Springtime View from Gap's Crown Vineyard - Photo Courtesy of Cheryl Quist
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THE PETALUMA GAP WINEGROWERS ALLIANCE
promotes growers, vintners and
the distinctive wines crafted from grapes grown in the wind-driven AVA.
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Business is definitely not as usual for anyone, including here at the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance. We're broadening our focus and embracing new technologies to adapt to current conditions, in ways we would never have imagined a few weeks ago. In this April edition of the newsletter you’ll see announcements for virtual tastings and meetings and several links for taking advantage of federal programs and local support systems for those affected by Covid-19. If there are ways we can assist you, topics you’d like us to address in future newsletters, or if you’d simply like to talk, we’d love to
hear from you
. Meanwhile, stay positive and stay healthy.
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Introducing Virtual Tasting Experiences: bringing tasting rooms to you using video conferencing-- it's a great way to enjoy wines with these winemakers during the shelter-in-place directive.
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Once Shelter-in-Place has run it's course, we look forward to these future events:
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EVENTS &
VIRTUAL TASTINGS
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Now through the end of April.
Trombetta Family Wines
"Video Chat Virtual Tastings"with Winemaker, Erica Stancliff. Includes the new spring releases, tasting notes & Rickey's famous pairing recipes.
Get updates here.
April 15, Sonoma County Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Meeting, conducted via Zoom Video.
Register here.
September 5,
T
aste of Sonoma
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at a new location: Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate & Gardens.
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Garry Brooks, Brooks Note Winery,
Photo by Crissy Pascual
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Erica Stancliff, Winemaker at Pfendler Vineyards
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Ana Keller, Photo courtesy of Keller Estate
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Ana Keller's family originally planted Chardonnay at their vineyard on Lakeville Highway, after consulting with UC Davis and being told that even if the grapes didn't fully ripen, she could sell them for sparkling wine. Now she is a top grower in the Petaluma Gap with 90 acres of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah.
Read the interview with Ana.
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Photo Copyright Guild Somm
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What a Feeling: Texture in Wine. This article by Vicki Denig explores what it is and how it gets there.
Read the article.
Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill is
summarized here by Wine Institute
to make it easy for wineries to understand & take advantage of.
The 2019 Final Grape Crush Report has been released, including total tonnage and pricing by grape variety.
More info.
Dickenson, Peatman & Fogarty
Blog Posts
with the lastest news on business insurance, legislation and ABC regulatory relief to help businesses hit by COVID-19.
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