Women in Wine Symposium
Wine Program
11/11/2006 - 9:00am
11/11/2006 - 3:30pm
Lectures, panel discussions and walk-around tasting 
In honor of this month’s focus on women in wine, COPIA presents a daylong look at how women approach growing, producing and promoting wine. Viticulturalists, enologists, owners, presidents, restaurateurs and many more will offer their take on the current industry from a unique point of view. A walk-around tasting beginning at 1:30 pm will feature wineries that are owned and/or operated by women. Join us to celebrate and honor women’s role in all aspects of wine.
Women in Wine Symposium (includes walk-around winetasting): $75 (includes admission)/$65 members
Symposium price includes continental breakfast, walk-around winetasting and goodie bag
Women in Wine Symposium Lecture Only: $40 (includes admission)/$35 members
Walk-around Winetasting only: $35 (includes admission)/$25 members
Networking Lunch (not includedin Symposium price): $35 general/members
Symposium Schedule of Events:
9:15-9:30 AM: Keynote Speaker
Andrea (Immer) Robinson MS
Grapes to Bottles and Cellar to Glass – A Feminine Perspective
9:30 – 10:15 AM: Women Winemakers Panel Discussion
Breaking Into The Wine Business: Secrets and Success Stories From Top Women Wine Professionals
Moderator: Rebecca Chapa C.W.E., Tannin Management, SF & Rubicon Estate Winery, St. Helena
Panelists (as of 10/31/06):
Cathy Corison – Corison Winery
Dawnine Dyer – Dyer Vineyards
Laurie Hook – Beringer Vineyards
Sheri Staglin - Staglin Family Vineyards
10:30-11:15 AM: Women Grapegrowers Panel Discussion
From the Grape to the Glass: The Inside Scoop From Women Grapegrowers
Moderator: Remi Cohen - Vineyard Manager, Merryvale Vineyards. St. Helena
Panelists (as of 10/20/06):
Julie Johnson – Tres Sabores Winery
Tondi Bolkan – Rubicon Estate
Susan Sokol-Blosser - Sokol-Blosser Winery
Kendall Smith - Pina Vineyard Management
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM: Wine Women in Restaurants, Retail and Education Panel Discussion
A More Sensitive Palate: Shaping the Consumer Wine Experience
Moderator: Paige Poulos – President/Founder Paige Poulos Communications
Panelists (as of 10/31/06):
Traci Dutton – Sommelier: Greystone Restaurant at the Culinary Institute of America, St. Helena
Debbie Zacharias - Owner, Sommelier, Wine Merchant: Bacar Restaurant and Ferry Plaza Wine Merchants, SF
Emily Wines - Sommelier, Fifth Floor, SF
Deborah Brenner - Author: Women of the Vine: Inside the World of Women Who Make, Taste and Enjoy Wine (Wiley and Sons 2006)
12:15 – 1:30 PM: Networking Lunch
(not included in Symposium price)
Price: $35 COPIA members/general (Click here to purchase)
Join members from the Women in Wine Symposium Panels for a buffet lunch in COPIA’s Beringer Atrium Mezzanine. A unique opportunity to dine and network with women in the wine industry, while enjoying a variety of wine from women owned/operated wineries.
1:30 - 3:30 pm: Women in Wine Walk-around Winetasting (Click here to purchase only the Walk-around Winetasting)
Participanting wineries as of November 7, 2006
Carol Shelton Wines
Ceja Vineyards
Chimney Rock Winery
Corison Winery
Crocker & Starr Wine Co.
Duncan Peak Vineyards
Eden Canyon Vineyards
Far Niente
Handley Cellars
Inman Family Wines
Judd's Hill
Landmark Vineyards
Milano Family Winery
Moss Creek
Nickel & Nickel
Oakville Ranch Vineyards
Peju
Robert Mondavi Winery
Rocca Family Vineyards
Rubicon Estate
Sokol Blosser Winery
Staglin Family Vineyard
St. Supéry Vineyards & Winery
Tres Sabores
XYZin
Please check this webpage periodically for Symposium updates.
Media sponsor: Splendora and Wine Spectator
In honor of this month’s focus on women in wine, COPIA presents a daylong look at how women approach growing, producing and promoting wine. Viticulturalists, enologists, owners, presidents, restaurateurs and many more will offer their take on the current industry from a unique point of view. A walk-around tasting beginning at 1:30 pm will feature wineries that are owned and/or operated by women. Join us to celebrate and honor women’s role in all aspects of wine.
