Hills Pegasus Bay Felton Road
All candidates will be selected through a written submission which will address the question:
‘Why do you think you’ll make a good ambassador for fine New Zealand wine?’
At the conclusion of the tutorial, one of the twelve candidates will receive the ‘The Family of Twelve Award’ for the tutorial’s standout communicator. To establish ‘The Family of Twelve Award’ all participants will be appraised on both the strength and persuasion of their communication and on their tasting ability. The winner will receive a dozen magnums of the Family’s hero wines for their cellar.
For more information please contact Family Chair Paul Donaldson: +64 (21) 848023 Email: paul@pegasusbay.com
Applications open 1st December 2018 and close 22nd February 2019.
For further information and to apply please visit http://familyoftwelve.co.nz/application-information-
wine-tutorial-2019 or contact Kate Pritchard info@familyoftwelve.co.nz
About The Family of Twelve
Twelve exceptional New Zealand wineries, eight wine regions, celebrating fine wine and friendship
Our members have scattered the length and breadth of New Zealand but we come together to celebrate our successes, share our stories and knowledge. We also share a desire to create extraordinary wine. We’re New Zealand’s wine family, The Family of Twelve.
Founded in 2005, our vision is to nurture long-term relationships with an emphasis on education. Our wines are as diverse as the flora and fauna of New Zealand – and so are we. We all have different stories to tell but with similar threads running through them – of traveling the world, pioneering something new and letting the land speak for itself to help deliver the very best of what wine can be.
Some family trees have legacies reaching through the centuries. Many are nuclear. A few are royal. Not this one – far from conventional, this is a family of wine families.
www.familyoftwelve.co.nz
https://twitter.com/familyxii www.facebook.com/familyoftwelve www.instagram.com/familyxii
Kumeu River Villa Maria Millton Vineyard Craggy Range Ata Rangi Palliser Estate Neudorf Vineyards Nautilus Estate Fromm Winery Lawson’s Dry Hills Pegasus Bay Felton Road
