Aromas of Oak with Lynnette Hudson
- Monday 16 November 2026
- 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
- New Zealand School of Food and Wine, Level 3, 104 Customs Street West, Viaduct, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
Join Lynnette Hudson
In this tasting, Lynnette will discuss the legendary French forests, rules around growing and felling the trees and their impact on wines. Lynnette will explain toast types, oak alternatives, costs, advantages and perceived disadvantages.
Join us to learn everything you wanted to know about oak forests, their impact on wine, oak alternatives and more...
Lynnette is a former winemaker of Pegasus Bay and today continues to make her own Tongue In Groove wines plus is New Zealand Manager of Bouchard Cooperages. Lynnette will share her thoughts on the role of different oaks in adding an array of aromas to wines. We will taste a selection of wines to compare and contrast the oak.
And, congratulations to Lynnette who was recently made a New Zealand Winegrower Fellow and Life Member for her ongoing work with the Southern Pinot Workshop.
Learn more about Bouchard and the French Forests.

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