Old Vine Conference 2025 - Meeting of the Minds - Lodi, CA

1:50pm PST
Welcome and Introduction
With Stuart Spencer, Executive Director, Lodi Winegrape Commission & Sarah Abbott MW, co-founder, The Old Vine Conference.

2:00pm PST
SEMINAL MASTERCLASS - ZINFANDEL
Identity, Legacy, and Global Revival
Co-hosted by: Stuart Spencer, Executive Director, Lodi Winegrape Commission & Sarah Abbott MW, co-founder, The Old Vine Conference.
Panellists: Violet Grgich, President/CEO & Co-Proprietor, Grgich Hills Estate & Grigic Vina Croatia; Gregory Perrucci, Agricola Feline, Puglia, Italy; Tegan Passalacqua, Winemaker, Turley Wine Cellars & founding member of the Historic Vineyard Society

3:15pm PST
Roundtable: What constitutes 'heritage'?
Interactive roundtable with live audience polling and Q&A.
Moderated by: Jess Lander, Wine Correspondant, San Francisco Chronicle
Panellists: Robert Joseph, Wine Writer & Author; Adam Casto, Winemaker, Ehlers Estate; Alder Yarrow, Architect & Manager of the Old Vine Registry and US correspondent, jancisrobinson.com

4:15pm PST
BREAK

4:30pm PST
What works: Insights, Successes, and Practical Tools for Old Vine Preservation
Moderated by: Sarah Doyle, wine reporter, Press Democrat
Panellists: Domenico Veronese, owner, Villa Bogdano 1880; Dr Stephanie Bolton, Research, Education & Sustainable Winegrowing Director, Lodi Winegrape Commission; José Ignacio Gracia Lopez, Director & Technical Secretary, CRDO Campo de Borja.

5:15pm PST
CLOSING STATEMENTS