FEBRUARY 2024 | ISSUE #135


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"The expertise for pruning and tending our vines is so essential; we could not have done it properly

without networking through the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers." ~ Sherry Crichfield, Crichfield + Black Vineyard

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

February 2, 9, Live Music at Brooks Note Winery


February 9-10, Garagiste Festival featuring Brooks Note, Calstar and Montagne Russe


February 9-18, Sweetheart Wine Tasting at McEvoy Ranch


February 13, Hospitality Industry Night at Brooks Note Winery


February 23, Totally Clawsome Crab Feed to benefit Polly Klaas Theater and other local non-profits; during the event enjoy a live auction including one item, Wild Blue Yonder, donated in part by Brooks Note Winery


March 2, World of Pinot Noir, featuring Blue Farm, Guarachi, Keller, MacRostie, Sangiacomo, Schug and Sojourn


April 6-7, Pebble Beach Food & Wine, featuring Bevan Cellars and MacRostie Winery


May 4, Kentucky Derby Party at Kendall-Jackson


June 12-19, 2025, Savor the Flavors of Burgundy Wine Cruise, with the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers

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

NEWS

15 Winemakers You Need to Know in 2024, including Cody Rasmussen, Desire Lines Wines and Nick Hess, Leghorn Wine Company, in an article by Tina Caputo, Sonoma Magazine


Apsara Cellars Commits 2% to The Ocean Cleanup Charity; read winemaker Robin Akhurst's story about his daughter's discoveries along the Sonoma Coast and how they inspired him


Vino and Vinyl Unite: Grand Opening of Record Shop at Montagne Russe, Bacchus Landing

Junghoon Lee, CEO and Founder,

Telofarm, Inc.

SPOTLIGHT

Junghoon Lee grew up in Seoul, South Korea. He planned to go to technical school after graduation so that he could learn how to design mechanical devices that people would enjoy using, but one of his teachers encouraged him to instead go to a university. He ultimately earned a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UCLA and became a professor. But his childhood dream of creating practical tools finally won out and he launched Telofarm in 2017. It's based on an "Internet of Plants" (IoP) which allows them to talk to their farmers. Telofarm's technology measures grapevine stress, sap flow and responses to increased water levels, fertilizers, hedging and the onset of dormancy. Here's his story.

90+ PT CLUB

Gust Wines 2021 Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, Double Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition


Thirty-Seven Wines 2022 Albariño, Petaluma Gap, Double Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition


Thirty-Seven Wines 2021 Reserve Pinot Noir, Double Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition


Thirty-Seven Wines 2021 Syrah, Double Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition


Guarachi 2021 Pinot Noir, Sunchase Vineyard, Petaluma Gap. 96 Pts & Publisher's Pick, Tasting Panel Magazine


Sojourn Cellars 2022 Gap's Crown Pinot Noir, 96 Pts, International Wine Report


Sojourn Cellars 2022 Sangiacomo Vineyard Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast, 96 Pts, International Wine Report


Sojourn Cellars 202 Sangiacomo Vineyard Chardonnay, 95 Pts, International Wine Report


Trombetta Family 2018 Pinot Noir, Gap's Crown, Petaluma Gap, 95 Pts, Wine Enthusiast


Brooks Note 2022 Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition

Sangiacomo Wines 2022 Five Clone Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition


Thirty-Seven Wines 2021 Essential Pinot Noir, Gold, San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition


Guarachi Family 2022 Sun Chase Vineyard Estate Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 94 Pts, Wine Enthusiast


Guarachi Family 2021 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, 94 Pts, Tasting Panel Magazine


Sojourn Cellars 2022 Pinot Noir, Rodgers Creek Vineyard, 94 Pts, International Wine Report


Guarachi Family 2022 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, 93 Pts, Wine Enthusiast


Sojourn Cellars, 2022 Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 93 Pts, International Wine Report

EDUCATION

Listen to PGWA Emeritus Board Member, Liz Thach, MW, describe the four luxury wine buyer segments during a podcast from The Wine Makers Radio Misfits


Read the State of the US Wine Industry 2024 Report by Rob McMillan, Silicon Valley Bank


The Unseen Influence of pH on Wine Quality, article by Dan Berger, Napa Valley Features


CDFA establishes a Working Group to define what qualifies as Regenerative Agriculture for legislative policies and programs


CDFA Announces Healthy Soils Incentive Grants Program; the deadline to apply is February 9

CLASSIFIEDS


6-8 Tons of Pinot Noir Grapes available

Rootstock/Clone: 50%: SO4/Calera and 50%: 1103P/115. Farmed biodynamically, certified organic (CCOF) at 1,000' elevation on Sonoma Mountain, facing Cotati. Goulding-Toomes soil with volcanic and basalt rocks and gravel. More info: Contact Suzanne, 970-379-1217


Petaluma Gap AVA Maps available for purchase as folded maps, flat/liminated (perfect for tasting events), and wall-paper sized suitable for framing. Contact Electric Crayon, 707-541-3838  


PETALUMA GAP WINEGROWERS ALLIANCE