JUNE 2024 | ISSUE #139


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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.

Do you know what grape variety this is? Answer below.



EVENTS

June 5, 4 PM, Wine Down Wenesdays begin again at McEvoy Ranch


June 7, 14 and 21, 6:30 PM, Live Music at Brooks Note with Clay Bell, Katie Chandler Trio, and Mama's Boy


June 12, 5 PM, 1467 Cellars at Cadet Wine Bar, pouring their 2022 Calesa Vineyard Pinot Noir


June 13, 1 PM, Cline Country Bluegrass Festival


June 20, 4 PM, Petaluma Valley Groundwater Sustainability Meeting about Draft Resolution for Rates & Fees


June 21, 5 PM, Friday Jams: Live Music at Cline with Michelle Lambert


June 22, 11 AM, visit Fogline, Merryvale and Toje Wines representing the Petaluma Gap, at Taste of Sonoma


June 23, 11 AM, 25th Anniversary Celebration of Sangiacomo Roberts Road Vineyard


June 23, 1 PM, Woofs & Wine with the Humane Society North Bay offering adoptiable dogs


June 23, 6 PM, Montagne Russe and neighboring wineries host the Healdsburg Jazz Festival at Bacchus Landing


June 26, 10 AM, Growing Forward Virtual Conference on "Emerging Irrigation Practices"


June 29, 2PM, Flamenco on the Plaza at Keller Estate


July 14, 1 PM, Culinary Tour of Mexico: The Mighty Tortilla (back by popular demand) at Keller Estate


August 10, Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Wind to Wine Festival at Gambonini Family Ranch, featuring 25+ wineries, catering by Girl + the Fig, Music by Clay Bell, and more. Tickets are limited, buy now!


October 5, SCHUGTOBERFEST, Schug Winery's adaptation of the beloved Bavarian Octoberfest celebration


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

Visit our winery members' websites for
additional events throughout the year.

NEWS

Sangiacomo Family Celebrates 25 Years at Roberts Road Vineyard, press release in Wine Business


Winds of Change, article on Megan Cline and Gust Wines, in Tasting Panel Magazine (turn to page 85)


BBQ-Worthy Red Pairings, featuring Gust 2019 Syrah, article by William Smith in Polo Lifestyles


All in the Family: The Vast Majority of Sonoma County Vineyards and Wineries are Family-Owned, article by Virginie Boone


Polly Klaas Theater Raised a Glass at their First Annual Fundraiser with the support of Thirty-Seven Wines

Semra Erden

Eloquent-U

SPOTLIGHT

Semra Erden, Founder of Eloquent-U, was born in Istanbul and came to the United States after earning a degree in French Literature and launching a designer boutique in Istanbul. She turned her shop over to family after marrying a professor at SFSU and moving to California. With an interest in wine and also design, she began working for several top tier wine producers designing packaging and branding. She's faced hardship and success, narrowly escaped the Tubbs Fire, passed the Level 1 Master Sommelier exam, and loves to cook. Here's Semra's extraordinary story.

90+ PT CLUB

Sangiacomo Wines 2022 Five Clone Pinot Noir, 95 Pts, International Wine Report


Sangiacomo Wines 2022 Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 95 Pts, International Wine Report


Gust 2021 Chardonnay, Petaluma Gap, 93 Pts, Tasting Panel Magaine


Gust 2021 Pinot Noir, Petaluma Gap, 92 Pts, Tasting Panel Magazine


Panther Ridge 2021 Pinot Noir, 92 Pts, Wine Enthusiast


Keller Estate 2021 La Cruz Vineyard Pinot Noir, 92 Pts, Wine Spectator


Keller Estate 2021 Precioso Syrah, 92 Pts, Wine Spectator


Panther Ridge 2023 Rosé of Pinot Noir, 91 Pts, Wine Enthusiast


Keller Estate 2021 El Coro Pinot Noir, 90 Pts, Wine Spectator



EDUCATION

Recycled Water Expansion Project will ad water for vineyard irrigation in the Petaluma Gap


US Wine Industry Fights Back with New Marketing Campaigns, Insights article in Meininger's International


Wine in Crisis: Navigating Prohibitionists Waves and Market Shifts, article by Dan Berger, Napa Valley Features


New Study Reveals How and Why Consumer Drinking Habits Have Changed Since Covid, by Oomiji


Wine Business Monthly's 2024 Tasting Room Analytics Survey Results Webinar


Winescape, a wine industry report series from Terrain and American AgCredit, presents a close look at vineyard land values, Summer 2024 Issue (link not active until June 5)


VineView Launches PinPoint RTK for vineyard operators, an affordable high-accuracy GPS receiver for precise data collection for yield estimation, production, disease mapping and more

CLASSIFIEDS

6 Tons of Pinot Noir grapes available, including 115, 667, and Pommard clones. Cane-pruned, grown in sandy-clay loam, sustainably-farmed. Samples available. Contact Scott at 707-799-8426.

What grape variety is this?

Answer: Albariño!

Photo courtesy of Lisa Brayton, Paradise Vineyard

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