Tag Archives: Profiles

Scott Sharp-Heward

Scott Sharp-Heward is a Master’s student working with Dr Peter Almond in the Soil Science department.  After completing a Bachelor’s of Viticulture and Oenology at Lincoln, he decided to pursue a project investigating the effects of landscape recontouring in Marlborough’s … Continue reading

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Sam Connew

My  winemaking career started with a postgraduate Diploma of Viticulture and Oenology (after completing degrees in Arts and Law) at Lincoln.  From there a thirsty desire to learn and experience the diversity of the wine world has taken me around … Continue reading

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Zhijing Ye

Zhijing Ye is currently working on his Master’s thesis as a joint project between Lincoln University, where he is advised by Dr Roland Harrison, and the University of Otago.  His project stems from a preliminary study characterizing bioactive compounds in … Continue reading

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Graham O’Rourke

Since leaving Lincoln I have had the privilege of working as a viticulturist with Mission Hill Family Estate in the Okanagan region of British Columbia.  Mission Hill has roughly 420 Ha of vineyard area from which we harvested over 4,000 … Continue reading

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Bin Tian

Bin Tian came to New Zealand from his native China in order to study wine science in a country with a worldwide reputation for wine, particularly for Sauvignon Blanc.  He is currently conducting research for his PhD on the formation … Continue reading

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James Dicey

Before coming to Lincoln, I had a career as a chartered accountant focussed on multi-national software implementations in London.  My wife and I wanted to return to New Zealand, but I had no desire to become a small town accountant. … Continue reading

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Carolyn Bleach

Carolyn first came to Lincoln to do a Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology degree (BV&O), in pursuit of a career change that would allow her to follow her passion. Though she had begun the program thinking she would like to … Continue reading

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Anton Stadniczenko

I received a Bachelors in Viticulture and Oenology  and a certificate in commerce from Lincoln in 2007. The university had posted a graduate opportunity at Treasury Wine Estates (formerly Fostersgroup) based in Australia on the intranet. I applied and was … Continue reading

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Rob Cameron

I am currently the Winemaker and Co-Founder of Invivo Wines New Zealand Ltd.  Invivo is a premium New Zealand Wine Brand producing over 30,000 cases annually and exporting wine to 15 countries.  In addition to my responsibilities at Invivo, I … Continue reading

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