A Wine Taster's Diary
NOTE: Both the Consumer and the Trade Regional Events Calendars content of this site has been shifted to our "Calendar + Updates" section (each entry will continue to be linked to a website offering current information regarding the event).
Upcoming Events
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••• CHECK OUR LISTING OF WINE TOURS/CRUISES!!! •••
- WINE & CRAB TASTE OFF Santa Cruz Mtns, CA / Jan 20
- BOSTON WINE EXPO Boston, MA / Jan 23-25
- EL DORADO BARREL TASTING El Dorado County, CA / Jan 24-25
- ZINFANDEL FESTIVAL San Francisco, CA / Jan 28-31
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- MORNINGTON PENINSULA INTL PINOT NOIR CELEBRATION Mornington Peninsula, Australia / Feb 1-29
- BEHIND THE CELLAR DOOR Amador County, CA / Feb 14-15
- INTL ALSACE VARIETAL FESTIVAL Anderson Valley, CA / Feb 21-22
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- ELEGANT VINTAGES WINE AUCTION For information Email Carol Howard Indianapolis, IN / Mar 21
- PINOT PARADISE Campbell, CA / Mar 28-29
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- ANDERSON VALLEY PINOT NOIR FESTIVAL Anderson Valley, CA / May 15-17
••• CHECK OUR 2008 CONCERTS & EXHIBITS CALENDAR!!! •••
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Publisher's Notebook
- CALIFORNIA 2007 Harvest Report
- NAPA VALLEY 2007 Harvest Report
- DRY CREEK VALLEY/Sonoma County 2007 Harvest Report
- KENDALL-JACKSON 2007 Early Harvest Report
- OREGON'S WINE INDUSTRY'S FOCUS ON PINOT NOIR New records set by the 2006 Grape Crush. State's wine production is now over half Pinot Noir!
- CHINA BEER & WINE MARKET GROWING FAST!. China has eclipsed the U.S. as the number one beer market in the world and the market for wine has doubled in the past five years!
- $103 BILLION IMPACT OF CA WINE ON U.S. ECONOMY Read the MKF Research Report.
- ARE YOU A BOOTLEGGER??? Does your state legislature prevent access to the wines you want to taste? State-by-state report on restrictive shipping laws.
- WINE MARKETING COUNCIL 2006 Market Overview Demand for table wine in the U.S. is today surging more strongly than any time since the late 1970s
Industry & Trade - Events & Meetings
- WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF WINE GRAPE GROWERS Kennewick, WA / Feb 4-6
- PASO ROBLES RHONE RANGERS Paso Robles, CA / Feb 15
- SYMPOSIUM FOR PROFESSIONAL WINE WRITERS Napa, CA / Feb 17-20
- LA ITALIAN WINE GALA Los Angeles, CA / Feb 23
- OREGON WINE INDUSTRY SYMPOSIUM Eugene, OR / Feb 23-25
- DIRECT TO CONSUMER SYMPOSIUM Napa, CA / Feb 24
- OWNING AND OPERATING A WINERY Napa, CA / Feb 25-26
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- UC DAVIS WINE EXECUTIVE PROGRAM
Sacramento, CA / Mar 8-12 - PROWEIN 2009 Intl Trade Fair Düsseldorf, Germany / Mar 29-31
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- ASEV Napa, CA / Jun 22-26
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- DRINKTEC Munich, Germany / Sep 14-19
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