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90 WINES&VINES April 2018
Unified Symposium
Draws Nearly 14,000
Nearly 14,000 people came to the 24th
annual Unified Wine & Grape Sympo-
sium in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 23-25
to attend 23 presentations and panel
discussions organized by a panel of
industry volunteers who recruited more
than 90 experts to speak on topics rang-
ing from wildfires and wine to vineyard
mechanization. Complementing those
talks was a two-day trade show that
housed nearly 700 exhibitors.
Brian Avila has been the winemaker for Napa's
Pope Valley Winery since 2014.
Megan Melief, left, of Bella Union Winery in Rutherford, Calif., tours the trade show with Sara Jablow,
the new senior enologist at Cakebread Cellars in Rutherford.
Dorian Watts is with Constellation Brands' Robert
Mondavi Winery in Oakville, Calif.
Tim Jones of Ste. Michelle Wine Estates explores
the 170,000-square-foot trade show.
Margarita Fonseca is with Delicato Family Vine-
yards at their King City, Calif., location.
Federica Calabresi, left, and Eva Toy work at Silver Oak Cellars in Healdsburg, Calif.
