A gathering of thought leaders - academics, scholars, and wine industry professionals - devoted to the sharing of research in economic, social, and management issues affecting the wine sector. The Wine Business Institute Research Summit will be held at the Wine Spectator Learning Center at Sonoma State University. Session Topics: Emergency Preparedness Fire Modelling Wine […]
Spend the afternoon with celebrated maverick, Clark Smith, owner/winemaker of WineSmith and author of Postmodern Winemaking Sunday, July 14th! Named one of 48 Most Influential People in the Wine Industry, Smith calls into question conventional wisdom and explores traditions outside of mainstream wine production techniques. His WineSmith wines are forgeries and oddities that often succeed at the seemingly impossible, […]
This three-hour workshop is designed for intermediate to advanced levels. We strongly recommend bringing your own microscope to the class and doing the Level 1 Microscope Workshop before Level 2. Topics includes: Techniques used to detect and identify microbes: Wet mounts, SDPC, spread plates, streak plates and serial dilution, viability via methylene blue staining and […]
In this combo training, we will give your team members a thorough understanding of the sales process, and instill confidence in them to ask for the sale each and every time! DATE: Monday, July 22nd | 9am-12pm (PST) Your team members will: Understand why all sales begin with delivering an exceptional guest experience Key into […]
Be part of the biggest gathering of Bulk Wine, Bulk Spirits and Private Label professionals in the US. No show offers buyers a greater opportunity to meet producers who offer private label wine, spirits, bulk wine, bulk spirits and contract manufacturing. IBWSS is the ONLY show in the US that will bring the world to […]
Fermentation tannins are a common addition during red grape processing and fermentation. In this seminar we will review the “sacrificial tannin” action, and the specific wine quality benefits of using fermentation tannins. We will present research from an experiment done with Fresno State, using a combination of two different fermentation tannins during grape processing and […]
Discover the wines of Fountaingrove AVA, located in the Mayacamas Mountains between Santa Rosa and the Napa County line. Fountaingrove Day IV will feature a dozen wineries pouring their Fountaingrove wines, a lunch buffet from Cattlemens, speakers, vineyard strolls and raffle prizes. The event is August 3 from noon to 4 pm at Bastoni Vineyard. […]
