INTERNATIONAL WINE TECHNICAL SUMMIT

WEBINAR AGENDA

June 1-3, 2020 

Many of the themes at the IWTS are based on the World Wine Trade Group’s Wine Regulatory Principles and will be referenced.

SESSION ONE: June 1, 2020 at 15:00 UTC or select your time zone (best for Americas, Africa, and Europe)

SESSION TWO: June 2, 2020 at 01:30 UTC or select your time zone (best for Asia and Australia)

“Absolute vs. Relative Risk” Tim Ryan, E. & J. Gallo Winery

Please review the presentation and look at the article on slide #24. We will discuss the following questions:

  1. Does an article/paper only mention relative risk?

  2. Is a significant statistical correlation demonstrated?

  3. Is the relative risk factor important in terms of overall risk?

  4. How has data been gathered?

  5. Has causation, in addition to correlation been shown?

“Certificates of Analysis: Are the Benefits Worth the Costs?” Paul Huckaba, Bronco Wine Company

  1. What do the analytes on a Certificate of Analysis truly intend to show?

  2. What are some non-chemical methods that could be used to ensure compliance to regulations? Is your economy putting these methods into place?

Reference materials—FIVS Papers on Certificates of Analysis: Wine Safety and Wine Authenticity

"FIVS-Abridge Database of Wine Regulations" Laurel Parker, FIVS-Abridge.com

(No discussion questions for this session, since this will be a live demonstration of the website.)

SESSION THREE: June 2, 2020 at 12:00 UTC or select your time zone (best for Americas, Africa, and Europe)

SESSION FOUR: June 4, 2020 at 02:30 UTC or select your time zone (best for Asia and Australia)

“Controls for Legitimate Trade in Wine” Rachel Triggs, Wine Australia

  1. Have there been any wine product recalls in your economy in the last three years? If so, have any involved imported wine?

  2. Have there been any recent reports of illicit alcohol activity in your economy? Have any involved domestic or imported wine?

  3. Has your economy established a mechanism through which illicit alcohol activity can be reported?

“Interwinery Ring Test” Eric Wilkes, Australian Wine Research Institute

  1. Does your economy’s regulatory framework specifically state that wine analysis for imported wines must be done by laboratories within your economy?

  2.  Does your economy specify the laboratory/s that must be used for wine tested in your economy?