JANUARY 2024 | ISSUE #134

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The Sun Rises over Paradise Vineyard on San Pablo Bay

Photo Courtesy of Lisa Brayton

January 4, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Live Music by Josh Yenne, Brooks Note Winery

January 7, PGWA's Annual Members' Meeting & 6th AVA Anniversary Celebration. Request an invitation

January 17, 8 AM - 4 PM, Agriculture & Climate Conference, CA Land Stewardship Institute

January 17, 10 AM, Bold Predictions, Wine Industry Network Webinar

January 17-18, 2024, Direct to Consumer Sales Symposium

January 20, 21 and 27, various times, Grilled Cheese & Wine Pairing, Cline Cellars

January 21, 2024, 9 AM, Youth Pruning Contest at Shone Farm

January 23, Safety & Compliance Training begins, with sessions on pesticide safety, illness and injury prevention, CPR, pruning safety, and more, sponsored by the California Farm Bureau (offered in both English and Spanish)

January 27, 5-7:30 PM, Vinyls & Vino Trivia with Montagne Russe Wines

February 6, 7 AM - 12 PM, Sonoma County Grape Day, Sonoma County Vineyard Technical Group

February 27, 9-11 AM, Sonoma County Farm Bureau Grower Education Meeting on New Tax Legislation

June 12-19, 2025, PGWA's Burgundy Wine Cruise with Bevan Cellars, Panther Ridge, Schermeister, and Thirty-Seven.

Kenneth Noren

Wonderful Nurseries

Ken Noren grew up in the Salinas Vallley, surrounded by agriculture. As a young boy, he was heavily involved in 4-H and FFA. When the time came to choose a college, Cal Poly was a natural fit. Although he was interested in wine and grape growing, viticulture wasn't offered as a major at the time, so he instead chose AgBusiness. After graduation he began his career in viticulture, and soon transitioned into sales, despite being deathly afraid of having to sell something! Today he is a Sales Manager at Wonderful Nurseries. Here's his story.

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