Sunday, August 25th
1:00PM – 6:30PM Welcome Desk and Badge Pickup
2:00PM – 5:00PM Bonus Education
Society of Wine Educators
CSS and CSW Exams and Member Meetup
3:00PM – 4:30PM Bonus Education
The Institute of Masters of Wine
Introduction to the MW Study Programme
5:00PM – 6:30PM EXPO Trade Tasting and Exhibition
Monday, August 26th
9:00AM – 10:15AM Seminars
The Herd of Elephants in the Room: Non-Alcoholic Options, Alternative Packaging, and Experimental Ferments
Sheri Morano MW
A Changing Industry: Health and Wellness, Intersectionality, Access, and the Work in Progress
Oniyx Acosta, Yannick Benjamin, Beck Hopkins, Kat Thomas, Jessica Waugh
Talking to Your Guests: Getting Beyond Info dumping
Christy Frank, Samantha Cole-Johnson, Shelley Lindgren, Nadine Brown
10:15AM – 11:45AM EXPO Trade Tasting and Exhibition
11:45AM – 1:00PM Conference Lunches
Champagne Taittinger
Lodi Wine
Loire Valley
Wine Australia
Wines of Georgia
Wines of Portugal
1:00PM – 2:15PM Seminars
Wines and Wine Culture of Georgia
Lisa Granik MW
Service Demonstration: Tools of the Trade and How to Use Them
Jill Zimorski MS, Jonathan Ross MS
Australian Classics: Chardonnay and Pinot Noir
Christopher Tanghe MS
2:15PM – 3:45PM EXPO Trade Tasting and Exhibition
3:45PM – 5:00PM Seminars
Piedmont: Off the Beaten Track
David Way
MS, MW, and WSET Tasting
Bree Stock MW, Dilek Caner MW, Melissa Monosoff MS
Bairrada, Dao, and Douro: Comparison and Contrast
Junior Vianna MW
5:00PM – 6:30PM EXPO Trade Tasting and Exhibition
6:30PM – 7:30PM Authors’ Meet-and-Greet
Meet the Authors attending TEXSOM
Tuesday, August 27th
9:00AM – 10:15AM Seminars
So You Want to Be a Sommelier?
June Rodil MS, Brahm Callahan MS
Tea and Wine
Kyle Stewart
Southern Spain Beyond Sherry
Sarah Jane Evans MW
10:15AM – 11:45AM EXPO Trade Tasting and Exhibition
11:45AM – 1:00PM Conference Lunches
KOBRAND Fine Wine & Spirits
Loire Valley
Louis Jadot & Zind Humbrecht
ROCO Winery
Uruguay
Wines of Sicilia DOC
1:00PM – 2:15PM Seminars
Surveying Sparkling Styles
Peter Liem, Francis Percival
State of the US Industry: On- and Off-Premise
Yannick Benjamin, Christy Frank, Shelley Lindgren, Chris Gaither MS, Kat Thomas
Desiccated Greatness: Wines from Ugly Grapes
Susan Lin MW, Sheri Morano MW
2:15PM – 3:45PM EXPO Trade Tasting and Exhibition
3:45PM – 5:00PM Seminars
Napa Valley Classics (Redefined)
Vincent Morrow MS
Tasting Aged Wines, Session 1
Dilek Caner MW, Mary Gorman MW, Yannick Benjamin, Alisha Blackwell-Calvert
Tasting Aged Wines, Session 2
Chris Gaither MS, Brahm Callahan MS, Laura Rhys MS, Nick Davis MS
5:00PM – 6:00PM Diversity and Opportunity Reception
Meet the organizations who are doing the work to uplift, support, and connect the industry to include
SommFoundation and Diversity in Wine Leadership Forum and more!
6:00PM – 8:00PM Grand Tasting and Awards Reception