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Seminar Timeline & Content

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Main Auditorium
 
Meyer Food Forum
9:00 a.m. -
10:15 a.m.
How to Succeed
in the Luxury Wine Market

Vic Motto, Global Wine Partners
Bill Cascio, Glazer's Family of Companies
Moderated by Jennifer Kopp
  8:30 a.m. -
9:30 a.m.
Pest & Disease Identification
In Spanish – PCA Credit available

Arnulfo Solorio, Silverado Farming Company

      9:30 a.m. -
10:30 a.m.
Community Resources
In Spanish

Napa County Legal Aid and the California Highway Patrol

10:30 a.m. -
11:30 a.m.
Managing Red Wine Fermentations
for Premium Production

Bob Levy, Harlan Estate
Celia Masyczek, Masyczek Consulting
Moderated by Jim Gordon, Wines & Vines
  10:30 a.m. -
11:30 a.m.
Viticultural Updates from Napa County
PCA Credit available

Ed Weber, Napa County Farm Advisor, UC Extension
Dave Whitmer, Napa County Agricultural Commissioner

    11:45 a.m. -
12:15 p.m.
Using the Scorpion Analysis
Richard DeScenzo, ETS Laboratories

1:00 p.m. -
2:00 p.m.
Vineyard & Winery Labor Discussion: What do I Need to Know for 2008?
Karen Ross, CAWG
Michael Saqui, Saqui & Raimondo
1:00 p.m. -
2:00 p.m.
Using the Tannin Assay
Doug Adams, University of California, Davis
Tondi Bolkan, Rubicon Estates

2:30 p.m. -
3:30 p.m.
New Approaches to Improving Red Wine Quality
Steve Price, ETS Laboratories
Andrew Waterhouse, University of California, Davis
  2:15 p.m. -
2:45 p.m.
The How and Why Behind the Wine Industry Solar Boom: a Blueprint for Decision-Making
Rob Erlichman, Sunlight Electric

    3:00 p.m. -
3:30 p.m.
Tasting of the Cabernet Sauvignon from 2005 Hang Time Trials
Ed Weber, Napa County Farm Advisor, UC Extension

4:00 p.m. -
5:00 p.m.
Wine Bar   4:00 p.m. -
5:00 p.m.
Wine Bar

NVG Members - $60 per person
General Admission - $90 per person
Seminar ticket includes tradeshow admission
Registration begins with coffee and pastries at 8 a.m.
Please register for seminars in advance