Name: What’s in Your Glass? The New Faces of Virginia Wine
Start: 2026-06-09T15:45:00-0400
End: 2026-06-09T17:00:00-0400

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.

What’s in Your Glass? The New Faces of Virginia Wine

Tuesday June 9, 2026 3:45pm - 5:00pm EDT

The Jefferson Hotel

A tasting and conversation spotlighting a new generation of small, independent Virginia producers shaping what comes next for the state’s wine identity. Meet the people (and the wines) driving quality and originality through fresh approaches to farming, grape selection and business models.

Moderators

Nate Walsh

Walsh Family Wine

Nate Walsh is the founder of Walsh Family Wine, focusing on vineyard-designate wines in Loudoun County, VA. He has worked for vineyards and wineries in Northern Virginia, Central Virginia, Oregon, and New Zealand.

Speakers

Corry Craighill

Winemaker, Septenary Winery/Wound Tight

Corry brings many years of winemaking experience from a variety of regions, including South Africa, France, Australia, New Zealand, California, and Oregon in addition to her native Virginia. A graduate of the University of Virginia, she is excited to be in Charlottesville making... Read More →

John Noer

Owner/Winemaker, Noer Vineyards

I grew up on a property with a small 2 acre vineyard in the front yard. I became an assistant winemaker at the oldest winery in Loudoun County and did school through UC Davis before I started Noer Vineyards. Noer Vineyards is the largest vineyard in the Shenandoah Valley.

Tuesday June 9, 2026 3:45pm - 5:00pm EDT
The Jefferson Hotel

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