The Art of Balance: Cool Climate/Maritime Wines in a Global Context
August 5 & 6, 2008

The Stony Brook University Center for Wine, Food, and Culture will host a major international symposium titled "The Art of Balance: Cool Climate/Maritime Wines in a Global Context," at its Southampton campus on Long Island. The two-day symposium will feature advanced educational presentations and wine tastings led by prominent winemakers and vineyard managers from top wineries in cool climate/maritime winegrowing regions around the world.

This event marks the 20-year anniversary of the first groundbreaking conference of its kind, “Maritime Climate Wine Growing: Bringing Bordeaux to Long Island,” which was staged in Riverhead in summer 1988 and drew participants from Chateau Margaux, Chateau Pichon-Lalande, and Institut Technique de la Vigne et du Vin, Montpelier. This new symposium for 2008 is the result of an innovative partnership between the host, Stony Brook University Center for Wine, Food, and Culture, the primary funding agency New York Wine and Grape Foundation, and the organizing committee Long Island Wine Council. 

To stage this 20th anniversary symposium, owners and managers from Long Island’s own 40 wineries are joining forces with some of the world’s leading wine-growers to lead two days of educational talks and wine tastings. This symposium will highlight the renewed appreciation of balanced, elegant, lower alcohol wines and afford an opportunity to talk and taste with some of the world’s leading cool/maritime climate wine producers. Both exciting and timely, the symposium program coupled with the relaxed atmosphere of summertime on Long Island’s East End will afford a wonderful experience to all those who participate.

The symposium will be of special interest to New York’s wine and culinary community: winery and vineyard owners and managers; restaurant sommeliers; chefs; retail store professionals; wine educators; wine and food critics; and the wine and food press. It is also open to interested members of the general public. The symposium sessions will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 5-6, 2008, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, on the Southampton campus of Stony Brook University.

The Grand Tasting will be held on Tuesday, August 5, from 5:30–8:30 pm, featuring more than 200 wines from conference participants and the 40 wineries of Long Island, paired with exquisite regional fare from some of Long Island's finest restaurants. Don't miss this wonderful event on a summer evening in the Hamptons. Tickets for the Grand Tasting are $75 per person.

Participating restaurants include:

Almond	Catapano Dairy	La Cuvee Wine Bar	The Fifth Season
Foody's	McCadam Cheese	Hampton Coffee	The Laundry
Jedediah Hawkins	Mecox Dairy	Claws on Wheels	Blue Duck Bakery
La Plage	The Ramshead Inn	Sang Lee Farms	Sunset Beach
Tierra Mar	Vine Street Cafe

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Tuesday, August 5
Alessio Dorigo, Owner/Winemaker, Dorigo (Friuli Venezia-Giulia, Italy)
Terroir, the Global Market, and International Taste: A Friulian Approach

Günter Künstler, Owner/Winemaker, Weingut Küntsler (Rheingau, Germany)
Soil, Terroir, and Microclimate in the Rheingau

Thomas Laszlo, VP Winemaking Operations, Heron Hill Winery (Finger Lakes, NY)
Who Has Terroir and How Do I Get It? An Exploration of Finger Lakes Terroir with Riesling as the Guide

Katia Alvarez, Winemaker, Martin Códax (Rías Baixas, Spain)
Albarino: An Atlantic Grape

Paul Grieco, Co-Owner and Sommelier, Hearth, Insieme, Terroir (New York, NY), Panel Moderator
Terroir: The Art of Authenticity or Just Wine Gobbledigoop?

