2020 VIRTUAL AGENDA
Delegates are requested to attend two sessions. Each session will last approximately two hours.
Sessions One and Two
Absolute vs. Relative Risk (Tim Ryan, E.J. Gallo)
Certificates of Analysis: Analytes (Paul Huckaba, Bronco Wine Company)
FIVS-Abridge database of Wine Regulations (Laurel Parker)
One: June 1, 2020 at 15:00 UTC or select your time zone (best for Americas, Africa, and Europe)
Two: June 2, 2020 at 01:30 UTC or select your time zone (best for Asia and Australia)
Sessions Three and Four
Controls for Legitimate Trade in Wine (Rachel Triggs, Wine Australia)
Interwinery Ring Test (Eric Wilkes, Australian Wine Research Institute)
Three: June 2, 2020 at 12:00 UTC or select your time zone (best for Americas, Africa, and Europe)
Four: June 4, 2020 at 02:30 UTC or select your time zone (best for Asia and Australia)
2020 DRAFT AGENDA (Canceled)
Location: Napa River Inn 500 Main Street Napa, California 94559 USA
Learn about the winemaking process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAwb4o9HIAQ&feature=youtu.be
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020
Closed toe shoes are required for the winery tour.
8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration
9:00 am – 9:05 am Welcome to the International Wine Technical Summit, Katherine Bedard, Wine Institute
9:05 am – 9:30 am Opening Remarks U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)
9:30 am – 10:00 am Introductions
1. Delegation Introductions
2. Spotlight on first time IWTS Delegates:
3. Regulatory Updates from Participants (optional)
10:00 am - 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 am – 11:00 am Session 1. Introduction to the International Wine Technical Summit and review of successes. (sugars, methanol, microbiological paper)
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Session 2. Wine regulation from a food safety perspective, FDA. Wine is a microbiologically safe food. Compliance is built into system. Testing only as a verification step.
12:00 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm Session 3. Certificates of Analysis: Analytes. Paul Huckaba, Bronco Wine Company.
2:15 pm – 3:30 pm Session 4. Controls for Legitimate Trade in Wine. Table Discussions. Rachel Triggs, Wine Australia
IARD paper “Alcohol in the Shadow Economy”
3:30 pm – 5:20 pm Winery Tour. William Hill Estate Winery. Focus on IWTS themes.
5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Evening Reception.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3, 2020
8:30 am – 9:00 am Session 5. FIVS-Abridge database of wine regulations. Laurel Parker.
9:00 am – 9:30 am Session 6. Pathways for mutual acceptance of winemaking practices. NZ government?
9:30 am – 10:00 am Session 7. Export certification trends (EU-Mex cert, APEC WRF cert, US/China cert). NZ???
10:00 am – 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 am – 12:00 pm Session 8. Interwinery Ring Test—Eric Wilkes, Australian Wine Research Institute
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Session 9. Absolute vs. Relative Risk-FIVS Paper. Tim Ryan, E. & J. Gallo
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Lunch
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Session 10. MRLs: Risk and science based decision making. USDA
3:15 pm – 3:45 pm Coffee Break
3:45 pm – 4:15 pm Session 11. Codex Alimentarius. Mari Kirrane, TTB
4:15 pm – 5:00 pm Session 12. Meeting Wrap Up, Responses to Winemaking Questions