February 14-17, 2007
Silverado Resort, Napa Valley, California

Medical Symposium
Workshops
Exclusive Wine Tasting Venues
Celebrity Wine Auction/Reserve Wine Dinner

13 Category 1 AMA Continuing Medical Education Credits
Registration Fee: $845. After January 1, 2007: $895
Call: 520.544.5500 or e-mail winesummit@comcast.net

The definitive program for medical professionals and connoisseurs with an interest in cardiovascular health and a passion for wine.

Goals and Objectives
Program Schedule

Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Friday, February 16, 2007
Saturday, February 17, 2007

ABCs of Home Winemaking
Taste of the Wine Country Reception & Preregistration
An Affair of the Heart Reserve Wine Dinner
Hotel information
Transportation
Activities

Goals and Objectives for Conference Delegates:

• Enhance your understanding and appreciation of wine, wine making, wine & food, and wine culture
• Examine the scope of cardiovascular disease in society including socioeconomic and resource burden on health care systems and medical practitioners
• Review the physiology of the human endothelium in health and disease with particular focus on cardiovascular disease and ageing
• Explore the biology of wine, with particular attention to polyphenolic compounds and their importance to human wellbeing
• Learn about the phenomenon of the French Paradox; its discovery, and its application in Mediterranean Europe and France
• Review, in depth, the epidemiologic evidence for health benefit of alcohol and wine in moderation with particular attention to cardiovascular disease, dementia, cancers, and human longevity
• Be introduced to landmark advances in medical technology from the experts who have pioneered these works of ingenuity and medical milestones
  

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2007

2:00-4:00 PM: "ABC's of Home Wine Making"
Justin Ardill, MBBS. Chief Winemaker & Owner Reillys Wines,
Mintaro, Clare Valley, S. Australia
To be held at Silverado Resort
COST: $40 PER PERSON. Seating is very limited and reservations must be made prior to the conference.

You've enjoyed wine as a consumer. You take pride in your home wine collection. Now, learn the art of home winemaking. You can be the artisan, and the barrel and the bottle are your palates. From grape selection, processing, fermentation, aging, bottling and labeling, this workshop packs it a ll into a workable overview of small-scale wine production. Even if you never release a blockbuster, 90-point cabernet, this is the venue to take your appreciation of wine to the next level.

4:00–7:00 PM Early Registration and Reception
Taste of the Wine Country
On the Fairway Deck at Silverado Resort
COST: Complimentary

8 - 8:30 AM
Welcome
Tedd Goldfinger, DO, Chairman
Justin Ardill, MBBS. International Co-Chairman
Tom Shelton, Honorary Co-Chairman

8:30 - 9:30 AM
"The Impact of Cardiovascular Disease on Modern Society"
Jonathan, Abrams, MD
University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico

9:30 - 10:30 AM
"The Biology of Aging: Endothelial Dysfunction and Human Disease"
Andrew Selwyn, MD
Harvard University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts

10:30 - 11:30 AM
"The Biology of Wine: Implications for Health and Disease"
Andrew Waterhouse, PhD
University of California at Davis, Davis, California

11:30 - 12:00
Break Before Lunch

12:00 - 2:00 PM
Hosted Lunch on the Fairway Deck at Silverado Resort
Speaker: Larry Turley, MD
"The Rise of Rhone Varietals in the Napa Valley"

2:00 - 3:00 PM
"Professor Renaud and The French Paradox. . . A Personal History"
Serge C. Renaud, PhD
Segalen University, Bordeaux, France

3:00 - 4:00 PM
"Food, Wine, and Health in France"
Dominique Lanzmann- Petithory, MD, PhD
Practitioner in Public Health and Geriatrics, Paris, France

4:00 - 4:30 PM
Break - Tasting Wines from Physician Winemakers

4:30 - 5:30 PM
"The History of Wine in America: 400 Years Since Jamestown"
Gordon Murchie
Alexandria, Virginia

5:30 - 6:30 PM
"Destination: Oregon. The Rise of Oregon Wines on the World Market"
Dick Erath, Founder of Erath Vineyards
Dundee, Oregon

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7:30 - 8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00 AM
"Wine and Cardiovascular Disease: Overwhelming Evidence in Favor of Moderate Wine Consumption"
R. Curtis Ellison, MD
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts

9:00 - 10:00 AM
"The Role of Alcohol and Wine Polyphenols in Human Disease and Vascular Risk: Physiologic Mediators of Effect"
Francois Booyse, PhD; Edlue M. Tabengwa, PhD
University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama

10:00 - 11:00 AM
"Alcohol and Non-Cardiac Diseases"
Morten Gronbaeck, Dr.Med., Ph.D.
National Institute of Public Health, Copenhagen, Denmark

11:00 - 11:30 AM
Break - Tasting Wines from Physician Winemakers

11:30 - 12:30 PM
"Alcohol and Mortality: Confidence and Confounders"
Arthur Klatsky, MD
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Oakland, California

12: 30 - 1:30 PM
"Panel: Wine and the Human Experience"*
A Panel Discussion of the Benefits of Wine and Better Health
R. Curtis Ellison, MD; Francois Booyse, MD; Serge Renaud, PhD;
Morten Gronbaek, Dr.Med, PhD; and Arthur Klatsky, MD
Moderators: Tedd Goldfinger, DO, and Justin Ardill, MBBS

A Tasting of the Wine of the Renaud Society Will Accompany This Panel
Renaud Society (Click here to become a member)

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7:30 - 8:00AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:00 - 9:00 AM
"Technology in Medicine: Development of the Artificial Heart"
Marvin Slepian, MD
President & CEO, SynCardia Systems, Inc.
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona

9:00 - 10:00 AM
"Technology in Medicine: Development of the Coronary Artery Stent"
Julio Palmaz, PhD
Founder, Palmaz Vineyards, Napa California
University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas

10:00 - 11:00 AM
"How To Be An Educated Wine Consumer"
Harvey Steiman, Editor at Large
The Wine Spectator, New York, New York

11:00 - 11:30 AM
Break - Tasting Wines from Physician Winemakers

11:30 - 12:30 PM
"Great Wines Begin in the Vineyard"*
Andy Beckstoffer
Beckstoffer Vineyards, Rutherford, California

12:30 - 1:30 PM
"The Changing Landscape of Wine in America"
Michael Mondavi, President & Founder
Folio Fine Wine Partners, Napa, California

7:00 - 11:00 PM
"An Affair of the Heart: An Exclusive Wine Dinner and Winemaker Celebrity Auction"
Culinary Institute of America at Greystone (St. Helena, Calif.)
COST TO GUEST: $145 PER PERSON (Cost to attendee included with registration).

Bus transportation will be provided, leaving from the front door of the Silverado Resort Mansion at 6:30 PM

END OF CONFERENCE
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Silverado Resort is located in the heart of Napa Valley wine country. This famous destination resort sits on 1200 acres of prime Napa real estate. At its center is the "Mansion," a California landmark built in the 1870s. The resort includes 280 deluxe cottage suites, two 18-hole championship golf courses, nine swimming pools, tennis courts and a 16,000 square foot spa. For more information, call the concierge desk at (707) 257-0200 or visit Silverado's web site at www.silveradoresort.com.

Guests of Wine Summit IV are offered a special group rate: 1 bedroom suites $195, 2-bedroom suites $245. Telephone reservations can be made by calling the resort at (800) 532-0500. Please identify yourself as a course participant.

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TRANSPORTATION

California Wine Tours offers shuttle service between San Francisco International Airport or Oakland International Airport and Silverado Resort. Call (800) 428-5612 for additional information or reservations

Carefree Travel (Phoenix is our official travel consultant. Course participants and their guests may make air reservations by calling Susan Field at (602) 957-2106 or (800) 659-8615. Please reference Wine & Heart Health Summit.

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ACTIVITIES

Space is Limited

The wines of Trefethen Vineyards are a reflection of the land from which they are grown. There is a synergy among the soil we work, the grapes we grow, and the wine we make. The craft of winegrowing is both ancient and modern. The relationship is intimate and has been carefully balanced here throughout the years, encouraging us to create our distinctive and exceptional family of world-class wines.

Take a step back into time with a 30-minute guided tour showcasing our historic winery building and vineyards. After the tour, our friendly, knowledgeable staff will help you explore the nuances of Trefethen Vineyards’ 100% Estate Grown Wines. The Estate Tasting of four wines is held in our Visitor’s Center. Your visit will be an unforgettable one as you experience the award-winning wines of Trefethen Vineyards.

Thursday February 15, 2007 at 10:30AM for spouses and guests

1160 Oak Knoll Avenue, P.O. Box 2460, Napa, CA 94558

Space is Limited

Visitors to Spring Mountain Vineyard will experience our unique sense of place and history through an informative walking tour of the original 1885 estate that includes the winery, caves, vineyards and gardens. The tour finishes with an intimate tasting at the 1885 Miravalle Victorian mansion.

