AMADOR FOUR FIRES FESTIVAL
SEMINARS 1
May 2nd, 2015
Amador County Fairgrounds: 18621 Sherwood St, Plymouth, CA 95669
11:30 – 12:00
Ann Kramer: The Mosaic - Winegrowing in Amador
12:00 – 12:30
Janet Fletcher: Glorious Cheese
12:30 – 1:00
Kent Rosenblum: Building a Zinfandel Brand One Vineyard at a Time
1:00 – 1:30
Latin Geeks: Et tu Brutus & Java
1:30 - 2:00
Pooch: Identifying Wine Flaws
2:00 – 2:30
Pooch: 101 Wine Questions
2:30 – 3:00
Janet Fletcher: Exploring Cheese
3:00 – 3:30
Alice Kaiser: Sustainable vs. Organic
The little jewels of vineyard plots, all over the county with different soils, climate and
mostly the people farming them.
Goat? Sheep? Aged? From her days at Chez Panisse to the Oakland Tribune, meet the
expert on all things fromage.
Meet the “King of Zin,” of legendary Rosenblum Cellars, who created 28 zinfandels in a
single vintage.
Discover useful Latin (from insults to flirting) and great coffee. Curious about how the two
are related? Find out from the LGs!
What is a “corked” wine? What is that rotten apple smell? Learn to quickly identify flaws
from THE Wine Educator.
He is your own personal Wine Educator. Have a question? Ask him anything you want to
know about wine!
Learn from local growers the difference and what it means to you and the Earth.
AMADOR FOUR FIRES FESTIVAL
SEMINARS 2
May 2nd, 2015
Amador County Fairgrounds: 18621 Sherwood St, Plymouth, CA 95669
11:15 – 11:45
Thomas Allan: Becoming a Somm
11:45 – 12:15
Scott Harvey: Vineyard 1869
12:15 – 12:45
Thomas Allan: The Négociant
12:45 – 1:15
Phil Werfelmann: If it Grows Together
1:15 – 1:45
Anamieke Kegge: Food & Wine Pairing
1:45 – 2:15
Common Cider: The Hard Apple
2:15 – 2:45
Daniel D’Agostini: Wine Caves
2:45 – 3:15
Anamieke Kegge: Food & Wine Pairing
Curious about what is needed to become a Sommelier? Thomas gives you the inside
scoop on this vaulted wine training.
Vineyard 1869 (Grandpere) is the oldest documented Zinfandel vineyard in North America
and it's right here in Amador County.
How to make wine without owning a vineyard, building a winery or, sometimes, even
hiring any staff.
Phil takes the mystery out of food and wine pairings by explaining the rule “if it grows
together it goes together.”
Learn the simple rules for learning a food and wine pairing. It’s easier than you think!
This ancient beverage is alive and hardy, and delicious. Learn the process of how the
“apple a day” becomes “hard.”
Daniel has documented caves around California. Discover caves in your own neighborhood; sheltering thousands of bottles.