OCTOBER 2025 | ISSUE #155


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

Harvesting Sauvignon Blanc at Crichfield + Black Vineyard

Photo Courtesy of Ananda Paulus & Brooks Note Winery

EVENTS

October 2, 9, 16, 23, 4:30 PM, Live Music at Adobe Road Winery


October 2, 6 PM, Paint Night at Brooks Note Winery


October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 3:30 PM, Friday Night Flights at Adobe Road Winery


October 3, 10, 17, 24, 5 PM, Live Music at Brooks Note Winery


October 5, 12, 19, 26, 12 PM, Game Day Happy Hour at Adobe Road Winery


October 11, 3 PM, Paint & Sip in the Long Barn at McEvoy Ranch


October 18, 5 PM, Sunset Series at MacRostie, with guest wineries Blue Farm Wines and Thirty-Seven Wines


October 23, 9:30 AM, The Economy & the Wine Industry, with American AgCredit


October 25, 4-7 PM, Wine & Art: A Sensory Celebration of Petaluma's Harvest and Artisans; join us for a collaborative event with 25 PGWA wineries & the artists from Petaluma Arts Center


November 1, 5 PM, Dia De Los Muertos Fiesta at Keller Estate


November 5, 8:30 AM, Grapevine Improvement Workshop at UC Davis Conference Center


November 6, Sonoma County Winegrowers Harvest Party


November 9, at 8, 9 or 10 AM, Community Milling events at McEvoy Ranch


December 4, WIN EXPO Trade Show & Conference


May 14-21, 2027, Petaluma Gap Winegrowers "Enticing Duoro River Cruise" Aboard AmaSintra


NEWS

Sangiacomo Family Wines Named Official Wine Sponsor of 2025 San Francisco Fleet Week Air Show, October 10-12


Anaba Wines Chosen as Best Tasting Room in Sonoma Valley, People's Choice Awards, Sonoma Index-Tribune


The Dark Side of Pinot Noir, featuring the Petaluma Gap as "a primary Pinot Noir area," article by Bay City News


SVB's State of the US Wine Industry Survey. Let your voice be head with Early Access to Share your Experience and Provide Insights. Take the Survey.


7 Wonderful Pinot Noirs, article in Wine Spectator featuring Cline Cellars and Thirty-Seven Wines [paywall]

Sean Stiny,

Digital Marketing Strategist

SPOTLIGHT

Sean Stiny grew up in Sacramento, with an affinity for reading, writing, storytelling, and film. Despite the job prospects after college, he took the plunge and majored in English at UC Davis. He’s worked for large companies including some in the tech sector, and moved to Petaluma for a girl he met while she was doing headstands in the middle of a lake on her stand up paddleboard. They’ve been married for eleven years now. Sean began working with PGWA right after the AVA was approved, and manages our social media activities.  Here's his story.

90+ PT CLUB

Schug 2023 Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 94 Pts & Publisher's Pick, Tasting Panel Magazine [page 80]


Sojourn Cellars 2023 Rodgers Creek Pinot Noir, 94 Pts, Wine Spectator 


Cline Cellars 2023 Fog Swept Pinot Noir, 91 Pts, Wine Spectator


Panther Ridge 2022 Pinot Noir, 91 Pts, International Wine Report


Thirty-Seven Wines 2023 Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 91 Pts, Wine Spectator


Panther Ridge 2024 Roséof Pinot Noir, 90 Pts, International Wine Report

Entries are now being accepted for

Dan Berger’s International Wine Competition, 
one of the country’s premier judgings.

EDUCATION

Preparing Your Winery for Holiday Success


Wine Club Members Want to Swap Wines--Here's How to Make it Easy


Breaking Down the Silos: The New DTC Model for Winery Success


Milestone Win and New Era for CA Winery Experiences (AB 720), Wine Institute Press Release


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