SACRAMENTO, CA – January 8, 2025 – The Unified Wine and Grape Symposium is proud to welcome Alecia Moore, winemaker and founding father of Two Wolves Wine, because the keynote luncheon speaker to kick off the 2025 present on Tuesday, January 28. Identified globally for her multifaceted profession, Moore will convey her ardour for grape rising and winemaking to middle stage in a dwell, talk-show-style interview with Ray Isle, creator and Government Wine Editor at Meals & Wine. This partaking dialogue will discover Moore’s journey that led her to wine, and the fervour that fuels her distinctive strategy to her model.
“This keynote continues the Symposium’s custom of bringing various and influential voices to the wine neighborhood, aiming to encourage attendees with new methods of considering,” stated Natalie Collins, president of the California Affiliation of Winegrape Growers and Unified Symposium LLC Managing Committee member. “In a time marked by business challenges, a contemporary perspective and renewed inspiration may also help us see new potentialities—and Moore’s story guarantees to do exactly that.”
After immersing herself in winemaking programs and visiting numerous wine areas, Moore took a daring step in 2013 by buying a winery in Santa Barbara County, California’s Central Coast. This pivotal second marked the beginning of Two Wolves Wine. For the previous decade, she has overseen the whole winemaking course of, from cultivating natural grapes to handcrafting small-batch wines. Every bottle produced embodies her dedication to high quality, her profound respect for nature, and a daring expressive character, paying homage to her personal artistic spirit.
As govt wine editor at Meals & Wine and wine and spirits editor for Journey + Leisure, Ray Isle brings a wealth of experience and a deep ardour for the business, which he’ll draw upon whereas main an enticing dialog with Moore. Identified for his standard Meals & Wine column, “Bottle Service,” Isle has been nominated 3 times for the James Beard Award in beverage writing and is a four-time IACP Award winner for Narrative Beverage Writing. He’s additionally the creator of the not too long ago revealed e book, The World in a Wineglass: The Insiders’ Information to Artisanal, Sustainable, Extraordinary Wines to Drink Now.
Registration for the Unified Symposium is availableat www.unifiedsymposium.org/register. The Keynote Luncheon is priced individually and features a plated lunch and wine. To register for the luncheon, you have to be a CAWG member, ASEV member, or an exhibitor. Early registration is inspired as restricted seating is accessible. The 2025 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium shall be held January 28-30, with reveals open on January 29 and 30, on the SAFE Credit score Union Conference Middle in Sacramento, California.
Constructed with the joint enter of growers, vintners, and allied business members, Unified has served as a clearinghouse of data necessary to wine and grape business professionals for greater than 30 years. Unified additionally hosts the business’s largest commerce present of its variety, with greater than 650 distributors displaying their services and products in over 875 cubicles. For extra info, please go to www.unifiedsymposium.org.
