Alumni Association

Virginia Vintner's Table

May 23 - 25, 2008

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REGISTRATION AVAILABLE!

PARTICIPATING WINERIES & EXHIBITS:

Thank you to our event sponsors!

woods edgeSaturn of Roanoke Valley
Phone: 800/800-0456
1022 East Main Street, Salem, VA 24153

Woods Edge: Blacksburg's First Active Adult Community
Phone: 800/743-6192
2387 Warm Hearth Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24060

Bronze sponsor:
Collegiate Inn at Blacksburg

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For sponsorship information, contact Lea Hamblin, Event Planner.

ABOUT OUR EVENT...

Virginia Tech is hosting “Virginia Vintner’s Table at Virginia Tech: Presenting our Best Harvests” weekend on May 23-25, 2008 on the beautiful Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Virginia. 

The purpose of the event is to showcase world class wines being produced in Virginia.  This will be an exceptional weekend featuring the most outstanding wineries within the state of Virginia and their wines, which have competed in and won awards on the national and international levels. Travel + Leisure magazine named Virginia as one of the “Top 5 Regions to Visit Now” in their July 2007 issue.

Virginia Tech is the state university in Virginia that has a wine/enology program dedicated to the vineyards and wines of Virginia. A portion of the proceeds from this event will support the Enology-Grape Chemistry Group at Virginia Tech by contributing to student scholarships and research facilities.  Bruce Zoecklein, Enology Specialist and Professor of Food Science and Technology at Virginia Tech, and his group are involved in state wide, national, and international research including the effects of vineyard management and processing on grape aroma and flavor precursors and wine analysis and production (www.vtwines.info).

 

Tentative Schedule of Events

All events are at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center unless noted otherwise.

Friday, May 23 

  • 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
    Check-in and Registration    , Latham Foyer
  • Afternoon Tours of Enology Lab: Optional
  • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
    Afternoon Winery Tours
    Choose between two winery tours with lunch - $45 additional cost
  • 6 - 9 p.m.
    A Taste of our Best Harvest
    A wine tasting featuring Virginia wines and gourmet food in the President’s Box at Lane Stadium with live entertainment!

Saturday, May 24

  • 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.
    -- Check-in, Registration and Information    , Latham Foyer
    -- Exhibitors Showcase
    -- Breakfast on your own
  • 9 - 9:30 a.m.
    Opening Session
    Overview of VT Enology Program, Bruce Zoecklein, Head, Enology-Grape Chemistry Group, Virginia Tech
  • Tasting Sessions

        • 9:45 - 11:30 a.m. AND 2 - 3:45 p.m.
        "Virginia Viognier and Cab Franc"
        Speaker Dan Berger

        “Varietals You’ve Heard Of and Were Afraid to Try”
        Speaker Doug Frost

        • 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
          "Tailgating with Wine and Winners"

          with special guests Seth Greenberg, Bud Foster and other Virginia Tech personalities
          Holtzman Alumni Center Terrace

        • 1:15 - 1:45 p.m.
          Dessert and Coffee with Exhibitors
          Latham Ballroom
        • 4 - 5 p.m.
          Enology Lab Tour
        • 7 p.m.
          "The Fifth Element" Gala Wine & Food Pairing Banquet    
          Speakers: Dan Berger and Doug Frost

        Sunday, May 25

        • 10 a.m. - Noon
          "There's Got to be a Morning After!"
          Informal Brunch Buffet
          Latham Ballroom

COSTS:

  • $275 per person
  • Friday Wine Tasting at Lane Stadium Only: $75
  • Friday Optional Winery Tours of Southwest Virginia (Includes Box Lunch): $45

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Planning Committee