The Hill Country Wine Symposium was established in 2015 by Texas Hill Country Wineries.  Symposium includes THREE days of seminars, lectures and panel discussions with over 20 sessions in 4 dedicated tracks: Vineyard, Winery, Business & New Vineyard/Winery.  Past speakers have included Tammy Boatright-VingDirect, Al Wagner-Clos du Val, Clark Smith-WineSmith, Don Brady-Robert Hall Winery, Gary Finnan-GFC|Evoke, Doug Beckett-Peachy Canyon Winery, Christophe Hedges-Hedges Family Estate, Dr Andrew Landers-Cornell University, Sandra Hess-DTC Wine Workshops, Dr Gregory Jones-Linfield College, Michael Wangbickler-Balzac Communications and many more. The Symposium also includes an intimate trade show for the opportunity to connect with your current Texas clients while meeting new potential accounts.  With a small ratio of exhibitors to attendees, there is ample time and space to visit with all attendees.  Sponsors, Exhibitors and Attendees are able to enjoy the  re

Afternoon Brief, February 22nd

For Emerging American Wine Regions, Can Trends Trump Terroir?: Respecting the alchemy of terroir and grape varieties is obviously paramount, but how much do trends dictate the varieties, the styles, or even the practices of up-and-coming AVAs, and possibly define a region?...

TOR Wines appointed Richard Hall as Chief Operating Officer effective March 1, 2021. Hall joins the TOR team from Lede Family Wines where he was responsible for overall organizational strategy as well as financial investments. His career history also includes executive level positions with Leslie Rudd Investment Company and Managed Health Network. TOR Wines, which focuses on single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay wines, cuvees and Bordeaux varietals, was established by Tor and Susan Kenward in 2001. Recently they accomplished what others only dream of; earning Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate, Antonio Galloni’s Vinous, Jeb Dunnuck and the International Wine Report 2018 Napa Valley Black Magic, 100 points. The 100-point score is outstanding, but for one wine to be awarded four 100-point scores is historic. The executive search for TOR Wines COO was successfully conducted by Mitroff Consulting & Associates of St. Helena.

Santa Rosa, CA – M. A. Silva USA, the leading manufacturer of premium corks, glass, and packaging in Sonoma County, announced the addition of Kim Murphy-Rodrigues as Account Manager for the Central Coast Territory. Kim has over 20 years of experience in the wine business and is involved with the National Rhone Rangers organization as the Executive Director. In her past experience, she has worked with prominent wineries throughout the Central Coast, including Wild Horse, Robert Hall, Summerwood and Kitá in brand management, marketing, and public relations. Kim will be responsible for managing sales in the Central Coast wine region for M.A. Silva USA.  “I am excited for this next step in my wine business journey!  Having worked with the team at M.A. Silva as a winery client, I have always been impressed with the quality of customer service, corks, and glass they represent.  I look forward to assisting our valued winery clients with the strategic plan