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January
Feb. 5-8 Annual meeting of the Washington As-
seminars, workshops, a trade show and reception presented by the Colorado Association for
Viticulture and Enology, Colorado Wine Industry
Development Board and the Western Colorado
Horticulture Society. Details: caveonline.org.
Feb. 6 In Pursuit of Balance conference and
tasting in Los Angeles. Details: inpursuitofbalance.com.
sociation of Wine Grape Growers at the Toyota
Center in Kennewick, Wash. Details: wawgg.org.
Jan. 15-17 VinCO 2013 is a multi-day event with
Feb. 6-8 Viticulture
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2013 grape and wine
industry conference
and trade show at
the Rochester Riverside Convention Center in
Rochester, N.Y. Details: vit2013.com.
Jan. 17 Dollars and Sense seminar and tradeshow hosted by the Sonoma County Winegrape
Commission from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at
the Wells Fargo Center for the Arts in Santa
Rosa, Calif. Details: sonomawinegrape.org.
Feb. 7-9 The Midwest Grape & Wine Conference
Jan. 18 Wine Market Council research conference about U.S. wine consumer trends from 9
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Vintners Inn in Santa
Rosa, Calif. Details: winemarketcouncil.com.
Jan. 23-24 Direct to Consumer Wine Symposium at the South San Francisco Conference
Center. Details: dtcwinesymposium.com.
at the St. Charles Convention Center in St.
Charles, Mo. Details: midwestgrapeandwineconference.com.
Feb. 13-15 Michigan Grape & Wine Conference at
the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in East
Lansing, Mich. Details: michiganwines.com.
Feb. 14-16 The annual Texas Wine & Grape Grow-
Jan. 29 Wine Market Council research conference
about U.S. wine consumer trends from 9:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at The Museum of Modern Art in New
York, N.Y. Details: winemarketcouncil.com.
ers Association Conference and Trade Show in
San Marcos, Texas. Details: txwines.org.
Chronicle Wine Competition. Details: winejudging.com.
Sacramento, Calif. Details: unifiedsymposium.org.
Jan. 29-31 National Association of WholesalersDistributors Executive Summit in Washington,
D.C. Details: naw.org/es13.
Feb. 19-20 Oregon Wine Industry Symposium at
the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Ore.
Details: symposium.oregonwine.org.
Feb. 19-24 Virginia Wine Expo in Richmond, Va.
Details: virginiawineexpo.com.
February
Feb. 21-23 Minnesota Grape Growers Asso-
ciation hosts the Cold Climate Conference at
the Crowne Plaza in St. Paul, Minn. Details:
mngrapegrowers.com.
Feb. 4 In Pursuit of Balance conference and tasting
in San Francisco. Details: inpursuitofbalance.com.
Flavor 101B: The Role of Brettanomyces in
Winemaking, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. One-day seminar featuring UC Davis staff and winemakers explores desirable Brettanomyces aroma
compounds and how they are associated
with terroir. Details: ucce.ucdavis.edu.
Jan. 26/Brock University, St. Catharines,
Ontario WSET Foundation Award in Wine,
9:15 a.m.-5 p.m. Course provides basic
wine knowledge and skills to prepare a person for their first job in hospitality or retail.
Register atccovi.ca/ce/courses.
Feb. 8/Sonoma State University Finance for
Non-Finance People, 8 a.m.-noon; Raising
Capital for Wineries and Vineyards, 1-5
p.m. at Schultz Information Center. Details:
ssuexed.com.
Feb. 9/University of California, Davis Man-
aging the Small Vineyard I, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
The first of two classes focusing on vineyard
management. Enroll in section 123VIT205
through extension.ucdavis.edu.
Feb. 13-March 13/Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Feb. 16 Public tasting of the San Francisco
Jan. 29-31 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium in
Jan. 11/University of California, Davis Wine
European Wine Appreciation, 7:30-9:30
p.m. Learn how European geography and
climate influence wine from different
regions. Bring three glasses to each class.
Details at extended.calpoly.edu.
Feb. 13/University of California, Davis Tast-
ing Room Design and Management, 9 a.m.4:30 p.m. Tips on how to create a profitable
wine club and explore tasting strategies,
host special events and how to improve your
tours and trade relations. Enroll in section
123VIT204 through extension.ucdavis.edu.
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