Wine Industry Trade Show season is fast approaching. For exhibitors, trade shows are an opportunity to showcase new products, advances and innovations, and to connect with thousands of potential new clients (and reconnect with old ones). For attendees, it's a chance to learn what's new and exciting in the industry, attend seminars or workshops to hone your skills or learn new ones, and to rub elbows with others in the industry.

"Technology is really changing the way customers make buying decisions, that's no secret and no one knows that better than us in this industry", says George Christie, President of the Wine Industry Network, "but there's no substitute for what happens when you put a supplier and a buyer in the same room. We attend every show and while they all offer something different, there is one common denominator....they all work like crazy to put prospective buyers in the room"

For exhibitors and attendees alike, trade shows save money. Suppliers can attract hundreds of potential...;read more