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8 8 V I N E YA R D & W I N E RY M A N A G E M E N T | N o v - D e c 2 016 w w w. v w m m e d i a . c o m Wine Educator and Author Bruce Cass Passes in September Achieving national acclaim as co-author of The Oxford Companion to the Wines of North America, published in 2000, Bruce Cass was a perpetual student and an unforgettable teacher. He was among the first to formally launch a wine education company, dubbed Wine Associates. He taught wine classes at Stanford, UCSF and UC Berkeley. He created the Wine Institute's Wine on Campus curriculum and was one of the West Coast founders of the Society of Wine Educators. He published the Winewright's Register in 1985, and was managing editor of the 1993 James Beard Award-winning book, The Wine Atlas of California. After many years of calling San Francisco, Calif., home, he moved to the Sierra Foothills to tend his garden, immerse himself in the region's wine life and continue teaching both there and in the Bay Area. He's survived by his sister, Janet Cass-Baxter, and two nephews, Evan and Cameron Baxter. WINE INDUSTRY CALENDAR Nov. 14-16: The 12th Annual Sustainable Ag Expo, featuring educational seminars and exhibits highlighting the lat- est in farming research, resource issues and business trends for farmers, ag professionals and pest control advisors, takes place at the Madonna Inn Expo Center in San Luis Obispo, Calif. www.vineyardteam.org/events/expo.php Nov. 22-23: The 8th Annual World Bulk Wine Exhibition (WBWE) takes place on the fairground RAI in Amster- dam. About 230 exhibitors and 6,000 professional visitors from all continents are expected for the global meet- ing of producers and buyers of bulk wine. www.worldbulkwine.com Nov. 29-Dec. 1: The 20th Annual Vinitech-Sifel in Bordeaux, France. Discover innovations in winemaking and fruit and vegetable growing equipment across four key sectors: vineyards and orchards, wine production, bot- tling and packaging, and services and training. Event includes conferences, workshops, awards, forums and more. www.vinitech-sifel.com/en Nov. 27-30: Intervitis Interfructa Hortitechnica, the international technology trade fair for wine, juice and special crops, will take place at Messe Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany. For more information, visit www.messe-stuttgart.de/en/ivifho. Dec. 1: The 5th Annual North Coast Wine Industry Expo Trade Show and Conference (WIN Expo) will take place at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds, featuring seminars and more than 300 exhibitors. wineindustryexpo.com Dec. 5-7: Wine Vision, an international event for wine industry leaders and innovators, circles the globe and is focused on improving business and creating a more profitable wine industry. This year, it will take place at select venues in Sonoma County. www.winevision.com Jan. 11-12: The 10th Annual Direct-to-Consumer Wine Symposium, presented by and a fundraiser for Free the Grapes!, will take place at the Hilton Concord Hotel, presenting the latest trends and recommendations in DTC sales and tools. dtcwinesymposium.com Jan. 12: Sonoma County Winegrowers' 26th Annual Dollars & Sense Seminar and trade show will be held at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa. www.sonomawinegrape.org/event/dollars-sense-seminar-2017 Jan. 16-19: The 7th Annual VinCO Conference and Trade Show, Colorado's only regional wine and grape- growing conference, includes a two-day trade show, networking events and an awards banquet at Two Rivers Convention Center. www.WineColorado.org/events/vinco Jan. 20-21: The North Carolina Winegrowers Association Conference 2017 will be held at the Marriot Hotel in Winston-Salem, N.C. For more information, visit www.ncwinegrowers.com Jan. 24-26: The 2017 Unified Wine and Grape Symposium, the largest wine industry trade show and sym- posium in the United States, will be held at the Sacramento Convention Center. For more information, visit www.unifiedsymposium.org.