Cheryl Quist

Rhone Rangers executive Director (USA).

Cheryl Quist is the Executive Director of the Rhone Rangers, a wine trade organization that promotes Rhone varietals grown in the United States and represents 200 member wineries in California, Oregon and Washington.

Following a successful marketing career in Silicon Valley, in 2002 she decided to pursue her passion and launch a new career in the wine industry. In the last five years she has directed the food and wine events of several non-profit and charitable organizations, including the Anderson Valley Winegrowers Association, Bay Area Wine Project, and the Rhone Rangers.

She holds a BA degree from Wheaton College and an MBA from Babson College. Cheryl and her husband, Chuck Byer, split their time between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Mendocino Coast.

 Organised by

 
Forum Œnologie


Isara Lyon

Organisation

Organised by Forum Œnologie and ISARA-Lyon, along with main sponsors Inter Rhône and the Revue des Œnologues, ISS will be held in the heart of Lyon's biotech hub. It will make use of the modern facilities at ISARA, an agricultural and food engineering school: videoconferencing, multiplexing and simultaneous translation, in order to present speakers from all over the world.

This conference will also enjoy an international audience, thanks to publication of the proceedings by the journal Revue des Œnologues and on the Web site, www.syrah.symposium.tv