CONFERENCE AGENDA

NOVEMBER 11

Science and Practice of Wine

Session 1

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM History, Archeology, Botany

11:00 AM - 11:10 AM Welcome by: Mamuka Tsereteli, President, America-Georgia Business Council

11:10 - 11:45 AM David Lordkipanidze, Director, National Museum of Georgia

Biocultural Process Behind the Georgian Wine Story

11:45 AM- 12:20 PM Patrick McGovern, University of Pennsylvania Recent Discovery: Earliest Grape Wine from Georgia

12:20 - 1:00 PM Levan Davitashvili, Minister of Enviromental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia.

Wine as a Key Driver of Branding of Georgia

1:05 - 1:45 David Maghradze, National Wine Agency, Georgia

Status Update on Research Projects: Botany, Varietals, Climate

Session 2

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM Economics and Business of Wine in Georgia and Beyond

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM Conversation: Selling Georgian Wine in America

Ali Thornburn, Beverage Manager, Tail Up Goat,

Bill Jensen, Owner/Sommelier, Tail Up Goat and Revelers Hour

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM Presentation by:

Tornike Kordzaia, Head of Research, TBC Capital

Wine in the times of covid

4:00 PM – 4:30 PM Presentation by: Kym Anderson, University of Adelaide

Evolution of national winegrape varietal mixes: Georgia in global perspective

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM Discussion