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SPOTLIGHT WINE INDUSTRY CALENDAR Sept. 9-10: The 2012 Family Winemakers of California tast- ing event will be held at Fort Mason in San Francisco, Calif. This year's tasting is expected to bring together more than 300 wineries. Visit www.familywine- makers.org for details. Sept. 25: The Wine Industry Financial Symposium, an event highlighting business and eco- nomic issues of the wine indus- try, is slated to take place at the Napa Valley Marriott in Napa, Calif. More details on this event organized by Wine Industry Sym- posium Group are available at www.winesymposium.com. Oct. 26: Deadline to enter the Grand Harvest Awards wine competition, organized by Vine- yard & Winery Management. The competition will be held Nov. 5-7 in Sonoma County. See www. vwm-online.com/wine_competi- tions/index.asp for details. Nov. 7: The Napa Valley Viti- cultural Fair 2012 offers a close look at a variety of products and services, along with a day of technical seminars in both Eng- lish and Spanish. Organized by the Napa Valley Grapegrowers, the event will be held at the Napa Valley Exposition Fairgrounds in Napa, Calif. More information can be found at www.napagrowers. org. Nov. 12-14: The WineAmerica Fall 2012 Board of Directors and Membership Meeting will be held at the Kendall-Jackson Wine Center in Santa Rosa, Calif. Michael Kaiser at (202) 223-5172 or mkaiser@wineamerica.org. Nov. 27-29: Vinitech-Sifel 2012, an international exhibition of equipment and innovations for the wine industry and the fruit 96 VINEYARD & WINERY MANAGEMENT SEPT - OCT 2012 and vegetable sector, is slated to take place at Bordeaux-Lac Exhi- bition Centre. See www.vinitech. fr for details. Nov 28-30: The 9th China Shanghai International Wine & Spirits Exhibition is an opportu- nity for overseas wine and liquor producers to introduce their brands to the Chinese market. Organized by Shanghai Golden Commercial Exhibition Co. Ltd., the event is set to take place at INTEX Shanghai, China. More information can be found at www.winefair.com.cn. Nov. 28-Dec. 1: The Interna- tional Cold Climate Grape and Wine Conference, or VitiNord 2012, will be held in Neubran- denburg, Germany. Organized by the International Association for Northern Viticulture and the Uni- versity of Applied Sciences, this year's event will be combined with the final technical congress of the European Union INTER- REG IV. For details, see http:// vitinord-nb2012.org/congress. html. Dec. 5: The Wine Industry Net- work (WIN) is launching a new trade event, the North Coast Wine Industry Expo, to be held at the Sonoma County Fair- grounds in Santa Rosa, Calif. The event will include a one-day trade show featuring 200 indus- try suppliers, along with panel discussions focusing on sales, marketing, production and vine- yard operations. For details, see www.wineindustryexpo.com. Jan. 24: The Sixth Annual Direct to Consumer Wine Sym- posium, the wine industry's comprehensive conference on direct marketing and sales, is slated to take place at the South San Francisco Conference Cen- ter. Session and registration information is available at www. dtcwinesymposium.com. Jan. 29-31: Save the date for the Unified Wine & Grape Sym- posium, to be held at the Sac- ramento Convention Center in Sacramento, Calf. See www.uni- fiedsymposium.org for details. Feb. 1, 2013: Entry deadline for the 37th annual International Eastern Wine Competition, hosted by Vineyard & Winery Management. Only wines from the eastern and Midwestern regions of the United States and Canada are accepted for the com- petition, which will take place Feb. 12-13. See www.vwm- online.com/iewc for updates. Feb. 5-8: The Washington Asso- ciation of Wine Grape Growers Annual Meeting will take place in Kennewick, Wash. Visit www. wawgg.org for more information. Feb. 7-9: The Midwest Grape & Wine Conference (MGWC), organized by Vineyard & Winery Management, will be held in St. Charles, Mo. The Midwest's larg- est wine industry trade show will feature sessions on winemaking, grapegrowing and marketing, along with products and services from more than 170 exhibitors. For registration and details, see http://www.midwestgrapeand- wineconference.com. Feb. 13-15: The Michigan Grape & Wine Conference will be held at the Kellogg Hotel & Confer- ence Center in East Lansing, Mich. Organized by the Michigan Grape & Wine Industry Council, the event will feature a new pre- conference "New Winery Estab- lishment" workshop. See www. michiganwines.com for details. WWW.VWM-ONLINE.COM