Welcome
Welcome
We are pleased to invite you to attend the 2009 Symposium for Professional Wine Writers at Meadowood Napa Valley. This extraordinary program will take place February 17 through 20, 2009 and is open to published editorial wine writers, wine/food writers, wine/travel writers and editors.The Symposium for Professional Wine Writers, a non-profit organization, was founded as a resource for professional writers and editors, and camaraderie within the professional wine writing community. The conference, convened annually in Napa Valley, offers professionals an open forum for exploration of themes prevalent in contemporary wine writing.
In order to maintain the editorial caliber of this conference, the Symposium has solicited no outside sponsorship. A portion of the cost of the program is underwritten by the Napa Valley Vintners, a non-profit organization representing more than 300 wineries and by Meadowood Napa Valley. Meadowood, which is also the annual home to Auction Napa Valley, continues its twenty-seven-year tradition of service to the Napa Valley winegrowing community by providing a venue for the conference. The Symposium follows an intense plenary program for a limited number of attendees plus speakers.
We look forward to welcoming you in February 2009 to the fifth annual Symposium for Professional Wine Writers.
Sincerely,
 Jim Gordon Symposium Director |  H. William Harlan Proprietor Meadowood Napa Valley |  Linda Reiff Executive Director Napa Valley Vintners |
