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w w w. v w m m e d i a . c o m J u l y - A u g 2 014 | V I N E YA R D & W I N E RY M A N A G E M E N T 1 1 5 WINE INDUSTRY CALENDAR July 11-13: The 2014 Wine Bloggers Conference is expected to draw 400 wine bloggers and other wine and social media professionals to the seventh annual event. Organized by Zephyr Adventures, the conference will be held at the Santa Ynez Valley Marriott in Buellton, Calif. Find more information at winebloggersconference.org. July 12: Urban Exposure is the first Los Angeles Garagiste Festival. The event will feature 40 artisan winemakers; proceeds benefit Mending Kids Inter- national and the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Wine and Viticulture program. Find details at www.garagiste- festival.com. July 14-25: The OIV (Organisation Internationale de La Vigne et du Vin) Wine Marketing Program, coor- dinated by UC Davis, will take place at the UC Davis Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center. Learn more at www.extension.ucdavis.edu/winemaking. July 25-27: The International Pinot Noir Celebra- tion (IPNC) is a gathering of winemakers, North- west chefs, media, epicures and wine lovers. The 28th annual IPNC will be held at Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore. For more information, go to www.ipnc.org. Aug. 11: The Rootstock Workshop: Identification and Use will be held at the UC Davis Viticulture Field House in Davis, Calif. Find details at www. extension.ucdavis.edu/winemaking. Sept. 5-6: Winesong is the benefit event for the Men- docino Coast Hospital and features wine, food and charitable giving. Visit www.winesong.org for details. Sept. 12: This is the entry deadline for The Interna- tional Wine Channel TV Awards, hosted by Vine- yard & Winery Management. The competition for the next generation of wine enthusiasts will feature a live wine consumer award event, to be broadcast from Chicago. Learn more at www.winecompeti- tions.com. Sept. 22-23: The Wine Industry Financial Sympo- sium is scheduled to take place at the Napa Valley Marriott in Napa, Calif. More information can be found at www.winesymposium.com. Nov. 6-9: Save the date for the fourth annual Paso Robles Garagiste Festival. Get details at www. garagistefestival.com. Nov. 12-14: Wineries, hotels, restaurants and other tourism businesses can benefit from the Wine Tour- ism Conference, to be held at the Paso Robles Inn in Paso Robles, Calif. Details are available at www. winetourismconference.org. Nov. 14: This is the entry deadline for Vineyard & Winery Management's Grand Harvest Awards, the only wine-judging event in North America based on terroir. For details, see www.winecompetitions.com. Nov. 28-30: The China International Wine Industry Expo is expected to draw some 180 international exhibitors, along with 420 domestic exhibitors, to the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. The event is organized by Beijing Haiming Huibo Exhibi- tion Co. Ltd. Learn more at www.bestwinechina.com.