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Mexico Sommelier Tour 2024

Tour Schedule and Wine Information

Welcome to California!

Join us for a 6-day immersive and educational experience in the picturesque landscapes of Napa Valley, Mendocino and Sonoma County. As esteemed sommeliers from Mexico, you'll delve into the heart of California's winemaking culture. Enjoy vineyard tours, exclusive tastings, and educational masterclasses with industry experts.


Winery visits include: Dukhorn Vineyards, St. Supery Estate Vineyards & Winery, Charles Krug, Louis Martini Winery, Chateau Montelena, La Crema Winery, Silver Oak, Bonterra, DuMoL, Rodney Strong and more.

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Sunday, April 7

Depart to Napa Valley at 12:00pm

Migration Winery
(Duckhorn Portfolio)

Lunch, Tour & Tasting
duckhorn.com

Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Host: Brian Bostwick, Director Exports - Americas and Europe

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MAVA Dinner

Time: 6:15 PM

Location:

Wineries:
Bazan Cellars
Encanto Winery
Honrama Cellars
MaCo Winery
Maldonado Winery
Reynoso Family Vineyards

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Monday, April 8

Depart at 8:45am

Napa Valley Program

Vineyard Tour, Overview &
Walk-around Tasting
napavintners.com

Time: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM

Host: Connor Best

Continuum Estate

Vineyard Tour
continuumestate.com

Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Hosts:
David Bantly, Director Sales and Marketing
Tim Mondavi

Darioush

Walk-around Tasting
darioush.com

Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Hosts:
Marc Moynier, Estate Manager, Darioush
Khaledi and Sally Khaledi

Wineries:
Amuse Bouche Winery
Cakebread Cellars
Coup De Foudre Winery
Darioush
Gallica
Grgich Hills Estate
Mario Bazán Cellars
Quintessa

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Napa Valley Vintners

Lunch
napavintners.com

Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Wineries:
Cervantes Family Vineyards
Darioush
Pine Ridge Vineyards
Rutherford Ranch Winery
Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery

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St. Supery Estate
Vineyards & Winery

Dinner
stsupery.com

Discussion of the wider perspective of Napa Valley's Sustainability efforts and then delve into the specifics of St. Supery's efforts and achievements.

Time: 6:00 PM

Hosts:
Asael Gonzalez-Zavala, Assistant Winemaker
Nayeli Acevedo, Associate Brand Manager

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Tuesday, April 9

Meet driver at 8:10am with luggage

Theme: Historical Napa Valley
Exploring Ageability – the group will have both current release and library wines showing the evolution of California wines as they mature in the bottle

Charles Krug Winery

Tour & Tasting
charleskrug.com

History and Ageability

Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Host: Riana Mondavi, 4th Generation & Co-Proprietress

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Louis M. Martini Winery

Tour, Tasting & Lunch
louismartini.com

History and Ageability

Time: 11:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Host: Haley Tyler, Wine Ambassador

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Chateau Montelena

Tour & Tasting
montelena.com

A vineyard tour that will highlight the unique terroir of The Montelena Estate vineyard and the lessons learned during the 52 years of stewardship on the land

Time: 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Hosts:
Sheri Bowen Hospitality & Retail Manager
Salvador Acevedo Tasting Room Associate & Translator

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La Crema Winery

Dinner
lacrema.com

Dinner with Jackson Family Wines

Time: 6:30 PM

Hosts:
Pedro Rusk, Senior Wine Educator
Julieta Pinon, Sales Director, Mexico
Tiffany Stewart, Manager, Exports

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Wednesday, April 10

Depart at 8:30am

Anderson Valley Program

Overview on Region
avwines.com

Time: 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Host: Alexis Eich

Goldeneye Winery

Vineyard Tour, Tasting & Lunch
goldeneyewinery.com

Anderson Valley sustainable agriculture and winemaking practices. Tour of the Goldeneye LEED gold certified winemaking facility at our Gowan Creek Vineyard with winemakers. Goldeneye visitor center for lunch and small tasting.

