VASCM: Meeting Feb. 12, and More

[Mary Lindsay]

Happy New Year!  We are looking forward to the new year in the vineyard, 
and trust you are, too.  To start off 2008, we have our first meeting 
scheduled February 12, and some other events planned as well.  This is a 
heads up (and more details will be forthcoming) on what is in store:

- General Meeting and New Year Mini-Party, Feb. 12, 3pm at Thomas 
Fogarty Winery:  "Vineyard Practices to Produce 90+ Points Wines".  At 
least seven Thomas Fogarty estate wines rated 90 points and above in 
Wine Enthusiast in 2006.  Good wine starts with good grapes and the 
vineyard practices to grow them.  Michael Martella will give us a tour 
of the vineyards and share with us his vineyard practices to get us on 
the right track for the year.

- Sustainability Self-Assessment Workshop:  probably early March (date 
TBD) at Bargetto Winery.  For all those who have not already gone 
through the self-assessment, and a chance for those who have to update 
your assessment.  New topics have been added.  More info will be 
forthcoming.

- April meeting on fertilizers.  Date and location TBD.  

- May or so:  grafting workshop with David Gates, Ridge.

A newsletter will be in the mail shortly, including membership renewals 
for the year - so keep an eye out for it.


Just a reminder:  The Unified Wine & Grape Conference is in Sacramento 
next week, Jan. 29-31.  More info is at http://www.unifiedsymposium.org/ 
. (Sponsored by ASEV and CAWG).

And, Pinot Paradise is March 29-30.  The Grand Cruz tasting and 
technical sessions (which are being planned) are Sunday at the historic 
Villa Ragusa conference center in Campbell. This proved to be a great 
location last year - spacious, and parking is close and plentiful.  The 
Pinot Pathways tour of wineries is on Saturday. Tickets are on sale! 
 You can get tickets from the SCMWA at www.scmwa.com or call 831-685-8463.

We hope to see you all Feb. 12 at our first meeting of 2008.

Cheers!
- Mary Lindsay
for the VASCM Board