Sunday, June 23, 2019
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Society of Wine Educators Certified Specialist in Wine - $525 - Separate Registration Required
Society of Wine Educators Certified Specialist in Spirits - $525 - Separate Registration Required
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Certified Cicerone Exam - $325 - Separate Registration Required
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
WSET Level 1 Sake - $265 - Separate Registration Required
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Master Class in Austrian Wine: From Taverns to Quality Leader
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Successful Restaurant Beverage Programs in 2019 and Beyond
4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
Opening Night Reception
5:00 PM - 11:59 PM
Official Meetup at Bourbon Steak in the Four Seasons Georgetown
Monday, June 24, 2019
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
The Deconstruction of Amaro
It's Five O'Clock Somewhere (BLIND TASTE)
Provence: The Rosé Pioneer Now and Into the Future
Sprits of Japanese Craftmanship: Whiskey & Shochu
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Tasting Break hosted by Beaujolais and WhyNot | WSET Fireside Chat: For Goodness Sake
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Trend Forecast: Beer
South African Chenin Blanc: A signature variety arrives
The Impact of Public Policy on the American Wine Industry
Judgement of D.C. (BLIND TASTE)
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
LUNCH BREAK
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Provence Wine Lunch
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Blind Wine Tasting Drills: A Workshop to Improve your Identification, Accuracy, Speed and Confidence
Whiskey: The American Spirit
Digging Into Unique Terroir “GLOBAL”
New Horizon of Asian Wines, World Class Chinese and Japanese Wines
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Tasting Break hosted by Wine Dialogues & WhyNot | WSET Fireside Chat: New Offerings from WSET
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Master Class on Petit Verdot
Deconstructing Spirits
Career Prospects For Today's Wine Professional
A Taste of Expressive and Exceptional Beaujolais Wines
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Acid Trip Hosted by Wines of Virginia
Tuesday, June 25, 2019
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Networking: Coffee & Pastries
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Study Tips for Advanced to Master Level Exams
Get F....d (Get Fortified)
Italian Wine - Technique or Terroir?
Time Traveling in Napa - How to Access Library Wines, and How Top Producers Release Them
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Tasting Break hosted by Cuvaison Estate Wines and WhyNot | WSET Fireside Chat: Under the Influence?
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Entrepreneurship: So You Want To Open A Wine Bar
Rosé by AVA
Heroic Harvests: Spanish Wines from Rías Baixas, Ribeira Sacra, the Canary Islands, Mallorca, and Priorat
Stranger Things: New + Experimental Wines of Virginia
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
LUNCH BREAK
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
White Burgundy Without Wood - Displaying Chardonnay’s True Character
WSET Master Class in Aromatized Wine
Domestic Terroir and Wine List Economics
The Unknown Side of the Mediterranean
3:30 PM - 4:15 PM
Tasting Break hosted by Fernet Branca and WhyNot| WSET Fireside Chat: B.C.'ing You Soon
4:15 PM - 5:30 PM
Blind Taste with the Masters
Viewing Wines Through The Lens of Diversity (BLIND TASTE)
The Flip Side of Champagne
9:00 PM
Official Meetup at Maxwell DC Wine Bar