Sunday, August 28th 5:00pm-6:30pm
EXPO Trade Tasting and Exhibition
Monday, August 29th 9:00am-10:30am
EXPO Trade Tasting and Exhibition
Monday, August 29th 10:30am-11:45am
Perspectives on Wine and the Wine Trade
Speakers: Elaine Chukan Brown, Julia Coney, Mary Ewing Mulligan MW, Elin McCoy, Rebecca Murphy
Style Comparison: Pinot Noir and Grenache
Speakers: Sarah Jane Evans MW and Clare Tooley MW
Regional Focus: Israel
Speaker: Tali Dalbaha
Homogenous Wine Lists and How to Avoid Them
Speakers: Alisha Blackwell-Calvert, Vonda Freeman, Danielle Kuzinich, Monica Samuels
Monday, November 15th 11:45am-1:00pm
Lunch: Beaujolais, Champagne Taittinger, Chapoutier, Garnacha/Grenache, Wines of Georgia, LODI Wines, Uruguay Wines
Monday, August 29th 1:00pm-2:15pm
Wines of the Mediterranean and Atlantic Islands
Speakers: Wayne Belding MS, Olga Crawford MW, Andrey Ivanov MS
Building a Coffee Program: Questions to Ask
Speakers: Jonathan Meadows, Jared Hamilton
Survey of South America: Tradition and Innovation
Speaker: Amanda Barnes
Follow the Money: Basics of Business Plans and Funding
Speakers: Christy Frank and June Rodil MS
Monday, August 29th 2:15pm-3:45pm
EXPO Trade Tasting and Exhibition
Monday, August 29th 3:45pm-5:00pm
Variety Comparison: Chardonnay from the US West Coast
Speakers: Ashley Hausman MW and Bree Stock MW
Wine’s Ancient Path: Origins in Wine
Speakers: Jirka Jireh and James Sligh
Aged California Cabernet Sauvignon
Speaker: Elaine Chukan Brown
Ambassador, Advocate, Educator, Influencer: Opportunities Beyond Sommelier and Retailer
Speakers: Alisha Blackwell-Calvert, Nadine Brown, Wanda Cole-Nicholson, Eugenio Jardim, Laura Rhys MS
Monday, August 29th 5:00pm-6:30pm
EXPO Trade Tasting and Exhibition
Tuesday, August 30th 9:00am-10:30am
EXPO Trade Tasting and Exhibition
Tuesday, August 30th 10:30am-11:45am
Retrospective Vertical Tasting of Tyrrell’s Vat 1 Semillon
Speaker: Bruce Tyrrell
Tasting Track: WSET and MW Tasting
Speakers: Dilek Caner MW
Wine as Fashion: Cultural Context of Perception and Engagement
Speaker: Darwin Acosta, Alisha Blackwell-Calvert, Francis Percival
Tuesday, August 30th 11:45am-1:00pm
Lunch: Wine Australia, Austrian Wine, Coravin, Wines of Germany, KOBRAND Fine Wine & Spirits, Pacific Highway, Santa Margherita USA
Tuesday, August 30th 1:00pm-2:15pm
Classical Comparisons: Italian White Wine Styles
Speaker: Shelley Lindgren
Tasting Track: Critical Tasting
Speaker: Lisa Perotti-Brown MW
Civil Discourse in Wine
Speakers: Susan Lin MW, Sheri Morano MW
Tuesday, August 30th 2:15pm-3:45pm
EXPO Trade Tasting and Exhibition
Tuesday, August 30th 3:45pm-5:00pm
A History of Hybrids
Speaker: Elaine Chukan Brown
Tasting Track: MS Tasting
Speakers: Joshua Orr MS, June Rodil MS
Wine Service Today
Speakers: Yannick Benjamin, Paula de Pano, Marquita Levy, Shelley Lindgren
Tuesday, August 30th
Grand Tasting and Awards Reception