Italy's Biodynamic All Stars to Speak in Napa

[Clockwise from upper left: Foradori, Zago, Ceretto and Pepe]

Quintessa will be hosting a three day, $1,700+ seminar on biodynamics, led by Adriano Zago, an Italian biodynamic consultant, in Napa.

Rudy Marchesi of Montinore Estate has been hosting workshops with Adriano at his Willamette Valley estate in Oregon for classes in recent years, and this year the Biodynamic Demeter Alliance (formed by the merger of Demeter USA and the Biodynamic Alliance) is offering an expanded program in California with special guests. 

Featured are Chiara Pepe of Emidio Pepe (Abruzzo), Federico Ceretto of Ceretto (Barolo), and Elisabetta Foradori of Foradori (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol). 

Marchesi was so impressed with Foradori's Teroldego wine that he started growing and making it in Oregon. 

The event takes place July 27-29.

UPDATE (AUG. 3)

I covered this three day event for WineBusiness.com. You can read the story here.