December 2022 | ISSUE #121


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Barrels in the Cave, photo courtesy of Schug Winery

THE PETALUMA GAP WINEGROWERS ALLIANCE promotes growers, vintners and
the distinctive wines crafted from grapes grown in the wind-driven AVA.
EVENTS

Now through December 31, Sip and Shop the Holiday Market at McEvoy Ranch


December 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30, 11 AM - 4 PM, Grateful Gatherings at Sangiacomo Wines


December 2 & 9, Wine & Music at Brooks Note Winery, with Tom O'Neill, then Dan Durkin


December 3-4, 11 AM - 5 PM, Holiday Bazaar with Montagne Russe at Bacchus Landing


December 4, 9:30 - 11 AM, Winefulness & Yoga at Brooks Note Winery


December 7, 10 AM, Whole Farm Revenue Protection Webinar, CAWG


December 9, 9:30 AM, Petaluma Gap Accreditation Program at Odyssey Wine Academy


December 10, 11 AM - 4 PM, Back to the 80's Wine Party at Montagne Russe


December 11, Sip & Paint at Brooks Note Winery


December 12 -27, PGWA Annual Elections, online ballots will be sent to the primary contact for each membership (winery, grower, associate, and consumer "Friends.") Election results will be announced on January 8th.


December 28, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Story Behind the Story, at Brooks Note Winery


January 8, Petaluma Gap Winegrowers will celebrate the 5th Anniversary of our AVA; this event is exclusively for our members. Invitations will be sent soon to members in good standing. Request an invitation.


January 26-29, Adobe Road Winery & The Racers Group featuring Fast Cars and Fine Wines at Daytona Raceway

Visit our winery members' websites for
additional events throughout the year.

NEWS

Adobe Road Winery proceeds full steam ahead on its new winery, video with Ross Jones, Architect, showing lots of digging


7 Sparkling Wines for Spreading Holiday Cheers, featuring Sojourn Cellars NV Brut, article by Amber Gibson, Chicago Tribune [paywall]


Growers & Winemakers Gathered at Brooks Note Winery on Nov 18 for the Grateful Gathering to celebrate the conclusion of the 2022 harvest.

Adobe Road's New Winery

The Grateful Gathering

Johannes Scheid

Winemaker

Schug Winery

SPOTLIGHT

Johannes Scheid grew up beside a vineyard in Germany and always knew he wanted to work in the wine industry. He graduated from Geisenheim University, the top viticulture and enology training program in his country; Walter Schug, a leading pioneer for Pinot Noir in California, came to speak to students there, and afterward, he was able to arrange for an internship at Schug’s Carneros estate. At the end of his internship, he went on to other winemaking positions. Still, he had the opportunity to return to Schug in 2016 as Assistant Winemaker and then was promoted in 2019 to lead their winemaking program. Here’s Johannes’ story.

90+ PT CLUB

2018 Thirty-Seven Wines Reserve Cabernet Franc, Double Gold, San Francisco International Wine Competition


2018 Thirty-Seven Wines Reserve Petit Verdot, 95 Pts & Editor's Choice, Wine Enthusiast


2020 MacRostie Nightwing Chardonnay, 94 Pts, Wine Enthusiast


2020 Ron Noble Estate Petaluma Gap Pinot Noir, 93 Pts, Connoisseurs' Guide to California Wine, and 93 Pts, Wine Enthusiast


2019 Thirty-Seven Wines Pinot Gris, Gold Medal, San Francisco International Wine Competition

EDUCATION

Preparing for Drinks Business Ownership, in this article in Beverage Industry News (page 32), get essential advice from alcohol business entrepreneurs, including tips from Damien Carney, owner of Avinage in Petaluma and Rebecca Stamey-White, Hinman & Carmichael


TTB Speaks Up on Social Media, blogpost by Rebecca Stamey-White, Hinman & Carmichael


Californa Wines Pour Jobs and Dollars into the Economy, press release from Wine Institute


The Science Behind UV Light in Vineyards, article by Jim Clarke in Seven-Fifty Daily



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