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THURSDAY, AUGUST 10 AT 1 P.M. "Deconstructing Spirits" Presented by The Tasting Panel and The Clever Root Magazines Led by Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Bar Manager, Clyde Common/ Pépé Le Moko, chefs, sommeliers and high-profile mixologists will taste and talk about the ingredients and food pairing capa- bilities of a variety of eight different spirits—drawing on their spirits knowledge, understanding production and taste profiles. The panel will offer background on each spirit's place of ori- gin, water sources and distilling processes, while also breaking down the flavor profiles through the make-up, aromatics and foundation for each. Taste neat pours of the spirits alongside the panel! FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 AT 3:00 P.M. "Digging In to Unique Terroir" Presented by The Somm Journal A panel of eight winery representatives from around the globe will talk about terroir and how it affects wine styles and ulti- mately, wine sales. Although terroir is a much-discussed subject, the audience will be able to taste each of these wines from lesser-known regions, or lesser-known varieties, from the world wine stage. Moderator Eric Hemer, CWE, MS, MW – Senior VP of Education for Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, will develop a discourse with each winemaker or winery educator, to bet- ter understand how each soil, climate and geomorphology aspect comes through the character of the wine. Moderator Jeffrey Morgenthaler, Bar Manager, Clyde Common/ Pépé Le Moko. "Coach" Robert Bath, MS, Professor of Wine & Beverage at Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, Napa Valley. Co-moderator Allyson Gorsuch, Advanced Sommelier/ Deputy Editor for The Somm Journal and The Tasting Panel. Moderator Eric Hemer, CWE, MS, MW – Senior VP of Education for Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits. SATURDAY, AUGUST 12 AT 10:30 A.M. "Game of Wines" Presented by The Somm Journal and The Tasting Panel Magazine Led by "Coach" Robert Bath, MS, Professor of Wine & Beverage at Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, Napa Valley, attend- ees will taste eight wines—blind! The top three winners who guess the closest will win cash prizes. Each wine will be revealed with a five-minute presentation on typicity versus uncommon traits. Noses and pal- ates will be tested, while our coaches help define what they are tasting and smell- ing—eventually giving clues on soils or cli- mate. Co-moderated by Allyson Gorsuch, Advanced Sommelier/Deputy Editor for The Somm Journal and The Tasting Panel. PHOTO: DYLAN + JENI PHOTO: VANESSA ROGERS PHOTO COURTESY OF CIA GREYSTONE PHOTO: TODD WESTPHAL P H O TO C O U R TE SY O F TH E S O C IE T Y O F W I N E E D UCA T O R S P H O TO C O U R TE SY O F TH E S O C IE T Y O F W I N E E D UCA T O R S P H O TO C O U R TE SY O F TH E S O C IE T Y O F W I N E E D UCA T O R S