Wine Appreciation Through Education

Feb 3 - 5: Minnesota Grape Growers Association second annual Cold Climate Wine and Grape Conference, Kahler Grand Hotel, Rochester, Minnesota. The theme of this year's conference will be Northern Viticulture-Coming of Age: The Business of Growing Grapes and Making Wine in the North. Details available at www.mngrapes.org

Feb 6-10: "Winegrowing for the Future", 6th International Cool Climate Symposium for Viticulture and Oenology, Christchurch, New Zealand. Themes include Managing viticulture and oenology for quality and sustainable outcomes; New technologies for cool climate wine production; Marketing cool climate wines - meeting the international challenge; Forging new frontiers and meeting new challenges. The symposium will cater to the scientific fraternity, viticulturists, wine makers, wine marketers, economists, wine sales people and those who just love wine. www.iccs2006.org.nz