Hello LWGA Members:
Naturally I would like to say that I hope everyone is doing well, and that you have either gotten your Covid vaccine shots or are scheduled to get one. It’s great that things are moving along on that front, and that we’ll all have the shots soon.
Our next scheduled meeting is on January 31 @ 4 PM. and sadly we still cannot meet in person.
Please log in at: https://warriortrading.zoom.us/j/9252007676
We have an exciting agenda for you! We will be presenting LWGA members videos of special cellar or vineyard gadgets, special tools or methods devised to improve or help in the process. We already have 4 short videos and if you have not sent in your video to Gerard, you still have a little time. It would be good to get them by Saturday so that we’ll have the time to prepare for the Sunday meeting. I’m looking forward to this meeting for sure!
I would also like to remind everyone that we will be holding our annual Board of Directors election as of February 1, 2021. you will receive an email with the ballots. We have received one more candidate who has submitted his statements and I have it for you as follows:
My name is Tom Morehouse. I have been a member of LWGA since it was formed and I am a founding member of the club. I have 200 vines consisting of Syrah, Mourvedre and Grenache producing a Rhone blend often called GSM. I manage the vineyard and produce my own wine, winning awards both in Contra costa county and at the Golden State wine Society. I gave wine tastings in Graduate school in Gilroy to pay for college. I have an MBA from San Jose State University. I lived in Europe for 6 years and studied European vineyard and wine making there while working for an American shipping company. I am a member of the Golden Gate Wine Club and a past board member of both LWGA and GGWS. I am now retired and have time to get more involved with our club. I was a member of the AVA committee with David Rey and helped with many of the tasks finally producing an AVA for us and the area. I am interested in getting the club more involved with the area we live in, educating our neighbors and helping to get our name and wines more well known to the community. There are various ways to accomplish this task and I will work hard to bring us into Lamorinda and the community. Recently I gave a talk at the Orinda Rotary club and we served our members wine to the delight of the club members and even sold some to the members. I was part of the tasting panel that we started so that members can see how their wine competes with other wine makers and try to improve their product. I would like to help members to improve their wines by education both in the vineyard and the wine making process. I hope that you will vote for me to be again on our board and will work hard to make LWGA more inclusive and more fun for the members. Please vote for me. Thank you.
So good to have such a group willing to be on the board.
You can vote up to 6 candidates on your ballots. We hope you will participate in the elections!
See you on Sunday!
Sincerely;
Daniel Howsepian
LWGA President