Wednesday, August 6
Steve Clifton, Owner/Winemaker, Brewer-Clifton and Palmina (Santa Rita Hills & Santa Barbara County, CA)
Balancing Acidity: The Architecture of Wine

Pascal Jolivet, Owner/Winemaker, Pascal Jolivet (Loire Valley, France)
The Challenge of Natural Winemaking in the Loire

Eric Fry, Winemaker, Lenz Winery (North Fork of Long Island, NY)
Out of the Chaos of Complete Freedom, Long Island Wine Styles Emerge

Jacques Lurton, (La Martinette, Bordeaux, France)
The Islander Vineyard, Australia
Blending for Balance and Excellence

Kurt Eckert, Import Brand Manager, Polaner Selections (Mount Kisco, NY), Panel Moderator
Counter Currents: The Re-emergence and Appreciation of Cool Climate/Maritime Wines in the Global Marketplace

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Symposium Schedule

Tuesday, August 5		Wednesday, August 6		Thursday, August 7
8:30 am: Light Breakfast / Check in / Welcome		8:30 am: Light Breakfast / Check in		Stay-and-relax day
9:45 am: Alessio Dorigo		9:30 am: Steve Clifton		Shuttle service to local beaches & town
11:00 am: Break		10:45 am: Break		Visit local restaurants & tour wineries.
11:15 am: Günter Küntsler		11:00 am: Pascal Jolivet		Enjoy a wonderful concert in our newly renovated theater.
12:30 pm: Box Lunch		12:15 pm: Buffet Lunch
1:15 pm: Thomas Laszlo		1:30 pm: Eric Fry
2:30 pm: Break		2:45 pm: Break
2:45 pm: Katia Alvarez		3:00 pm: Jacques Lurton
4:00 pm: Panel Discussion: Paul Grieco, with Alessio Dorigo, Günter Küntsler, Thomas Laszlo, Katia Alvarez		4:15 pm: Panel Discussion: Kurt Eckert, with Steve Clifton, Pascal Jolivet, Eric Fry
5:15 pm: End		5:30 pm: End

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Pricing 
General Public Pricing:
Symposium Lectures (days 1 or 2): $180.00 each day
Includes breakfast, lunch & lecture tastings    
Both days Symposium: $360.00 includes grand tasting*    
Grand Tasting only: $75.00

A special discount is being offered to wine industry affiliates. (Upon registering, you will be asked to fill in your affiliation on the form. This will allow your discount.)

Wine Industry Affiliate Pricing:
Symposium Lectures (days 1 or 2): $150.00 each day
Includes breakfast, lunch & lecture tastings         
Both days Symposium: $300.00 includes grand tasting*
Grand Tasting only (no discount): $75.00

*The Grand Tasting is included only if 2-day package is purchased.

Symposium, Grand Tasting tickets, and housing are non-refundable.

Housing
Limited on-campus housing at the newly renovated residence halls is available upon request. These rooms will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis. Register and reserve early to ensure your housing accommodations on the Southampton campus.

Participants who wish to check in on Monday, August 4, may do so for on-campus housing. Upon completion of your registration, you will receive detailed information on early check-in. Rooms will be available from Monday, August 4 through Thursday, August 7. All keys must be turned in upon check-out. There will be a room deposit for each key of $150.00 that is fully refundable upon return of keys and check-out. The deposit will be taken in the form of cash or check.

On-Campus Housing Pricing:
Single room with linens: $129.00
Double (share room) with linens: $79.00 per person

Each individual must register separately for campus housing. In case a double room is chosen, we will assign roommates unless you indicate with whom you wish to share a room.

For those interested in off-campus housing options, the Symposium has partnered with a few of the local hotels and inns that will offer a special conference rate. They are listed below along with the links to their web pages, where reservations can be made directly to the hotel. Please mention that you are with this conference when you book your reservations. August is peak season in the Hamptons on Long Island and all reservations should be made as early as possible, as they will be limited in availability. Visit one of the sites below to make your reservation.

Best Western: www.bestwesterneastend.com
Enclave Inn: www.enclaveinn.com
The Village Latch: www.villagelatch.com
Barons Cove: www.baronscove.com
Holiday Inn: www.ichotelsgroup.com
Hampton Inn Brookhaven: www.hamptoninnbrookhaven.com

Questions? Please call Ginny Clancy, Program Coordinator at (631) 632-9404.