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Wines & Vines, April, 2004

APRIL | 2004

April 7-10-14th Annual Taste of Vail, Vail, Colo. Go to tasteofvail.com for more information.

April 7-13-10th Annual Pacific Oyster Wine Competition, Seattle, Wash. For entry information visit taylorshellfish.com or contact Jon Rowley at (206) 283-7566.

April 8-Managing a (Family) Wine Business: From A(dvertising) to Z(est), Willamette Valley Country Club, Canby, Ore. For more information phone (541) 737-6014.

April 14-15-Las Vegas International Hotel & Restaurant Show, Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nev. Register online at lvihrs.com or phone (800) 272-show.

April 15-2004 Yadkin Valley Winegrowers Association Vintner's Tour, Yadkin Valley, Mount Airy, N.C. Tickets are available by calling (336) 789-8488.

April 16-Spring Food and Wine Celebration, Duck, N.C. For information visit heatherfreeman.com.

April 17-18-Great Grapes! Wine & Music Festival, Cary, N.C. To purchase tickets visit uncorkthefun.com or call (800) 830-3976, ext. 103.

April 17-18-Texas Wine Country Trail - "Wine and Wildflowers Trail", Texas. Visit texaswinetrail.com or phone (830) 868-2321 for list of wineries and locations.

April 20-Rhone to paint Chicago red, Chicago, Ill. Phone (212) 477-9800, ext. 108 for information.

April 20-21, 22-23-FSIS Verification of HACCP Plans/Prerequisites to HACCP, Wash., D.C. Contact Jennifer at the Food Processors Institute at (202) 393-0890.

April 22-2004 Spring Ag Outlook Forum, Visalia, Calif. For registration materials, visit calasfmra.com or phone (209) 368-3672.

April 20-Rhone to paint Boston red, Boston, Mass. Phone (212) 477-9800, ext. 108 for information.

April 24-Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association's New Release Weekend, 18 Temecula Valley Wineries, Temecula, Calif. Phone (800) 801-9463 or go online to temeculawines.org.

April 23-25-Yakima Valley Wine Country Spring Barrel Tasting, Yakima Valley, Wash. For tour map and information, phone (800) 258-7270.

April 26-29-61st Annual Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) Convention, Las Vegas, Nev. Contact the WSWA for convention information at (202) 371-9792 or visit wswa.org.

April 28-Southern Italy: A taste from the wine region of Southern Italy, Hotel Vintage Park, Seattle, Wash. For reservations phone (206) 624-8000.

April 28-May 2-Fort Bend Wine & Food Affair, Houston, Texas. For registration information visit fortbendwineandfoodaffair.com or call (281) 491-0216.

April 29-May 1-2004 Monterey Wine Festival, Monterey, Calif. More information is available by calling (800) 656-4282 or by visiting montereywine.com.

April 30-May 2-Reno/Tahoe Wine & Food Festival, Reno Hilton, Reno, Nev. For a complete schedule of events, phone (916) 985-6890.

April 30-June 19-2004 L'Ete du Vin, Nashville International Wine Event, Nashville, Tenn. To purchase tickets, phone (615) 341-7300.

MAY | 2004

May 1-22nd Annual Sierra Showcase of Wine, Amador County Fairgrounds, Plymouth, Calif. Reservations are available by calling (209) 223-5500.

May 1-2-Hopland Spring Passport, Hopland, Calif. For more information visit hoplandpassport.com or phone (877) 622-9463.

May 1-5-3rd Annual Philadelphia Wine Festival, Philadelphia, Pa. To attend, phone (215) 979-7493 or visit phillymag.com.

May 2-4-NASFT Fancy Food Show, Chicago, Ill. To exhibit or attend, phone (800) 627-3869, ext. 136.

May 2-5-International Wine Tourism Conference, Margaret River, Australia. For more information visit margaretriver.com, winetourism.com or phone 011 61 8 9757 3287.

May 4-7-4th SITEVI Mercosur Exhibition, Mendoza, Argentina. For information, phone (704) 365-0041.

May 6-7-2nd Annual Pittsburgh Wine Festival, Pittsburg, Pa. To attend, visit pittsburghwinefestival.com or phone (412) 320-7967.

May 6-8-5th Annual Heart's Delight Wine Tasting & Auction, Wash., D.C. For more information visit heartsdelightwineauction.org or call(703) 914-3720.

May 11-15-INTERVITIS/INTERFRUCTA, Stuttgart, Germany. To attend, contact Messe Stuttgart at (212) 974-8841.

May 12-2004 Diseases of Vines & Syrah Graft Union Disorder, Fresno, Calif. For reservations and information, phone (559) 661-5539.

May 12-14-65th Annual LA County Fair, "Wines of the World Competition", Los Angeles, Calif. For information visit fairplex.com or phone (909) 865-4231.

May 14-WineFest 2004, Ann Arbor, Mich. To attend, phone (734) 944-8004 or visit winefest.org.

May 14-16-Anderson Valley Pinot Noir Festival 2004, Anderson Valley, Calif. For further information visit avwines.com.

May 15-The 17th Annual Calistoga Education Foundation Charity Auction and Wine Tasting, Calistoga, Calif. For reservations and information, phone (707) 942-4703.

May 18-20-IFE Poland 2004, Warsaw, Poland, For more information visit ifepoland.com or phone 44 20 7886 3147.

May 19-23-8th Annual Nantucket Wine Festival, Nantucket, Mass. To attend, visit nantucketwine-festival.com or phone (508) 228-1128.

May 21-23-6th Annual Canadian Food & Wine Festival, Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. To make reservations visit fairmont.com/lakelouise or phone (800) 441-1414.