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

EVENTS

October 12, 5 PM, Carpenter Wines will be at the 1st Annual Texas Style BBQ & Live Auction to Benefit Wine Country Affordable Housing, Geyserville. Tickets & Info

October 26, 12 PM, Bee, Wine & Honey Fest, Keller Estate, Petaluma. Tickets & Info

November 13, 2019, Sacramento, NGRA-ARS Workshop on Developing Sensor Technologies for Vineyard Health . Tickets & Info

November 20, 2019, PGWA Growers Seminar, "The 2019 Petaluma Gap Harvest from the Rear-View Mirror." Invitations to be sent shortly to qualified industry members.

December 5, 2019, 9 AM - 4 PM, WIN Expo, the largest trade show focused on the North Coast, Santa Rosa Fairgrounds. Tickets & Info

April 6-13, 2020, Melodies of The Danube , wine cruise featuring Cline Family Cellars, Thirty-Seven Wines and Trombetta Family Wines
NEWS
"Explore Sonoma's Newest Appellation, the Petaluma Gap" by Virginie Boone, Wine Enthusiast Magazine, September 2019

"Explore California's Newest AVA, the Petaluma Gap" posted on The Press, San Francisco Chronicle, September 28 2019

Pellet Estate Named White Wine Winery of the Year at the Asia International Wine Competition


"Chilean-Born Alex Guarachi Forges His Own Destiny" by Michelle Ball, Tasting Panel Magazine, September 2019





SPOTLIGHT
Scott Welch, Vineyard Manager for Jackson Family Wines, grew up on a Chardonnay vineyard in Potter Valley and learned early on that knowledge is a powerful tool, especially when it comes to soil types and growing grapes. He went on to study viticulture, learned to speak Spanish, and now manages 550 acres of grapevines in and around the Petaluma Gap. Read Scott's story as he tell us about his favorite tool (muck boots) and what his plans are to celebrate post-harvest with his family.
90+ PT CLUB
Gold Medal, Best of Class, 2018 Cline Cellars Syrah, Sonoma Coast , Sonoma County Harvest Fair


Gold Medal, 2017 Sangiacomo Family Vineyards Pinot Noir, Roberts Road, Sonoma County Harvest Fair

Gold Medal, 2017 Thirty-Seven Wines Reserve Malbec, Sonoma County Harvest Fair

Gold Medal, 2017 Thirty-Seven Wines Reserve Pinot Noir, Sonoma County Harvest Fair

Gold Medal, 2018 Thirty-Seven Wines Albarino, Sonoma County Harvest Fair

98 Points, 2017 Guarachi Family Wines, Sunchase Pinot Noir, Tasting Panel Magazine

97 Points, 2017 Guarachi Family Wines, Sunchase Chardonnay, Tasting Panel Magazine

95 Points, 2017 Guarachi Family Wines Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir, Tasting Panel Magazine

90 Points, 2018 Cline Cellars Estate Grown Syrah, CheapWineRatings.com

90 Points, 2015 Thirty-Seven Wines Petit Verdot, Wine Enthusiast, October 2019

EDUCATION
Case Study: A Marin Dairy Farm Diversifies By Charles Day, SVP, Rabo AgriFinance in North Bay Business Journal . " As wine, craft beer and food markets continue to shift like many local dairies have experienced, it’s important to get creative with production, product-types and marketing, as well as how to finance it all."

Cover Crop Selection for Vineyard Conditions, by Mark Greenspan in Wine Business Monthly, October 2019 . "Use of sown cover crops is not universal, but in the North Coast, it is quite common. In wet winter climates, they are sown in the tractor rows usually following harvest (and occasionally before harvest if the harvest drags on long enough). Lack of cover crops in wet climates can lead to serious issues of erosion and compaction, not to mention the absence of their benefits..." Article on page 74.

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