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Annual Conference

THANK YOU to everyone who attended our Virtual Spirits Conference!

Thursday, May 4th, 2023

Virtual Conference Information:

Thank you to everyone who attended our Virtual Spirits Conference on May 4th, 2023. Recordings of the sessions will be available on the member portal soon.

Save the date: October 20-21 we will have a virtual wine conference. We will share more details soon!

Our Past And Upcoming Conferences

1977 – Davis, California2000 – San Jose, California
1978 – Ithaca, New York2001 – Eugene, Oregon
1979 – Santa Clara, California2002 – Anaheim, California
1980 – Chicago, Illinois2003 – Seattle, Washington
1981 – Santa Rosa, California2004 – Sonoma County, California
1982 – Providence, Rhode Island2005 – Vancouver, British Columbia
1983 – Seattle, Washington2006 – Eugene, Oregon
1984 – San Luis Obispo, California2007 – Monterey, California
1985 – Fairfax, Virginia2008 – New Orleans, Louisiana
1986 – Davis, California2009 – Sacramento, California
1987 – Vancouver, British Columbia2010 – Washington, District of Columbia
1988 – Stamford, Connecticut2011 – Providence, Rhode Island
1989 – Long Beach, California2012 – San Mateo, California
1990 – Portland, Oregon2013 – Orlando, Florida 
1991 – Cherry Hill, New Jersey2014 – Seattle, Washington 
1992 – San Francisco, California2015 – New Orleans, Louisiana
1993 – Tacoma, Washington2016 – Washington, District of Columbia
1994 – Toronto, Ontario2017 – Portland, Oregon
1995 – Los Angeles, California 2018 – Finger Lakes, New York
1996 – Portland, Oregon2019 – Washington, District of Columbia
1997 – Orlando, Florida 2020 – Online Virtual Conference 
1998 – Sacramento, California2021 – Orlando, Florida and Online Virtual Conference
1999 – Sonoma County, California2022 – Indian Wells, California and Online Virtual Conference

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