Schedule

Guest Sign-In and Registration, Grand Hall

Vendor Showcase Opens, Grand Hall

Symposium Welcome, Grand Hall

Dr. David Shockley | President, Surry Community College

Surry Community College’s president will welcome attendees and kick off the start of the symposium.

Keynote Speaker One, Grand Hall

Drew Baker | Farmer / Creator — Burnt Hill Farm / Old Westminster Winery

Cultivating Resilience

Cultivating Resilience explores how regenerative farming, diversified plantings, animal integration, and long-term thinking can help vineyards withstand environmental, economic, and personal challenges. Attendees will hear practical lessons from the development of Old Westminster Winery and Burnt Hill Farm, including what has worked, what has failed, and how resilience is built through both farming systems and the people behind them.

Break — Vendor Showcase Grand Hall

Keynote Speaker Two, Grand Hall

Joshua Grainer | Master of Wine (MW) and Winegrower — Lost Mountain Vineyards

Climate, Variety, and Confidence: How Virginia’s Wine Identity Offers Lessons for the East

This will be a discussion on how an Eastern wine region can build credibility, quality expectations, and a recognizable identity through vineyard and winery decisions. Potential tasting setup (2-3 glasses per participant)

Lunch, Grand Hall

Sponsored by Waterloo Container

Keynote Speaker Three, Grand Hall

Break — Vendor Showcase Grand Hall

Educational Breakout Sessions

Networking, Winery

Grand Wine Tasting, Grand Hall

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm