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The Second Annual Virginia Wine Summit

The Second Annual Virginia Wine Summit, hosted by the Governor’s office, is on Monday, October 28 at The


Jefferson Hotel and is a one day event featuring panels, tastings, and discussions on Virginia’s wine and culinary offerings with experts and industry leaders from around the country. Speakers this year include:

Keynote speaker, British wine authority Oz Clarke
Dave McIntyre, wine writer at The Washington
PostAndrew Hoover, a Virginia wine specialist and
editor at Wine Enthusiast
Charlie Berg, sommelier at Blue Hill Stone Barns
(Pocantico Hills, NY)
Michael Madrigale, sommelier at Bar Boulud,
Epicierie Boulud & Boulud Sud (New York)
Steven Grubbs, sommelier at Empire State South (Atlanta, GA) & Five and Ten (Athens, GA)
Todd Thrasher, sommelier at Restaurant Eve
(Alexandria, VA)
Patrick Cappiello, partner and wine director at
Pearl & Ash (New York, NY)
Cappie Peete, sommelier at McCrady’s
(Charleston, SC)
Neal Wavra, sommelier at The Ashby Inn (Paris,
VA)
Robert Wiedmaier, executive chef of Mussel Bar and Wildwood Kitchen (Bethesda, MD),
Marcel’s and Brasserie Beck (Washington, DC), and Brabo and Brabo Tasting Room
(Alexandria, VA)
Spike Gjerde, executive chef at Woodberry
Kitchen (Baltimore, MD)
Ryan Prewitt, executive chef at Pêche (New Orleans, LA)
Linda Murphy, wine writer and author
Kendra Bailey Morris, cookbook author
Patrick Evans-Hylton, wine and food writer
Phillip Zucchino, co-founder of The Wine Feed
(Raleigh, NC)
Jay Youmans, Master of Wine
Bartholomew Broadbent, wine distributor
Kathy Morgan, Master Sommelier
Andy Myers, sommelier at CityZen (Washington,
DC) 

http://virginiawinesummit.com/

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