Day 2: Symposium 2014
WINE INDUSTRY DAY
Wednesday, February 19, Meadowood Napa Valley
7:30 AM Breakfast
Vintners Room
8:15 AM Welcome
Vintners Room
Linda Reiff, President Napa Valley Vintners
8:30 – 9:30 AM Keynote Session and Q & A with Robert M. Parker Jr.
9:30 – 10:45 AM State of the Wine Industry
Panel discussion moderated by Jim Gordon of Wines & Vines; with John Gillespie of Wine Opinions, Rob McMillan of Silicon Valley Bank, Bill Cascio of Glazer’s distributors
10:45 AM – 11 AM Break
11 AM – Noon Shades of Green: Understanding Environmental Standards
Panel discussion moderated by Sara Schneider, wine editor of Sunset, with Laurel Marcus of Fish Friendly Farming, Whole Foods wine buyer Roger Fawcett, and Mark Neal of Jack Neal & Son, viticultural consultant and vineyard manager.
12:15 – 1:15 PM Lunch
Woodside Room
Featuring Wines from Napa Green Producers
1:30 – 2:30 PM Breakout Sessions*
A. The Multiple Personalities of Chardonnay
Vintners Room
Blind tasting exercise with Karen MacNeil, chairman of the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at The Culinary Institute of America, and Ray Isle, executive wine editor, Food & Wine magazine
B. Write Better Pitches & Get Your Stories Placed
Woodside Room
With Alison Clare Steingold, senior editor, C Magazine; David White, founder Terroirist.com
3 to 4 PM Breakout Sessions*
C. Identifying Wine Sensory Attributes and Flaws
Vintners Room
Tasting with Lisa Perrotti-Brown, editor-in-chief, Wine Advocate; Eric Herve, Ph.D., ETS Laboratories
D. Enhance Your Writing With Visual Images
Woodside Room
Improve your photography and videography skills in a hands-on workshop, with Bonjwing Lee, founder, Ulterior Epicure; Kaethy Kennedy and Alan Kropf of Mutineer magazine
4:30 – 7 PM Coaching Sessions*
5 – 6 PM Grab and go wine pickup for BYOB dining
Reception Lodge
EVENING Dine Around
Evening free to enjoy Napa Valley dining. Sign ups available for informal groups
