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https://www.tinyurl.com/LWGA-April28

Join us for an afternoon of wine tasting, food, and entertainment! Taste Lamorinda AVA wines and wines from AVA makers including:

• Thal Vineyards
• Meadow View Winery
• Raisin d’Etre Vineyards
• Los Arabis Vineyards
• Crossbrook Winery
• Crane Terrace Winery
• St Romedius Wine
• Castillo Vineyards
• Rancho Del Hambre Wine
• Deer Hill Vineyards
• Mount Diablo Cider

Food for purchase from Babo’s Kitchen. Let us introduce you to Rubab, affectionately known as Babo, the culinary virtuoso and a Private Chef rooted in El Cerrito, California. With cuisine as her ultimate canvas, she crafts masterpieces that excite taste buds and ignite creativity. Born in Kuwait, raised in Pakistan, and now proudly a resident of California, Babo’s journey is a fusion of cultures and flavors, blending her passion for design with a love for diverse culinary delights from around the world.

Entry price includes a Lamorinda wine tasting glass and 5 tickets that can be used for tasting or purchasing wine by the glass. Bottles of wine to take home available for sale. Additional tickets are 5 for $20

https://www.tinyurl.com/LWGA-April28

Our annual celebration of the Lamorinda Appellation is just around the corner on April 28, so save the date! A link to purchase tickets for members and guests will be shared shortly.

BRING OUT THE UGLY SWEATERS!

Some still have grapes on the vine though it’s almost holiday time! Come in your ugliest holiday sweater – store bought or home styled. Prizes are on offer!

LWGA will cater the event and please bring a bottle of wine, or a few, to share. 

NOTE: This is in the hills of Orinda. Flat, comfortable shoes are strongly advised. Additional parking is on Barbara Road. Please observe all posted parking signs

The LWGA party is for members and their significant other

See you there!

RSVP HERE

SAVE THE DATE!

December 3, 5-8pm 2023

LWGA member holiday party. The official invitation with RSVP link will follow later this month

The reminder….

Our annual celebration of the Lamorinda AVA is coming up May 7. If you haven’t got your tickets yet, members have a discounted rate! Purchase your tickets here: https://www.tinyurl.com/LWGAMay7

The request…

We’re looking to borrow the following for the event. Let us know if you have any of the following:

• water dispenser
• A frame for street signage, or a realtors open house sign
• speakers (and if you’d like to be the DJ / play list coordinator) – last years speakers were loaned
• table decorations (about 6) – flowers from home, or similar

Looking forward to the celebrations!

Celebrating our AVA anniversary takes a village! Please sign up to help set up, throughout the day, or break down at the end of the day.

Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3WJOS5PBGKRc04StD2O-JUh-VoWc2lfP8GTj__nbgx0c12g/viewform?usp=sf_link

Any questions? Email Amy at lamorindawines@gmail.com

Thank you all!

Hi all, another call out to see if we could borrow a few things for the AVAnniversary event May 1, particularly event chairs. Here’s the link, please sign up if can! Tickets will be available for sale shortly

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4babab2aa3f85-lamorinda

Offered via the Wine Industry Network. If you are interested, register directly using the link

The 2022 Growing Forward Series kicks off with our first session focusing on disease. As bud break begins, one of the biggest concerns for grape growers is around grape powdery mildew (GPM). As the growing season progresses, another major concern is around the limited availability of irrigation water. 

This session, led by Bryan Rahn, CPAg/SS, CCA and president of Coastal Viticultural Consultants, Inc. (CVC) will provide information and best practices on GPM and soil moisture monitoring that lead to more efficient GPM treatments and irrigation water use. The session will include vineyard managers from Silver Oak Winery and Trinchero Family Estates to share their experiences along with the results of implementing the programs presented.

Hi all,

Our 5 year +1 AVA celebration is coming up on May 1. There are a few items that we would like to borrow rather than buy or rent. If you have any of the items on our event wish list, please sign up via Sign Up Genius.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f4babab2aa3f85-lamorinda

A separate email for on-the-day volunteers will be sent closer to the time.

We’re looking forward to the celebrations!