OCTOBER 2024 | ISSUE #144

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Grapes harvested for Gust Wines

Photo courtesy of Megan Cline

October 3-5, Cline Cellars featured at Park City Wine Festival

October 3, 5, 10, 17, 19, and 24th, Live Music at Adobe Road Winery

October 4, 5-7:30 PM, Wine & Movie Night (+ Food Trucks) at Montagne Russe

October 4, Live Music at Brooks Note Winery

October 5, 1-4 PM, Tiburon Wine Festival, featuring Blue Farm Wines, MacRostie, Montagne Russe, and Sangiacomo Family Wines

October 5, 5 PM, Hog Island Seafood Dinner at McEvoy Ranch

October 5, 5:30 PM, Kendall-Jackson's Farm to Table Dinner with Bravo Top Chef Casey Thompson

October 5, SCHUGTOBERFEST, tickets are now on sale for their beloved Bavarian Octoberfest celebration

October 6, 10:30 AM - 5 PM, Paella Class & Montagne Russe Fall Release Party

October 10, 6-8 PM, Cookie Decorating Night at Brooks Note Winery

October 13, 12-3 PM, Sangiacomo Family Wines Harvest Party

October 13, 12-4 PM, Healdsburg Crush Event, featuring Blue Farm, Brooks Note, MacRostie, Montagne Russe and Panther Ridge

October 13, 2-5 PM, An Autumn Affair at MacRostie to celebrate the 2024 Harvest

October 15, 9 AM, Growing Overall Wine Consumption (webinar)

October 26, 7-10 PM, Ghost Train Boogie at Cline Cellars

November 2, 5:30 PM, Dia de Los Muertos at Keller Estate Winery

November 16, 11:30 AM, Olio Nuovo Experience at McEvoy Ranch

November 17, 8 AM, Community Milling Day at McEvoy Ranch

December 5, 9 AM, WINExpo, Use promo code: PGWA2024 for $30 off sessions and a free tradeshow pass

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

Megan Cline,

Cline Cellars & Gust Wines

Megan Cline grew up in a large Italian family in Sonoma County. She was one of seven children, so there was constant chaos in the household, but it was chaos in a good way. She roamed the vineyards with her dad, while he quizzed each of the kids about grape varieties and their unique qualities. When it came time to attend college, she went south, to be near a warm beach, and attended UC Santa Barbara to study Italian and Marketing. She didn’t plan to work in the wine industry. Here’s her story.

Gust Wines 2022 Pinot Noir, 94 Pts, Tasting Panel Magazine

Darling Wines 2022 Pinot Noir, Azaya Vineyard, 92 Pts, Wine Enthusiast

Keller Estate 2022 Pinot Noir, La Cruz Vineyard, 92 Pts, Wine Enthusiast

Keller Estate 2022 Pinot Noir, El Coro Vineyard, 91 Pts, Wine Enthusiast

State of the Wine Business Health Report; this report, compiled by Innovint, reveals what the top 15% of wineries are doing to achieve excellent overall business health

Bankers Remain Hopeful, if Not Overly Optimistic, Despite Industry Concerns. Learn How Wineries are Approaching Banks and Where the Opportunities May Be, article by Erin Kirschenmann, Wine Business Monthly

VineView's Case Study on Aerial Imaging for Vineyard Disease Detection, featured in the October issue of WineBusiness Monthly. plus more info on VineView's technology

Ants and Their Symbiotic Relationship with Vine Mealybugs, read the post from Suterra

IN MEMORIAM

Our sincere condolences for the loss of Tim Crichfield, co-owner of Crichfield + Black Vineyard in the Petaluma Gap. Tim died suddenly last month, after an heroic 11-year battle with Merkle Cell Carcinoma. We’d like to honor both Tim & his wife, Sherry Black Crichfield, as our first “Petaluma Gap Heroes,” for their donations to the Nghiem Lab for Merkle Cell Carcinoma; each annual donation was also matched by Cap Gemini, Tim’s firm. Click here for more information or to make a donation in Tim's honor.

Sherry & Tim Crichfield