Dear members: Perhaps you or maybe some friends of yours would be interested in my ranch: It contains a
mature vineyard, planted in quad method-four cordons per vine. In case the following url does not work, I have found if you do a Google search on the address, 1350 Bollinger Cyn Rd, Moraga, CA 94556, it comes up as a hit. The web address:
http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/1350-Bollinger-Cyn_Mora... is the realtor/MLS address and contains a virtual tour section.

For those members who are interested in attending the final class at Captain Vineyards given on 8/24 and 8/31 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Pre-Harvest class Brix/ TA / PH testing. Please check attachment for registration.

I can report to the membership that the efforts to get all current members to renew their affiliation with the LWGA has been very successful, with but a few exceptions.

The attached Roster will show those few past members who have as yet not paid their 2011 Dues. Most of them have not been to meetings recently, and that usually is a tell tale sign that their personal lives may be getting the better of them. We will always keep the light on for them should they ever decide to come back into the fold.

Let me also announce that I will be tweaking this Roster a bit in the next week or so to categorize the information contained in it about the number of plantings in each varietal, as well as the primary interest of each member, whether it is in winemaking or not. One of the issues we still need to address is the square footage number of vines planted. Right now we only have the total number of vines. This is significant as most Appellations also define the their area by square footage planted, as opposed to total vines planted. But, I will get back to all of you on this a bit later.

Sorry for sending again, but the attachemnts didnt go the first two times ---

I'm a little slow getting this out, but we had a meeting July 1 of those who expressed interest in a winemaking equipment coop. We agreed that this would work by cross-loaning equipment we own to the others. Since much of the equipment in the group is owned by Tom Morehouse and Bill Booth, we thank them for thier help and patience while the rest of us fill in some blanks and supplement with our purchases. I have attached a list of the equipment owned by those who attended the meeeting. Those who werent there but have equipment to share, please send me an email letting me know what you have. If you want to participate but I didnt get you on the list please let me know that too, with the equipment you have to share. I also attached our running rules, a list of equipment sharing etiquette.

Bill