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March 4-5 Finger Lakes Grape Growers' Conference and Trade Show, Waterloo, N.Y. Presented by Cornell University. Details: cornell.edu.
March 4-6 ProWein 2012, Düsseldorf, Ger- many. Details: prowein.com.
March 6 Operating a Successful Tasting Room seminar, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oregon State University Jackson County Extension Service Auditorium, Central Point, Ore. Presented by the Rogue Valley Winegrowers Association. For more information, or to reg- ister, contact Marilyn Hawkins at mhawk- ins@prhawk.com.
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March 6-7 Central Coast VINE Symposium, Paso Robles Event Center, Paso Robles, Calif. Details: vinesymposium.com.
March 7-8 The Central Coast Winery Equip- ment Show, Paso Robles Event Center, Paso Robles, Calif. Details: ccwes.com.
knowledge of and appreciation for American Zinfandel and its unique place in our culture and history.
March 7-8 Eastern Winery Exposition, Lan- caster County Convention Center & Lan- caster Marriott at Penn Square, Lancaster, Pa. Details: easternwineryexposition.com.
March 8 Fresno Food Expo, Fresno Con- vention Center and Entertainment Center, Fresno, Calif. Details: fresnofoodexpo.com.
March 8-9 Best Practices for Owning and Operating a Winery, Napa, Calif. Details: theseminargroup.com.
March 11 Family Winemakers of California Tasting at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, San Diego, Calif. Details: familywinemakers.org.
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March 13 Family Winemakers of California Tasting for trade members only at the Pasa- dena Convention Center, Pasadena, Calif. Details: familywinemakers.org.
March 14–April 16 VietWine 2012, Hanoi, Vietnam. Details: vietwine.merebo.com.
March 15 Central Coast Insights, Embassy Suites, San Luis Obispo, Calif. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Presented by the Wine Industry Symposium Group Details: winesymposium.com.
March 16-17 Iowa Wine Growers Association annual conference, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Details: iowawinegrowers.org.
March 24-25 Rhone Rangers conference and Grand Tasting at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, Calif. Details: rhonerangers.org.
March 27-29 Wineries Unlimited Trade Show and Conference, Greater Richmond Convention Center, Richmond, Va. De-
tails: wineriesun- limited.com.
March 31–April 1 Taste Washing-
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April 2-4 International Symposium on Me- chanical Harvesting & Handling Systems of Fruits and Nuts, Lake Alfred, Fla. Details: conference.ifas.ufl.edu/harvest.
April 17-19 License to Steal wine marketing conference, Geneva, Ohio. Industry experts and keynote speakers will discuss sucess- ful wine marketing strategies. For more details or to register visit: nationalwinemar- keting.com.
April 26-28 Hospice du Rhone, Paso Robles Event Center, Paso Robles, Calif. Details: hospicedurhone.org.
UNIVERSITY COURSES
March/Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario—"Ice wine grapes are biochemically active between September and harvest," lecture by professor Vincenzo DeLuca, March 7. "What we've learned about sour rot: an update on research," lecture by Dr. Wendy McFadden-Smith, March 14. "New tools to fine-tune quality harvests," lecture by professor Ralph Brown, March 21. "Beating the cold: Best viticulture practices to maximize hardiness," lecture by viticul- turist Jim Willwerth, March 28. Details: brocku.ca/ccovi.
March/University of California, Davis—Wine Filtration Short Course, March 17, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. and March 18 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Issues in Native Fermentation and Use of Atypical Yeasts and Bacteria, March 23, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Details: ucce.ucdavis.edu.
March/University of California, Davis—Wine Executive Program, held March 26-29 at the UC Davis campus. For more informa- tion, or to register, visit: wineexecutivepro- gram.com.
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ton food and wine festival at CenturyLink Field Event Center, Seattle, Wash. Details: tastewashington.org.
March 31–April 1 Pinot Paradise festival, vari- ous locations in Santa Cruz, Calif. Details: scmwa.com.
