APRIL 2023 | ISSUE #125

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A Full Pond & Lush Cover Crop at Paradise Vineyard overlooking San Pablo Bay. Photo courtesy of Lisa Brayton.



April Live Music Series at Adobe Road Winery, all performances start at 4:30 PM April 6 & 27, Elwood Haney

April 13, Timothy O'Neil

April 15, Pablo Quintero

April 20, Michelle Lambert

April 22, Sebastian St. James

April 8, 9:30 AM, Vino & Easter Egg Hunt at Keller Estate

April 11, 10 AM, PGWA Growers Walk & Talk at Cloud Landing, with Wilbur-Ellis discussing pest management, soil health, and irrigation efficiency. Request an invitation.

April 15, 10 AM, Vinyasa & Vino at Montagne Russe

April 17, 4-7 PM, Industry Night at Bacchus Landing with Montagne Russe, more info

April 22, 11 AM, Earth Day Vineyard Hike with Sangiacomo Family Wines

May 4-5, Sonoma County Barrel Auction for invited trade. Featuring Petaluma Gap auction lots from Brooks Note (#62), Guarachi Family Sun Chase Vineyard (#33), and MacRostie & Sojourn Cellars (#43)

May 9, 5-8 PM, Sonoma County Tourism's Stars of the Industry Award Event

May 11, 8:30 - 4 PM, Wine Industry Network 3-Tier & Direct Sales Symposium

August 5, 12-4 PM, PGWA's Wind to Wine Festival. Tickets go on sale on May 15.

Jill Giacomini Basch

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Company

Jill Giacomini Basch grew up in Point Reyes on a dairy farm, that was started by her father, a second-generation dairy farmer. After growing his herd to over 500 dairy cows, and successfully operating a fluid-milk dairy widely recognized for its quality product, he realized that an operation of that size was placing stress on the land. After collaborating with his four daughters, they decided to launch Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese on the theory that when life gives you four daughters, make cheese. Here's her story.

Guarachi Family Wines 2021 Sun Chase Vineyard Pinot Noir, 95 Pts & Cellar Selection, Wine Enthusiast

Brooks Note 2021 Pinot Noir, Panther Ridge Vineyard, 95 Pts, Somm Journal

Guarachi Family Wines 2021 Sun Chase Vineyard Chardonnay, 92 Pts, Wine Enthusiast

Panther Ridge 2020 Pinot Noir, 93 Pts, Jason Jenkins, Vine &Barrel

Brooks Note 2021 Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 93 Pts, SommJournal

TTB Wine Label Compliance, Front to Back, training from the Wine Complians Alliance for winemakers and marketers, will take place online, 9 AM - 1 PM, PDT, More information.

Governor Newsom Eases Drought Restrictions

How to Collect More High-Quality Reviews to Grow Your Online Sales and Presence, webinar with Commerce7

Late Bud Break in Sonoma County and what it means for this vintage