OUTLINE PROGRAM: (subject to minor changes, all times are UK)
10.00 Conference opens
10.30-10.40 Welcome from the Founders of the OVC
Sarah Abbott MW, Alun Griffiths MW, Leo Austin
10:40-10:50 Opening address: Why old vines matter
Jancis Robinson MW, JR.com International
10:50-11:35 IWSC Foundation grant: saving old vines in Turkey
Umay Çeviker, Gözdem Gürbüzatik, Levon Bağış, Heritage Vines of Turkey, Turkey
11:40-12:10 Making it real: buyers on the opportunities & challenges for an old vine wine category
Paul Shinnie, Alliance Wine, UK
Ray O'Connor MW, Naked Wines, UK
Freddie Cobb, Vagabond, UK
12:15-12:30 Old vines in the Hunter Valley
Nick Cooper & Adrian Sparks of Mount Pleasant
12.35 - 13.15 Old vines and a lighter touch: how heritage vineyards shape winemaking philosophy
Lucas Lowi & colleagues, Bodegas Numanthia and Anna Harris-Noble, OVC Regional Ambassador for Spain
13:15-13:45 Lunch break
Networking & walk around wine tasting (in-person only)
13.50 - 14.05 Why our co-operative champions old vines
Tessa Donnadieu, and colleagues from Vinchio Vaglio, with Sarah Abbott MW
14:10-14:20 Franc de Pied: ungrafted old vines
José Vouillamoz, Francs de Pied
14:25-15:00 Marketing Old Vines: from vineyard to shop shelf, the task at hand
Andre Morgenthal, The Old Vine Project South Africa, South Africa & Derek Mossman Knapp, Garage Wine Co. / Vigno, Chile
15.15-15.30 Break
Networking & walk around wine tasting (in-person only)
15:15-16:00 Do old vines equal sustainable viticulture
Domenico Veronese, Villa Bogdano, Italy
16:00-16:45 Heritage vineyards, wine quality, and premiumisation
Michael Eddy, Senior Director of Winemaking, Louis M Martini, California with Sarah Abbott MW
16:45-17:00 The value in old vines
Giles Cooke MW, Alliance Wine with Sarah Abbott MW
17:00-17:10 Introducing Uncondemned: saving old vines in Portugal
Roman Gonital, A Portuguese Story
17.10-17.20 Old vines and old wines in the Mosel
Dr Enno Lippold
17:20-17:30 Round up session & progress so far from The Old Vine Conference team
[Online conference closes]
17.30 -19.00 Walk around tasting of old vine wines from around the world (in-person only)
19.00 Event ends
