The Chardonnay Symposium

TICKETS

[caption id="attachment_511" align="aligncenter" width="368" caption="Chardonnay by Michele Janee"][/caption] Tickets are available now! Buy yours today before we sell out! Full Day Tickets: $100/per person Includes Transportation to-and-from the Santa Maria Fairpark, Choice of 1 morning session (limited availability), wine tasting luncheon, and admission to the Grand Chardonnay Tasting -Riedel souvenir glass and gift bag included -Limited tickets are available *Full Day Attendees: Please Note that we are selling TWO Full Day Tickets, one for each of the morning sessions. Please pick your preferred session when purchasing tickets. Grand Tasting Tickets: $45/per person -Admission to the Grand Chardonnay Tasting from 2-5pm at Tres Hermanas -Transportation sold separately -Riedel souvenir glass and ...

SCHEDULE

[caption id="attachment_256" align="aligncenter" width="461" caption="Chardonnay Grapes by Jeremy Ball"][/caption] DATE: Saturday, July 31st, 2010 PICKUP (for full-day attendees): 9am. Pickup will take place at the Santa Maria Fairpark. Be sure to arrive no later than 9:10am as the buses will depart around 9:15am. Transportation is not guaranteed for late arrivals. Morning Session has 2 options. Participants choose ONE. First come first served. Limited Full-day tickets are available. Morning Session 1 Time: 10am-11:30am Location: Bien Nacido Vineyard Adobe For a list of panelists click here. Morning Session 2 Time: 10am-11:30am Location: Cambria Winery For a list of panelists click here. 11:30-12:00 Transportation to Wine Tasting Luncheon WINE TASTING LUNCHEON Time: Noon-1:30pm Location: Byron ...

ABOUT

[caption id="attachment_501" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Chardonnay by Michele Janee"][/caption] Chardonnay is California’s golden girl. With its delicious swirls of rich fruit and brilliant acidity, the grape not only represents the state’s most widely planted and produced varietal, but also the most popular wine in glasses across the United States. On Saturday, July 31st, SMVWINES presents The Chardonnay Symposium, an insightful day of education and exploration designed to enlighten wine consumers, industry professionals, and media on California’s various wine-producing regions and wine making styles and their effects on this versatile Burgundian varietal. The premier, full-day event begins with morning informational sessions featuring important Chardonnay-specific topics ...

CHARDONNAY ARTICLES

[caption id="attachment_265" align="aligncenter" width="576" caption="Chardonnay On the Vine by Jeremy Ball"][/caption] About Chardonnay: Read about Chardonnay on Wikipedia The New York Times talks Chardonnay Blog Articles: A Fresh Look at Chardonnay Ortman Family Musings on Chardonnay Wes Hagen's Perspective on Chardonnay Hail to the God of White Wine Chardonnay Regions: Steve Heimoff's Tasting Santa Barbara County Chardonnay Wall Street Journal: Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Have a good Chardonnay article to share?

SPEAKERS

MORNING SESSIONS Morning Session #1: Bien Nacido Vineyards Jim Clendenen, Winemaker, Au Bon Climat Chris Hammell, Vineyard Manager, Bien Nacido Vineyards Adam Tolmach, Winemaker, Ojai Vineyards Steve Fennell, Sanford Winery Jeff Frey, Owner, Frey Farming Jonathan Nagy, Byron Winery Jeff Pisoni, Winemaker, Pisoni Vineyards & Winery Morning Session #2: Cambria Winery Denise Shurtleff, Winemaker, Cambria Winery Randy Ullom, Winemaker, Kendall-Jackson Richard Sanford, Founder, Alma Rosa Winery Larry Hyde, Vineyard Manager, HdV Wines Chuck Ortman, Consulting Winemaker, Riverbench Vineyard & Winery Brian Talley, Founder, Talley Vineyards Ken Volk, Kenneth Volk Vineyards ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS Jim Clendenen (Winemaker, Au Bon Climat): Jim Clendenen graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with High Honors in Pre-Law in 1976. It was ...

Event Details

Tickets are on sale now!

The Chardonnay Symposium will be held on Saturday, July 31st, 2010. Tickets are on sale now! Choose from all-inclusive full-day tickets to Grand Tasting tickets.

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