Date: Friday, June 26, 2009
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Salon VI, The Meritage Resort at Napa
Lunch & Tasting: Salon X, The Meritage Resort at Napa
Organizers & Moderators:
Christian Butzke, Purdue University, Indiana
Michael Silacci, Opus One, California
Theme:
A trans-Continental discussion between viticulturists and enologists about growing, crafting and aging the world’s finest Cabernets. Invited speakers will represent winegrowers and wine scientists from the West Coast, Bordeaux and Australia. A joint roundtable discussion will be followed by a grand tasting hosted by Cabernet vintners from various top appellations.
Schedule:
| 9:00 am – 9:15 am | Welcome |
| 9:15 am – 10:30 am | Winegrowers – Bordeaux
Managing Cabernet Under Water Deficits Around the World Cabernet Franc: Characteristics, Clonal Variability and Quality-Enhancing Management Practices |
| 10:30 am – 10:45 am | Break |
| 10:45 am – 11:30 am | Wine Scientist – Australia
Influence of the Wine Microflora on Sensory Characteristics in Cabernet Sauvignon |
| 11:30 am – Noon | Wine Scientist – West Coast
Is There an Ideal Climate for Cabernet? |
| Noon – 1:00 pm | Lunch
Bearing Eye, Ear and Nose Witness to Cabernet History |
| 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm | Winegrowers – West Coast
The Architecture of Cabernet Sauvignon Crafting Cabernets with the Sensitivity of a Pinot noir Maker Creating Unique Cabernet Styles from the Very Same Vineyards Maximum Attention – Minimum Intervention – Forty Years of Cabernet Wine Growing in the Santa Cruz Mountains |
| 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm | Tasting of Napa Valley Cabernet wines |
| 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm | Roundtable Discussion |
| 5:00 pm | Adjournment |