SommCon San Diego 2019

Tuesday, November 12, 2019
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM	Amaro + Aperitivos
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM	Bourgogne Wines: The First Step to the Notion of Terroir					Southern California Versus Italy: A Blind Comparison of Six Italian Varieties from Two Wildly Different Regions
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	Albarino & Somms: A Focused Tasting from Rias Baixas					Bourgogne Aligoté, the Off Beat Wine from Bourgogne
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Bourgogne Wines & Village Appellations : The Heart of the Range					Global vs Domestic: Is the World Wine Stage Getting Smaller?
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM	Jackson Family Wines Opening Reception					La Crema Wine Olympics Registration
Thursday, November 14, 2019
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Networking: Coffee & Pastries
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Discover Lugana, the Graceful, Unique White Wine of Lake Garda		Spirits of Japanese Craftsmanship: Whiskey and Shochu		Syrah Smackdown		Varied Aging Vessels' Impact on Wine Flavor and Style (BLIND TASTE)		Winning at Beverage Programs! Part 1: Revenue
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Bayside Chat presented by WSET : Enter The Z					Tasting Break hosted by Riboli Family Wines & WhyNot
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	All Cognac is Brandy, but Not All Brandy is Cognac!	Bordeaux and Germany’s Best Kept Secrets		Deconstructing Spirits		New & Pending Pacific Northwest AVAs & Trends (BLIND TASTE)		The Genius of Pinot Noir		Winning at Beverage Programs! Part 2: Expenses
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM	DO Cava Lunch Additional Fee					Lunch on own
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	California Terroirists: Rethinking Assumptions from Paso to Lodi, Napa to Sonoma	Oxygen Management & Wine Evolution Through Wine Closures		Portugal, A Modern Day Classic!		Savory & Saline: It’s Not a Flavor… It’s a Feeling		The Value of Single Blind Tasting		Trentodoc's Timeless Passion: A Study of Ferrari's Traditional Method Sparkling Wines from the Italian Alps
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM	Bayside Chat presented by WSET : WSET's New Look					Tasting Break hosted by Black Stallion Estate, Bodegas Ramon Bilbao & WhyNot
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM	It's Willamette Damnit! A Deep Dive Into Oregon's Willamette Valley	Mead: What is all the Buzz About?		Medi-Tasting with Maisons & Domaines Henriot		Study Tips for Advanced to Master Level Candidates		Tempranillo Master Class		Wines of Israel: Unknown Side of the Mediterranean
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Concours d'Spirits Tasting
Friday, November 15, 2019
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Networking: Coffee & Pastries
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Champagne Lees Aging : Parameters, Conditions & Effects	New Horizon of Asian Wines		New Zealand Chardonnay - A Regional Overview and Tasting		Va Va Voom for Valpolicella		Vintage California Cabernet		Women in Wine Panel Discussion
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Bayside Chat presented by WSET: Under the Influence					Tasting Break hosted by WhyNot & Diniz Cellars
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	Alto Adige: A World Apart	Career Prospects in the Wine Industry		Heroic Harvests: Extreme Viticulture in Challenging Spanish Sites		How to Really Do Deductive Tasting! Like for Real, For Real		Master Class on Tasting Whiskey for Quality (BLIND TASTE)		The World's Many Styles of Chenin Blanc
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Networking Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Blind Taste With the Masters	Franciacorta: The Region, The Method, The Wine		From Ancestral to Artisan: Probing into Wild Agave Used in Mezcal		Natural Wine: Philosophy, Bottle and Brand		Not Since Lunch: Unconfusing Barolo and Brunello		Viewing Wines Through the Lens of Diversity (BLIND TASTE)
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Bayside Chat presented by WSET: Top Talent - Attract, Train and Retain					Tasting Break hosted by WhyNot
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM	Grand Decant Tasting (TRADE ONLY 4:00PM - 5:30PM)