Unified Wine & Grape Symposium

A series of full-day meetings, with dozens of industry volunteers, has yielded a strong program for the 2015 Unified Symposium. Register for these sessions on October 28 when registration and housing officially opens. The content focus is on emerging issues, trends and breakthroughs in grapegrowing, winemaking, marketing and business. Leaders and pioneers from around the globe are being recruited as expert panelists.

The Tuesday’s luncheon with a keynote speaker, first introduced last year, is being repeated in 2015. More information on the speaker and luncheon will be forthcoming on the website.

State of the Industry On Wednesday, the “landmark” 2015 State of the Industry general session promises to provide valuable information and business insights for the wine and grape industry for the coming year. We are pleased to confirm our presenters as:

• Francesca Schuler, BevMo (moderator)
• Nat DiBuduo, Allied Grape Growers
• Jon Fredrikson, Gomberg, Fredrikson & Associates
• Mike Veseth, Wine Economist Blog & The University of Puget Sound

Exhibit Tours will take place for a second year on Thursday. These tours, presented in both English and Spanish, proved very popular last time and are being expanded for 2015.

So mark your calendar for October 28th and plan to visit the Unified Symposium website, where you can browse the list of hotels offering special rates and register for the industry’s largest trade show and symposium. The latest event developments, updates and more will be posted on the site regularly!