National young viticulturist and winemaker competitions come to Marlborough

The future stars of the New Zealand wine industry will be in Marlborough on Tuesday, competing for the coveted titles of best young viticulturist and winemaker. The Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year and Tonnellerie de Mercurey New Zealand Young Winemaker of the Year competitions are being held in the region to tie in with the Romeo Bragato Conference. The industry conference, which was last held in Marlborough two years ago, starts on Wednesday and runs through to Friday at the ASB Theatre Marlborough.