Keefer Ranch, located in the sub-appellation of Green Valley in the Russian River, was planted in 1988 to 30 acres of Pinot Noir and 20 acres of Chardonnay. Grapes from this vineyard have resulted in highly acclaimed vineyard designates from such noted producers as Kosta Brown, Failla, and Siduri. Craig Strehlow, son of Marci and her late husband Robert Keefer, will be revealing the intricacies of this unique vineyard site. But wait, it does not stop there! Adam Lee, owner and winemaker of Siduri, will taste us through his Keefer designated wines while discussin
Our friends at Women for Winesense are having a meeting on sustainability. If you would like to attend please RSVP to Susanne Zechiel, susannezechiel@kennedyjenks.com
The Gap's Crown Vineyard, located in the Petaluma Gap of the Sonoma Coast AVA, has quickly risen to be one of the most sought after pinot noir and chardonnay vineyards in this new and evolving sub-appellation. Listen and discuss with the vineyard's farming team the challenges and rewards of farming a very cool, unique site.
Phil Coturri of Enterprise Vineyards has been one of the major driving forces behind organic and biodynamic grape growing for over 30 years in both Sonoma and Napa Counties. One of his latest projects is the transformation of a 30 year Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc vineyard in the eastern mountains of Napa Valley. Come learn what it takes to revitalize an old site to the highest standards of grape growing known today. Phil Coturri will discuss his dissection of the vineyard into a diverse collection of rootstocks and clones, conversion to organic farming,
Soil variability can be one of the major challenges facing wine grape growers. When vineyards are installed, vines are often planted at standard spacing, a single rootstock is chosen, and a uniform irrigation system is installed that treats the plot of land as a uniform soil profile. However, does this blanket approach to planting address the soil variability found across a plot of land? Duff Bevill of Bevill Vineyard Management has been working with this very issue over the past 13 years. At the Endeavor Vineyard in Dry Creek Valle
We are going to have a very informal meeting Jan 20, 2010 at 2pm at MacRostie Winery in the town of Sonoma.
The topic will be Vit experiments. I am going to present a minor experiment we did and I have lined up an outside vineyard manager to discuss experiments he is involved in. There could be a couple extra presenters; however, I have not received confirmation from them. In addition, if you would like to present anything, please let me know- that would be awes
The Gap's Crown Vineyard, located in the Petaluma Gap of the Sonoma Coast AVA, has quickly risen to be one of the most sought after pinot noir and chardonnay vineyards in this new and evolving sub-appellation. Listen and discuss with the vineyard's farming team the challenges and rewards of farming a very cool, unique site. Following the tour will be a tasting of a selection of highly allocated wines made from Gap's Crown.
Directions and a carpooling option will be posted at the begining of March.
Please RSVP and specify if you would like to carpool.
The Survey to Improve the CERA Website is now closed. Many thanks to the 24 respondents. We continue to welcome your ideas on improving the website and CERA's on-line presence.
I am currently compiling the survey results and will post them with my commentary by the end of the week.
Submitted by VicePresident on Sun, 02/08/2009 - 07:10.
So, looking to set up a meeting, either late February or early March, a roundtable style discussion with emphasis on the 2008 vintage as well as brainstorming for future topics and locations. As to the location for this event, it is TBA – suggestions and hosts greatly encouraged, otherwise we will end up at a bar of my choosing!