2805 Spring Mountain Road
St. Helena, California 94574-1775

10 AM– 2 PM. Day to be determined

A Truly Unique Experience
We encourage anyone wanting to escape the "hustle and bustle" of tourism on the Valley floor to visit us on Howell Mountain!

We are farmers and therefore feel most comfortable amongst our vines. Whereas the majority of wineries in Napa Valley will pour you their wine from behind a bar, we prefer to walk the rows with you. But if rocks and dirt aren't your thing, feel free to enjoy the view from our deck overlooking Pope Valley and its vineyards. Come up and say hello! We promise you an unforgettable experience.

Day and times to be determined. Sign up if interested.

Dutch Henry Winery is hands-down the best undiscovered secret in Napa Valley. We're a small family-owned and operated winery located on the original Silverado Trail in Calistoga. Specializing in artisan Bordeaux varietals in extremely limited release, we've quietly earned a reputation for quality, passion in winemaking and an easy-going approach to sharing our story with visitors to the winery. Established in 1992, Dutch Henry Winery produces approximately 5,000 cases annually. Noted for our signature hillside Napa Valley Estate Cabernet Sauvignon from Chafen Vineyards, the wines are carefully hand-crafted by owner-winemaker Scott Chafen. Varietals include Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Argos (Bordeaux Blend), Zinfandel, Pinot Noir, Cabernet Franc and Chardonnay.

Dutch Henry Winery is open daily from 10:00AM through 5:00PM. No reservations needed. Just make your way up Silverado Trail to 4310 Silverado Trail, Calistoga, CA 94515. Let winemaker Scott Chafen (son of Wine Summit patron Les Chafen, MD), know that you're attending the 4th International Wine & Heart Health Summit when you arrive!

This is how owner-winemaker, fly fisherman, and yoga dude, Greg Brown describes some of his latest releases. And I can attest that they are not at all understated.
"A candy bowl filled with red delectable, and no one's looking...Ruby red in color with a nose of raspberries, strawberries and red cherries, medium-long finish." "This wine is curvy, voluptuous, sexy, rich, smoky, velvety & smooth. Deep, dark color, hint of vanilla bean with a soft finish." "Oh Mama. This one's HUGE! Very extracted & concentrated like a reduction sauce. Notes of huckleberries, blueberries, vanilla bean and dark cocoa."

Don't mss this unique wine-tasting experience.

3120 Old Toll Rd., Calistoga, CA 94515.
Friday 2/16/07 at 2:30 PM

Truchard Vineyards was established in 1974, when Tony and Jo Ann Truchard came to the Carneros region of the Napa Valley and purchased a 20 acre parcel of land. They transformed what was an abandoned prune orchard into a vineyard and began selling the fruit to a local winery. Over the past 31 years the Truchard Estate Vineyard has grown to 400 acres, of which 270 acres are planted. Truchard wines are produced with the vineyard in mind. We always will consider ourselves “a big vineyard and a small winery.” The wines are hand-crafted using traditional winemaking techniques and exemplify the high quality fruit of the Truchard Estate Vineyard. They are truly“wines with a sense of place.”

3234 Old Sonoma Road Napa Friday 2/16/07 at 2:30 PM

A heartwarming story of a family that emigrated to "el norte” - St. Helena, after many years in the ‘brasero’ work program in Mexico. Starting with 13 acres in Carneros there are now 113 producing acres and in 1999, Ceja Vineyards, Inc., was founded by Pedro, Amelia, Armando and Martha to produce premium Carneros wines. A glass of Ceja wine is like a drink of history. You can see the land, smell the passion and dedication, taste the journey and the love - one sip at a time. Amelia Moran Ceja, voted Woman of the Year by the California Legislature, invites our delegates to call for an exclusive visit and tasting. When calling for an apponintment, mention that you are a delegate of the “Wine & Heart Health Summit.

1016 Las Amigas Road Napa, CA 94559 877-633-3954
707-255-3954

Our goal at JC Cellars is to produce a wine that truly is an expression of the vineyard and winemaker. Over the years we have come to the realization that many of our wines need a year in the bottle before this expression takes form. We are very excited to announce that Sunset Magazine chose our 2002 Ventana Vineyards Syrah as their Red Wine of the Year in their September issue. Jeff Cohn, "JC," the winemaker and president of JC Cellars, possesses an extensive background in both wine and food. This tour and tasting is limited to 4 people st the Oakland winery. Meet Jeff Cohn and learn about his passion for Rhone Varietals!

