2012-13 Wine Flavor 101A:
The Role of Closures in Wine Flavor Management
Thursday Dec 6, 2012
Freeborn Hall, UC Davis Campus
AGENDA
8:30 a.m. Coffee and Registration
9:00 Overview of Closure Issues - Linda Bisson, Viticulture & Enology, UCDavis
9:15 Natural Cork: An Industry Perspective - Peter Weber, Cork Quality Council
10:00 Break
10:15 Screw Caps: Innovation and Options - Tim Keller, VinPerfect
11:00 Tasting: Tim Keller
11:30 Synthetic Closures: Practical Solutions - Maurizio Ugliano, Nomacorc USA
12:15pm LUNCH
1:15 Closure Trials: Industry Experience - Glenn O’Dell, Constellation Wines, USA
2:00 Tasting: Glenn O’Dell
2:30 Issues in Closure Sustainability - Andrew Waterhouse, Viticulture & Enology, UCD
2:45 Break
3:00 Commercial Panel: Closure Sustainability Issues - all speakers
3:45 Discussion
4:00 Closing Remarks