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WWS 2018: What's Your Story?
Tuesday, February 20: ARRIVAL &/OR RECHARGE DAY
Meadowood Napa Valley
COACHING SESSIONS (optional)
WELCOME LUNCH (optional)
A Sparkling Start: Welcome Lunch featuring Napa Valley Sparkling Wine
A Sparkling Start: Welcome Lunch featuring Napa Valley Sparkling Wine
"DOWN & DIRTY" WINERY & VINEYARD TOURS (optional)
Learn about our region’s commitment to environmental sustainability during a visit with a producer participating in the Napa Green Certified Land or Winery program
Learn about our region’s commitment to environmental sustainability during a visit with a producer participating in the Napa Green Certified Land or Winery program
RECEPTION & WALK-AROUND DINNER
A Toast to New Discoveries with Unexpected Napa Valley Wines
A Toast to New Discoveries with Unexpected Napa Valley Wines
SELF-INTRODUCTION VIDEOS & OTHER ENTERTAINMENT
AFTER PARTY
A Big Bottle Kick-off to a Big Week
A Big Bottle Kick-off to a Big Week
Wednesday February 21
Meadowood Napa Valley
MC: Leslie Sbrocco
KEYNOTE: Steven Spurrier
How the Judgement of Paris Came About - and Has It Become Myth?
How the Judgement of Paris Came About - and Has It Become Myth?
GENERATING IDEAS. Moderator: Callie Crossley with Jim Gordon, Amy Wislocki, Dave McIntyre
KALEIDOSCOPE #1: Honing Your Public Speaking Skills.
BEYOND WINEMAKING 101 - What you might not know. What your readers might not know.
Moderator: Jim Gordon, with Cyril Penn, Orianne Nouailhac, Todd Kliman
LUNCH
Think Pink: Lunch featuring Napa Valley Rosé Wines
Think Pink: Lunch featuring Napa Valley Rosé Wines
KALEIDOSCOPE #2: The Care and Feeding of Your Editors: how to keep them happy, get paid on time, and ask for raises.
WINE COUNTRY FIRE SESSION
Moderator: Cyril Penn, Wine Business
Part 1: general information
Part 2: wine-specific information
COACHING SESSIONS (optional)
GRAB-&-GO DINE AROUND DINNERS (self-guided)
Grab & Go: Wines Made by Napa Valley Newbies - Wineries Founded in the Past 10 Years
Grab & Go: Wines Made by Napa Valley Newbies - Wineries Founded in the Past 10 Years
Thursday, February 22
CIA Greystone
MC: Evan Goldstein
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
MASTER TASTING Steve Spurrier, Lettie Teague, Amy Wislocki, Jim Gordon - with writing exercise led by Lettie Teague - "The story inside the glass"
Featuring wines from the Napa Valley producers who participated in the 1976 Paris Tasting
Featuring wines from the Napa Valley producers who participated in the 1976 Paris Tasting
TELLING THE WINE STORY THROUGH TRAVEL / LIFESTYLE / FOOD WRITING Moderator: Dave McIntyre, with Rae Ann Herman, Ray Isle, Pavia Rosati
RESEARCH: Beyond Wikipedia. Moderated by Rae Ann Herman, with Cyril Penn, Todd Kliman, and Orianne Nouailhac
LUNCH
The Cool Kids: Lunch featuring Napa Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
The Cool Kids: Lunch featuring Napa Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay
KALEIDOSCOPE #3 What I Never Want to Write About - or Read About - Again!
INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES Callie Crossley interviews Dave McIntyre who interviews Tracey Ryder who interviews Lettie Teague who interviews Callie Crossley
WRITING EXERCISE: Getting Those Tough, Exacting Editors to Say Yes - Pavia Rosati
RECEPTION
50 Shades of Sauvignon Blanc
50 Shades of Sauvignon Blanc
GALA DINNER
Featuring wines selected by Bay Area Master Sommeliers
Featuring wines selected by Bay Area Master Sommeliers
AFTER PARTY
It Was a Very Good Year – Wines from the Much-Heralded 2007 and 2013 Vintages
Friday February 23
CONTINENTAL GRAB & GO BREAKFAST
SHUTTLE CIRCULATES BETWEEN Napa Valley Vintners VINTAGE PERSPECTIVE TASTING & Meadowood
Cabernet Sauvignon vertical tasting of 2013, 2014 and 2015 vintages and current release tasting of Sauvignon Blanc
Cabernet Sauvignon vertical tasting of 2013, 2014 and 2015 vintages and current release tasting of Sauvignon Blanc
NOON CHECK-OUT TIME