55 4th Street Oakville California 94607 Date and time to be arranged

Paraduxx winery is located in the center of the Napa Valley along the less traveled Silverado Trail. The architectural innovation of the estate is a unique ten-sided fermentation building which houses a contemporary winemaking facility. We are pleased to welcome guests to the Paraduxx Vineyard House for tastings of the contemporary stemless Riedel 'O' glassware.Our wine tastings are offered in a contemporary tableside service setting paired with boldly flavored almonds, an ideal accompaniment to Paraduxx's rich food-friendly blend.

7257 Silverado Trail
Napa Valley, CA 94558 Friday 2/16/07 2:30 PM

Co-founded by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn in 1976, Duckhorn Vineyards has spent a quarter century establishing itself as one of North America's premier producers of Bordeaux varietal wines. From its modest inaugural vintage of 800 cases of Cabernet Sauvignon and 800 cases of Merlot in 1978, to its addition of Sauvignon Blanc in 1982, Duckhorn Vineyards has crafted a tradition of quality and excellence that continues today. Our traditionally designed Estate House is open for you to enjoy the winery's waterfowl art collection, stroll in our beautiful gardens, view our unique temperature-controlled aboveground cellar, and taste wine.

1000 Lodi Lane, St. Helena, CA 94574
Friday 2/16/07 2:30 PM

At the end of a country lane, over a covered bridge, around the bend, and tucked against the hills, you will find Flora Springs Winery in the same beautiful spot since 1978. Here you will taste the fruit of the vine while you watch the wonders of nature. At Flora Springs, the Komes family believes wine is more than a luscious beverage to enjoy with food. It is a total sensory experience that begins with the slant of the sun on soil and the scent of grapes ripe on vines. Flora Springs is a wine experience to the last drop, deep red against every glass.

We invite you to come explore our hillside caves, sample yet-to-be released wines from the barrel and experience the Flora Springs store first-hand. A selected sampling of our highly acclaimed products and breathtaking views of the Napa Valley from our outdoor pavilion will conclude your visit.

4 Persons only!

1978 W. Zinfandel Lane St. Helena, CA 94574

Stag's Leap Wine Cellars is a private Napa Valley estate that has been owned by my family since we established the winery in 1972 in what is now known as the Stag's Leap District. We are best known for our three estate-grown Cabernet Sauvignons, CASK 23, S.L.V. and FAY, which are among the most highly regarded Cabernets in the world. We use the "Golden Rectangle" approach to winemaking, balancing opposing elements to create wines that are both dynamic and harmonious, and embody the classical ideals that define the world's greatest wines.

5766 Silverado Trail
Napa CA 94558

Friday 2/16/07 2:30 PM
Saturday 2/17/07 2:30 PM

Robert Biale Vineyards, a family of wines of distinctive personalities are produced with the goal of capturing the ultimate expressions of their sites. Each wine is vineyard designated only in years when it is outstanding. Wines not grown on the Biale ranch are from grapes grown through farming contracts with small independent growers in Napa, Sonoma, Lodi and Contra Costa. In several cases, vineyards are parcels adjacent to the owner’s home. This involves the Biale/Perry tandem going beyond the normal “tons per acre” agreements to the extent of specifying farming techniques on each site and working personally with the growers to do the careful handwork necessary to ensure uniformly ripe and mature bunches of grapes. Good wines are made but great wines are grown. Biale’s richness, refinement, elegance and balance make the wines a memorable experience with a diverse range of food. And while the wines will age gracefully, Zinfandel is one of the best wines for drinking young.

4038 Big Ranch Road
Napa, California

Wednesday 2/14/07 1:00 PM
Limited to 10 people

This is an exclusive tour and tasting for 4 adults at Far Niente. This tour includes a walk through the state-of-the-art wine making facility and caves, an opportunity to view the stunning gardens and the proprietor's classic automobile collection, along with a tasting of Far Niente current and older vintages as well as a tasting of the current vintage of Dolce. A special gift for for lucky visitors from the 4th International Wine & Heart Health Summit.

1350 Acacia Drive, Oakville, CA 94562

Date and time to be arranged

Peju Province Winery is recognized as one of Napa Valley's top wineries. Wine & Spirits Magazine gave its highest honor to Peju, naming it the "Top Artisan Winery of the Year." Wine Spectator selected the Peju Reserve as one of "the top California Cabernets." Most of the highly sought after wines are sold only from the winery, with a small allocation available through distributors in a few states, making them a special find. Sign up early as space is limited for this private tour and tasting.

8466 St. Helena Hwy

Rutherford, California 94573 Date and time to be arranged

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