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SPOTLIGHT WINE INDUSTRY CALENDAR Nov. 7: The Napa Valley Viticul- tural Fair will offer a close look at a variety of products and ser- vices, along with a day of techni- cal seminars in both English and Spanish. Organized by the Napa Valley Grapegrowers, the event will be held at the Napa Valley Exposition Fairgrounds in Napa, Calif. See www.napagrowers.org for details. Nov. 12-13: The 8th Annual Sus- tainable Ag Expo, to be held at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, Calif., invites farm- ers, ag professionals and pest control advisors to learn about the latest in farming research, resource issues and business trends related to sustainable agri- culture. The two-day meeting also includes a trade show and an exhibitor showcase. Visit www. vineyardteam.org/events/expo. php for more information. Nov. 12-14: The WineAmerica Fall Board of Directors and Membership Meeting will be held at the Kendall-Jackson Wine Center in Santa Rosa, Calif. For more information, contact Michael Kaiser at 202-223-5172 or mkaiser@wineamerica.org. 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. The event is set to take place at INTEX Shanghai, China. See www.winefair.com.cn for details. Nov. 28-Dec. 1: The Internation- al Cold Climate Grape and Wine Conference, or VitiNord 2012, will be held in Neubrandenburg, Germany. Organized by the Inter- national Association for Northern Viticulture and the University of Applied Sciences, the event will be combined with the final tech- 96 VINEYARD & WINERY MANAGEMENT NOV - DEC 2012 nical congress of the European Union INTERREG IV. For details, see http://vitinord-nb2012.org/ congress.html. Dec. 5: Wine Industry Network (WIN) is launching a new trade event, the North Coast Wine Industry Expo, to be held at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, Calif. The event will include a one-day trade show featuring 200 industry suppli- ers, along with panel discussions focusing on sales, marketing, pro- duction and vineyard operations. For details, see www.wineindus- tryexpo.com. Jan. 15: VinCO 2013, an educa- tional wine event featuring semi- nars, workshops, a tradeshow and a reception, will be held at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction, Colo. Details of the event, organized by the Colorado Association for Viti- culture and Enology, can be found at www.caveonline.org. Jan. 24: The Sixth Annual Direct to Consumer Wine Sympo- sium, the wine industry's com- prehensive conference on direct marketing and sales, is slated to take place at the South San Fran- cisco Conference Center. Session and registration information is available at www.dtcwinesympo- sium.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, Calif. See www.uni- fiedsymposium.org for details. Jan. 31-Feb. 2: The ZAP 2013 Zinfandel Festival and Grand Tasting will take place at The Concourse in San Francisco, Calif. Attendees are invited to participate in the world's largest zinfandel tasting. The return of the ZinKitchen will be a highlight. Go to http://zinfandel.org/default. asp?n1=26&n2=920 for more information. Feb. 1, 2013: Entry deadline for the 37th annual International Eastern Wine Competition, hosted by Vineyard & Winery Management. Only wines from the Midwest, East and eastern Canada are accepted for the com- petition, which will take place Feb. 12-13. See www.winecom- petitions.com 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 details, see www.midwest- grapeandwineconference.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. Feb. 19-20: The Oregon Wine Industry Symposium, organized by the Oregon Wine Board, is scheduled for the Oregon Con- vention Center in Portland, Ore. Registration will open Dec. 1. More information can be found at http://symposium.oregonwine. org/symposium_regOnline.php. WWW.VWM-ONLINE.COM