Beaujolais Master Class
We had a wonderful time at the 42nd Annual Conference of the Society of Wine Educators, held August 15-17, 2018 at the lovely Woodcliff Hotel and Spa, located just outside of the city of Rochester in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State!
The pre-conference activities included CWE Boot Camp, certification exams, tours of the Finger Lakes Wine Country, and a series of Master Classes on Beaujolais. The Beaujolais Master Classes included “The Art of Wine Making in Beaujolais, “Women Winemakers in Beaujolais,” and “an Exploration of the Crus of Beaujolais,” each complete with a guided tasting.
Eduardo Chadwich
On Wednesday morning, our opening keynote Speaker, Eduardo Chadwick, told us the story of modern Chilean Wine via his experiences that led him to become the president of Viña Errázuriz & Viña Seña, as well as the recipient of the prestigious title of “Decanter Man of the Year 2018” for devoting his life to the service of fine wine and recognized excellence in the wine world. This auspicious beginning was followed by three days of over 50 unique and fascinating speakers and topics ranging from Wine Tasting: The Object, the Perceiver and the Experience; the Role of Oxygen in the Evolution of Red Wine, Dueling Bubbles (Prosecco and Champagne), and Wines from Corsica—the Island of Beauty.
During Conference, we welcomed Margaret (Meg) Hansen, CSS, CSW as our newest Board Member and presented the Lembeck Award (with the help of Bill and Harriet Lembeck) to Board Member and Director Emeritus Henry Wasserstein.
Click here for the available recaps, presentation slides decks and handouts from some of our individual conference sessions. We will be adding to our collection of recaps as the information becomes available. If you are a presenter and you’d like to share your materials on this site, please contact Jane Nickles, our Director of Education, at jnickles@societyofwineeducators.org.