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w w w. v w m m e d i a . c o m N o v - D e c 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 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.garagistefes- tival.com. Nov. 11-14: VitiNord 2015 will feature lectures, panels and demonstrations on topics of interest to cold- and cool-climate growers. Organized by the International Association for Northern Viticulture, the event will take place at Lied Lodge & Conference Center in Nebraska City, Neb. For more information, visit www.vitinord2015.org/. Nov. 12: ROOTSTOCK, an annual wine industry con- ference and trade show organized by the Napa Val- ley Grapegrowers, will feature focused seminars, vineyard and tasting trials, networking opportunities, and an exhibition hall. Visit www.napagrowers.org to learn more. Nov 14: The 37th Annual Tri-Cities Wine Festi- val will include a gala tasting of Northwest wines, a culinary showcase and an awards presentation from the judged competition. Organized by Tri-Cities Wine Society, the event will be held at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Wash. Learn more at www.threeriversconvetioncenter.com. Nov. 16: This is the entry deadline for the annual Grand Harvest Awards wine competition, organized by Vineyard & Winery Management. The competition is unique in that wines are judged against others from the same AVA. See www.winecompetitions.com for details. Nov. 18-20: The annual Wine Tourism Conference will take place in Leesburg, Va., just outside Washing- ton D.C. For more information, go to www.winetour- ismconference.org. Dec. 3: UC Davis Extension will present 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 Symposium will take place at the Hilton Concord Hotel in Con- cord, Calif. For more information, see www.dtcwine- symposium.com. Jan. 14: Save the date for the Sonoma County Wine- growers' annual Dollars & $ense Seminar to be held at the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, Calif. Visit www.sonomawinegrape.org to learn more. Jan. 26-28: The Unified Wine & Grape Sympo- sium, organized by the American Society of Enol- ogy and Viticulture and the California Association of Winegrape Growers, will be held in Sacramento, Calif. Additional information is available at www.uni- fiedsymposium.org. Jan. 29-31: The Naples Winter Wine Festival, a char- ity 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. 3-5: Craft Beverages Unlimited Midwest (for- merly the Midwest Grape & Wine + Craft Brew Conference), hosted by Vineyard & Winery Manage- ment, will feature timely seminars led by industry leaders in the wine, craft beer and artisan spirits industries. The conference and trade show will take place at the St. Charles Convention Center in St. Charles, Mo. For details, see http://craftbeverage- sunlimitedmidwest.com. Feb. 9-11: The Washington Association of Wine Grape Growers 2016 Annual Meeting & Trade Show will present educational and networking oppor- tunities for the Northwest grape and wine industry. For more information about this event, to be held at the Three Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, Wash., visit www.wawgg.org. Feb. 10-12: Craft Beverages Unlimited East, host- ed by Vineyard & Winery Management, will feature timely seminars led by industry leaders in the wine, craft beer and artisan spirits industries. For the first time, the conference and trade show will be held at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, N.C. Learn more at www.craftbeveragesunlimitedeast.com. Feb. 18-20: The Texas Wine & Grape Growers Asso- ciation Annual Conference and Trade Show will be held at the Embassy Suites Dallas-Frisco Hotel, Con- ference Center & Spa in Frisco, Texas. For more infor- mation, visit www.txwines.org/annual-conference/. Feb. 23-24: The Oregon Wine Symposium, an edu- cational event and trade show for the Northwest wine community organized by the Oregon Wine Board, will take place at the Oregon Convention Center in Port- land. Learn more at www.oregonwinegrowers.org. March 7 and 10: Wine Market Council will host its New York presentation of U.S. wine consumer trends on March 7 at the Museum of Modern Art. The Napa presentation will take place March 10 at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville, Calif.