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| Gary Figgins, Owner & Winemaker Emeritus, Leonetti Cellar, Walla Walla, Washington |
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| "Join us in Walla Walla, July 15 - 18th, 2009, for the 5th International Wine & Heart Health Summit. We are pleased to open our doors and our community to the members of the Renaud Society and our other international conference delegates as I, and my Washington State winemaking colleagues, look forward to hosting this great event"
"See you there!"
Gary Figgins (Leonetti Cellar), Honorary Co-Chairman,
5th International Wine & Heart Health Summit
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5th International Wine & Heart Health Summit
July 15 - July 18, 2009
The Historic Marcus Whitman Hotel
Walla Walla, Washington
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In 1805 and 1806, Lewis and Clark blazed a trail through the Walla Walla region and were intrigued with what they experienced. Thirty years later, missionaries Marcus and Narcissa Whitman built a mission among the Cayuse Indians near Walla Walla. After 11 years of service, the Whitmans and several of those staying at the mission with them met an untimely death in November 1847. The name Whitman became widely used in the local area with everything from Whitman Street to Whitman College. It came as no surprise in 1927, when the people of Walla Walla decided to honor Marcus Whitman by naming their new hotel after him. The idea for a luxury hotel to attract travelers and conventions had been a topic of discussion since the early 1920s. In 1927, W.W. Baker, president of Baker Boyer National Bank, called together the city fathers and spearheaded the efforts of moving forward with the idea. More than 200 businessmen attended that first meeting in support of the idea of a first-class hotel. An investment company from Seattle, Real Estate Improvement Company, offered to put up $300,000 toward the building of the hotel if the community could raise $150,000 in 90 days. Walla Walla rose to the challenge with the city fathers selling $100 shares of stock in the hotel. Within just weeks, the required amount had been raised and Walla Walla was on its way to having a luxury hotel. Sherwood D. Ford of Seattle was selected as the architect for the hotel. The Construction began in September 1927. Amid much enthusiasm, the Marcus Whitman Hotel officially opened on September 1, 1928. W.W. Baker was first in line to sign the guest register. At the time the hotel opened, it was the most luxurious hotel for miles around. It was also the only hotel on record at that time that used the same system for heating and cooling the rooms. Through the years, "The Hotel" has hosted numerous dignitaries and celebrities, including President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson, Louie Armstrong and Shirley Temple. By the 1970's, the hotel had begun to slide into disrepair. In 1999, Kyle Mussman formed Real Estate Improvement Company and bought the historic structure. Sharing a community vision with the City and Port of Walla Walla, they restored and expanded the grand old building to provide not only classic elegance and style, but also cutting-edge technology for today's conference needs
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The winemakers and growers of the Walla Walla Valley are bound by a passion for what they do, a commitment to quality and sustainability, and a mutual respect for each other's unique visions.
Today more than 90 wineries are operating in the Valley, and more than 1,600 acres of vineyards have become part of the agricultural landscape. Whether new or established, the members of this community of winemakers and growers openly support each other. The result is a region with as much goodwill as individuality.
It is the Walla Walla wine industry’s unparalleled commitment to quality, sustainability, and camaraderie combined with the Valley’s unique terroir that has helped secure its place on the world’s wine map.
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Please save the date!
And let your friends and colleagues know as well!
Watch for information soon at www.winesummit.com
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4th International Wine & Heart Health Summit
February 14 - 17, 2007
Silverado Resort Hotel, Napa California
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An Important Conference for Physicians and Connoisseurs wine & health, wine biology, wine culture & appreciation
www.winesummit.com conference, workshops, exclusive wine tasting, wine dinnners, celebrity wine makers physician winemakers, tours, and more!
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| Tedd Goldfinger, DO, FACC Chairman |
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| Some Topics and Lecture Titles:
The Imapact of Cardiovascular Disease on Modern Society
The Biology of Ageing: Endothelial Dysfunction and Human Disease
The Biology of Wine; Implication for Health and Disease
Rebel Wines from the Napa Valley
Professor Renaud and the French Paradox . . . A Personal History
Food, Wine, and Health in France
The History of Wine in America: 400 Years Since Jamestown
Destination: Oregon. The Rise of Oregon Wines on the World Market
Wine & Cardiovascular Disease
The Role of Alcohol and Wine Polyphenols in Human Disease amd Vascular Risk
Alcohol and Cognitive Impairment: Implications in Alzheimer's and Senile Dementia
Alcohol and Mortality: Confidence and Confounders
Wine and the Human Experience
Technology in Medicine: Development of the Artificial Heart
Technology in Medicine: Development of the Coronary Artery Stent
How to be an Educated Wine Consumer
Great Wines Begin in the Vineyard
The Changing Landscape of Wine in America
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| Justin Ardill, MBBS International Co-Chairman |
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| Tom Shelton, President & CEO Joseph Phelps Vineyards Honorary Co-Chairman |
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Noted Faculty:
Jonathan Abrams, MD (University of New Mexico); Andrew Selwyn, MD (Harvard University); Andrew Waterhouse, PhD (University of California at Davis); Larry Turley, MD (Turley WIne Cellars); Serge C. Renaud, PhD (Segalan University, Bordeaux); Dominique Lanzmann-Petithory, MD (Deptartment of Public Health, Paris, FR); Gordon Murchie, President, Vinifera Wine Growers Assn (Alexandria, VA); Dick Erath (Erath Vineyards, Oregon); R. Curtis Ellison, MD (Boston University); Francoise Booyse, MD (University of Alabama); Morten Groenbaek, Dr. Med, PhD (National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark); Arthur Klatsky (Kaiser Permanente, Oakland); Marvin Slepian, MD (University of Arizona); Julio Palmaz, PhD (University of Texas, San Antonio/ Founder, Palmaz Family Vineyards); Harvey Steiman, Editor at Large (Wine Spectator); Andy Beckstoffer (Beckstorffer Vineyards); Michael Mondavi (Folio Wine Partners, Napa, California), and others. . . . . . . . . . . .
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The Renaud Trophy:
An International Wine Competition
SPONSORED BY THE RENAUD SOCIETY
Society members are invited to participate in an International Wine Competition to be held in Walla Walla, Washington
July 2009.
Wines from Washington State and beyond, will be tasted blindly and categorical awards will be made based on highest collective point scores.
Tasting opportunities will be limited, so please indicate your desire to participate in this historic event, and enjoy a great weekend in a most exciting food and wine city in the Pacific Northwest.
RVSP to Dr. Tedd Goldfinger:
teddgoldfinger@comcast.net
see separate header for the '09
wine competition
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