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56 p r a c t i c a l w i n e r y & v i n e ya r d S e p t e M B e r 2 0 1 4 B righton, England, will host wine experts from China to Champagne to speak at the ninth International Cool Cli mate Wi ne Sy mposiu m from May 26 through 28, 2016. A lim- ited number of early-bird tickets are available from the website iccws2016. com at £500 (about $850) + VAT for del- egates to save £100 (about $170) off the total con ference fee, wh ich i ncludes access to all sessions, master classes, wine tastings, workshops and lunches. Deadline for the early-bird tickets is Dec. 31, 2014. Brighton is on the south coast of Eng- land, which is now recognized world- wide as a premium wine-producing region, particularly for sparkling wine. The United Kingdom is a key interna- tional wine market housing some of the industry's leading education providers, and it is widely considered to be the "shop window" of the global trade. Pre- vious hosts of the symposium include Tasmania, New Zealand, Oregon, Wash- ington state, New York state, Melbourne, Australia, and Germany. Key United Kingdom wine industry and trade bodies such as the United Vine- yards Association, English Wine Produc- ers, Plumpton College and the Institute of Masters of Wine are involved in orga- nizing the symposium. A 50-strong inter- national advisory panel chaired by Chris Foss, head of the Wine Department at Plumpton College (the UK's center for wine training education and research) is compiling the program. Laithwaite's and Lallemand have signed up as major supporters of the symposium. Ann Dumont, Lallemand's communications manager, explains: "We are delighted to partner with the ICCWS 2016, as Lallemand has a strong commitment to research and education, and our association with the symposium is totally in line with this mission. We are looking forward to the event in the United Kingdom, itself an exciting and dynamic market, and learning about the latest research and advances in cool-cli- mate winemaking." Schedule and speakers ThurSday May 26 Facing a challenging climate Professor Cornelis van Leeuwen, based in Enita, Bordeaux, France, will present "Managing Climate-Based Variability in the Vineyard, Winery and Glass." Professor Hans Schultz from Geisen- heim University, Germany, and professor Gregory Jones from Southern Oregon University will jointly cover "Emerging Cool Climate Wine Regions." Internationally renowned plant pathol- ogist Dr. Mark Sosnowski, science leader in sustainable systems, plant health and biosecurity at South Australia Research and Development Institute (SARDI), will present "Emerging Vineyard Diseases Including Grapevine Trunk Diseases." Professor Dr. Reinhardt Töpfer from the Institute of Grapevine Breeding in Germany will lead a session about "New Varieties for Cool Climate Regions." Dr. Pat Bowen, research scientist at the Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada's Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre in Summer- land, British Columbia, will lead a pro- gram in wine grape eco-physiology and present "Protected or Semi-Protected Viti- culture," discussing viticulture that incor- porates protection from inclement weather to enhance ripening and yield and prevent injury from frost and winter cold. Essi Avellan MW, editor of FINE Cham- p a g n e m a g a z i n e a n d t h e r e v i s e d , extended third edition of Tom Steven- son's Christie's World Encyclopedia of Champagne and Sparkling Wine, will lead a tasting and presentation about English sparkling wine. Richard Halstead, chief operating offi- cer of the wine research company Wine Intelligence, will present "Emerging Wine Markets and New Consumers." Professor James Kennedy, chair of the Department of Viticulture & Enology at California State University, Fresno, and director of the Viticulture & Enology Research Center, will present "Managing Phenolics in Winemaking." Jancis Robinson MW OBE will open the symposium. Robinson writes daily for T E C H N I C A L R E S O U R C E F O R G R O W E R S & W I N E R I E S practicalwinerylibrary.com Access Practical Winery & Vineyard article archives online. Brighton, England, will host ninth International Cool Climate Wine Symposium 58 Meet the new digital frontier: .wine By Chris Passarelli 60 Alexana Winery — Gravity flow with flexibility By Laurence Ferar 68 Terroir, another word for viticulturists' influence? By Richard Smart