Elevation of Wine - 2007 Program Schedule

Schedule - June 14th, 2007 - 8:00am to 7:00pm

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8:00 to 9:00 - Arrival & Registration

Snows Lake Vineyard, Lake County, California

9:00 - Welcome & Opening Remarks

Peter Molnar, Chair, Obsidian Ridge Vineyard

9:15 - Keynote Address

Randle Johnson, Hess Collection Winery, Napa, California & Colomé Winery, Argentina

9:45 - The Terroir of High Altitude

Gregory Jones Ph.D.- Oregon State University
The Climate of High Altitude- Characteristics of Light, Temperature & Weather at High Altitude

Leo McCloskey Ph.D., Enologix
Measurable Effects of Altitude On Grape & Wine Quality

10:45 - Viticulture Up High

Panel Format with three wines poured and discussed

  Moderator:
  Glenn McGourty, UC Davis Extension
  Vince Bonotto, Sterling Vineyards/Diageo, Napa, California
  Paul Skinner Ph.D., Terra Spase Consulting, Napa, California
  Dr. Vittorino Novello, Chairman of the Dept. of Viticulture University of Torino, Italy

12:15 - Lunch

1:15 - Winemaking- Taming the Intensity

Panel Format with three wines poured and discussed

  Moderator:
  Jim Gordon, Editor Wines & Vines
  Ernesto Bajda, Bodega Catena Zapata, Argentina
  Philip Shaw, Philip Shaw Wines, Orange, Australia
  Bill Easton, Domaine de la Terre Rouge, Amador County, California

3:45 - Marketing- From Mountain to Table

Panel Format

  Moderator:
  Paul Wagner, Balzac Communications
  Ronn Weigand, MW, MS, Publisher, Restaurant Wine
  Jeff Prather, Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant
  Wilfred Wong, Beverages & More

5:00 - Winetasting & Reception

Open tasting of all participants wine (2 bottles each)

6:00 - Depart for Dinner

7:00 - Gala Dinner for Participants and Presenters