International Cabernet Symposium Program 2016
Monday, June 20
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm Welcome Reception and dinner for International and Local Vintnersat the V Marketplace Barrel Room in Yountville, Napa Valley, California
Tuesday, June 21
8:30 am Bus departs Villagio Inn & Spa
Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon
Keynote Speakers:
Michel Friou, Vina Almaviva
Rodrigo Soto, Veramonte
Gerard Casaubon, Research Center of Concha y Toro
Aurelio Montes, Jr of Montes Winery
Noelia Orts, Emiliana
Isabel Mitarakis, Don Melchor
12:10 pm Bus departs Copia
12:30 pm–3:00 pm Regional Expression of Cabernet - Lunch at Chimney Rock Winery
Winemaker Nick Goldschmidt has been making Cabernets around the globe and will share his
impressions of how geography, style and time affect the winemaking process and the finished wine.
Hosted by: Chimney Rock Winery
3:00 pm Bus departs for Opus One
Learn about our speakers experiences with the various types of farming and how the choices in the
vineyards influence the wines.
Speakers:
Jean-Michel Comme, Château Pontet-Canet
Phil Coturri, Enterprise Vineyards
Hosted by: Opus One
5:30 pm Bus departs Opus One, return to Villagio Inn & Copia
7:00 pm Bus departs Villagio Inn & Spa (locals may drive to Far Niente)
Join the Far Niente family and Winemaker Nicole Marchesi for a delicious evening
under the stars at this historical winery.
Hosted by: Far Niente
10:00 pm Bus returns to Villagio Inn
Wednesday, June 22
8:30 am Bus departs Villagio Inn & Spa
Paso Robles Cabernet Sauvignon
Winemakers from this Central California AVA will discuss growing Cabernet Sauvignon
and the recent popularity of this varietal in this region.
Keynote Speakers:
Thomas Rice, California Polytechnic Institute Professor Emeritus
Steve Peck, J. Lohr
Kevin Sass, Halter Ranch
Daniel Daou, Daou Vineyards
12:10 pm Bus departs Copia
Our speakers will share their experiences and trials from their work with mechanical harvesting.
Bob Bertheau, Chateau St. Michelle Winery
Aaron Fishleder, Vinescape
Hosted by: Silver Oak Winery
3:00 pm Bus departs Silver Oak Winery
Speakers:
Deborah Golino, PhD, Director of Foundation Plant Services, University of California, Davis
Lucia Varela, University of California Integrated Pest Management Program Advisor
Andrew Walker, Professor, University of California at Davis
Hosted by: Pine Ridge Winery
5:45 pm Bus departs Pine Ridge, return to Villagio Inn
7:15 pm Buses departs Villagio Inn and Robert Mondavi Winery (check your assignment)
Intimate small group dinners at Napa Valley Wineries
10:00 pm Buses return to Villagio Inn and Robert Mondavi Winery
Thursday, June 23
7:45 am Bus departs Villagio Inn
8:00 am Bus departs Napa Valley College Lot G (parking location for local attendees)
9:00 am–12:30 pm Technical Session III - University of California at Davis
The Department of Viticulture and Enology faculty will be presenting their latest
research in series of sessions;
• Next Generation Trunk Disease Diagnostics
- Dario Cantu, Ph.D
• Elucidating relationships between vineyard site and wine characteristics
– Ron Runnebaum, Ph.D.
• The Impact of Red Blotch Disease on Grape and Wine Composition
- Anita Oberholster, Ph.D.
• The Effect of Maceration and Fermentation Management on Chemical and Sensory Properties
– Scott Frost, Ph.D.
• Mechanical Leaf Removal and Applied Water Amounts interact on Proanthocyanidin Content and
Composition - Kaan Kurtual
• Tannin Structure-activity Correlations during Red Wine Extraction Operations
– Jim Kennedy, Ph.D.
12:30 pm Lunch at UC Davis
1:30 pm Tour of the Jess Jackson Sustainable Teaching and Research Winery at UC Davis
3:00 pm Buses depart UC Davis
5:45 pm Bus departs Villagio Inn (locals may drive to Spottswoode Estate)
6:00 pm Sonoma Appellation Tasting at Spottswoode Estate in St. Helena
A walk-around exploration of select Cabernet varietal wines and vintners of Sonoma County
7:00 pm–10:00 pm Gala Dinner with special guest Mary Novak and Beth Novak Milliken
Hosted by: Spottswoode Estate Winery
10:00 pm Bus returns to Villagio Inn