Atlantic Wine Symposium 2012

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We are strongly considering attending this conference on May 27 - 29, 2012 here in Halifax.

There are a lot of interesting panels and presentations being held. They span the entire spectrum from vineyard management and wine making to marketing and social media. It sure seems like there will be a lot of great opportunities to discuss the overall local wine market and well as the burgeoning industry here in Eastern Canada.  

It is definitely on the radar.

For the current agenda check out the Atlantic Wine Symposium Website. We dropped their logo on the right to give some props to them as well.

Keep on drinking!

Chris & Shannon

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