Women in Wine Symposium (includes walk-around winetasting): $75 (includes admission)/$65 members
Symposium price includes continental breakfast, walk-around winetasting and goodie bag
Women in Wine Symposium Lecture Only: $40 (includes admission)/$35 members
Walk-around Winetasting only: $35 (includes admission)/$25 members
Networking Lunch (not includedin Symposium price): $35 general/members
Symposium Schedule of Events:
9:15-9:30 AM: Keynote Speaker
Andrea (Immer) Robinson MS
Grapes to Bottles and Cellar to Glass – A Feminine Perspective
9:30 – 10:15 AM: Women Winemakers Panel Discussion
Breaking Into The Wine Business: Secrets and Success Stories From Top Women Wine Professionals
Moderator: Rebecca Chapa C.W.E., Tannin Management, SF & Rubicon Estate Winery, St. Helena
Panelists (as of 10/31/06):
Cathy Corison – Corison Winery
Dawnine Dyer – Dyer Vineyards
Laurie Hook – Beringer Vineyards
Sheri Staglin - Staglin Family Vineyards
10:30-11:15 AM: Women Grapegrowers Panel Discussion
From the Grape to the Glass: The Inside Scoop From Women Grapegrowers
Moderator: Remi Cohen - Vineyard Manager, Merryvale Vineyards. St. Helena
Panelists (as of 10/20/06):
Julie Johnson – Tres Sabores Winery
Tondi Bolkan – Rubicon Estate
Susan Sokol-Blosser - Sokol-Blosser Winery
Kendall Smith - Pina Vineyard Management
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM: Wine Women in Restaurants, Retail and Education Panel Discussion
A More Sensitive Palate: Shaping the Consumer Wine Experience
Moderator: Paige Poulos – President/Founder Paige Poulos Communications
Panelists (as of 10/31/06):
Traci Dutton – Sommelier: Greystone Restaurant at the Culinary Institute of America, St. Helena
Debbie Zacharias - Owner, Sommelier, Wine Merchant: Bacar Restaurant and Ferry Plaza Wine Merchants, SF
Emily Wines - Sommelier, Fifth Floor, SF
Deborah Brenner - Author: Women of the Vine: Inside the World of Women Who Make, Taste and Enjoy Wine (Wiley and Sons 2006)
12:15 – 1:30 PM: Networking Lunch
(not included in Symposium price)
Price: $35 COPIA members/general (Click here to purchase)
Join members from the Women in Wine Symposium Panels for a buffet lunch in COPIA’s Beringer Atrium Mezzanine. A unique opportunity to dine and network with women in the wine industry, while enjoying a variety of wine from women owned/operated wineries.
Menu:
Grilled salmon brushed with basil oil
pesto pearl pasta,
cucumber, radish, cilantro salad dressed with rice wine vinegar
OR
Pan roasted breast of chicken
horseradish and lemon thyme potato salad
garden greens salad
Served with grapes, cookie and choice of soft drink, iced tea or bottle water
Limited seating
Grilled salmon brushed with basil oil
pesto pearl pasta,
cucumber, radish, cilantro salad dressed with rice wine vinegar
OR
Pan roasted breast of chicken
horseradish and lemon thyme potato salad
garden greens salad
Served with grapes, cookie and choice of soft drink, iced tea or bottle water
Limited seating
1:30 - 3:30 pm: Women in Wine Walk-around Winetasting (Click here to purchase only the Walk-around Winetasting)
Participanting wineries as of November 7, 2006
Carol Shelton Wines
Ceja Vineyards
Chimney Rock Winery
Corison Winery
Crocker & Starr Wine Co.
Duncan Peak Vineyards
Eden Canyon Vineyards
Far Niente
Handley Cellars
Inman Family Wines
Judd's Hill
Landmark Vineyards
Milano Family Winery
Moss Creek
Nickel & Nickel
Oakville Ranch Vineyards
Peju
Robert Mondavi Winery
Rocca Family Vineyards
Rubicon Estate
Sokol Blosser Winery
Staglin Family Vineyard
St. Supéry Vineyards & Winery
Tres Sabores
XYZin
Please check this webpage periodically for Symposium updates.
Media sponsor: Splendora and Wine Spectator
$75 (includes admission)/$65 member
