A Symphony of Flavors - Wine Tasting
Sept. 15, 2007
Patron Party
There will also be a patron party from 5:45 to 7:00 PM. This party will feature Mr. Newman and Mr. Phillips conducting a blind tasting for the participants.
Reservations for the patron party are limited, so reserve your place early.
We thank you for your generous support to The Bucks County Symphony and look forward to seeing you there.
Sponsors
The Bucks County Symphony Orchestra would like the thank the following sponsors of this event.
 Fine Wines & Liquors |
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 New Hope, Doylestown, Stockton |
 Estate & Spa |
 Doylestown, Lambertville |
 Stockton Inn |
 The Rosemont Cafe |
 Object Design Inc. |
Guest Facilitator
Jonathan H. Newman
Jonathan H. Newman was appointed Chairman of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) on August 2, 2002. Newman was first appointed and unanimously confirmed to the three-member board in 1999, and subsequently re-appointed and unanimously re-confirmed by the Senate to a four-year term in June 2002.
Since joining the PLCB, Newman has led the development of several major marketing and alcohol education initiatives. The magazine, Wine Enthusiast, in its December 2003 cover story, named Newman its Man of the Year for his efforts in creating Pennsylvania's profile as a wine-friendly state.
Under Newman's leadership the PLCB has expanded its premium collection stores, introducing competitive prices and broadening the selection of wine offered to consumers. Other important initiatives under his tenure include: Sunday sales hours; enhanced employee training for wine education; opening six Outlet Stores; the launch of an Online Store at www.pawineandspirits.com; creating LCB stores within supermarkets, establishing climate control during all phases of the handling of wine, the introduction of in-store temperature controlled wine rooms; and creating an international wine-tasting competition.
Newman spearheaded the inaugural Philadelphia Wine Festival in 2002 and the inaugural Pittsburgh Wine Festival in 2003. The annual sold-out festivals have attracted many of the world's top winemakers to Pennsylvania, and this year Pennsylvania's Wine Week '04 included the inaugural Central Pennsylvania Wine Festival, in Harrisburg.
Newman is a summa cum laude graduate of Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He serves Of Counsel to the Philadelphia law firm of Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel.
Newman's civic and charitable activities include:
- Board Member, Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation;
- Member, Pennsylvania Disciplinary Board;
- Board Member, National Alcohol Beverage Control Association;
- Keynote speaker at 36th Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Convention in 2004;
- Former Chairman, Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners, serving on the board from 1996 to 2002;
- 2003 Youth Advocate Award for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeastern Pennsylvania;
- 2003 Honoree, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1776 Unity Golf Classic Award;
- 2004 Pink Ribbon Awardee, PA Breast Cancer Coalition;
- 2004 Award of Merit, American Wine Society;
- Board member, Harness Horse Youth Foundation;
- Member, Montgomery County Board of Drug Abuse Resistance Education;
- Member, Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority, 1996-2000;
- Former Chairman, Attorney General’s Policy Council on Violence Prevention;
Newman was born in Philadelphia on January 28, 1962. He lives in Montgomery County with his family.