OCTOBER 2022 | ISSUE #119

View as Webpage

As harvest wraps up, our winemakers are hard at work on the 2022 vintage

October 1-31, Celebrate Oktoberfest at McEvoy Ranch

October 5 & 12, Keller Estate is the featured winery at Wit & Wisdom, with Chef Michael Mina, The Lodge at Sonoma

October 7 & 21, Live Music at Brooks Note Winery

October 16, 12-4 PM, Healdsburg Crush, featuring Bruliam, Dutton-Goldfield, Ernest, MacRostie and Montagne Russe

October 23, Sip & Paint at Brooks Note Winery

October 23 & December 8, 9:30 -11 AM, Get PGAP-certified at Odyssey Wine Academy, Healdsburg, during an in-person video training and winetasting class.

November 8, the Grateful Gathering, PGWA's final seminar and social for 2022. This event is complimentary for winery and grower members. Request an invitation.

December 1, 9 AM - 4 PM, 10th Annual North Coast Wine Industry Trade Show & Conference (WIN Expo), Santa Rosa. 

Robert & Laura Schermeister

Schermeister Winery

Robert Schermeister was born in Idaho Falls and got a degree in Biochemistry. Laura Erickson was born in California but was brought up in North Carolina. She dreamt of returning to California one day and did after college, but hated LA and moved back to Charlotte to launch her graphic design career. He thought he would find his calling at the cattle ranch in Idaho where he was researching E.Coli; instead, after getting blasted in the face by cow feces and developing an E.Coli infection that nearly killed him, he decided to rethink his future. They were both drawn to wine and met while Laura was finishing a harvest gig in Napa and about to return home. They started as client & designer, but soon after Laura created the new website for Schermeister Winery, their relationship changed. Here’s their story.

Desire Lines 2019 Lichau Hill Cabernet Sauvignon, 92 Pts, Antonio Galloni

2019 Ron Noble Wines Family Blend Pinot Noir,  91 Pts, California Connoisseurs Guide to Fine Wines

2019 Ron Noble Wines Estate Reserve Pinot Noir, TexSom Judges Selection

Wine America Releases 2022 Economic Impact of the Wine Industry

CA Consumer Privacy Act: January 1, 2023 the CA Attorney General Begins Enforcement Efforts.  Are you compliant?

Learn About Wine Container Recycling with the new CA Bottle Bill Program, SB1013 (Atkins)

Check out the Emergency Relief Program from the Farm Service Agency, for losses to vines and trees due to wildfires, smoke and drought; Phase 2 coming soon.

Benchmark your wine business by participating in the  State of the Wine Industry, Silicon Valley Bank's Annual Survey by October 15

The TTB Introduces Enhanced Security for Accessing Formulas and COLAs online