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JULY 2021 | ISSUE #104

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Photo Courtesy of Hsiomei Hung, Lichau Hill Vineyard

THE PETALUMA GAP WINEGROWERS ALLIANCE promotes growers, vintners and

the distinctive wines crafted from grapes grown in the wind-driven AVA.

EVENTS

July 11, 12 - 3 PM, Pizza Day at DeLoach Vineyards, Santa Rosa

July 28, 10 AM - 1 PM, Vineyard Walks & Talks, for PGWA grower & winery members. Request an invitation.

August 5, 9 AM - 4:30 PM, WIN's Wine & Weed Symposium, Hyatt Regency, Santa Rosa. Register here.

March 25 - April 1, 2022, The Romantic Danube River Cruise with Cline Cellars, Thirty-Seven Wines & Trombetta Family Winery. Save $500 per stateroom when you book by 8/31/2021.

March 31 - April 7, 2022, just a few cabins left for Captivating Rhine River Cruise with Ron Noble Wines.

Visit our winery members' websites for

additional events throughout the year.

NEWS

With Their New Label, Gust, Sisters Megan and Hillary Cline, Celebrate the Defining Feature of the Petaluma Gap, Article by Liz Thach, MW, in Tasting Panel Magazine (page 74 of the digital edition)

The Winds Beneath Your Wines, featuring wind-driven AVAs, Article by Kathleen Wilcox, in Wine-Searcher

Samantha Dorsey, President of McEvoy Ranch, Celebrates 20 Years of Service, Press Release

Emily Martin, aka The Jetsetting Fashionista, includes Sojourn Cellars and Three Sticks Wines among the Best Wineries & Tasting Rooms in Downtown Sonoma

Pfendler Vineyards was featured at the California Vintage Wine Society Winemakers Picnic on June 26

Brooks Note Winery's New Tasting Room will be opening soon in downtown Petaluma -- a soft-opening is planned for mid-July. Check their website for announcements.

Construction is in the home stretch for Brooks Note Winery's New Tasting Room at 426 Petaluma Boulevard North,

in downtown Petaluma.

Charlie Miller & Emma Rosenbush

Tomales Vineyard

SPOTLIGHT

Charlie grew up with the scent of ferments in his family's garage in Woodside CA and has made wine for Mt Difficulty (NZ), AP Vin, and La Honda Winery. Emma experienced the freedom and art and chaos of being a teenager in NYC and then after college went on to start a pop-up restaurant in Mexico City. They met in Boulder but reconnected years later and today they are farming Tomales Vineyard, just a few kilometers from the Pacific. They had the itch to get into growing grapes and the good fortune to meet Cathy Schwemm, owner of Tomales Vineyard. Today they are farming Cathy's vineyard, with the hope of making their first Gap Pinot under their label, Dewey's Wines. Here's their story.

90+ PT CLUB

Adobe Road 2017 Lichau Hill Cabernet Sauvignon, Petaluma Gap, 90 Pts, Robert Parker

Brooks Note Winery 2018 Marin County Pinot Noir, 93 Pts, Wine Enthusiast

Bruliam 2018 Gap's Crown Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 91 Pts, Wine Enthusiast

Ron Noble 2019 Estate Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 94 Pts, Wine Enthusiast

Ron Noble 2019 Estate Reserve Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 93 Pts, Wine Enthusiast

Ron Noble 2019 Family Blend Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 91 Pts, Wine Enthusiast

Ron Noble 2018 Estate Reserve Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, Gold Medal, 45th Annual Orange County Fair Commercial Wine Competition

Thirty-Seven Wines 2019 Blaufränkisch, Petaluma Gap, 90 Pts, Wine Enthusiast

EDUCATION

Don't Let the Drought Impact Your Business -- Water Management Services to Maximize Yield, by Claudia Newcorn

Machines Can Help the Wine Grape Industry Survive the Labor Shortage, by Amy Quinton, UC Davis

Alcohol Marketplaces 2.0, a legal review of marketplaces and home delivery services by Rebecca Stamey-White and Jeff Carroll, Booze Rules Blog

Let's Talk Benefits in English or Espanol, read the article about Arrow Benefits Group, in North Bay Biz

CLASSIFIEDS

Grapes for Sale, Noble Family Vineyards, certified sustainable: Pinot Noir-Clones: Pommard, 667, 828, 115 & 777; 10 to 40 tons; email or call Ron at 415-246-4595

Grapes for Sale, Paradise Vineyard, certified sustainable: Pinot Noir (113, 114, 115, 667 & 777 clones), Merlot (181), Riesling (10), Syrah (99), and Petit Verdot (grafted in 2017, 2.1); email or call Lisa at 415-269-7419

Grapes for Sale, Volamus Vineyard, sustainably-farmed premium Pinot Noir (Clones 667 & Pommard), 5-6 tons; call Scott at 707-799-8426

Grapes Wanted, 4 Tons Chardonnay, 2 Tons Grenache, 2 Tons Syrah. Call Robin at Apsara Cellars at 707-287-5242

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