#WBC18 Lightning Talk: Marty Sparks

Lightning Talks: We will have 8 of your fellow attendees get up on stage to deliver five-minute, Ignite-style “Lightning Talks”. With 20 slides each advancing automatically on 15-second intervals, speakers have to be on the top of their game to deliver fun, informative, often hilarious talks. 2018 Presenters:

Michael Fagin | West Coast Weather
Nancy Koziol | The Oethical Oenologist
Richard Baxter | Wine and Health
Austin Beeman | Understanding Wine with Austin Beeman
Roslyne Buchanan & Jennifer Cockrall-King | Roslyne Buchanan/Cottage Life Magazine
Marty Sparks | LuchaVino
Anne Keery | Aspiring Winos
Liz Barrett | What’s in That Bottle

Transcript

2. SO, What does Bike Racing have to do with Wine anyway?
4. Wine Growing Region Maps Winefolly.com
5. Bike Racers and Grapes both Struggle Eurosport.com
6. Governing Bodies Bike Racing & Wine Word Cloud
7. Rule Books UCI usacycling
10. Rioja – Gran Riserva, French Grand Cru/Villages, Italy Crianza Reserva Gran Reserva Joven Riojatrade.com
12. 95% 85% 75%
13. Gran Cru Cru Reserve Vintners Select Barrel Select Grand Reserve Classico Riserva Artist Series Family Select Wine Maker’s Reserve
14. Grow Grapes where you want to Winesnw.com
15. Washington AVAs Winecountrywashington.com
16. The Rocks – A mountain biker’s dream
17. Walla Walla Wallawalla.org
18. Walla Walla • Latitude: 46 • Vineyards: 3,000 acres • Wineries: 150 • Soil: Basalt, silt, sand. Gravel, loess, cobbly loem • Elevation: 400 – 2,000 Feet • Rain Fall: 7 – 22 inches • 2/3 in WA • 1/3 in OR • Permitted Grapes: Whatever you want to grow! Bordeaux • Latitude: 45 • Vineyards: 290,000 acres • Wineries: 8,500 • Soil: Gravel, Sandy Stone and clay • Elevation 40 Feet • Rain fall 38 inches annual • 2/3 Right Bank • 1/3 Left Bank • Permitted grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère
19. CyclingNews.com Helivista.com
20. Celebrate with Bubbles GettyImages.com
21. So, What does Bike Racing have to do with Wine?