The WineShed: Marlborough Wineries Unite Under One Cellar Door
Fifteen premium Marlborough wineries have found a home away from home in the region, with a shared cellar door in the heart of wine country.
This whakatauki is at the heart of the 2025 Organic & Biodynamic Winegrowing Conference, and is exemplified by the Horticentre scholarship helping 13 young winemakers and viticulturists from around the country attend the conference in Marlborough.
Tony Ivicevich, from the Horticentre Charitable Trust, says it is difficult and expensive to get New Zealand's young and aspiring winegrowers to valuable conferences, "so it's always a pleasure for the Horticentre Trust to assist them in their development this way".
Being selected as one of the scholarship recipients is a "huge privilege", says Greystone Wines Assistant Winemaker Georgia Mehlhopt, who was the 2024 Tonnellerie de Mercurey Young Winemaker of the Year.
"I'm really looking forward to hearing from the amazing speakers, learning plenty, and being even more inspired to continue driving change for the better."
