Special Guest: Patrick McGovern
Dr. Patrick E. McGovern directs the Biomolecular Archaeology Project at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, where he is also an Adjunct Professor of Anthropology and Consulting Scholar in the Near East Section. Over the past two decades, he has pioneered the exciting interdisciplinary field of Biomolecular Archaeology which is yielding whole new chapters concerning our human ancestry, medical practice, and ancient cuisines and beverages. Popularly, Dr. Pat is known as the "Indiana Jones of Ancient Ales, Wines, and Extreme Beverages." He is the author of Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture (2004), and most recently, Uncorking the Past: The Quest for Wine, Beer, and Other Alcoholic Beverages (2010). Weblink: http://www.penn.museum/sites/Also in Bios
Special Guest: Eugenio Jardim
A native of Brazil, Eugenio Jardim has been a part San Francisco's wine scene since 1988. He's created and run wine programs for some of the city's hottest clubs and restaurants, been featured guest speaker and judge at countless events and competitions and became the first US Ambassador for Wines of Portugal.
Special Guest: Dean Hewitson, Owner & Winemaker, Hewitson Winery, Barossa Valley
Dean Hewitson has been making wine since he graduated from Australia’s world-famous Roseworthy Agricultural College in 1986. He established highly acclaimed Hewitson winery in the Barossa Valley in 1998. San Francisco Wine School Proudly welcomes him as a special guest panelist for Wine Australia's Old Vine Treasures.
Special Guest: Ira Noroff, CWE, CSE
Ira Noroff has been working in the wine industry since 1976. He is a Certified Wine Educator and holds many other wine & spirits credentials. He was a Director of Education with Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits for 15 years until his retirement in 2020.