Wine Industry Leaders to Discuss State of the Wine Industry at the Nation's Largest Wine and Grape Trade Show.Unified Wine & Grape Symposium symposium In ancient Greece, an aristocratic banquet at which men met to discuss philosophical and political issues and recite poetry. It began as a warrior feast. Rooms were designed specifically for the proceedings. :
WHAT: Are wine prices going up or down? Why are people switching
from beer to wine? What's the next new hot wine? 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:
-- Nat DiBuduo, Allied Grape Growers, California
-- Jon Fredrikson, Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates,
California
-- Barbara Insel, MKF Research, California
-- Glenn Proctor, Joseph W. Ciatti Co., LLC, California
-- Rodney Schatz, Chairman, CAWG, California
-- Bob Wampol, President, ASEV, California
WHEN: State of the Industry -- Press Conference:
Wednesday, January 25, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
(Takes place after the State of the Industry general
session, which runs from 9 to 11 a.m.)
Exhibit Floor Open (Public Passes Available)
9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
There is wine tasting in the Press Room from
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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 -- Beginning at 4 p.m., thousands of wine lovers swirling,
OPS: sniffing and sipping wines from all across 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.
Mike Miller or Ken Freeze, Brown-Miller Communications,
Inc.
Press Room Phone (916) 325-6735
On-site cell phones (925) 360-8262 or (925) 381-4766
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