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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.
Tuesday June 9, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT
Explore how Virginia’s winemakers and growers are making deliberate viticultural choices to meet the challenges of a changing climate. It examines how decisions around variety selection—including the increasing role of hybrids—along with farming practices and vineyard management are shaping both sustainability and wine quality in the state. Attendees will gain practical tools for framing “resilience” in clear, credible ways and for understanding how these choices translate into commercially relevant wines.
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Karl Hambsch

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Karl Hambsch is the owner, vineyard manager, and winemaker of Virginia's only certified-organic vineyard and winery.  Karl has worked in the wine industry for 25 years, has been making wine for 20 years, and has begun his 15th vintage year at Loving Cup.
Karl endeavors to farm with humility and attempts to work with nature, rather than against it.  "Do no harm" is the standard against which all farming practices at Loving Cup are measured.  Biodiversity and soil health are protected and encouraged, adding layered resilience in V... Read More →
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Matthieu Finot

Winegrower, Domaine Finot
Domaine Finot is a bi-national viticultural bridge between the French Alps and Virginia’s Blue Ridge. Winemaker Matthieu Finot brings a "garagiste" soul to Turk Mountain Vineyards, championing minimalist intervention: natural yeasts, no added SO2, and sustainable farming. By blending... Read More →
Tuesday June 9, 2026 11:00am - 12:15pm EDT
The Jefferson Hotel

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