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Faces & Forums 162 Wines&Vines January 2015 Napa Grapegrowers Consolidate Events The first Rootstock, an annual confer- ence and exhibit in Napa that replaced two biennial events, was well attended Nov. 13, with a sell-out group of trade exhibitors as well as attendees. Both the exhibit halls and seminars were crowded with growers, winemakers and staff seeking to learn the latest informa- tion about making quality wine. CeliaCarey.Com Film & PhotograPhy Jess Gomez trains and consults with employers in the agriculture industry about HR issues such as communi- cation, leadership and anti-harassment measures. Sal and Susan Captain of Captain Vineyards in Moraga, Calif., talk with representatives from AL & L Crop Solutions Inc. Warren Winiar- ski, owner of Arcadia Vineyards, moderates the panel Mastering Balance and Vineyard Expres- sion Through the Acidic and Phenolic Makeup of a Wine. Rob Hunter, owner of Hunter III Wines, joins Rachel Gondouin, assistant winemaker at Bennett Lane Winery, for lunch. Hunter serves as consulting winemaker at Bennett Lane. Jennifer Kopp Putnam, Abe Schoener and Mary Maher (from left) visit between seminars during Rootstock. Betsy and Steve Moulds own Moulds Family Vine- yard in the Oak Knoll Dis- trict. Steve is the current president of Napa Valley Grapegrowers, which organized Rootstock.