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The COVID-19 Impact on Wine & Weed and What to Expect in 2022

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August 5th, 2021


Add to Calendar 08/05/2021 08:45 AM 08/05/2021 04:45 PM America/Los_Angeles Wine & Weed Virtual Symposium This one-day conference will continue to explore how the California Wine industry is being impacted by the legalization of recreational cannabis consumption. The virtual symposium will consist of 3 educational sessions featuring leading experts from both categories who will share their thoughts and expertise on the opportunities and potential threats to wine, both from a business and industry perspective. For more information visit https://wine-weed.com Hyatt Regency Sonoma Wine Country, 170 Railroad St, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Wine Industry Network [email protected] false MM/DD/YYYY 1000 Wine-Weed-Virtual-Symposium

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Wine & Weed Virtual Symposium
The COVID-19 Impact on Wine & Weed & What to Expect in 2022
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This one-day conference will continue to explore how the California Wine industry is being impacted by the legalization of recreational cannabis consumption.

The virtual symposium will consist of 3 educational sessions featuring leading experts from both categories who will share their thoughts and expertise on the opportunities and potential threats to wine, both from a business and industry perspective.

"Our objective from day one when we launched the Wine & Weed Symposium in 2016 was to educate our wine industry audience on the potential impact, good and bad, that the legalization of cannabis might have on wine," said George Christie, President of Wine Industry Network. "Four years later, many questions remain unanswered, but one thing has not changed, in California, the cannabis industry is here to stay and it’s presence will continue to be felt by the wine industry one way or another. Wine industry professionals who want to minimize the guesswork of what exactly that impact will be, need to be here because we’re the only ones tackling this topic."

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Testimonials

"I want to congratulate you on such a smashing success with the Wine & Weed Symposium. I honestly think it was one of the best conferences I've been to in a long time. The speakers and the topics were so relevant to what's happening right now, and it was a pleasure meeting so many curious attendees." - Jamie Evans / The Herb Somm
"As I complimented you at the symposium, this year’s event was even more well organized, seemingly more productive for all, and provided even more introductions and synergies. This week alone I am meeting with three new connections from the meeting discussing distribution, sales management, pricing, and new market roll outs. " - Jim Sweeney / Humboldt Distillery
"Wow, what an incredible event! I am still buzzing from the conversations and energy of the day." - Brian Applegarth / Emerald County Tours, California Cannabis Tourism Association
"Amazing networking and business development opportunities as well as learnings from the sessions. Thank you! P.S - The after party w/ tour at Cannacraft was great!" - Derek Stefan / ForceBrands
"Our team had a very positive experience and made some great new partnerships! Thank you again for taking the lead in creating this important dialogue for our industries." - Laura Lasseter / Southern Humboldt Business & Visitors Bureau
"Bill Silver was excellent. BDS Analytics presentation was fascinating & she brought great data to the discussion." - Courtney Prose / Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Vice President of Operations, FCW Winemaking
"We enjoyed ourselves and learned a lot. We will definitely attend next year as well!" - Joy Freeman / Clark Pest Control
"Yet again you have shown what a professionally produced conference should look like. If only the others would follow your lead and step up their game. It was a lovely show and a gorgeous luncheon." - Amanda Ostrowitz / CannaRegs
"We enjoyed our time at the event. We found our conversations with attendees to be very rich and engaging." - Scott Ormerod / Leap Solutions Group, Inc.

Why You Should Attend

The Cannabis and Wine Industries have more in common than what one might see at first glance. Both industries are firmly rooted in Northern California with a major emphasis on agriculture and quality - place of origin / AVA is an also an important differentiator for both categories.

Like the wine Industry, the cannabis Industry will be heavily regulated, and will experience tremendous overlaps with regard to legal, financial, compliance and distribution regulations that the wine industry currently adheres to.

To a significant degree, they also share a common consumer group and the cannabis industry is looking to potentially model the wine industry in areas such as destination marketing, hospitality events, direct to consumer programs and experiential marketing.

As a result, both industries may ultimately wind up competing for consumer attention and dollars in California’s most notable wine regions such as Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Lake, Humboldt, San Luis Obispo, Paso Robles, Lodi, Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz counties, as well as the Sierra Foothills and beyond.

Everyone in the wine industry, whether an owner, winemaker, salesperson, hospitality manager, grower, or admin should attend this conference - regardless of whether or not you have specific plans to work in or with the cannabis industry. Cannabis professionals who believe that there are lessons to be learned, and potential collaborative opportunities to be had, from and with wine, should also plan to be attend this educational one-day symposium.

This is an opportunity to learn from experts in both industries about the opportunities, risks and rewards that the evolving cannabis landscape presents.

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