PAST EVENTS Other States 2007:

• Small Scale Commercial Wine Making
  9 am - 4 pm, Fri. & Sat. Oct 19 & 20, 2007
  Whisky Run Creek Vineyard & Winery, 702 Main St. Brownville, NE, Univ. of NE Kimmel Education & Research Center, 5995 G Rd., Nebraska City, NE
  Alan Dillard, owner/winemaker at Limestone Creek Winery
  1250 State Rt 127 South, Jonesboro, IL 62952 - 618-833-4683     
  Cost: $350 each. Make out  check to Five Rivers RC&D, PO Box 626, Tecumseh, NE 68450
  http://www.ne.nrcs.usda.gov/partnerships/rcd/five_rivers_rcd.html
  Registration: Class Size limited to first 20 people registered.
  Contact: 402-335-3347 or 5riversrcd@gmail.com               
  Sponsored: Five Rivers Resource Conservation and Development. Flyer (pdf)
• March 6-9, 2007: 31st Annual Wineries Unlimited
  Valley Forage Convention Center, King of Prussia, PA
  Agenda: Largest Trade Show and Seminar for the wine Industry east of the Rockies.
  Includes a day of newcomer-oriented seminars, two days of regular seminars, and a day-long specific technical seminar, with exhibits 3/7-8.
  More info: http://www.vwm-online.com/wu, ph: 800-535-5670
• Feb. 16-17, 2007 3rd annual “Cold Climate Grape and Wine Conference"
  (This Year's Theme: “Northern Viticulture: Growing our Industry" )
  Holiday Inn Select Hotel, Bloomington MN
  Registration and Agenda here: http://www.mngrapes.org/ccgw_conference2007.html
  Conference Director: Lisa Smiley  lisa.smiley@mngrapes.org ,  651-258-4334
  Sponsor: Minnesota Grape Growers Assn.
•  Feb. 22-25, 2007 Illinois Grape Growers & Vintners Assn. Annual Conference
  Hilton Hotel, Springfield, IL
  Contact: Bill McCartney, Executive Director, ph: 217-285-6305,
  e-mail: pbm2@verizon.net
  http://www.illinoiswine.org/
• March 2-3, 2007 Nebraska Grape Growers Annual Forum
  Holiday Inn,  Kearney, NE
  Contact: Donna Michel, ph: 402-472-5136
  http://agronomy.unl.edu/viticulture/index.htm
• Jan. 20, 2007 11AM - 10PM Wine Immersion Seminar
  Chateau Chantal Winery, Traverse City, MI
  Agenda: Mark Johnson, VP and winemaker presents a overview of winemaking, viticulture, food and wine pairing.
  Includes a vineyard walk, peasant's lunch, cellar tour, wine tastings, learning materials, and gourmet dinner.
  Price: $125 per person.
  Sponsor: Chateau Chantal Winery
  Contact: 1-800-969-4009 for further details and reservations. Rooms costs are in addition to the seminar.            
  http://www.chateauchantal.com/
• Jan. 23-25 Unified Grape & Wine Symposium
  Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, CA
  Agenda:  Largest wine & grape show in the nation
  3 days of technical sessions
  Trade Show January 24,25
  Sponsors: American Society of Enology & Viticulture
  California Association of Winegrape Growers
  Contact: http://www.unifiedsymposium.org/
• Jan. 29-30, Wine Evolution 2007
  Palais des Congres, Paris, France
  Agenda: Oriented towards international wine executives, 30 internationally speakers
  Contact: http:// www.winevolution.org                                
• Feb. 3-5, 2007 Mid-America Wine & Grape Conference
  Tan-Tar-a Resort, Osage Beach, MO
  Agenda: Feb. 3 Focus on Grape Growing
  Feb 4, Focus on Wine Marketing, Wine Reception and Super Bowl Party.
  Feb 5, Viticulture & Enology Sessions
  Large Trade Show
  Sponsors: Missouri Grape Growers Assn. & Missouri Grape Growers Assn.
  Contact: Rozana Benz, ph: 573-486-5596 or rbenz@ktis.net
  http://www.missouriwine.org
• Feb. 7-9, 2007 Viticulture 2007 & 38th New York Wine Industry Workshop
  Rochester Riverside Convention Center, Rochester NY
  Cost: Full seminar registration for all three days is only $220, and rooms (single through quad) are $79.
  A complete agenda, along with information on registration and accommodations, is available at
  http://www.viticulture2007.org.
  Contact: Jennifer Cooper at  (585-394-3620, ext. 206, jennifercooper@nywgf.org
  Sponsor: New York Grape & Wine Foundation

Past Events Other States 2006