ADVISORY/Wine Industry Leaders to Discuss State of the Industry at Sacramento's Largest Annual Convention.

Business Editors/Wine Writers

Unified Wine & Grape Symposium 2003

ADVISORY...for Wednesday (Jan. 29)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:   Are wine prices going up or down? Is consumption increasing,
        or are people switching to bottled water? Wine industry
        analysts will discuss the past year and look forward to see
        what the future has in store for the wine industry.

WHO:    Industry analysts:
         Jon Fredrikson of Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates
         Barry Bedwell, Joseph W. Ciatti Co.
         Christian Miller, Motto Kryla & Fisher
        Wine Industry Leaders:
         Steve Schafer, Chairman, California Association of
          Winegrape Growers, and
         Bill Nakata, President of the Board of Directors, American
          Society for Enology & Viticulture.

WHEN:   State of the Wine Industry: Wednesday, January 29,
        11:15 a.m. - Noon
        (Will take place right after the State of the Industry
        general session)
        Exhibit Floor Open (Public Passes Available) 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
        There is wine tasting in the Press Room from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
        Unified Wine & Grape Symposium: January 28, 29 and 30

WHERE:  Room 303, Sacramento Convention Center, 1400 J Street,
        Sacramento, CA

        From Highway 50 (north and south), take the 16th Street exit.
        Follow 16th for about 3/4 mile and turn left on J Street. The
        Convention Center will be on your left-hand side. A parking
        garage is located on the opposite side of the street.

PHOTO
OPS:    -- Beginning at 4 p.m., hundreds of wine lovers swirling,
           sniffing and sipping wines on the exhibit floor as they
           taste their way around America.

        -- Gigantic vineyard equipment towering over convention
           attendees on the exhibit floor of the nation's largest wine
           and grape trade show.

        -- Thousands of the top wine and grape industry professionals
           inspecting the latest technologies and equipment in the
           industry.

CONTACT: Press Check-in Upstairs in Room 303 -
         Camera Crews Please Call Ahead