APRIL 2026 | ISSUE #161

New Growth at Catapult Vineyard

Photo Courtesy of Megan Cline, Cline Cellars

April 2, 11, 18, 4:30 PM, Live Music at Adobe Road Winery

April 3, 10, 17, 24, Starting at 11 AM, Frosé Fridays at Adobe Road Winery

April 4, 11, 18, 25, 5 PM, Live Music at Montagne Russe

April 5, 5:45 AM, Easter Sunrise Service at Cline Cellars

April 8, 10 AM, PGWA Technical Seminar, Barrel Tasting, and Lunch for Growers & Winemakers. Request an Invitation.

April 10, 24, 5 PM, Live Music at Brooks Note Winery

April 12, 12 PM, Spring Release Party at Montagne Russe

April 18, 11 AM & 2:30 PM, Earth Day Wreath Making at McEvoy Ranch

April 19, 11 AM, Muffin Lab at Sangiacomo Wines

April 25, 5:30 PM, Great Chefs & Wineries featuring Kendric Vineyards, Sangaicomo Wines, and Thirty-Seven Wines

April 29, 5 PM, Petaluma Gap Wine Tasting at The Bank at the Amador Club in San Francisco, featuring Cline Cellars, Keller Estate, Kendric Vineyards and Thirty-Seven Wines

May 1, 2 - 5 PM, Vintage Camp Trailer Magazine's Petaluma Rallie Progressive Wine Stroll, featuring Adobe Road, Brooks Note and Montagne Russe

May 1, 5 PM, Friday Jams at Cline Cellars

May 2, 1 PM, Garagiste Festival, featuring Kendric Vineyards, Panther Ridge and Schermeister Winery



May 14-21, 2027, Petaluma Gap Winegrowers "Enticing Duoro River Cruise" Aboard AmaSintra"

Derek Henmi

Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist & Founder of Vivid and Vino

SPOTLIGHT

Derek Henmi grew up in Marin County, California. Following in his parents' footsteps, he graduated from the University of Colorado with a degree in Architecture and Urban Planning and began his career designing large-scale commercial buildings. Over time, he became fascinated with the businesses that lived inside those buildings and how they developed and became so successful. Vivid was launched to create solutions for small and medium-sized businesses so that they could compete with larger, more established companies.  And then he turned his attention to the wine industry, so that he could help his friends and acquaintances overcome wine-industry-specific challenges. Here's his story.

90+ PT CLUB

Panther Ridge 2023 Reserve Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 95 Pts, Franz Files, Tasting Panel Magazine (flip to page 105)

MacRostie 2023 Chardonnay, Nightwing Vineyard, Petaluma Gap, 94 Pts, Chardonnay Report, Tasting Panel Magazine (flip to page 101)

MacRostie 2023 Chardonnay, Petaluma Gap, 94 Pts, Chardonnay Report, Tasting Panel Magazine (flip to page 101)

Panther Ridge 2023 Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 94 Pts, Franz Files, Tasting Panel Magazine (flip to page 105)

MacRostie 2024 Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, 93 Pts, Chardonnay Report, Tasting Panel Magazine (flip to page 100)

Gust 2024 Chardonnay, Petaluma Gap, 91 Pts, Wine Enthusiast

EDUCATION

Get the Preliminary 2025 CA Grape Preliminary Crush Report from CDFA

Moderate Wine Consumption is Healthier than Not Drinking. Article by Tom Wark

How Long Should You Age Your Wines?

Wine Tastes Different After the Second Sip--Here's Why. Article by Lauren Buzzeo.