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2021
January 12 - 2021 Virtual Grower Education Series, San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers: Setting Up Totally Mechanized Vineard and Liability for Growers
January 18 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 19 - First day of spring 2021 semester
January 21 - First day of spring 2021 instruction
January 25 - NGRA Annual Meeting - Virtual
January 26-29 Virtual Unified Wine & Grape Symposium Conference and Trade Show, presented by ASEV
January 27 - Virtual Fresno State Annual Alumni & Friends Reunion - Online! Details coming for alumni and friends!
January 29 - Viticulture Greenhouse Virtual Groundbreaking Event 3:30-4:15 pm. Click here for more info. Click here to register to attend.
February 1 - Fresno State Viticulture & Enology Virtual Resume Workshop. 11 am 1 pm. Student sign-up to meet with grape and wine industry members in 20-minute sessions: http://bit.ly/VitandEnolResume
February 3 - Harvesting the Leaders of Tomorrow Career & Internship Fair, Jordan College of Ag/USDA. Employer registration: bit.ly/HTLOT2021
February 5 - Fresno State Vine Pruning Contest, Fresno State Vineyard by Viticulture Club and Department of Viticulture and Enology (tentative)
February 9-11 - World Ag Expo, Virtual
February 12-14 - Lodi Wine & Chocolate Weekend, Lodi (see May 15-16)
February 13-14 - Madera Wine Trail Weekend - 10-5 pm
February 15 - Presidents' Day Holiday - no classes, offices closed
February 16 - 2021 Virtual Grower Education Series, San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers: Spray Tech
February 16-17 - Oregon Wine Symposium
February TBA - IQ 2021 Innovation & Quality, Culinary Institute at Greystone, Napa (tentative)
March 16 - 2021 Virtual Grower Education Series, San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers: Weather Modeling
March 16-18 - Eastern Winery Exposition, Syracuse, NY
March 29-April 2 - Spring Break - no classes
March 30 - Central Coast Insights 2021
March 31 - WiVi Symposium, Paso Robles Event Center
March 31 - Cesar Chavez Day Holiday - no classes, offices closed
April - Fresno State Vintage Days 2021 (tentative)
April 13 - 2021 Virtual Grower Education Series, San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers: Vertebrate Pest
April 20-21 - US Sustainable Winegrowing Summit East, North Fork of Long Island, NY
April 22-24 - Hospice du Rhone, Paso Robles
May 5 - Last day of spring 2021 instruction
May 6-7 - Fresno State consultation days
May 10-13 - Fresno State final exams
May 13 - Fresno State Department of Viticulture and Enology Virtual Graduate Recognition - Celebrating the Class of 2021 Virtual
May 15 - Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences & Technology and College of Arts and Humanities Commencement at 7 pm (Livestream)
May 15-16 - Lodi Wine and Chocolate Weekend, Lodi
May 18 - 2021 Virtual Grower Education Series, San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers: Grape Market Update and Vertebrate Pests
May 20-23 - Paso Robles Wine Festival 2021
May 28-30 - BottleRock, Napa
June 23 - 2021 Virtual Grower Education Series, San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers: Laws and Regs - Technology in the Field
June 21-24 - ASEV Annual Conference 2021, Monterey
June 21-24 - NGRA & ASEV Precision Viticulture Symposium, Monterey
June 24-28 - Roll out the Barrels Weekend, San Luis Obispo
June 28 - NGRA Mid-Year Board Meeting via Zoom
July 7 - SJWGA San Joaquin Valley Wine Competition, held at Robert Hall Winery in Paso Robles
July 7-8 - ASEV Eastern Section Meeting, Bloomington, MN
July 14 - 2021 Virtual Grower Education Series, San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers: Integrated Pest Management
July 15 - Viticulture and Enology Industry Advisory Board Meeting, Fresno State Department of Viticulture & Enology, Viticulture & Enology Research Center
July 25-29 - 2021 International Cool Climate Wine Symposium, Ontario, Canada Postponed till July 2022
July 27-28 - International Bulk Wine & Spirits, San Francisco
August - TBA WBM PACK Design Awards
August 5-9 - ASHS Annual Conference, Colorado
August 22-26 - American Chemical Society Fall Symposia
August 23 - Fresno State 2021 Fall Semester first day of instruction
Fall 2021 TBA - Greek Fest 2021 Click here: TO GO events (Fresno)
Fall 2021 TBA: 2021 Virtual Annual Department of Viticulture & Enology Welcome Back Orientation for all new and returning Fresno State viticulture and enology students, staff, and faculty.
