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Oregon Wine Symposium 2024
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2024 speakers
Kimberly Abrahams
Production Winemaker
Lingua Franca - CBI
Alice Achayo
Wine Consultant & Educator
The Wine Linguist
Bart Arnst
Viticultural Consultancy, Marlborough Organics
The Darling Wines
Leigh Bartholomew
Director of Viticulture
Results Partners, LLC
Tom Bassford
Managing Partner
Cépage Direct to Consumer Strategies
Vanessa Bazzani
Direct to Consumer Sales Manager
Bergström Wines
Bryan Berenguer
Instructor & Program Chair- Vineyard Management AAS
NW Wine Studies Center
Lesley Berglund
Chairman
WISE
Jillian Bradshaw
General Manager
Lemelson Vineyards
Danny Brager
Owner
Brager Beverage Alcohol Consulting
Deb Bridges
Safety Consultant
Safety Northwest
Johnny Brose
Winemaking Instructor
Chemeketa Community College
Scott Burns
Professor Emeritus of Geology
Portland State University
Tresider Burns
Winemaker
Alexana Estate Vineyard & Winery
Michael Cann
Founder and CEO
WineCountry Media
James Cassidy
Senior Instructor, Agricultural & Life Sciences
Oregon State University
Janelle Christian
Director, Office of Outreach
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
Matt Danner
Assistant Winemaker
King Estate Winery
Susan DeMatei
Owner/President
WineGlass Marketing
David DeWitt
Trade Relations Manager
Oregon Wine Board
Ashley DuBois Leonard
Founder and CEO
InnoVint
Jessica Dunnam
Senior Viticulturist
Results Partners, LLC
Colin Eddy
Vice President of Sales
NW Wine Company
Jennifer Ekdahl
Senior Occupational Health Consultant
Oregon OSHA
Joanna Engel
Associate Winemaker
Union Wine Company
Robert Eyler
President, Economic Forensics and Analytics, Inc.
EFA, Inc.
John Gauntt
Founder and Host
Culture & Code
Nick George
Tasting Room Manager
The Carlton Winemakers Studio
Chris Graves
Winemaker
Naumes Crush & Fermentation
Mark Greenspan
President & Viticulturist
Advanced Viticulture
Vanessa Hadick
Founder & Managing Director
Double Tap Marketing
Brandon Hasart
Vineyard Manager
Lingua Franca
Elaine Heide
Wine Director
The Allison Inn & Spa
Drew Herman
Director of Viticulture
Alexana Estates
Kellie Huffman
Director of Hospitality of Membership
Flaneur Wines
Greg Jones
CEO
Abacela
Michael Kaiser
Executive Vice President and Director of Government Affairs
WineAmerica
John Keleher
Founder
Community Benchmark
Anthony King
Winemaker
Ratio Wines
Andrew Kirkland
Winemaker and Vineyard Manager
Ruby Vineyard and Winery
Alec Levin
SOREC Director and Viticulturist
Oregon State University
Jeff Lewis
General Manager
Revana Portfolio
Garett Long
Director of Agriculture
Troon Vineyard
Kayt Mathers
Founder
Play Nice Communications
AJ McAfferty
Sales Manager
OWC Imports
Leah McGlade
Managing Partner
Cépage Direct to Consumer Strategies
Erik McLaughlin
CEO
METIS LLC > Mergers & Acquisitions
Dan Michael
Principal
Dan Michael Consulting
Karl Mohr
Viticulturist
Jackson Family Wines
Sarah Murdoch
Director of Communications
Oregon Wine Board
Carrie Niskanen
Tasting Room Manager
Limited Addition Wines
Pedro Noyola
CEO
Balanced Business Group
Kevin O'Brien
Principal
Zepponi & Company
Meg Ordaz
Director of Consumer Sales
Troon Vineyard
James Osborne
Director of the Oregon Wine Research Institute
Oregon State University
Clive Pursehouse
US Editor, Oregon & Washington Correspondent
Decanter
Lydia Richards
PR Professional
Jackson Family Wines, Hispanics in Wine
Aniko Ritchie
Industry Education Technical Advisor in the Office of Outreach
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
Rachel Rose
Winemaker & Vineyard Director
Bryn Mawr Vineyards
David Rosenthal
Consulting Winemaker
Partnership Wine Consulting
Madeleine Rowan-Davis
Vice President of Polyculture
Antica Terra
Remy Sabiani
Owner
WinePulse
Rob Schultz
Vineyard Manager
Lemelson Vineyards
Patty Skinkis
Professor & Viticulture Extension Specialist
Oregon State University
Bill Snyder
Winemaker
Decision Hill Wines/Snyder Wine Services
Alex Sokol Blosser
President & Second Generation Winegrower
Sokol Blosser
Dr. Stephan Sommer
Assistant Extension Professor
University of Missouri
Andy Steinman
Partner
Global Wine Partners and Walter Scott Wines
Bree Stock
Director of Education
Oregon Wine Board
Rebecca Sweet
Owner
Buzz Cover Crop Seeds
Joshua Tikhonoff
Bottling Manager / Safety Administrator
Stoller Wine Group
Greg Urmini
Operations Lead
White Rose Estate
Nate Wall
Winemaker
Troon Vineyard
Jennifer Warrington
Partner, The Glue
WISE
Kelly Wheat
Owner
Innovative Winery Solutions