Faces & Forums
90 WINES&VINES April 2015
Wines & Vines
Oak Conference
Winemakers and suppliers packed into
500 First St. in Napa, Calif., on Feb. 11
for the inaugural Wines & Vines Oak
Conference. With five educational pan-
els, two tasting sessions and more than
30 suppliers, WVOak offered multiple
opportunities to learn about the use
of barrels and barrel alternatives. See
page 46 for more coverage of WVOak.
BARBARA
SUMMER
Winemaker
Mindy Oliver is
the owner of
Croma Wines
in San Luis
Obispo, Calif.
Scot Covington,
winemaker at Trione
Vineyards & Winery,
spoke on a panel
about managing
multiple-year
barrel inventory.
Winemaker David
Ramey addressed
cooper selection
and how to choose,
prepare, use and
store barrels.
Eglantine Chaffour (left), winemaker at Enartis Vinquiry, prepares for
her presentation with winemaker Victoria Wilson (right) of Wilson Artisan
Wineries. Paul Franson (center) is senior correspondent at Wines & Vines.
Richard Kasmier
is winemaker
at Kaz Winery.
Travis Awe serves as cellar
supervisor at Antica Napa Valley.
Winemakers Bertus Van Zyl of Farm Collective Winery and Greg
Kitchens of Don & Sons talk during the afternoon reception.
