| Saturday, February 20 Agenda |
| **TENTATIVE – SUBJECT TO CHANGE** |
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8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION |
General Session Breakfast - Climate Forecasting with Dr. Robert Smith |
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| 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
Networking Coffee Break sponsored by Tarrant County College |
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| 9:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
Break-Out Sessions - Group 3 (repeating) |
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
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Grower Track: Root Stock & Varietal Selection
with Dr. Andy Walker, Professor at UC Davis |
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Winery Track: 3 Tier System & When Should You Contact a Distributor with Mark Hyman, President of Llano Estacado Wines; Guy Stout, M.S., Education Direction for Glazer's Distributors; moderated by Lou Bright |
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Marketing Track: TDA Wine Marketing Assistance Program with Robert Champion, Jr., State Coordinator for Wine Marketing |
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9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
EXHIBIT HALL |
EXHIBIT HALL OPEN with door prize drawing at 11:30 a.m. |
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| 12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
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12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
General Session Luncheon: 3 course Texas wine-paired luncheon with KEYNOTE SPEAKER- John Gillespie, President of the Wine Market Council |
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| 1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
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| 1:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
Grower Track: Root Stock & Varietal Selection with Dr. Andy Walker, Professor at UC Davis
Winery Track: 3 Tier System & When Should You Contact a Distributor with Mark Hyman, President of Llano Estacado Wines; Guy Stout, M.S., Education Direction for Southern/Glazer's Distributors; moderated by Lou Bright |
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| 1:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. |
Marketing Session - CUSTOMER SERVICE, SALES & WINERY BEST PRACTICES with Craig Root |
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| 3:15 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
NETWORKING BREAK |
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| 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSIONS |
Grower Track: Root Stock & Varietal Selection with Dr. Andy Walker, Professor at UC Davis |
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| 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
Marketing Session - THE SECRETS OF WINE CLUB SUCCESS with Craig Root |
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6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
VINTNER'S GALA |
WINE RECEPTION with Silent Auction |
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7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
VINTNER'S GALA |
5 COURSE TEXAS WINE-PAIRED DINNER with Live Auction |
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| 10:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. |
PRESIDENT'S HOSPITALITY SUITE OPEN |
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