Calendar

Wines & Vines, Oct, 2002

OCTOBER 2002

October 8, 15--Texas Hill Wine & Food Festival, Austin, Texas. For more information phone (512) 542-9463 or visit texaswineandfood.org.

October 10-11--8th Annual Wine, Beer & Spirits Law Conference, Caesars Palace, Los Vegas, Nev. To register, phone (800) 873-7130 or visit cle.com

October 12--Consorzio Cal-Italia Wine and Food Tasting, Fart Mason, San Francisco, Calif. To purchase tickets, visit cal-italia.org or phone (415) 441-3687.

October 12-13--San Carlos Art & Wine Faire, San Carlos, Calif. For information contact the San Carlos Chamber of Commerce at (650) 593-1068 or online at sancarloschamber.org.

October 12-13--The 12th Annual Santa Barbara County Vintners' Association Celebration of Harvest, Rancho Sisquoc Winery, Santo Maria, Calif. Tickets are available through the SBCVA by calling (800) 218-0881.

October 13--Second Annual Wines in the Wild, Brookfield Zoo, Chicago, ill. For more information phone (708) 485-0263, ext. 319.

October 18--17th Annual Dinner With The Winemaker Series, The Inn at the Tides, Bodega Bay, Calif. For reservations, call (800) 541-7788 or e-mail iatt@monitor.net.

October 18-20--2002 Paso Robles Harvest Wine Tour, Paso Robles, Calif. For more information contact the Paso Robles Vintners and Growers Association at (805) 239-8463, ext. 471 or visit pasowine.com.

October 19--21st Annual Detroit International Wine Auction, Detroit, Mich. For ticket information, call (313) 664-7461 or e-mail kmitchell@ccscad.edu.

October 19--Lake County Wine Auction 2002, Buckingham Golf Course, Kelseyville, Calif. Contact the Lake County Wine Alliance for information at (707) 279-4302.

October 19--TASTEVIN 2002, The Fairmont, Kansas City, Mo. For more information, visit taste-vin.com or call (913) 588-4732.

October 20-22--CAPCA 28th Annual Pest Management & Nutrient Conference and Agri-Expo, Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim, Calif. To register, phone (916) 928-1625 or visit capca.com.

October 20-22-InterBev 2002, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga. For more information visit interbev.com.

October 20-24--SIAL 2002 International Food Products Exhibition, Paris, France. Admission information is available at sial.fr or by phoning (704) 365-0041 or 33 0 1 53 62 62 63.

October 22--Texas Hill Wine & Food Festival, San Antonio, Texas. For more information phone (512) 542-9463 or visit texaswineandfood.org.

October 22-24--VINEXPO Americas, Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, N.Y. To attend, contact VINEXPO by calling 33 5 56 56 00 22.

October 23--College of Agricultural Sciences Career Fair, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, ill. To register, visit siu.org or phone (618) 453-7115.

October 26--Fredericksburg Food & Wine Fest, Fredericksburg, Texas. For information, visit fbgfoodandwinefest.com or cell the Fest office at (830) 997-8515.

October 28-30--OZONE Ill-Agricultural & Food Processing Applications of Ozone as an Antimicrobial Agent, Radisson Hotel, Fresno, Calif. To register, phone (800) 333-3333 or visit radisson.com/fresnoca.

October 29--Texas Hill Wine & Food Festival, Fart Worth, Texas. For more information phone (512) 542-9463 or visit texaswineondfood.org.

October 31--November 3-12th Annual San Luis Obispo Vintners & Growers Association Harvest Celebration, San Luis Obispo, Calif. For information or sponsorship call (805) 541-5868.

NOVEMBER 2002

November 3-7--PACK EXPO International, McCormick Place, Chicago, Ill. For more information visit packexpo.com or phone (703) 243-8555.

November 5-6--Kosherfest 2002, Meadowlands Exposition Center, Secaucus, NJ. To register visit kosherfest.com.

November 9-10--iSalud! Oregon's Pinot Noir Auction, Dundee & Portland, Ore. For tickets, phone (503) 681-1850.

University Courses

OCTOBER 2002

Boston University Metro College Seminars--Intermediate Wine Certificate, Oct. 7-Dec. 16; Advanced Wine Certificate, Oct. 3-Jan. 2. For further information or to register, contact Boston-University Special programs by calling (617) 353-4130 or visit bu.edu/lifelong.

Sonoma State University Professional Development Courses--Managing Beyond the Numbers, Oct. 10; Strategic Planning for Small Winery Owners and Leaders, Oct. 24; Wine Club Marketing, Oct. 30. Sonoma State University, Sonoma, Calif. For mare information or to enroll, contact the Wine Business Program at (707) 664-2260 or visit sonoma.edu/programs/winebiz.

UC Davis Extension Short Courses-Intro. to Winemaking for Distance Learners, Oct. 1-Dec. 9; GIS for Vegetation Mapping and Analysis-Part I, Oct. 15; GIS for Vegetation Mapping and Analysis-Part II, Oct. 16; Small Vineyard Series: Establishing the Small Vineyard, Oct. 19; Vertebrate Pest Management in Agriculture, Oct. 23; Making Sense of Food and Wine Interactions, Oct. 26; Intro. to Grapevine Diseases and Their Identification, Oct. 28-29. UC Davis, Davis, Calif. To enroll, phone (800) 752-0881 or visit the Web site extension.ucdavis.edu.

November 2002

Boston University Metro College Seminars--Diploma Wine Program, Nov. 5-June 2003. For further information or to register, contact Boston University Special Programs by calling (617) 353-4130 or visit bu.edu/lifelong.