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Sonoma Cast Stone ................................ 87 Sonoma County Farm Bureau ................. 90 Sonoma County Winegrape Commission ..................... 90 Sonoma State University Wine Business Institute ..................... 92 Spectrum Technologies Inc..................... 85 Spokane Industries Inc. .......................... 85 SRI Advertising ....................................... 89 St. Patrick's of Texas .......................100, 87 Stanpac Inc. ........................................... 89 StaVin Inc ......................................... 30, 85 Steamericas ..................................... 78, 87 Swihart's Sales Co. .........................106, 89 Sym-Agro Inc. ......................................... 89 TAPP Label ......................................... 8, 89 The Ranch Winery ............................ 72, 92 The Winemaker's Database Inc. ....... 84, 93 Thermo Fischer Scientific ................. 68, 85 Thoroughbred Spirits Group LLC ............ 92 Tonnellerie Ô .......................................... 85 Tonnellerie Orion .............................. 38, 85 Tonnellerie Quintessence ....................... 85 Topco Inc. ............................................... 85 TopNest Designs .................................... 89 Transition Equipment Co. .................118, 83 TricorBraun WinePak .......................... 2, 95 tru/tan .................................................... 87 Turrentine Brokerage .............................. 92 TW Boswell ............................................ 85 UC Davis Extension ................................ 55 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium LLC ................................. 89 Union Bank ...................................... 57, 93 Unionpack .............................................. 95 United Federal Credit Union ................... 93 VinAsset LLC .......................................... 93 Vineyard Industry Products Co.......... 50, 90 Vinmetrica .............................................. 87 VinPerfect Inc. .................................. 67, 95 vinSuite .................................................. 89 Vintage 99 Label ..................................... 89 Vintage Nurseries ............................. 69, 90 Vintner's Vault ........................................ 93 Vitro Packaging LLC ............................... 87 Walsh Vineyards Management ............... 90 Waterloo Container Co. .................... 19, 95 Watermark Design .................................. 89 Watermark Labels ............................ 53, 89 Westec Tank & Equipment Co. ......... 59, 95 Western Square Industries ............... 51, 85 Whatcomm Manufacturing ..................... 89 Wine Compliance Alliance ...................... 93 Wine Country Shipping ..................... 45, 89 Wine Data Solutions ............................... 93 WineCompliance.com......................110, 93 WineTalent ............................................. 93 Wright Contracting ................................. 94 Wright Labels ..................................111, 89 XTRACHÊNE .......................................... 85 WINE INDUSTRY CALENDAR July 1: The Winery Account- ing and Finance for Executives workshop by UC Davis Exten- sion will cover winery-specific accounting and finance issues. See www.extension.ucdavis.edu/ winemaking for details. July 11: The Garagiste Festival: Urban Exposure is the largest gathering of California's micropro- duction winemakers. More than 50 artisan winemakers will pour at the festival in Los Angeles, Calif. For information, visit http:// californiagaragistes.com. July 18: The inaugural Oakland Wine Festival will bring together winemakers and consumers for seminars, master classes and tastings of Napa Valley wines paired with food from Oakland chefs. The event will be held at Mills College in Oakland, Calif. Register at www.oaklandwine- festival.com. July 20-21: The 16th Annual Brit- ish Columbia Enology & Viti- culture Conference will provide information about leading-edge research and technology. Orga- nized by the British Columbia Wine Grape Council, the event will be held at the Penticton Trade and Convention Centre. For more information, see www.bcwgc. org/conference. July 20-31: The 24th Annual OIV Wine Marketing Program offers participants the chance to learn the fundamentals of producing and marketing grapes and wine in the United States. Learn more at www.extension.ucdavis.edu/ winemaking. Aug. 10: The Rootstock Work- shop: Identification and Use offered by UC Davis Extension will cover the history, use and identification of the 20 most important rootstocks in California. See www.extension.ucdavis.edu/ winemaking for details. Aug. 13: The Winemaker Pic- nic & Barrel Auction will bring together 100 Washington state winemakers on the grounds of Chateau Ste. Michelle in Wood- inville, Wash. Visit www.auction- ofwashingtonwines.org/events/ the-wine-barrel-auction-picnic/ for more information. Sept. 2-3: The UC Davis Exten- sion Wine Microbiology Work- shop is an intensive two-day class, in which participants will receive microscope training and practical exercises for identifying wine microorganisms. See www. extension.ucdavis.edu/winemak- ing for details. Sept. 21-22: The 24th Annual Wine Industry Financial Sym- posium, organized by the Wine Symposium Group, will be held at the Napa Valley Marriott in Napa, Calif. See www.winesymposium. com for details. Sept. 28-30: This year, the Associa- tion for Packaging and Processing Technologies' PACK EXPO will be co-located with Pharma EXPO at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. See www.pack- expolasvegas.com for details. Nov. 12: Save the date for ROOT- STOCK, an annual conference and trade show organized by the Napa Valley Grapegrowers. Stay tuned for details at www.napa- growers.org. Nov. 16: This is the entry dead- line for the annual Grand Har- vest Awards wine competition, organized by Vineyard & Winery Management. The competition is unique in that wines are judged against others from the same AVA. w w w. v w m m e d i a . c o m J u l y - A u g 2 015 | V I N E YA R D & W I N E RY M A N A G E M E N T 1 2 1