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29.09 > 01.10
AIDV Conference 2023
XXXX Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada
29.09 > 01.10
AIDV Conference 2023
Program
29.09
Friday 29 September
8:00 am
Registration Opens
8:45 am
Introduction & Overview
9:00 am
Session 1: Geographic indications
The adventure of creating or modifying a geographic indication. Procedures, evidence and potential surprises.
Chair:
Chris Wilson – Canada
Chris Wilson – Canada
Speakers:
Boris Osgnach – Italy
Sandra Oldfield – Canada
Ana Lúcia de Sousa Borda – Brazil
Cristian Mir – Chile
Morgen McLaughlin – USA
Boris Osgnach – Italy
Sandra Oldfield – Canada
Ana Lúcia de Sousa Borda – Brazil
Cristian Mir – Chile
Morgen McLaughlin – USA
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
Session 2: Technical issues in labelling
Latest issues in European Union and United States labelling
Chair: Marco Giuri – Italy
Speakers:
Julie LeGay – France
Nick Bergman – USA
Julie LeGay – France
Nick Bergman – USA
12:00 am
Session 3: An increasingly restrictive alcohol beverage marketplace
An interactive discussion
Bennett Caplan – USA
1:00 pm
Lunch : Foyer or patio (weather depending) Conference Centre, Delta Grand Okanagan Resort
2:30 pm
Session 4: Judge’s Session
Dialogue with a judge Rt. Hon Professor Sir Robin Jacob
3:30 pm
Break
4:00 pm
Session 5: Risk management in the wine sector
Safety: employees, visitors, production, consumers Reputationlabelling/regulatory/liquor licence; M&A; employment relations; competition – and so on.
Chair:
Megan O’Neill – Canada
Megan O’Neill – Canada
Speakers:
Michel Desilets – France
Paul Reidl – USA
Thomas Schmitz – Germany
Shea Coulson – Canada
Michel Desilets – France
Paul Reidl – USA
Thomas Schmitz – Germany
Shea Coulson – Canada
6:00 pm
Transportation Coaches depart at 18:10 sharp! Main Entrance, Delta Grand Okanagan
6:30 pm
Reception and Dinner : Mission Hill is a pre-eminent Canadian winery and the flagship within the Iconic Wineries of British Columbia group. It is located on the west side of Okanagan Lake, about 20 minutes from the hotel. Mission Hill Winery, Kelowna
Accompanying person program : Kelowna
9:00 am
Meet at main entrance, Delta Grand Okanagan
Myra Canyon Tasting at Tantalus Vineyards Lunch at Hotel Eldorado
2:00 pm
Free afternoon
6:00 pm
Transportation for group dinner See delegates’ program for details.
30.09
Saturday 30 September
9:00 am
Session 6: NFTs & metaverse, crypto, avatars in the wine sector
Challenges and benefits of modern communication tools
Chair:
Peter Brody – USA
Speakers:
Yasmine Develle – France
Maya Medeiros – Canada
Jennifer McKenzie – Canada
Latha Nair – India
10:30 am
Coffee break
11:00 am
Session 7: Beer, wine & spirits
An examination of sectorial legal tensions between sectors
Marc Sorini – USA
12:30 am
Foyer or patio (weather depending) Conference Centre, Delta Grand Okanagan Resort
2:00 pm
Session 8: TBT (technical barriers to trade and statutory monopolies)
Chair:
Hans Eichele – Germany
Speakers:
Theodore Georgopoulos – France/Greece
Daniel Hohnstein – Canada
Tracy Genesen – USA
Erik Wijkström – WTO
3:30 pm
Break
4:00 pm
Session 9 EISWEIN or ICEWINE?
All about Icewine, with the faintest possibility of a tasting
Dominic Farnsworth MW – UK
5:00 pm
General Meeting of Members
6:20 pm
Transportation Coaches depart at 18:30 sharp! Main Entrance, Delta Grand Okanagan
7:00 pm
O’Rourke Family Estates is a flagship winery under the final phase of development by owner Dennis O’Rourke. The winery is located in the Lake Country sub-geographic indication of the Okanagan Valley, about ½ hour north of Kelowna. Wines from this region express the Okanagan Valley’s cool climate, exhibiting fresh acidity and bright fruit characteristics.
Accompanying person program : West Kelowna
10:00 am
Meet at main entrance, Delta Grand Okanagan
Knox Mountain Park Tasting at Quails’ Gate Winery Lunch at Mount Boucherie Estate Winery
6:20 pm
Transportation for group dinner See delegates’ program for details.
01.10
Sunday 01 October
9:20 am
Coaches depart at 9:30 sharp! Main Entrance, Delta Grand Okanagan
11:00 am
Tasting and self-guided tour : Relax over a Sunday morning tasting and self-guided tour at Phantom Creek Estates, a flagship winery in the south Okanagan’s highly regarded Black Sage Road, owned by Richter Bai. Wines from the South Okanagan (the north end of the Sonoran Desert) tend to be well rounded and richer in style. A 1½ hour drive south of Kelowna. Phantom Creek Winery, Black Sage Bench
1:00 pm
Lunch will be hosted at Poplar Grove Winery, with owner Tony Holler and family. Located on the east side of Okanagan Lake in the Naramata Bench sub-geographic indication, overlooking the south end of Okanagan Lake and the city of Penticton. Poplar Grove’s wines, to be served alongside those of their nearby winery friends, reflect the slightly cooler climate and fresh acidity found on the Naramata Bench. Poplar Grove Winery, Naramata Bench
3:30 pm
Return transportation. Coaches depart after lunch, arriving back at the Delta Grand Okanagan at approximately 17:00.
Accompanying person program : South Okanagan
9:20 am
See delegates’ program for details.
Hotels & Congress centre
Delta Grand Okanagan Resort, part of the Marriott Group. Located waterfront on the east side of Okanagan Lake, it offers a number of amenities inside and proximate to the hotel (including spa, wine room, dining, watercraft rentals and more). This hotel is the site of the Conference.
Use this link to book at the conference rate for September 28 to October 2, 2023:
GUEST ROOM RESERVATION CUT-OFF is August 28, 2023 or when all blocked rooms are booked, whichever happens first.
Nearby alternative hotels (without a room block), at varying price ranges, include:
· The Royal Kelowna
· The Coast Capri hotel
· Manteo Resort and sister/neighbouring hotel the El Dorado are located on Okanagan Lake, a 20-minute drive south from the Grand
· The Royal Kelowna
· The Coast Capri hotel
· Manteo Resort and sister/neighbouring hotel the El Dorado are located on Okanagan Lake, a 20-minute drive south from the Grand
Please inform these hotels that you are attending the AIDV conference when booking.
International AIDV-IWLA Conference 2024
29.09 > 01.10
AIDV Conference 2023
XXXX Okanagan Valley, British Columbia, Canada