September - California Wine Month
September 6 - Labor Day Holiday, campus closed
September 12 - (Tentative) Ag One Ag Boosters BBQ, Borba Ranch, Madera
September 15 - 2021 Virtual Grower Education Series, San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers: Integrated Pest Management
October 1 - 31 - Fresno State Fall Crowdfunding Campaign Month
October 6-17 - Big Fresno Fair
October 13- 2021 Virtual Grower Education Series, San Joaquin Valley Winegrowers: Laws & Regs
October 18 - Nov. 30 - Sustainable Ag Expo Hybrid with Online & In-Person Opportunities, Central Coast, CA
October 31 - Nov. 5, 2021 ISHS International Symposium on Grapevine Physiology and Biotechnology, Stellenbosch, South Africa
November TBA - Fresno State Day of Giving - One day fundraising campaign
November 5 - Sonoma Grape Expo, Cloverdale. Malcolm Media
November 9 - Tree & Vine Expo, Turlock. Malcolm Media
November 9 - WBM Winejobs HR Summit
November 9-10 - WBM Financial Symposium 2021
November 11 - Holiday - Veteran's Day - no classes, offices closed
November 12 - Grape Nut & Tree Expo, Fresno. Malcolm Media
November 12 - 68th Annual Fresno State Viticulture Club Fall Harvest BBQ at Kings River Winery in Sanger, CA. Fundraiser, Dinner. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Alumni, friends welcome. General Admission: $50; Student Admission: $45. Tables of 8 and Sponsorships available. Visit: Vit Club Squareup
November TBA - Annual Fresno State Viticulture and Enology Resume Workshop - Department of Viticulture & Enology
November 18 - NGRA End of Year Board Meeting, St Louis, MO
November 24-26 - Thanksgiving Break - no classes, offices closed
December 24 - January 1 - Holiday Break - offices closed
2022
January 17 - Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - no classes, offices closed
January 20 - Fresno State 2022 Spring Semester First day of instruction
January 24 - NGRA Meeting of the Members and First of Year Board Meeting, Sacramento, CA
January 25-27- Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, Safe Credit Union Convention Center, Sacramento. Booth #934
January 26 - Fresno State Annual Viticulture and Enology Alumni and Friends Reunion, 6:15 pm. TBA
TBA: Harvesting the Leaders of Tomorrow Career & Internship Fair, Jordan College of Ag/USDA.
February 8-10 - World Ag Expo, Tulare
February 15-17 - Oregon Wine Symposium, Portland, OR. OWA in-person trade show: March 8 and 9, 2022
February 21 - Holiday - President's Day - no classes, offices closed
March 22-24 - WBM Eastern Winery Exposition 2022
March 29-30 - Central Coast Insights and WiVi Central Coast 2022
March 31 - Holiday - Cesar Chavez Day - no classes, offices closed
April 11 - 15 - Fresno State Spring Break - no classes
May 19 - Tentative Annual Department of Viticulture & Enology Graduation Dinner honoring our Class of 2022
May 20-21 - Fresno State Convocation and Commencement Ceremonies
June 19-22 - ASEV Annual Conference, San Diego, CA
June 26-29 - Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference & WineTech Exhibition, Adelaide, South Australia
July 13-15 - ASEV Eastern Section Annual Meeting, Minnesota
July 17-21 - International Cool Climate Wine Symposium 2022, Brock Univerisitiy, Ontario, Canada
July 30 - Aug. 3 - ASHS Annual Conference, Chicago, IL
August TBA - Fresno State Grape Day, Department of Viticulture and Enology, and Viticulture & Enology Research Center, Fresno, CA
Link to Current Fresno State Academic Calendar
Link to Next Fresno State Academic Calendar
Note: Many non-university events related to the grape and wine industry are included in this calendar of events, however, may be subject to change without notice. Please contact each event organizer directly for program details.
