11:00am to 12:00pm
Hotel Check-In & Conference Badge Pick up
River Terrace Inn
1600 Soscol Ave, Napa, CA 94559
707-320-9000
Itinerary Sneak Preview
Sunday, May 20
12:30pm (lunch from noon)
Greeting & Introduction to Napa Valley
River Terrace Inn Conference Room
2:00pm
Tasting Seminar: Exploring the Boundaries of Napa Chardonnay & Cabernet
River Terrace Inn Conference Room
3:30pm
Carneros AVA Vineyard Tours w/Ana Diogo-Draper
Carneros
4:45pm
Tasting Seminar: The Versatility of Carneros’ Moderate Climate in Four Flights
Artesa Winery
Includes: Artesa, Cuvaison, Domaine Carneros, Hyde de Villaine, Poseidon, Robert Sinskey, Saintsbury, Starmont & Truchard
Monday, May 21
10:00am
Tasting Seminar: The History of Napa Valley w/David Glancy, MS, CWE
Charles Krug
12:00pm
Lunch: Exploring Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc
Enjoy a delicious lunch under blue, Napa Valley skies while tasting Sauvignon Blanc from a variety of producers and AVAs.
1:30pm
Library Wines & Stories w/Legendary Napa Valley Winemakers
Includes Randy Dunn, Lee Hudson, Genevieve Janssens, Stacey Clark & Stuart Smith
at Charles Krug
4:00pm
Tasting Seminar: Napa Valley’s Unsung Regions w/Alder Yarrow
Ashes & Diamonds
Winemakers include Steve Matthiasson, Randle Johnson, Molly Lyman and Ryan Pass
Tuesday, May 22
9:00am
Tasting Seminar – Napa Wines to Know
River Terrace Inn Conference Room
Presented by Fred Swan
10:00am
Tasting Seminar: Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon w/Gilian Handelman
River Terrace Inn Conference Room
12:45pm
Tour, Tasting, Discussion & Lunch: Organic & Sustainable Viticulture w/Steve Matthiasson, Rory Williams & Brandon DeLeuze
Tres Sabores
3:00pm
Vineyard Tour & Tasting Seminar: The Dark Side of Napa w/Christophe Paubert, Carole Meredith & Tegan Passalacqua
Stags’ Leap Winery
5:15pm
Tasting Seminar: Terroirs of the Benches and Valley Floor
Crocker & Starr Winery
Includes Bevan Cellars, Corison, Crocker & Starr, Goosecross & MACDONALD
7:30pm
Special Dinner w/Crocker & Starr, Joseph Phelps, Chimney Rock
& Ziata
Crocker & Starr Stone House
Wednesday, May 23
Optional Excursions
8:30am
Vineyard tour & Tasting w/Andy Beckstoffer & Blair Guthrie
10am
25th Anniversary Vertical Tasting & Lunch w/Frank Family Vineyards
Andy Beckstoffer
Winegrower, Beckstoffer Vineyards
Russell Bevan
Winemaker, Bevan Cellars
Guillaume Boudet
Associate Winemaker, Hyde de Villaine
Stacey Clark
Winemaker, Charles Krug Winery
Luke Clayton
Associate Winemaker, Rombauer
Jim Close
Winemaker, Gamble Family Vineyards
Remi Cohen
VP & General Manager, Cliff Lede Vineyards
Jeff Crawford
Winemaker, Starmont Winery
Ana Diogo-Draper
Winemaker, Artesa Winery
Randy Dunn
Winegrower & Founder, Dunn Vineyards
TJ Evans
Winemaker, Domaine Carneros
Kelly Fields
Assistant Winemaker, Joseph Phelps Napa Valley
David Glancy, MS
Educator, SF Wine School
David Graves
Co-founder, Saintsbury
Blair Guthrie
Winemaker & Vineyard Manager, Stewart Cellars
Gilian Handelman
Vice President of Wine Education, Jackson Family Wines
Lee Hudson
Founder & Owner, Hudson Vineyards
Genevieve Janssens
Director of Winemaking, Robert Mondavi Winery
Allison Jordan
Vice President, Environmental Affairs for Wine Institute
Molly Lyman
Winemaker, Volker Eisele Family Estate
Alex & Graeme MacDonald
Proprietors, MACDONALD
Steve Matthiasson
Grower & Winemaker, Matthiasson Wines, Ashes & Diamonds
Carole Meredith
Co-Owner, Lagier Meredith
Peter Molnar
Co-owner, Poseidon Vineyard/Obsidian Ridge
Bill Nancarrow
Winemaker, Goosecross Cellars
Tegan Passalacqua
Director of Winemaking, Turley Wine Cellars
Christophe Paubert
General Manager & Director of Winemaking, Stags' Leap Winery
Steve Rogstad
Winemaker, Cuvaison
Robert Sinskey
Vintner, Robert Sinskey Vineyards
Stu Smith
Founder & Winemaker, Smith-Madrone
Pam Starr
Winemaker, Crocker & Starr
Fred Swan
Writer & Educator
Anthony Truchard II
General Manager, Truchard Vineyards
Elizabeth Vianna
General Manager & Winemaker, Chimney Rock
Jennifer Williams
Winemaker, ZIATA
Mark Williams
Winemaker, William Hill Estate
Rory Williams
Proprietor & Winemaker, Calder Wines
Alder Yarrow
Writer, Vinography and JancisRobinson.com
