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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 14, 2026 — As the wine industry navigates changing consumer demand, shifting global markets and continued economic pressures, Mike Veseth will take the stage as keynote speaker at the 2027 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, offering his full outlook after years of shaping the

SACRAMENTO, Calif., January 30, 2026 — The 2026 Unified Wine & Grape Symposium concluded Thursday, January 29th with signs of a broader shift in the American wine and grape industry, as conversations moved from acknowledging market disruption to planning for stabilization and future opportunity. “Th

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 1, 2026 — With the wine industry confronting some of the most consequential questions in a generation, the team that will shape the conversation at the industry’s largest gathering is now in place.  The Unified Wine & Grape Symposium (UW&GS) today announced that Susan Owen,

SACRAMENTO, Calif., October 27, 2025 – The Unified Wine & Grape Symposium will tackle one of the industry’s most pressing topics: wine and health. Dr. Laura Catena, physician and fourth-generation vintner, and internationally acclaimed wine journalist Felicity Carter will deliver the 2026 keynote, W