PGWA Newsletter
Issue: #43
April 2016
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Upcoming Events

Riedel Wine Glass Seminar

June 22, 7-9 pm

Details to follow soon!

 

Sonoma Wine Country Weekend

September 2-4, 2016

More info HERE

 

Rhone River Wine Cruise

March 2017

Click HERE for details!

 
Petaluma Gap in the News!
Petaluma Gap : Going Rhone!

At Petaluma's Keller Estate, brunch pairs with gorgeous views

Wine of the Week: Rodney Strong's Sonoma Coast Chardonnay

Wine Thought
for the Day

 



Save the Date: June 22nd
Reidel Glass Seminar Back by Popular Demand!

Join Riedel Crystal & the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance for a Journey of the Senses featuring Riedel glasses and Petaluma Gap wines. 

Does the shape of a glass influence our perception of wine? Can the shape of a glass impact our enjoyment of food? Join us Wednesday, June 22nd from 7 to 9 pm for an informative and interesting wine and glass experience.

Riedel experts will demonstrate the effect that the shape of a wine glass has on each unique varietal and how stemware translates and delivers the bouquet, taste, balance, and finish of a wine to the senses. 
 
Location and ticket info will be sent out soon!
Member News

Sojourn Cellars
Sojourn Cellars is proud to report that we've scored big once again, this time with the Wine Enthusiast:
2014 Sangiacomo Vineyard Pinot Noir - 94 points
2014 Gap's Crown Vineyard Pinot Noir - 93 points
2014 Rodgers Creek Vineyard Pinot Noir - 93 points, Cellar Selection
2014 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir - 92 points, Editor's Choice
2014 Sangiacomo Vineyard Chardonnay - 92 points
2014 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay - 92 points

Join Sojourn's mailing list to receive an allocation of these wines.
https://store.sojourncellars.com/mailinglist/.
 

Sojourn Cellars is on the road this April, pouring their Petaluma Gap wines at these fun events. Stop by if you are in these cities:
VinDiego, San Diego - April 1 & 2

Savor Wine & Food Festival, Dallas - Saturday, April 9th

Pinot Days Chicago - Saturday, April 16th

Sandestin Wine Festival, FL - April 15 & 16
 

Karah Estate
What better way to celebrate your tax refund than with wine! Karah Estate Winery is pleased to announce our new releases. Starting with our remodeled wine tasting room, we are having an open house and art show on April 23rd from 1 to 5 pm. We just finished bottling the 2013 Ros� and 2014 Chardonnay and are excited to share this experience with you! Primarily noted for our Pinot Noir, come and try our celebrated selection of prior vintages and fortified wine with panoramic views and light hors d'oeuvres. For further information call the winery at 707-795-3030.


Trombetta Family Wines
Trombetta Family Wines is feeling the love from the Wine Enthusiast (94) for our 2014 Trombetta Family Wines Chardonnay Gap's Crown Vineyard Sonoma Coast, and Robert Parker for our 2013 Trombetta Family Wines Pinot Noir Gap's Crown Vineyard Sonoma Coast (90) and 2013 Trombetta Family Wines Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast (91).

April is a very busy month with Trombetta Family at the Peasant Wine Bistro 4/11/16 in Tarzana, CA; Boots and Shoots 4/14/16 in Dallas, TX; Pinot Days 4/16/16 in Chicago; Art Walk in Yountville, CA 4/16/16; YWCA Women, Wine and Cheese Event at the Sonoma Mission Inn 4/22/16; and the Sonoma County Barrel Auction AVA Event 4/28/16 at Pellegrini Winery.

 
Pellet Estate
Pellet Estate is pleased to share some recent scores for our Petaluma Gap wines:

91 points - "The 2014 Chardonnay Unoaked Sun Chase Vineyards is a beautiful wine with a light-straw color, crushed-rock minerality, notes of citrus blossom, honeysuckle and orange marmalade. The acidity is great, the purity is terrific, the wine medium to full-bodied and totally delicious. Drink it over the next several years."- Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

94 points - "In contrast to the 2013 Unoaked, the 2013 Chardonnay Sun Chase Vineyards has a slightly richer style with a hint of hazelnut and brioche, medium to full body and comes across like a premier cru or possibly a grand cru from Puligny Montrachet. It has loads of minerality, good acidity and plenty of flesh and richness. This is impressive wine and should drink well for up to a decade." Drink now through 2026 - Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
 
Have You Booked Your Stateroom Yet?

Please join us on board the AmaCello for the
Petaluma Gap Rhone River Wine Cruise
March 23 - 30, 2017

We are delighted to invite you to sail with us on our first ever wine cruise on France's legendary Rhone River! This 7-night cruise will be hosted by the owners/winemakers of four fabulous Petaluma Gap wineries -- Keller Estate, Fogline Vineyards, Trombetta Family Wines, and Agnitio Wines.

Indulge in four wine and food pairing dinners with your host wineries. Enjoy on-board wine tasting events featuring Petaluma Gap wines from more than a dozen other well-known wineries. Savor world-class regional wines from Burgundy, Beaujolais, C�te du Rh�ne, Provence, and Ch�teauneuf du Pape. Explore ancient Roman ruins and stroll through medieval villages. Experience the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Avignon as well as Arles, the city where Vincent Van Gogh spent much of his life.

There are only 70 staterooms available and they are going fast!
Book before April 30 and save up to $1500 per stateroom!

For more information, please contact:

Expedia CruiseShipCenters

Cheers!

PGWA Board of Directors