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For more information please call us at 707-940-4749 or visit www.winebusinessIQ.com Two ways to experience TRIALS Current Sessions • Measuring Phenolics from Vineyard to Bottle Vineyard and winery trial wines from Far Niente, Larkmead Vineyards and DAOU Vineyards will be sampled. • Advances in Natural Cork Quality The incidence of corks tainted with TCA has declined markedly in the past 10 years. Now several vendors are introducing new technologies and tests they hope will eliminate the occurrence of cork taint. • Brett: Who Cares and at What Cost? A "fi reside chat" with Jackson Family Wines winemaster Randy Ullom and leading Brett detection researcher Torey Arvik. • Recent Research In a session dedicated to real-life and immediate application of research, viticulture professor Gregory Gambetta will discuss his studies on phenolics in the vineyard—or "phenology." • Sonoma-Cutrer Trials Blind Tasting In a double-blind tasting winemaker Cara Morrison will guide an intimate audience through some of Sonoma- Cutrer Vineyard's recent screwcap trials. Trials Tent • Wine Business Monthly's editors believe that trials are the embodiment of a winemaker's pursuit of quality, and are featuring some of the best winemaker experiments at IQ 2017. The winemakers who conducted these trials will be there pouring their wines so you can walk around, taste the wines and connect with them personally, and provide feedback directly. Featuring: A to Z Wineworks, Chateau Ste. Michelle, DAOU Vineyards, Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Halter Ranch Winery, Ken Wright Cellars, L'Ecole No 41, Michel-Schlumberger Wine Estates, Schweiger Vineyards, Terlato Vineyards, …and more! • Exhibitions: The IQ Exhibition Hall is the perfect place to meet 100+ wine industry vendors and network with your peers. Innovation Keynote Under the direction of founder Ken Grossman, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. has grown from a home-brewing operation to the sixth-largest and one of the most state-of-the-art breweries in the United States. His innovative and iconic Pale Ale revolutionized the "American" style of brewing.