For Wineries and Grape Growers it's Thermal Solar and Microbrews; More than Just Grapes and Wine at the Industry's Largest Trade Show.SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 20, 1997-- WineTECH/GrapeTECH, the largest wine trade show in the U.S., is set for February 10-12 in Sacramento. While hundreds of traditional wine industry professionals will be there, representatives from some unique aspects of the business will participate as well. Real Goods, one of the country's largest alternative energy systems providers, is one example. Other unique participants include Fritz Maytag of San Francisco's Anchor Brewing Company Anchor Brewing Company is an American alcoholic beverage producer, operating a microbrewery and distillery on Potrero Hill in San Francisco, California. The brewery was founded in 1896, and was purchased by its current owner, Frederick Louis Maytag III, in 1965, saving it who will present a brewer's opinion of the wine industry, and Keynote speaker Dr. Curtis Ellison, one of the first physicians to suggest evidence of the wine and health link. Energy, beer and medicine?! "There's much more to the wine industry than grapes and wine," said Gina Amatruda, industry director of Ullo International, the company behind WineTECH/GrapeTECH. "We've scheduled speakers and focused upon topics that reflect that diversity." At the 1998 WineTECH/GrapeTECH it will be clear that the wine industry has evolved and is now as complex and carefully crafted as a Pinot Noir noir adj. 1. Of or relating to the film noir genre. 2. Of or relating to a genre of crime literature featuring tough, cynical characters and bleak settings. 3. Suggestive of danger or violence. or Chardonnay. Aside from solar energy solar energy, any form of energy radiated by the sun, including light, radio waves, and X rays, although the term usually refers to the visible light of the sun. , microbrews and health, other seminars are set to address hot topics such as: -- Interstate Wine Shipment -- The Chinese Wine Jiu (Chinese: ; Pinyin: jiǔ) is the Chinese word that refers to all alcoholic beverages. Industry -- Alternative Wine Markets -- Innovative Wine Packaging -- Trends for the Millennium -- Natural Vineyard Pest Management Speakers will include wine and grape industry, medical and business professionals from across the U.S. Of course winemakers and grapegrowers still want the latest information on the basics. Other seminars will cover topics including Pierce's Disease, Phylloxera phylloxera (fĭlŏk`sĭrə), small, sap-eating, greenish insect of the genus Phylloxera, closely related to the aphid. Phylloxeras feed on leaves and roots, and many species produce galls on deciduous trees. , rootstocks, yeast strains, oak, rotary tank fermentors and high-tech filtration. Concurrent with the seminars, WineTECH/GrapeTECH attendees will be able to attend a trade show featuring everything from wine-related gifts to corks, barrels and mechanical harvesters. Business Wire, the official wire service of the show, will be on site to keep show information and breaking news flowing from Sacramento to the Internet and beyond. WineTECH/GrapeTECH has been held annually since 1990 and is the largest wine and grape industry trade show in the U.S. For registration or exhibition information call Tina Sanderson at 203/831-2331, for attendee registration material call 203/852-0500. -0- Details: WineTECH/GrapeTECH Wine Industry Trade Show February 10 - 12, 1998 Sacramento Convention Center The Sacramento Convention Center is the main center for events happening in Sacramento, California, USA, which encompasses three venues: The Exhibit Hall, The Community Center Theatre and the Memorial Auditorium. External links
Sacramento is the capital of the State of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. For information: 203/831-2397 CONTACT: R. Eddy Communications Rusty Eddy or Lisa Adams Lisa Adams is a painter. Some of her works are Too Fat to Fly 1997, My Mouth 1997, and Shower Head 1997. , 707/935-1519 reddycomm@aol.com or winelisa@aol.com |
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