38th Annual Vintners’ Holidays at The Ahwahnee Schedule of Events* *Subject to change Session #1 ~ November 3, 4, 5, 2019 Session #2 ~ November 6, 7, 2019 Moderator ~ Quinton Jay, Bacchus Consulting Group and Moderator ~ Quinton Jay, Bacchus Consulting Group and Proprietor of Bacchus Wine & Spirits Proprietor of Bacchus Wine & Spirits Sunday, November 3 Wednesday, November 6 6:00 PM Meet the Vintners Reception 1:00 PM “Zinfandel Terroir Tour...and a few friends!” Monday, November 4 Carol Shelton Wines Carol Shelton 1:00 PM “Everything You Need to Know About Bubbles (and a wee bit more)” 3:30 PM “Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Domaine Carneros Speaks of Time and Place” Eileen Crane Corison Winery Cathy Corison 3:30 PM “Pinot Noir and Typicity: An Exploration of Site 6:00 PM Meet the Vintners Reception and Variety in the 2017 Vintage” Twomey Cellars Thursday, November 7 Justin Hirigoyen 1:00 PM “Discover Exquisite Rare Napa Valley Tuesday, November 5 Bordeaux Blends & More!” Ceja Vineyards 1:00 PM “Building Community Through Wine” Amelia and Dalia Ceja Halleck Vineyard Ross Halleck 3:30 PM “Pinot Panorama” Merry Edwards Winery 3:30 PM “Vertical Integration from Forest to Cellar” Heidi von der Mehden Silver Oak Cellars Laura Oskwarek 6:30 PM Vintners’ Dinner 6:30 PM Vintners’ Dinner Session #3 ~ November 10, 11, 12, 2019 Session #4 ~ November 13, 14, 2019 Moderator ~ Evan Goldstein, M.S., Moderator ~ Evan Goldstein, M.S., Full Circle Wine Solutions, Inc Full Circle Wine Solutions, Inc Sunday, November 10 Wednesday, November 13 6:00 PM Meet the Vintners Reception 1:00 PM “Farming for Flavors - Coaxing Terroir from the Vineyard. My Family Journey into Biodynamics” Monday, November 11 Benziger Family Winery Chris Benziger 1:00 PM “Foppiano Vineyards: Family Run Winery and Vineyards since 1896” 3:30 PM “Qué Syrah Syrah” Foppiano Vineyards Lindquist Family Wines Rob McNeill Bob Lindquist 3:30 PM “A Fresh Look at the Wines of Washington State” 6:00 PM Meet the Vintners Reception Ambassador Wines of Washington Thursday, November 14 Tom Rinaldi 1:00 PM “Tempranillo Evolution Through Time” Tuesday, November 12 Verdad Wine Cellars 1:00 PM “Tasting of Napa Valley Cabernet Selections... Louisa Sawyer Lindquist Send in the Clones” 3:30 PM “INSIGNIA Blending Seminar” Maxville Lake Winery Joseph Phelps Vineyards George Bursick Bill Phelps 3:30 PM “Family Zins” Sbragia Family Vineyards 6:30 PM Vintners’ Dinner Ed and Adam Sbragia 6:30 PM Vintners’ Dinner 38th Annual Vintners’ Holidays at The Ahwahnee Schedule of Events* *Subject to change Session #5 ~ November 17, 18, 19, 2019 Session #6 ~ November 20, 21, 2017 Moderator ~ Ellen Landis, Moderator ~ Ellen Landis, Wine Journalist & Certified Sommelier Wine Journalist & Certified Sommelier Sunday, November 17 Wednesday, November 20 6:00 PM Meet the Vintners Reception 1:00 PM “Perspectives on Zinfandel, Petite Sirah and Estate ‘Terroir’” Monday, November 18 Tres Sabores Julie Johnson 1:00 PM “Old Vines and the Evolution of Zinfandel” Rock Wall Wine Company 3:30 PM “California Mourvèdre Forèvdre: Exploring Shauna Rosenblum California Terroir via Mourvèdre” Dirty and Rowdy Family Winery 3:30 PM “Ageability of Mount Eden Chardonnays Hardy Wallace Estate Bottled versus Reserve” Mount Eden Vineyards 6:00 PM Meet the Vintners Reception Jeffrey Patterson Tuesday, November 19 Thursday, November 21 1:00 PM “A Portrait of Terroir: The West Sonoma Coast” 1:00 PM “Exploring Whites and Red with Napa Valley Peay Vineyards and Mendocino Expressions” Vanessa Wong Calder Wine Company Rory Williams 3:30 PM “Mountain & Valley: A Tasting of Texture” Cain Vineyard & Winery 3:30 PM “The Joy of Wine: An Exploration Chris Howell of Carneros Chardonnay” Rombauer Vineyards 6:30 PM Vintners’ Dinner Alan Cannon and Luke Clayton 6:30 PM Vintners’ Dinner Session #7 ~ December 1, 2, 3, 2019 Session #8 ~ December 4, 5, 2019 Moderator ~ Peter Marks, M.W., MW Consulting Moderator ~ Peter Marks, M.W., MW Consulting Sunday, December 1 Wednesday, December 4 6:00 PM Meet the Vintners Reception 1:00 PM “Wines of Blackbird Vineyards” Blackbird Vineyards Monday, December 2 John Hinshaw 1:00 PM “Valdez Wines” 3:30 PM “Exploring Sonoma County Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs” Valdez Family Winery Benovia Winery Elizabeth Valdez and Ricardo Valdez Mike Sullivan 3:30 PM “Varietal Explorations of Distinctive Coastal Vineyards 6:00 PM Meet the Vintners Reception from the Great 2017 Vintage” Dutton-Goldfield Winery Dan Goldfield Thursday, December 5 Tuesday, December 3 1:00 PM “Exploration of Italian varietals in California” Ryme Cellars 1:00 PM “Harmony. A Journey Through West County” Megan Glaab Senses Wines Christopher Strieter and Myles Lawrence-Briggs 3:30 PM “Esprit de Tablas, Deconstructed and Retrospective” Tablas Creek Vineyard 3:30 PM “Tour of To Kalon Vineyard” Jason Haas Robert Mondavi Winery Genevieve Janssens 6:30 PM Vintners’ Dinner 6:30 PM Vintners’ Dinner .