The biennial Wine Engineering Association conference will see experts from across the country gather in Napier to address future challenges in the wine industry. Representatives from more than 20 wineries in New Zealand will include winemakers, engineering staff, bottling management and winery suppliers.
"At our last conference in Hawkes Bay in 2014 we had about 140 in total with about 50 winery staff from 26 wineries,” said conference co-ordinator Trevor Leighton. “This year I would expect somewhere about the same numbers."
New Zealand Wine Growers chief executive Philip Gregan will speak about the current state of the wine industry, and how wineries can best face the challenges in the future.
"Winery design and winery engineering is a significant aspect of ensuring quality wine production, so it's very important for the industry," a spokesperson for NZ Winegrowers said.
