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Leaders' Policy Conference

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2022 Leaders' Policy Conference
The Meritage Resort in Napa, California
November 19 - 22

About Leaders' Policy Conference: 
This outstanding conference is presented by the SGAC Foundation. The Leaders' Policy Conference (LPC) is an annual meeting of the states' legislative leadership and state government affairs professionals from America's leading businesses, associations and service providers. LPC is designed to encourage dialogue on issues of importance between state legislative leaders and private sector representatives. It is an outstanding educational initiative for legislators and state government relations professionals.

Attendance is by invitation only. Those invited are the legislative leadership of all 50 states, legislative leadership of SGAC Partner Organizations, SGAC members and private sector representatives.

Networking Social Activities
Explore the unique Napa Valley with an intimate networking opportunity. Come learn more about the wine industry or just take in the beautiful scenery of the Sonoma and Napa counties! All activities cost $175 and will take place Sunday November 20th in the afternoon. Participation is limited so be sure to sign up soon!

Wine Blending Experience: Visit Judd's Hills Winery, where one of their blending guides will lead you through a personal tasting, education, and blending session as you perfect a Bordeaux-style blend using samples from four barrels of four red varietals, all from the amazing Napa Valley appellation. Come learn the nuances of each wine and how they work together to bring out the best in each other. You will work in teams to develop your blend for a blind tasting. Every participant will leave with a bottle of the "winning" wine!

SOLD OUT - Napa Valley Wine Tasting: See the beautiful scenery of Napa Valley and visit two unique wineries. Your first stop is V. Sattui, a winery founded in 1885 by Vittorio Sattui. V. Sattui wines are sold only at the winery, not in stores or restaurants anywhere. Our 90 minute tasting will feature 5 wines along with cheese and charcuterie. The second winery is Whitehall Lane, a small, family owned winery in Napa Valley's historic Rutherford appellation. In Wine Spectator Magazine's year-end ranking of wines, Whitehall Lane has been honored three times for producing wines rated among the top five in the world. Hear the story of Whitehall Lane, learn about the eight estate vineyards, taste several wines, and pick up some fun facts about Napa Valley along the way! 

SOLD OUT - Sonoma Valley Wine Tasting: Enjoy the beautiful scenery of Sonoma Valley and visit two unique wineries. Roche Winery, family owned and operated, is located just south of the town of Sonoma. The Roche family's new Sonoma winery sits on the valley floor within the "Tipperary Vineyard" located in the Carneros AVA. Enjoy the "Tasting Plaza" while sipping Roche wines and taking in the view of the thousands of acres of vineyards planted on the western slopes of the Sonoma Valley. You will enjoy a 90 minute tasting with 4 wines. The second tour stop will be at Viansa, founded in 1989. The Viansa Winery & Italian Marketplace is a destination winery in the Carneros region at the entrance to the Sonoma Valley. It is surrounded by olive trees and vineyards overlooking Viansa's own 112-acre waterfowl preserve. Viansa produces many wines, including Italian varietals and blends.  A vineyard host will lead our group through a guided 4 wine tasting. 

Advanced Certificate Session
Graduates of the Professional Certificate Program will be eligible to participate in this deep-dive session. For more information please contact clumia@sgac.org. 

"The Leaders Policy Conference is a tremendous value add to our organization and a reason alone to get engaged with SGAC. There's no conference like it that provides such productive networking opportunities to policy leaders and cutting edge policy discussions. From Tennessee to Arizona, my organization has been able to prove itself a resource to state legislators from conversations sparked at LPC."