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w w w. v w m m e d i a . c o m S e p t - O c t 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 1 5 WINE INDUSTRY CALENDAR Sept. 2-3: The UC Davis Extension Wine Micro- biology Workshop will provide participants with microscope training and practical exercises for iden- tifying wine microorganisms. See www.extension. ucdavis.edu/winemaking for details. Sept. 21-22: The 24th Annual Wine Industry Finan- cial Symposium, organized by the Wine Sympo- sium Group, will be held at the Napa Valley Marriott in Napa, Calif. See www.winesymposium.com for details. Sept. 28-30: This year, the Association for Packag- ing and Processing Technologies' PACK EXPO will be co-located with Pharma EXPO at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. See www. packexpolasvegas.com for details. Nov. 5-7: The Garagiste Wine Festival, dedicated to undiscovered and under-recognized American wine- makers, will take place at the Ponderosa Pavilion at the Paso Robles Fairgrounds in Paso Robles, Calif. Additional details can be found at www.garagiste- festival.com. Nov. 12: Save the date for ROOTSTOCK, an annual wine industry conference and trade show organized by the Napa Valley Grapegrowers. Stay tuned for details at www.napagrowers.org. Nov. 16: This is the entry deadline for the annual Grand Harvest Awards wine competition, orga- nized by Vineyard & Winery Management. The com- petition is unique in that wines are judged against others from the same AVA. Dec. 3: UC Davis Extension presents Public Rela- tions and Media Strategies for the Small Winery. See www.extension.ucdavis.edu/wine for details. Jan. 13-14, 2016: Presented by Free the Grapes!, the Ninth Annual Direct to Consumer Wine Sympo- sium will take place at the Hilton Concord Hotel in Concord, Calif. For more information, see www.dtc- winesymposium.com. Jan. 26-28: The Unified Wine & Grape Sympo- sium, organized by the American Society of Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) and the California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG), will be held in Sac- ramento, Calif. Additional information is available at www.unifiedsymposium.org. Jan. 29-31: The Naples Winter Wine Festival, a charity wine auction organized by the Naples Children & Education Foundation, will be held at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, Fla. See napleswinefestival.com for details. Feb. 18-20: The Texas Wine & Grape Growers Association Annual Conference and Trade Show will be held at the Embassy Suites Dallas-Frisco Hotel, Conference Center & Spa in Frisco, Texas. For more information, visit www.txwines.org/annual- conference/. Feb. 23-24: The Oregon Wine Symposium is an educational event and trade show for the Northwest wine community. Organized by the Oregon Wine Board, it will take place in Portland. Learn more at www.oregonwinegrowers.org/?page=OWS2015. March 10: Wine Market Council has rescheduled its Napa presentation of U.S. wine consumer trends for Thursday, March 10, 2016, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville, Calif. The New York conference is confirmed for March 7. Craft Beverages Unlimited East is Moving! New Location in Asheville, North Carolina one of Frommer's' Best Places to Go in 2015 Save the Date February 10-12, 2016