Thank you to all attendees, exhibitors, speakers, and sponsors for your participation in the
2008 Organic Winegrowing Conference & Tradeshow
Details and program information from this year's event are below.
Thursday & Friday, July 17 - 18, 2008
1 p.m. - 5 p.m. / 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Frog's Leap Winery
Rutherford, CA
Join fellow growers and winemakers for two days of discussions, networking and education about important topics in organic winegrowing in the Napa Valley and North Coast.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
1 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Registration & Tradeshow begins at 1 p.m.
| 1:30 p.m. | Welcome Address John Williams, Frog's Leap Winery |
| 1:45 p.m. | The Importance of Growing Organically Andy Hoxsey, Yount Mill Vineyards Ted Hall, Long Meadow Ranch |
| 2:30 p.m. | Equipment Overview for Organic Sites Chad Boardman, Bonterra Vineyards |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 p.m. | Organic Farming Concerns for Hillside Vineyards Phil Coturri, Oakville Ranch |
| 3:45 p.m. |
Quality in Organic Wine & Grapes: Winemaking Panel Moderator – Kelly Maher, Consultant Jeff Virnig, Robert Sinskey Vineyards Celia Masyczek, Winemaking Consultant Rob Lawson, Winemaking Consultant |
| 5:00 p.m. |
Wine Reception in the Frog's Leap Garden Barbour Vineyards, Bonterra Vineyards, Frog’s Leap Winery, Honig Vineyard & Winery, Long Meadow Ranch, Napa Wine Co., Neal Family Vineyards, Peju Province Winery, Robert Sinskey Vineyards, Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery, Volker Eisele Vineyard, ZD Wines |
Friday, July 18, 2008
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Registration with Coffee & Pastries begins at 7:30 a.m.
| 8:00 a.m. | Equipment Demonstrations in the Field |
| 9:00 a.m. | "How Do I Get Started?" & Certification Pitfalls to Avoid Elizabeth Whitlow, CCOF North Coast Certifier |
| 9:30 a.m. | "But What if I get Vine Mealy Bug?" SPRING MOUNTAIN VINEYARD CASE STUDY Kent Daane, U.C. Berkeley |
| 10:00 a.m. | Biodiversity in the Vineyard Bob Bugg, University of California |
10:30 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. | Cost Analyses for Organic Vineyards Pete Richmond, Silverado Farming Company Ames Morrison, Medlock Ames |
| 11:30 a.m. | Marketing Panel: The Organic Wine Experience What is the Market for Organic Wine? Paul Dolan, Mendocino Wine Company Joseph Kaulbach, Whole Foods Market Brian Lechner, The Nielsen Company |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch in the Frog's Leap Garden |
Premier Sponsors
Distinguished Sponsors
2008 Exhibitors
• Agra Services
• CCOF
• Elutriate Systems
• McLaughlin Gormley King
(MGK) Company
• Monterey Ag Resources
• Napa Recycling & Waste
Services
• North Pacific
• NTS America Inc.
• Rec Solar Inc.
• Sunlight Electric
• The Compost Store
• Westbridge Agricultural
Products
• Natural Industries Inc.
• Lampson Tractor