Weekly Member Memo

Weekly Member Memo - April 1, 2025

Announcing our New Name

WINE | Beer |Spirits | Cannabis | ROAD

We will have our new map out next week - - best places for

wine, beer, spirits and weed.

No more events - we're organizing parties for visitors from far and near! Lots of sangria and gummies!

April Fools...

Our Board of Directors elections wrapped up on Monday morning and we are excited to announce the results. This organization has been managed by a Board of Directors, comprised of winery and lodging members, since forming nearly 50 years ago. Members, serving on the Board, working for the good of all members, and this continues today.

Please Welcome to the Board of Directors

Our newly elected Board Members:

Julie Pedroncelli St. John - Pedroncelli Winery
Lana Mounts - Mounts Family Winery
Alexis Kandanes - Gary Farrell Winery
Mari Pagan - Dry Creek Vineyard
Janae Franicevic - Sunce Winery
Tom Buckley - Hotel La Rose

They will be joining the following current Board Members:

Helen Sharrocks - Balletto Vineyards
Harry Wetzel - Alexander Valley Vineyards
Katie Ambrosi - Wilson Artisan Wines
Aaron Krug - Best Western Dry Creek Inn, The Lodge at Healdsburg
Dan Christensen - Geyserville Inn

I'd love to hear a loud round applause for the Board Members who have completed their terms and are now stepping down. They have shown dedication to the entire membership by contributing time, resources, and ideas for the benefit of all members.

Thank you to:

Lillian Fechter - Francis Ford Coppola Winery (Board President)
John Viszlay - Viszlay Vineyards (Board Vice President)
Oded Shakked - Longboard Vineyards
Jack Seifrick - CAST Wines
Emily Glick - The Stavrand Russian River

Meet / Mingle / Drinks / Dance

Save the date for our

2025 Member Bash

Friday May 9th 5:30-7:00

Then stay and enjoy live music and dancing (The HOTS)

Where - Coyote Sonoma - Healdsburg

5:30-6:15 check-in, then get your passport to Wine Road (win prizes)

6:15-6:30 quick yearly review and what's in the works!

6:30-7:00 guest speaker - to be announced

7:00... get your dance on...

Sign-Up Now

Spring Wine Trail

May 10, 2025

Sign-Up ENDS April 11th

Details are on the sign-up page on Eventbrite.

Sign-Up HERE

NEW Wine Road MAPS

will be delivered Friday

The "Map Box" has been moved to Selby Winery - NOT the tasting room, the winery, located at 498 Moore Lane in Healdsburg.

We should have the "box" filled with new maps by the end of day Friday.

As usual, the box is outside, so you have access to stop by and pick up maps anytime, day or night, 7 days a week.

We'd love to see you pick some up and start handing these out, please recycle the old maps (do not return them to us).

With our limited storage, the sooner we get some of these out, the better!

New Map Box Location

Mysty has connected more press with our members...

Mysty Stewart, our Social & PR Manager, helped coordinate a press trip for Jo Clark, you can find her at HaveGlassWillTravel.com and RecipesTravelCulture.com

She has produced several articles, this is the most recent, which includes 10 of our members! Sonoma County's Healdsburg - famous for more than great wine.

Mysty also worked out an itinerary for Erin Thorburn the founder and director for The Best of the Southwest - this is the article that she produced: Field Trip Friday - at The Gables Inn