An exploration of the grapes and wines that are successful in the Midwest,
now and into the future.
Agenda: Two seminars exploring some of the grape breeding that can change viticulture and winemaking in this region and how those wines are being marketed and sold. Lunch is included as well as a tasting of area wines as well as wines of other American wine regions.
August 18 – Attendees and Judges: Dustin Chabert, Sara d’Amato, Alex Ferris, Doug Frost MS, MW, Evan Goldstein MS, Douglass Miller and Cheryl Stanley, Jienna Basaldu, Max Goldberg, Mark Guillaudeu MS (current US Sommelier Champion), Tony Gullikson and Hannah Williams, and attending press.
11am – 12:30pm - Seminar – Future Grapes of the Midwest
Moderator: Doug Frost
Panelists: Grapes of the North Midwest: Dr. Erin Norton, Dr. Aude Watrelot, Andrew Horton
Grapes of the South Midwest: Dean Volenburg, Stephen Sommer
12:30pm – Lunch with wines from Hermannhof
2pm – 3:30pm - Seminar – The Selling of New and Unusual Wines in the Market
Moderator: Evan Goldstein MS
Panelists: Patricia Wamhoff, Annette Alden, Glenn Bardgett, Nathan Held
4pm – Tasting of American wines
Table One: Colorado
Table Two: Iowa
Table Three: Kansas
Table Four: Michigan
Table Five: Minnesota
Table Six: Missouri
For tickets, go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-first-midwest-sommelier-festival-tickets-927235314787?aff=ebdssbdestsearch