The Shout Magazine (New Zealand)

Rhys Hall named the 2021 Young Horticulturist of the Year

Rhys Hall has taken out the title of 2021 Young Horticulturist of the Year.

The Assistant Vineyard Manager of Indevin’s Bankhouse Vineyard, Hall was also named the 2020 Corteva Young Viticulturist of the Year.

He represented viticulture and the wine industry in the latest Young Hort competition, which had been postponed due to COVID.

The other contestants represented various horticultural sectors including landscaping, plant producers, arborists, growers and amenities.

Hall is now the ninth Young Vit to win the Young Horticulturist of the Year competition since it began in 2005.

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