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2017 WiVi Sessions KEYNOTES & GENERAL SESSION Jeff O'Neill, Owner, O'Neill Vintners & Distillers; Phil Markert, Sr. Sales Manager, Albertsons/Safeway; Elaine Brown, JancisRobinson.com. A STUDY IN PHENOLICS Kevin Sass, Winemaker, Halter Ranch Vineyard; Dr. Federico Casassa, Cal Poly Viticulture & Enology Professor; Christian Roguenant, Winemaker, Niven Family Wines; Anthony Yount, Winemaker, Denner Vineyards HARVEST & LABOR: RECAPS, UPDATES AND A LOOK AHEAD Steve McIntyre, Proprietor, McIntyre Vineyards; Lowell Zelinski, Owner, Precision Ag Consulting VINEYARD DISEASE: RED BLOTCH & BEYOND Rhonda Smith, Viticulture Farm Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE); Lucas Pope, Vineyard Manager, Halter Ranch Vineyard; Michael Sipiora, Regional Viticulturist Napa, Treasury Wine Estates VINEYARD AUTOMATION: VINEYARDS OF THE FUTURE Jonathan Nagy, Winemaker, Byron Winery; Simon Graves, Director of Vineyard Operations, Treasury Wine Estates WHAT MAKES AN OUTSTANDING GUEST EXPERIENCE? Barbara Talbott, formerly of Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts; Morgen McLaughlin, Executive Director, Santa Barbara County Vintners' Association CRMS AND HOW THEY WORK WITH YOUR DIGITAL MARKETING PLAN Sandra Hess, Founder, DTC Wine Workshops BREAKING DOWN THE TASTING ROOM SURVEY RESULTS Lesley Berglund, WISE Academy WiVi Sessions Taste... Taste and experience more than a dozen wine trials, hosted by winemakers on the tradeshow fl oor. This is your chance to see the results fi rst-hand and ask winemakers questions about the methods and conclusions. DAOU VINEYARDS & WINERY • The effect of harvesting at peak anthocyanin extraction in the vineyard • Effect on phenolics when using LalVigne product from Lallemand • D20 vs. other commercial yeasts in fermentation CHAMISAL VINEYARDS • Whole cluster fermentation and its effect on phenolics and aromatics • Stabulation on Rosé HALTER RANCH VINEYARD Grenache Blanc Yeast Trial - evaluate the fermentation kinetics, analytical metrics and sensory profi le of different yeast strains NINER WINE ESTATES Comparison of de-stemmed vs. 20% vs 75% whole cluster fruit Additional trials coming from Star Lane, Wrath and more. VARIETAL FOCUS TASTING SESSION: Pinot Noir Join Wine Business Monthly columnist Lance Cutler for his grand Varietal Focus tasting session, featuring Pinot Noir from Hyde de Villaine, Domaine Drouhin, Calera, Wrath Vineyards and Brewer-Clifton. For updates and information www.WiViCentralCoast.com 707-940-3920 2017 Exhibitor booths are sold out! Limited sponsorship opportunities still available. Contact Tamara Leon: (tamara@wivicentralcoast.com)