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Faces & Forums 90 WINES&VINES February 2017 Dollars & Sense A large crowd of grapegrowers gath- ered Jan. 12 for the Sonoma County Winegrowers' annual Dollars & Sense conference at the Luther Burbank Cen- ter for the Arts in Santa Rosa, Calif. Two speakers from global wine and grape broker The Ciatti Co. shared updates about the 2017 market, and Sonoma County Winegrowers execu- tive director Karissa Kruse discussed the group's progress getting all of the county's vineyard acreage certified as sustainable by 2019. Chris Welch discusses the bulk wine market. (See story on page 20.) Corey Beck is president and director of wine- making for Francis Ford Coppola Winery. Karissa Kruse and Kevin Barr (from left), along with Nick Frey (far right), honor Richard Thomas Jr. with the Sonoma County Winegrape Commission's Nick Frey Community Contribution Award. Kate Venugopal is communications manager for the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance. Ray Johnson of Sonoma State University talks with wine country radio personality Ziggy Eschliman. UCCE farm advisor Rhonda Smith chats with wine grape grower Brett Munselle. Master sommelier Geoff Kruth is president of the Guild of Sommeliers. GEORGE ROSE