George Paul Truby, Wine Educator, Author, newly appointed Wine Columnist for The San Diego Union. Show 844a
Nancy and Kristy Charles, Mother—Daughter, Co-founders, Foursight Wines, Boonville, Mendocino County, a small, family owned and operated winery in Anderson Valley, based on land the Charles family has farmed for almost 60 years. Wood used in the Charles Lumber Company site in the 1950s and 1960s was recycled into the symbol of the family's new beginning in the wine business. Current estate-grown wines include Pinot Noir, Semillon and unoaked Sauvignon, rounded out by a limited dry Anderson Valley-grown dry Gewurztraminer. Show 844b
Sandy Block, Master of Wine, V.P. of Beverage Operations, Legal Sea Foods, Author, Wine Origins Wine Location Specialist Certificate Program, a collaboration between the Comite Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne (CIVC) and the Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e Porto (IVDP), with financial support from the European Union, and its member states of France, and Portugal. The Wine Location Specialist Program covering Champagne and Porto, is open to sommeliers, beverage directors and retail beverage directors in the United States. As a Wine Location Specialist you are accredited by the CIVC and the IVDP and certified to lead wine education seminars, tastings and dinners specific to the Champagne and Port regions. Show 844c