There were grapevines planted there earlier, though no pre-1900 vines still exist in the region. The area’s first commercial winery was established in 1884. Growers and vintners in the area speak of the wind’s effect on the grapes themselves – smaller berries with thicker skins than are found in many other areas. The resulting wind that this creates is considered one of the Petaluma Gap’s defining climatic characteristics, as is the morning and late-afternoon fog that often blankets much of the area, helping to make it one of the coolest winegrape-growing regions in California. Located in the southern portion of the large Sonoma Coast AVA and extending into the northern part of Marin County, the region’s name refers to the 15-mile wide gap in the coastal mountains that draws cool air from the Pacific Ocean and funnels it toward San Pablo Bay. The PGWA seeks to promote the growers and vintners who work with the region’s winegrapes, and to increase public awareness of the area’s history and current practices in grapegrowing and winemaking. Founded in 2005, this is an organization of wineries, growers, and other associate members. The Wind to Wine Festival is hosted by the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance (PGWA). I attended a seminar and the Grand Tasting, and the tasting impressions below include wines from both of those portions of the event. This year’s Wind to Wine Festival started with two concurrent Sunday morning seminars, which were followed by the Grand Tasting in the afternoon. The focus of the event is on wines from the Petaluma Gap winegrape-growing region. Report on the 2nd annual Petaluma Gap Wind to Wine Festival, held on Sunday November 6th, 2016 at The Sheraton Sonoma County in Petaluma, California. Petaluma Gap Wind to Wine Festival – November 2016 Since 2001, and is the assistant winemakerįor both Eno Wines in Berkeley and Harrington Wine in San Francisco. Ken's interest in wine is more than passive, and he'sīeen working at several urban East Bay wineries Has been touring and tasting wines for nearly 20 years, and has come to love not only the A few wine courses through UC Extension in the early '90s, Bay Area architect Ken Zinns developed a serious interest wine.
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