The Pacific Edge
October 29-31, 2025
Sonoma County, Russian River Valley & West Sonoma Coast
Welcome!
The Pacific Edge Regional Tour will bring together a variety of GBM participants for a week of learning, exploring, experiencing California wine. The program is designed to offer a deeper understanding of California wines through vineyard visits, tastings, master classes and more.
This site provides your itinerary, helpful travel information, key resources on California wine and will also link to a digital wine catalogue on the Bottlebooks platform. The catalogue includes a complete list of the wines featured during the program. We will share instructions on how to use the tool to maximize its functionality.”
Click “View Wines” to see the wineries currently confirmed for your tour. This page will continue to update as more wines are submitted.
Wednesday, October 29
Load luggage on bus at 9:30am
Overnight at The Lodge at Bodega Bay
Small Vines
Lunch & Tour
11:15am
Depart for Regional Tour
1:00pm
Sonoma Coast Al Fresco Lunch & Vineyard Experience
Host
Paul Sloan, Winemaker & Founder
Hotel Break
4:00pm-5:25pm
Please meet in the lobby at 5:25pm to walk to dinner.
Bodega Bay Lodge
Dinner
5:30pm
West Sonoma Coast Dinner in the Waveside Room
Wineries
Occidental
Platt Vineyard
Thursday, October 30
Depart The Lodge at Bodega Bay at 8:20am (with luggage)
Overnight in Healdsburg at Hotel Trio
Red Car Winery
Masterclass
9:00am
West Sonoma Coast Panel / WAY OUT WEST Masterclass
Wineries
Freeman Vineyards
Hirsch Vineyards
Peay Vineyards
Red Car Winery
Senses Wines
Tour & Tasting
11:00am
West Sonoma Coast Vineyard Tour & Tasting
Host
Christopher Strieter, Founder
Balletto Vineyards
Lunch & Speed Tasting
1:00pm
Russian River Valley Paella Lunch
2:30pm
Speed Tasting with Wineries
Char Vale Vineyards, Davis Bynum, Donelan Wines, DeLoach Vineyards, Naidu Wines, Notre Vue Estate, River Road Family Vineyards
Host
Anthony Beckman, Winemaker
Hotel Break
4:30pm-5:40pm
Please meet in the lobby at 5:40pm for departure.
Kendall Jackson Wine Estates
Dinner
6:00pm
Multi-course Dinner with Jackson Family wine brands
Hosts
Lori Buchanan, Region VP Americas
Jessica Bryans, VP Europe
Emma Hammonds, VP Asia
Chris & Ari Jackson, Stonestreet, Proprietors
Craig McCallister, La Crema, Winemaker
Andrea McLaughlin, JFW, GM Canada
Dimitri Mesnard, Master Sommelier, Global Brand Ambassador
Ali Pourghadir, President of International Operations
Peter Repole, International Sales Channel VP
Kristina Shideler, Stonestreet, Winemaker
Jeff Stewart, Hartford Winemaker
Friday, October 31
Depart Healdsburg Hotel Trio at 8:15am (with luggage)
Overnight at San Francisco Marriott Marquis
Emeritus
Russian River Program
9:00am
Russian River Valley Vintner Panel / Neighborhoods Masterclass
Wineries
Benovia Winery, Davis Bynum, Joseph Swan Vineyards, Moshin Vineyards, Landmark Vineyards
10:30am
Tour & Tasting
Old Vine Conference
Tasting & Dinner
3:00 pm – Old Vine Grand Tasting at CIA Copia
6:00 pm – Jancis Robinson and Paul Draper, In Conversation
7:00 pm – Closing Dinner
8:30 / 9:00 pm – Buyers depart for San Francisco on GBM Shuttle Buses
Overnight
Marriott Marquis, San Francisco
Level Up Your
California Wine Knowledge
Capstone is California’s premier wine certification program, designed for both professionals and wine enthusiasts. With four levels of study, it covers everything from geography and viticulture to producers, the wine business, and more. Developed by leading global experts, the multilingual curriculum offers a comprehensive path from novice to expert.