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WINE INDUSTRY CALENDAR Jan. 22-23: The Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium, to be held at the South San Francisco Conference Center, will address the latest research, predictions and recommendations for maximizing direct-to-consumer wine sales. To register or to learn about the symposium's video contest, visit www.dtcwinesymposium.com. Jan. 24: The Sonoma County Winegrowers presents the 23rd Annual Dollars & $ense Seminar and Tradeshow at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, Calif. The seminar attracts growers, vintners, wine industry professionals and trade show vendors to discuss the industry's most important issues. Go to www.sonomawinegrape.org for details. Jan. 27-28: Penn State Extension presents Wine Quality Improvement: Wine Sensory Defect Identification, Prevention and Remediation, a two-day event designed to assist winery personnel on the implementation of quality-assurance programs based on standardized wine sensory evaluation techniques. The event will be held at the Penn State Food Science Building in University Park, Pa. Learn more at www.cvent.com. Jan. 28-30: The Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, North America's largest wine industry conference and trade show, will be held at the Sacramento (Calif.) Convention Center. Learn more at www.unifiedsymposium.org. Jan. 28 & Jan. 31: The Wine Market Council will offer both East and West Coast presentations of its latest research results, which include data on highfrequency wine drinkers and information on the craft beer and spirits industries. The East Coast event will take place at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City on Jan. 28. The West Coast conference will be held at the Vintners Inn Events Center in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Jan. 31. To register, go to winemarketcouncil.com. Jan. 31: This is the entry deadline for the East Meets West Wine Competition (a merger of the International Eastern Wine Competition and West Coast Wine Competition), organized by Vineyard & Winery Management. The judging will take place Feb. 19-20 in Sonoma County. See winecompetitions.com for entry details. Feb. 4-6: The Midwest Grape & Wine + Craft Brew Conference at the St. Charles Convention Center in w w w. v w m m e d i a.com St. Charles, Mo., brings together regional wine producers, winemakers, winery suppliers, craft brewers, industry leaders and speakers for a three-day wine industry forum. The event is organized by Vineyard & Winery Management. For details see www. midwestgrape.com. Feb. 4-7: Save the date for the Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers (WAWGG) Annual Meeting, to be held in Kennewick, Wash. More information is available at www.wawgg.org. Feb. 20: Wineries, Breweries and Distilleries: Practical Issues in the Alcohol Industry Seminar is for anyone who owns or operates a facility in the alcohol industry, as well as those looking to enter this rapidly expanding world. Held at Le Méridien Delfina in Santa Monica, Calif., the seminar will cover topics such as licensing and zoning considerations, creating and protecting intellectual property, and more. For the full agenda, visit www.theseminargroup.net. Feb. 25-26: The Oregon Wine Symposium, the largest gathering of Oregon's wine industry, will take place in Portland at the Oregon Convention Center. In addition to workshops and general sessions, the conference includes an industry-focused trade show. Registration details can be found at www.symposium.oregonwine.org. Feb. 26-28: The Michigan Grape & Wine Council will hold its annual Michigan Grape & Wine Conference at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme, Mich. Education sessions will be held in viticulture, enology, marketing and sensory evaluation. A pre-conference workshop on Feb. 26 will focus on Growing Your Business. Learn more at www.michiganwines.com/ conference. Feb. 28-March 1: The 14th Annual World of Pinot Noir, set to take place at the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, Calif., will feature educational, culinary and tasting events, including a Grand Tasting of wines from more than 100 wineries. To register, visit www.wopn.com. March 11-14: The Wineries + Breweries Unlimited Conference and Trade Show, to be held at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Va., attracts wine producers, brewers and suppliers from multiple states and provinces along the eastern U.S. and Canada. To learn more about this event organized by Vineyard & Winery Management, visit www.wineriesunlimited.com. J a n - Feb 2014 | V INE YA RD & W INE RY M A NAG EM EN T 151