Château Franc Mayne

Château Franc Mayne

jeudi 10 janvier 2008

Planning du voyage - 14 au 17 janvier 2008

January 14th: Winemaking Techniques
Monday

Time Location/Topic Hosts/Speakers
10:00 - 12:00: Small Winery Beth Milliken

Spottswoode Jennifer Williams



12:00 - 2:30 Large Winery Tour and Lunch Genevieve Janseens

Mondavi * Lunch hosted by Mondavi



3:00 - 5:00 Custom Crush Heidi Barrett



6:00 - 8:30 Cocktail Harris House


357 Crane Avenue, St Helena



January 15th: Wine Marketing and Sales 9:00 - 5:00

Rutherford House
Tuesday (facilities provided by Claudia Shubert)
9:30 - 12:00





Protection the Appelation Linda Reiff: NVV

UK market for Napa Wines Nikki Allison (Europ. markets)




Brand Building Ellen Hunt


Claudia Shubert

Events that help build brands Mindy Kearney



12:00 - 1:00 No Host Lunch Lite Lunch



1:15 - 4:00* Panel Presentations and Discussions

Wine Clubs/Marketing Direct Jennifer Becker




Auctions Ursula Hermacinski




Web sites/Retail Direct Karen Williams




Collectors Lisa Minucci at Vin Trust




Restaurants TBD



7:30 - 10:00 No Host Dinner Cindy Pawlcyn - chef

Cindy's Backstreet Pairing food and wine



* Given discussion levels, it is likely we will run this meeting until 5:00pm



January 16th: Market Makers
Wednesday CIA 9:00 - 2:00
9:00 - 11:00 How to talk to the press Leslie Sbrocco

and wine consumers Andrea Immer


Julie Ann Kodmur



11:00 - 12:00 Marketing to Women Julie Brosterman

Developing the female consumer



12:30 - 2:00* Wine Tasting Karen MacNeil

Napa Cab and Bordeaux Reds



2:00 - 7:00 Free time






7:00pm No host dinner Solage Calistoga

Guest: Ralph Sands from K & L Market for Bordeaux wines



* Please note - due to time restrictions on the roomat the CIA, we will not have lunch until very late. Please
make sure you have a hearty breakfast. You will have the afternoon free to explore Napa Valley.



January 17th: Trade
11:00:00 AM tasting and lunch at Dalle Valle



Evening: Wine Event in Los Angeles



1 commentaire:

Nadia a dit…

ça à l'air cool!!!. profites en bien! à Paris il fait un hiver sombre et venteux et pluvieux, mais j'ai ouvert cette semaine 2 bouteilles de ton vin. Les vignobles de californie, je les vois presque...
bises. Nadia