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Faces & Forums 82 WINES&VINES October 2017 Hearing About Trends In Package Design Winemakers, marketing executives and bottling managers came together for the Wines & Vines Packaging Conference on Aug. 16 at the Lincoln Theater in Napa Valley to learn about trends in package design, branding and packaging materi- als. More than 450 people attended the fourth annual conference, which also in- cluded a trade show of the industry's top packaging suppliers. See pages 42-45 for details on the Packaging Design Awards that were presented that day. Nicole Smith is procurement and design manager of Oak Ridge Winery in Lodi, Calif. Joseph Amaral and Allison Smith are marketing coordinators for The Boisset Collection. Sara Giudice (left) of Delicato Family chats with Kristin Rice of Oregon's Wine by Joe. Brand manager Brett Johnson and VP of market- ing Emilie Eliason represent Crimson Wine. Benjamin Neyman and winemaker Joy Merrilees are from Shannon Ridge in Lake County, Calif. Adriana Fabbro is associate brand manager with Jackson Family Wines of Santa Rosa, Calif. Web designer Jeff Brown and senior graphic de- signer Chris Villalovos with Don Sebastiani & Sons. CODY GEHRET