Time: 9:45 AM - 12:50 PM

Hosts:
Kristen McMahan, Winemaker, Goldeneye
Lyle Dowsett, Assistant Winemaker Goldeneye
Alexis Eich, Hospitality and Sales Manager

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Domaine Anderson

Tour & Tasting
domaineanderson.com

Biodynamic vineyard tour at Domaine Anderson followed by a walk around tasting with other Anderson Valley producers in the Mexico market.

Time: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Host: Darrin Low, Winemaker, Domaine Anderson

Wineries:
Bravium Winery
Cobb Wines
Domaine Anderson
Goldeneye Winery
Long Meadow Ranch
Maggy Hawk
Twomey
Roederer Estate
Scharffenberger Cellars

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Silver Oak Alexander Valley

Dinner
silveroak.com

Dinner and Discussion on Sustainablity and
how to communicate to your customers

Time: 6:15 PM

Hosts:
Nate Weis, Vice President of Winegrowing
Vivien Gay, Director of International Sales

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Thursday, April 11

Depart at 8:30am

Theme: Sustainability

Bonterra Organic Estates
McNab Ranch

Tour
bonterra.com

Presentation on Mendocino County diversity, a perfect place for sustainable and organic wines and an interactive tour of McNab Ranch focusing on ROC farming practices.

Toast at the Merlot Tour with local cheese

Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Hosts:
Rodrigo Maturana, Vice President of Marketing
Todd Madden, Viticulture Manager
Sebastian Donoso, Sr. Winemaker

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Fetzer Wines

Tasting
fetzer.com

Tasting of Fetzer, 1000 Stories, Bonterra Core and Bonterra Single Vineyard Wines

Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Hosts: Sebastian Donoso, Sr. Winemaker

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Farm to Table lunch

Lunch

Organic Farm to Table Lunch focusing on locally grown and foraged Mendocino ingredients with Chef Olan Cox

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Hosts:
Rodrigo Maturana, Vice President of Marketing
Todd Madden, Viticulture Manager
Sebastian Donoso, Sr. Winemaker

DuMOL

Tour & Tasting
dumol.com

Wines from Russian River Valley & Sonoma Coast

Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Hosts:
Andy Smith, Viticulturist, Winemaker and Partner
Marc Guerguy, Director of Sales
Chloé Lefler, Export Manager

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Rodney Strong Vineyards

Tour, Tasting & Dinner
rodneystrong.com

Time: 6:00 PM

Hosts:
Greg Morthole Winemaker
Dan Wildermuth, Vice President Global Marketing
Tour focused on sustainability and dinner

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Friday, April 12

Meet the driver at 7:30am with luggage. Depart at 7:45am

Sonoma County Vintners Program

Overview on region

sonomawine.com

Arrival & Welcome

Time: 8:45 AM - 3:30 PM

Host: Ashley Boyle

Gloria Ferrer

Preserving Our Roots' Masterclass

This will be a panel of vintners who are leaders in sustainable practices, all from different AVAs.

Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Wineries:
Benziger Family Winery
Ridge Vineyards
Silver Oak

Moderator: Chris Sawyer, Sommelier

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Discover Sonoma County

Speed Tasting

Tasting groups will be separated by AVA, and will do a quick overview of the AVA and taste wine from a producer from that AVA. Guests will rotate between stations.

Time: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Wineries:
Seghesio Family Vineyards
Schug Winery
The Donum Estate
Mauritson Wines
Ridge Vineyards

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Small Vine Wines

Lunch

Time: 12:15 PM - 2:10 PM

Host: Lindsey Kohn, Estate Director

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Emeritus Vineyards

Vineyard Tour

Time: 2:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Host: Mari Jones, President

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Abaca' Restaurant

Dinner
restaurantabaca.com

Wine & Food Pairing hosted by Evan Goldstein MS


Time: 7:15 PM

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