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Oregon Wine Symposium 2025
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Presenting Keynote Speaker
Callum Williams
Senior Economics Writer
The Economist
2025 Speakers
Elaine Albrich
Davis Wright Tremaine
Partner
Paul Anamosa
Vineyard Soil Technologies
Owner
Leigh Bartholomew
Results Partners, LLC
Director of Viticulture
Tom Bassford
Cépage Direct to Consumer Strategies
Managing Partner
Vanessa Bazzani
Bergström Wines
Direct to Consumer Sales Manager
Gina Bianco
Oregon Wine Board
Executive Director
Jillian Bradshaw
Lemelson Vineyards
General Manager
Danny Brager
Brager Beverage Alcohol Consulting
Owner
Tresider Burns
Alexana Estate Vineyard & Winery
Winemaker
Craig Camp
Troon Vineyard
General Manager
Janelle Christian
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
Director, Office of Outreach
Samantha Cole-Johnson
JancisRobinson.com
Senior Editor US
Carissa Cook
Oregon Wine Board
Marketing and Insights Director
Susan DeMatei
WineGlass Marketing
Owner/President
Richard DeScenzo
ETS Laboratories
Microbiology Group Leader and Co-General Manager
Jessica Dunnam
Results Partners, LLC
Senior Viticulturist
Joanna Engel
Union Wine Company
Associate Winemaker
Lawrence Francis
Interpreting Wine
Founder
Megan Hall
Linfield University
Assistant Professor of Practice, Wine Studies
Polly Hammond
5forests
CEO & Founder
Drew Herman
Alexana Estates
Director of Viticulture
Kim Holmes
Circular Action Allliance
Oregon Executive Director
Kellie Huffman
Flaneur Wines
Director of Hospitality of Membership
Cathy Huyghe
Enolytics
Co-Founder and CEO
Olivier Jamin
Davis Wright Tremaine
Counsel
Greg Jones
Abacela
CEO
John Keleher
Community Benchmark
Founder
Jamie Kotler
Soter Vineyards
Director of Experience
Austin Kraemer
Kraemer Farms
Farm Manager
Krista Lauer
Bryn Mawr Vineyards
VP of Hospitality
Garett Long
Troon Vineyard
Director of Agriculture
Reyna Lopez
PCUN
Executive Director
Jessica Maravilla
ACLU Oregon
Nellie McAdams
Oregon Agricultural Trust
Attorney and Executive Director
Leah McGlade
Cépage Direct to Consumer Strategies
Managing Partner
Jana McKamey
Oregon Winegrowers Association
Executive Director
Wallace McKeel
Raptor Ridge Winery
General Manager
Mike McNally
Fairsing Vineyard
Owner
Kathryn McNeill
Big Table Farm
Sales and Hospitality
Liz Mercer
WISE
Partner & DTC Coach
Alex Nichols
Jackson Family Wines
Winemaker
Carrie Niskanen
Limited Addition Wines
Tasting Room Manager
Rebecca Oliphant
CCOF, Inc.
Member Acquisition Manager
Meg Ordaz
Troon Vineyard
Director of Consumer Sales
James Osborne
Oregon State University
Director of the Oregon Wine Research Institute
Javier Parada Torres
Travel Oregon
Research Manager
Kate Payne Brown
Vinovate Wine Services
Partner and Winemaker
Jeff D Peterson
Vinum Docet, LLC
Consultant/Educator
Steve Price
ETS Laboratories
Phenolic Consultant
Clive Pursehouse
Decanter
US Editor, Oregon & Washington Correspondent
Herb Quady
Quady North/Barrel 42 Custom Winecraft/Applegate Vineyard Management
President
Adam Rack
Revino
Co-Founder
Adam Ramirez
Coventry Vale Winery
President
Rachel Rose
Bryn Mawr Vineyards
Winemaker & Vineyard Director
Madeleine Rowan-Davis
Antica Terra
Vice President of Polyculture
Remy Sabiani
WinePulse
Owner
Melissa Saunders
Communal Brands and Wine Queen
CEO and Founder
Brian Skahill
Chemeketa Community College
Student/Hydrologist
Bill Snyder
Decision Hill Wines/Snyder Wine Services
Winemaker
Liz Thach
Wine Market Council
President
Christie Totten
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Attorney
Pamela Turner
Ambar Estate
Co-Owner
Matt Vuylsteke
Amaterra Wines
General Manager & Winemaker
Hans Walter-Peterson
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Senior Extension Associate
Jennifer Warrington
WISE
Partner, The Glue
Amy (Ames) Wesselman
Westrey Wine Company
Winemaker/Owner
Elizabeth Whitlow
Regenerative Organic Alliance
Founding Executive Director