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SPOTLIGHT WINE INDUSTRY CALENDAR Nov. 14-15: The seventh annual Sustainable Ag Expo educa- tional meeting and trade show, organized by the Central Coast Vineyard Team, will be held at the Paso Robles Event Center in Paso Robles, Calif. See www. vineyardteam.org/events/expo. php for more information. Nov. 16: The 2011 Napa Valley Wine & Grape Expo will include seminars, tastings and product demonstrations for premium wine grapegrowers and produc- ers. Held in the main hangar at the Napa County Airport, the event is organized by the Napa Valley Grapegrowers. Visit www. napagrowers.org/expo.html for details. Nov. 29-30: The Green Wine Summit is moving to Napa. This year's conference, to be held at the Marriott Napa Valley, will focus on green and sustainable practices around the world: in business, sales and marketing, and operations. For details, see www.greenwinesummit.com. Dec. 2: The 2011 Practical Vineyard Management class organized by Sonoma State Uni- versity's Wine Business Institute in Rohnert Park, Calif., will cover how to maximize profits, nego- tiate and write grape purchase agreements and planting con- tracts, and develop a seasonal budget. See www.sonoma.edu/ exed/wine/current-courses.html for details. Dec. 8: Growing Profits, Vin- tage After Vintage, a seminar for wineries and vineyards, will be held at the Three Rivers Con- vention Center in Kennewick, Wash. Join professionals from Moss Adams and the Washing- ton Wine Industry Foundation as they present a range of topics from strategic accounting and tax planning to current consumer behavior trends. Contact info@ washingtonwinefoundation.org for details. WWW.VWM-ONLINE.COM Jan. 18-19: The fifth annual Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium, a comprehensive summit on direct marketing and sales, will be held at the Stan- ford Court Hotel in San Francisco, Calif. For more information, visit www.dtcwinesymposium.com. Jan. 24-26: The 2012 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium will feature a broad spectrum of edu- cational sessions and a two-day trade show. The largest wine and grape conference in the nation, the symposium will take place at the Sacramento Convention Center in Sacramento, Calif. For more information, visit www.uni- fiedsymposium.org. Jan. 26-28: Winemakers and zinfandel lovers will convene at the ZAP Zinfandel Festival. The event, which will take place at San Francisco's Fort Mason Cen- ter and the Westin St. Francis hotel, will feature a food and zin- fandel pairing, flights, an evening with winemakers and a grand tasting. See www.zinfandel.org for details. Jan. 27-29: The Naples Winter Wine Festival, organized by the trustees of the Naples (Fla.) Chil- dren & Education Foundation, supports underprivileged and at- risk children. For a schedule of events, visit www.napleswinef- estival.com. Feb. 2: The Virginia Vineyards Association Annual Technical Meeting and Trade Show will be held in Charlottesville, Va. Orga- nized by the Virginia Vineyards Association, event details can be found at www.virginiavineyard- sassociation.com. Feb. 7-10: The Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers Annual Meeting & Trade Show, to be held at the Toyota Center in Kennewick, Wash., will feature sessions and workshops for Northwest grow- ers and wineries. For details, see www.wawgg.org. Feb. 9: Is the entry deadline for the 2012 International Eastern Wine Competition, organized by Vineyard & Winery Management, which will be held in early March. See www.vwm-onl ine.com/ wine_competitions for details. Feb. 9-12: The 2012 Midwest Grape & Wine Conference and Trade Show, the third-largest wine industry trade show in the United States, will be held in St. Charles, Mo. To register, visit www.midwestgrape.com. Feb. 16-18: The 2012 Texas Wine and Grape Growers Asso- ciation Annual Conference & Trade Show will take place at the Embassy Suites in San Mar- cos. Details can be found at www.txwines.org/conference/ default.asp. Feb. 20-22: The 2012 Oregon Wine Industry Symposium is slated in Eugene, Ore., organized by the Oregon Wine Growers Association/Oregon Wine Board. Details can be found at www. oregonwine.org. Feb. 23-25: The 2012 Cold Climate Grape & Wine Con- ference, organized by the Minne- sota Grape Growers Association, will be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in St. Paul, Minn. This event features a combination of academics and industry profes- sionals. For details. see http:// mngrapegrowers.com. March 27-29: Wineries Unlim- ited, the largest wine industry conference and trade show east of the Rockies, will be held in Richmond, Va. See www.winer- iesunlimited.com for details on this annual event for the Eastern industry, hosted by Vineyard & Winery Management. NOV - DEC 2011 VINEYARD & WINERY MANAGEMENT 103