Biographies of the Presenters
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Randle Johnson – Keynote Address
Consulting Winemaker, Hess Collection Winery Director of Winemaking, Bodega Colomé
Gregory Jones – The Terroir of High Altitude
Geography Department, Southern Oregon University
Leo McCloskey – The Terroir of High Altitude
President and Co-founder, Enologix, Inc.
Glenn McGourty – Panelist – Viticulture Up High
UC Davis Extension
Vince Bonotto – Panelist – Viticulture Up High
Vice President of Vineyards and Grower Relations, Sterling Vineyards/Diageo, Napa, California
Paul Skinner – Panelist – Viticulture Up High
Ph.D. Soil Scientist, Viticulturist, Winemaker, Terra Spase Consulting, Napa, California
Vittorino Novello – Panelist – Viticulture Up High
Chairman of the Dept. of Viticulture, University of Torino, Italy
Jim Gordon – Panelist – Winemaking: Taming the Intensity
Editor, Wines & Vines magazine
Ernesto Bajda – Panelist – Winemaking: Taming the Intensity
Bodega Catena Zapata, Argentina
Philip Shaw – Panelist – Winemaking: Taming the Intensity
Philip Shaw Wines, Koomooloo Vineyard, Orange, Australia
Bill Easton – Panelist – Winemaking: Taming the Intensity
President & Winemaker at Domaine de la Terre Rouge Fiddletown, Amador County, California
Paul Wagner – Panelist – Marketing: From Mountain to Table
Balzac Communications
Ronn Wiegand – Panelist – Marketing: From Mountain to Table
Publisher, Restaurant Wine
Jeff Prather – Panelist – Marketing: From Mountain to Table
Ferry Plaza Wine Merchant
Wilfred Wong – Panelist – Marketing: From Mountain to Table
Cellarmaster, Beverages and More!