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The Virginia Wine Trade Intensive is a high-impact professional development experience built for the trade to taste, learn, and sell Virginia Wine with confidence.
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Virginia in Context: A Comparative Grand Tasting
Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:30am - 10:45am EDT
The Jefferson Hotel
A guided, comparative blind tasting that places Virginia wines alongside classic global benchmarks, allowing attendees to evaluate Virginia through a familiar lens. Expect clear takeaways on where Virginia stands apart, where it aligns with known categories, and how to communicate about it with confidence.
Moderators
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Jay Youmans MW

Educational Director, Capital Wine School
Jay Youmans has been tasting wine professionally for nearly 30 years. He is the Educational Director and Owner of the Capital Wine School; and the Owner of Rock Creek Wine Merchants, a sales and marketing consultancy. Jay has served as a wine judge for numerous wine competitions and... Read More →
Speakers
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Winn Roberton

Head Sommelier, Bourbon Steak Four Seasons Hotel
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Dave McIntyre

Food & Wine Writer, Dave McIntyre's WineLine
Dave McIntyre is the author of “Dave McIntyre’s WineLine,” recommended by The Wall Street Journal as one of the best wine publications on Substack. He is also Associate Wine Editor and columnist for The SOMM Journal. Dave wrote the weekly wine column for The Washington Post... Read More →
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Cheron Cowan

Writer-at-Large, Wine Enthusiast
Cheron Cowan is the beverage director at Craft, Tom Colicchio's flagship restaurant in NYC. Her 20-year career working in high-profile restaurants includes wine director and general manager roles at Esca Restaurant and guest-engaging positions at Blue Hill NYC and Gramercy Tavern. Cowan... Read More →
Tuesday June 9, 2026 9:30am - 10:45am EDT
The Jefferson Hotel

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