Taste the Story: Connecting with Consumers through Education. The symposium is being presented by the Shelton-Badgett N.C. Center for Viticulture & Enology. This Center serves the grape and wine industry, not only in North Carolina, but the entire Southeast by providing workforce training and industry support.

Speakers

  • Paul Wagner, Instructor, Viticulture and Winery Technology Department – Napa Valley College
  • Nicole Chesney, Executive Director of the NC Wine & Grape Council
  • Jay Cummins, Representative for Waterloo Container
  • Jodi Songer Driedger, Director of Undergraduate Programs for North Carolina State University’s Horticultural Science Department
  • Dr. Alexa McDaniel, Viticulture Extension and Research Scholar for North Carolina State University
  • Dr. Sarah Lowder, Extension Viticulture Specialist and Assistant Professor of Horticulture for University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
  • Dr. Drew Harner, Assistant Professor of Viticulture and Extension Specialist for Virginia Tech’s School of Plant and Environmental Sciences

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Learn more about Surry Community College’s Viticulture & Enology program at surry.edu/wine.

Register now at symposium.surry.edu

General Admission, $125

Grand Wine Tasting Only, $50