PGWA Newsletter
Issue: #35
August 2015
In This Issue
Upcoming Events
P-Gap in the News
Wine Definitions
Wind to Wine Festival!
PGWA "Members Only" BBQ
Uncorking Sustainability
Member News

 

 

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Clary Ranch 
Upcoming Events

 

Wind to Wine Festival

Sheraton Petaluma

August 8, 2015

More info at www.petalumagap.com

 

PGWA Members Only BBQ

Sunday, August 23rd

noon - 5:00 pm

Clary Ranch/Grand Vent Vineyard

See article at right for details! 

 

 

 
P-Gap in the News!

Petaluma: A History of Winegrowing, and a Look to the Future

Petaluma Gap Syrah Rosé takes Best of Show White Wine in California State Fair

 

Wine Definitions

A "cork-tease" is someone who constantly talks about the wine he or she will open but never does.
Last Chance for Tickets to the Wind to Wine Festival 2015!

Our very first Petaluma Gap consumer wine tasting event is just a week away! The Petaluma Gap Wind to Wine Festival is your opportunity to experience what makes our region special! The event will be held on Saturday, August 8th from 11am - 4pm at the Sheraton Sonoma County hotel in Petaluma, and will include a VIP wine tasting seminar, VIP buffet lunch, an Elite Wine Lounge for VIPs, and a grand tasting with 30 wineries represented. This is the first time that more than 60 Gap wines will be available in one place for tasting!

Tickets are on sale NOW! For more info and to purchase tickets, go to www.petalumagap.com. Tickets can also be purchased by clicking the button below.
Eventbrite - WIND TO WINE FESTIVAL


PGWA Annual Summer BBQ 2015!

2013 BBQ - chilled wine
The chilled wine area is always a popular spot at the PGWA BBQ!

The PGWA "Members Only" BBQ will be held at the barn at Clary Ranch/Grand Vent Vineyard on Sunday, August 23rd from noon to 5:00 pm. The barn is located at 3641 Middle Two Rock Road. An eVite will go out soon to all members with additional details regarding the event.

 

Members are asked to bring a pot luck dish and a bottle (or two) of Petaluma Gap wine to share. Food and wine will be in the barn and tables/chairs will be both inside and out this year. It is Petaluma, so dress appropriately (barn, sun, wind, fog -- typical Petaluma!). Families are welcome, but no pets please! Also, for everyone's safety, no smoking will be allowed.

The BBQ is limited to current PGWA members only (members may bring one guest). Not a member yet? Check out the member benefits on our membership page and sign up via PayPal. New members signing up prior to August 17th will receive an eVite to the BBQ.
Uncorking Sustainability

Wine Institute has launched the California Sustainable Winegrowing Ambassador Course, a new online certificate class that provides information about sustainable practices used in the majority of California vineyards and wineries. The free course offers wine professionals (winery staff, retailers, restaurateurs, media) and wine lovers an opportunity to learn more about sustainable winegrowing. The Ambassador Course is a great way for sales and other winery staff to better understand sustainable winegrowing practices and their winery's own practices. The course takes about an hour to complete and participants receive a personalized certificate upon completion

To get started, or learn more, visit: http://ambassador.discovercaliforniawines.com.
Member News

McEvoy Ranch 

McEvoy Ranch is thrilled to host a Winemaker's Dinner on Friday, August 7th in celebration of the elegant, wind-driven wines of the Petaluma Gap. Guests will enjoy a multi-course, seasonally-inspired meal inside the ranch's stunning Chinese Pavilion featuring wines from their estate vineyards, along with the outstanding wines of fellow Petaluma Gap members, Fogline Vineyards and De Loach Vineyards.

 

Winemakers Dinner - $95

Winemakers Dinner + Ticket to Petaluma Gap "Wind to Wine Festival" Grand Tasting on Saturday, August 8th - $160

 

Standard discount available to Wine Club members. Tickets are available HERE.


 

Keller Estate

Keller Estate  is hosting a Winemaker's Dinner on Friday, August 7th as part of the kick-off to the Petaluma Gap Wind to Wine Festival. Tickets are available HERE!


 

Atlas Wine Company

Atlas Wine Company is thrilled to announce the launch of 'The A Club.' The A Club is not just a wine club; it is your source for limited-production, luxury wines from some of the best vineyards in the world. The membership is simple: Members are guaranteed an allocation of our signature wines, which are shipped quarterly from our cellar to your front door. For more information, or to sign up for The A Club, visit us at www.agnitiowines.com/club!


 

Sojourn Cellars

Sojourn Cellars is on the road again around the Bay Area in August, pouring wines at these fabulous tasting events: 

  • Wind to Wine Petaluma Gap Festival: Saturday, August 8th
  • Family Winemakers San Francisco: Sunday, August 16th

Save the Date! Tuesday September 1st marks the first day of Sojourn's Fall 2015 Wine Release. Go to the Sojourn Cellars website to join the mailing list to receive an allocation this release. 


 

Trombetta Family Wines

Erica Stancliff, winemaker at Trombetta Family Wines, will have an article published in the August/September issue of "The Somm Journal." The article is titled "Somm Are Called Few Are Chosen" and is about her experience and reasoning for taking the Level I Sommelier test.
Also, Trombetta Family Wines has just released their 2013 Trombetta Family Wines Pinot Noir, Gap's Crown Vineyard and 2013 Pinot Noir, Sonoma Coast. Please vista www.trombettawines.com for more details. 


 

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