Internationally recognized authority on climate change, especially on the impacts of global warming in the wine industry.
President of The Wine Academy of Spain.
Founder of the World Meeting on Climate Change & Wine.
Attended the training on climate change personally conducted by Al Gore in Seville. He is now one of the presenters of The Climate Project of Al Gore.
Researcher of climate change in the wine industry.
Former tennis professional who also attended medical school. Retired sports and musical promoter who has worked with Agassi, Edberg, Cantona, Sting, Pink Floyd, Tom Jones and Enrique Iglesias amongst many other celebrities.
Pancho has conducted speeches, seminars and conferences on climate change, in more than 25 cities, from California to Hong Kong.
Dr. Gregory Jones - Special Guest
Professor of climatology at Southern Oregon University.
Considered as the leading world expert and a pioneer in the research of climate change in the wine industry.
Dr. Jones has published numerous articles and research papers on climate change and world wine quality.
Rob Erlichman - Special Guest
Started Sunlight Electric in 2002 under the belief that raising the level of innovation, service, and professionalism in the solar industry will help speed the adoption of this important, renewable energy technology.
Leader in Northern California in commercial solar power, Sunlight Electric continues to set new standards for innovative system design, creating compelling business cases for solar, and for customer service and accountability.
Before founding Sunlight Electric, Erlichman was a technology marketing executive and entrepreneur, a management strategy consultant at Booz-Allen & Hamilton, and one of Procter & Gamble's youngest brand managers at the age of twenty-five.
Erlichman holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in Applied Economics.
Kim Nicholas Cahill - Special Guest
Kim holds a Master's degree in Land Resources from the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
She holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Earth Systems and a minor in Human Biology from Stanford.
Allison Jordan - Special Guest
Allison Jordan is Director of Environmental Affairs for Wine Institute, a public policy advocacy association of more than 1,000 California wineries and affiliated businesses. She also serves as Executive Director of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance, a non-governmental organization incorporated in 2003 by Wine Institute and the California Association of Winegrape Growers to promote environmental stewardship and social responsibility in the state’s wine community. Jordan represents the Institute as a plenary member of the California Environmental Dialogue, a group comprised of national and statewide environmental organizations, key federal, state, and local environmental regulators, and business groups, industries and corporations engaged in formal dialogue about improved environmental protection in the state. Since 2001, she has been a fellow in the German Marshall Fund's American Marshall Memorial Fellowship program, designed to create a network of European and American leaders knowledgeable about transatlantic relations and public policy issues through on-going exchanges in Europe and the U.S. She holds a Masters degree from the Goldman School of Public Policy at UC Berkeley and a Psychology B.A. from Allegheny College in Meadville, PA.
Seminars for Wine Professionals
This is a 1.5 day seminar dedicated to the study of climate change in the wine industry.
It is based on:
Scientific data and results of the IPCC.
Research conducted by Pancho Campo for his disseration for the Institute of Masters of Wine.
Proceedings of the 1st and 2nd World Meeting on Climate Change & Wine organized by Pancho Campo.
The seminar features state-of-the-art powerpoint presentations and graphics on climatology, viticulture and oenology.
Part of the audiovisual material that will be presented has been provided by Vicepresident Al Gore through his organization known as The Climate Project.
Who should attend these seminars:
Vineyard managers
Vine growers
Wine makers
Oenologists
Wine writers and journalists
Wine professionals
Objectives:
Understand what is climate change
Understand the scientical basis of climate change in the wine industry
Get to know the different impacts of climate change in the vineyard and winery in numerous wine regions
Understand the mitigation and adaptation process, its cost, social and ethical implications
Understand transportation issues, GHG emissions and consumer perception related to a possible new climate scenario
The Programme
The seminar is conducted for small groups of a maximum of 30 participants.
The lectures include presentations, interaction between participants and the presenter, as well as enough time for Q & A.
The tasting session features wines from differente regions and varieties.
These wines reflect the impacts of climate change and show some varieties with the potential to adapt to higher temperatures, drought, etc.
Extensive instructional material is given to the participants in the form of CD Roms, DVD and audiovisual material.
The Topics
Scientifical basis of climate change
Temperatures and precipitations
Huglin and Winkler Indices
Phenology & Climate Change
Pest & Diseases
CO2 and GHG emissions in the wine industry
Alcoholic VS Phenologycal ripeness
Transportation, Packaging & CO2 Emissions
Mitigation
Adaptation
Financial, ethical and consumer impacts
Calendar
Thursday, July 31st
08.30 - 09.00 – Welcome & Introduction
09.00 - 10.30 – The Scientifical Basis of Climate Change
10.30 - 10.45 – Coffee Break
10.45 – 12.00 – Climate Change & Viticulture
12.00 – 01.30 – Lunch
01.30 – 02.30 – Climate Change & Oenology
02.30 – 03.30 – Transportation, Financial, Ethical and Consumer Implications
03.30 – 03.45 – Coffee break
03.45 – 05.30 – Panel: Kelly Lenz, Kim Cahill, Greg Jones and Allison Jordan
