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July 28 - JULY 31 2019 Table of Contents JULY 28 - JULY 31 2019 TABLE OF CONTENTS Schedule of Events.................................................................................4-6 West Sonoma Coast History and Information..........................................8 Map of West Sonoma Coast Vintners.........................................................9 Formal Seminar Details......................................................................10-17 The Economics of Yield of the West Sonoma Coast..................................19 Guest Speaker Information.......................................................................20 Typical Soils of the West Sonoma Coast...............................................21-22 Participant Member Wineries..................................................................23 Winery Contact Information..............................................................24-32 Sponsors.............................................................................................33-35 Notes....................................................................................................36-37 Farm Camp Contact..................................................................................39 2 #FARMCAMP19 #WESTSONOMACOAST Notes: SCHEDULE of EVENTS SCHEDULE of EVENTS Notes: SUNDAY, JULY 28 2:30PM Depart for Timber Cove 21780 North Coast Highway 1, Jenner 5:30PM Small Vines Wines Presentation by Paul Sloan Green Valley Sub-Region Presentation 4:15PM Arrive at Timber Cove. Express Check In Welcome Dinner at Small Vines Winery 2160 Green Hill Rd, Sebastopol 4:15PM-6:00PM Attendee free time 10:00PM Drinks/After party location: 6:00PM – 7:30PM Formal Seminar Two: Old Main Street Saloon Comparative Chardonnay Seminar 153 North Main Street, Sebastopol in Ansel Adams Room 7:30PM Outdoor reception MONDAY, JULY 29 8:15PM Family-style Dinner in Dining Room 8:00AM Depart for Occidental by car/caravan 14715 Bodega Hwy, Bodega Bay 10:00PM Optional – After Dinner: Timber Cove Bar & Game Deck 8:30AM – 9:15AM Breakfast at Occidental Kistler Wine Presentation by Steve Kistler TUESDAY, JULY 30 9:15AM-10:45AM Formal Seminar One: 8:00AM Breakfast at Timber Cove in Ansel Adams Room Terroir of the West Sonoma Coast 8:15AM Roundtable Discussion: How does consolidation 10:45AM Depart for Littorai Wines of distribution affect you and us? 788 Gold Ridge Rd, Sebastopol Moderators: Vonda Freeman and Yannick Benjamin 11:15AM – 12:00PM Littorai Wine Presentation by Ted Lemon Sebastopol Hills Sub-Region Presentation and 9:00AM-10:30AM Formal Seminar Three: Farming Challenges in WSC Located in the Great Room at Timber Cove Comparative Pinot Noir Seminar 12:00PM Guest Speaker: Soyoung Scanlan, Andante Dairy 11:00AM Load on buses to Hirsch Vineyard 12:30AM Depart for Freeman’s Yu-Ki Estate Vineyard 45075 Bohan Dillon Road 3225 Freeman Ranch Way, Occidental 11:45AM – 12:15PM Elliott Vineyard – Ceritas Wine Presentation 1:00PM – 2:30PM Picnic Lunch and Yu-Ki Vineyard by John Raytek Presentation of Freeman Wine by Ken Freeman Fort Ross / Seaview Sub-Region Presentation Freestone/Occidental Sub-Region Presentation Soil Pit presentation by Greg Adams 12:15PM – 1:00PM Picnic Lunch at Hirsch Economics of Yield discussion Round Table Discussion: Trends vs. Classics Moderators: Mark Guillaudeu and Femi Oyedian Group Photo 4 #FARMCAMP19 #WESTSONOMACOAST #FARMCAMP19 #WESTSONOMACOAST 5 Notes: SCHEDULE of EVENTS 1:00PM Hirsch Wine Presentation by Jasmine Hirsch on Crush Pad 1:15PM – 2:45PM Formal Seminar Four: Comparative Appellation Pinot Noir 2:45PM Depart for Whistler Vineyard 43500 Brushy Ridge Loop, Annapolis CA 4:15PM – 5:00PM Whistler Wine Presentation by Stig Hansen & Jennifer Whistler Annapolis Sub-Region Presentation 5:00PM Depart for Peay Vineyards 33201 Annapolis Road, Annapolis 5:30PM-5:45PM Peay Wine Presentation by Andy Peay 6:00PM Finale Dinner at Peay Vineyards 10:00PM Buses depart, dinner ends WEDNESDAY, JULY 31 8:00AM Breakfast at Timber Cove 9:00AM Bus Departs for San Francisco (stops in front of Zuni Café) 6 #FARMCAMP19 #WESTSONOMACOAST #FARMCAMP19 #WESTSONOMACOAST 7 WEST SONOMA COAST HISTORY & INFORMATION West Sonoma Coast Vintners is an association of wineries and growers who advocate the unique terroir of Sonoma’s coastal ranges. Currently, we are a part of the much larger Sonoma Coast AVA created in 1987 but the discovery of a singular style of wine made from the cool and foggy smaller coastal region led to the formation of our group and the desire to create a smaller AVA. This is what we refer to as the West Sonoma Coast. This slice of the Sonoma Coast - what locals call “West County” - is profoundly shaped by the very cold year-round water temperature of the Pacific Ocean that creates a coastal inversion layer of cold and wet air and a maritime climate for grape growing that is not found anywhere else in the world. The impact of this climate, and the geological history of the San Andreas Fault that formed our ranges, establishes conditions for making wines that retain freshness while delivering impact and complexity. The Mendocino County West Sonoma Coast region contains many distinct growing areas including Annapolis, Fort Ross-Seaview, Freestone-Occidental, portions of Green Valley, and the Sebastopol Hills. Our members are dedicated to preserving and protecting the history, landscape, and culture of the West Sonoma Coast while promoting CLOVERDALE the wines of balance, integrity, character and nuance that can be made here. GUALALA Whistler - Estate Vyd Thank you for joining us at our West Sonoma Coast Farm Camp. We look forward to learning more about 1 this nascent grape-growing region together and sharing with you, and the wider world, our discoveries. Alma Fria - Holtermann Vyd R u ss Sonoma County ia n ANNAPOLIS R iv e SEA RANCH Peay - Estate Vyd r Paul Hobbs 101 G u a N l a la West Sonoma R iv e r Coast AVA HEALDSBURG 1 Wayfarer - Estate Vyd Red Car - Estate Vyd Hirsch - Estate Vyd Failla - Estate Vyd RAEN - Homefield Flowers - Camp Meeting Ridge FORT ROSS 1 GUERNEVILLE 116 FORESTVILLE r e iv JENNER R an Russi Banshee Pacific Ocean DuMOL-Estate Small Vines - TBH Vyd OCCIDENTAL Freeman - Yu-ki Vyd SEBASTOPOL Balletto Vyd Ceritas - Ernest - Estate Vyd Occidental Vyd Littorai - Pivot Vyd 1 Joseph Senses Wines - Phelps - Pastorale Vyd B.A. Thieriot FREESTONE Occidental - Bodega Headlands BODEGA BAY LEGEND SAN FRANCISCO West Sonoma Coast Flagship Vineyards 66 Miles Proposed West Sonoma Coast AVA West Sonoma Coast AVA Marketing Region 0 1.5 3 6 9 12 1”= 6 miles 8 #FARMCAMP19 #WESTSONOMACOAST #FARMCAMP19 #WESTSONOMACOAST 9 FORMAL SEMINAR WINE 1 ________________________________________________________________________ — one — ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ WINE 2 ________________________________________________________________________ TERROIR OF THE WEST SONOMA COAST ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ WINE 3 ________________________________________________________________________ Panelists: ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ WINE 4 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ STEVE KISTLER ________________________________________________________________________________ Occidental WINE 5 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ WINE 6 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ JASMINE ________________________________________________________________________________ HIRSCH WINE 7 ________________________________________________________________________ Hirsch ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ TED LEMON WINE 8 ________________________________________________________________________ Littorai ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ WINE 9 ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ WINE 10 _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ STIG HANSEN WINE 11 _______________________________________________________________________ Whistler ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ PAUL SLOAN Small Vines WINE 12 _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________
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