Fellow growers and winemakers,

The 6th Annual Moraga Community Fair, to be held May 12 from 11
a.m. to 4 p.m. at the town's Rheem Valley Shopping Center,
promises to be better than ever, with more attractions for both
children and adults this year.

Vineyard Lane will be presenting the Local wineries, only LWGA members. Please come out and support the Moraga Chambers event and our local wineries.

If you wish to volunteer and Man the LWGA Table it will be great and a lot of fun Please email Tony R. at t.rillo@yahoo.com;or Dave Parker at dparker@parkmon.com

We look forward to seeing you all

Cheers

Hi All,
Due to the need to review LWGA's insurance policy, we will not hold Month of May Libation.
If you have any questions OR you are in the insurance industry,and would like to help, please contact Susan Captain susan@captainvineyards.com
Enjoy the Beautiful green lush shoots!!!!
Cheers

Hi All,
Look forward to seeing everyone at our quarterly general meeting, It will be held at the BARN in Moraga 3-6 p.m.

Please share your best wine with fellow growers and winemakers, as well as an appetizer.

We look forward to seeing you

with our best regards

We are looking for members interested in hosting our next two general membership meetings and are hoping to get some volunteers.

The dates of the two meetings are April 29th and July 29th. Both meetings would run from our normal time of 3pm till about 5:30pm.

If you would be interested in hosting one of these meetings, please contact the board at: board@lamorindawinegrowers.com

Thanks!
LWGA Board

Happy Thanksgiving to all members,

In case you missed this article, was published in the Diablo Magazine December 2011, about Lamorinda wines, by Andrea Firth

http://www.diablomag.com/Diablo-Magazine/December-2011/Vino-Lamorinda/

Save the DATE: December 15th at 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. AT The BARN in Moraga....... Nouveau Beaujolais Social libation. WE will celebrate the Season AND Share the NEW WINES of 2011. If you are unable to get the 2011 wines in a bottle, just share your favorite wine ..... Appetizers will be provided. WE look forward to seeing you all

Cheers

Hi Fllow growers,
Congratulations on your harvest!!! What a great relieve, even though we all had a light harvest, I think we will have a fantastic vintage for 2011!!!
here are couple of things I'd like to bring to your attention

1- An Article was written about Captain Vineyards of Moraga in the Lamorinda Sun on Friday November 4th by Lou Fancher:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/ci_19258058?IADID=Search-www.contracosta...

2- Tony De vanuta the owner of Bullfrong Creek Vineyard won a Silver award for his Label at the 12th annual WineMaker Label Contest the label will appears in the December '11/January '12 issue of WineMaker magazine.

3- Wine and grape expo in Napa on November 16th, if you are interested here is the information:

http://napagrowers.org/events/tradeshows/wine-grape-expo/

4- Look for upcoming information about the Monthly Social Libation in December at the BARN

5- If you have not done so yet, please update your information and Pay your Dues, send it to:
LWGA
P.O. Box 6794
Moraga, Ca. 94570-6794

Have a great time with your fermentation :-)
with my best regards

Fellow growers and wine makers,
for those of you who missed the last General meeting, please find attached the power point that was given by:
Ms. Jodi Wilson
Environmental Affairs Coordinator at the Wine Institute
Tel : 415=356=7544
email: jwilson@wineinstitute.org

If you want to receive the Code of Sustainable winegorwing practices Book, Please contact Jodi and she will send it to you.

If you would like to access the information online, please fill the attached information sheet send it to Jodi, she will set you up with a username and password within a day!

Part of LWGA's mission is to have all our members aware of sustainable practices in the vineyard and wineries does not matter how small your vineyards/wine making operation is.

Please make an effort to connect with Jodi to get this valuable information.

Last but not least, Your Dues are due, please send it to:
LWGA
P.O. Box 6794
Moraga, ca.94570
Happy November!!!

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Wine/Resources/lacticacidbacteriaandwin...
To my friends who are sourcing gapes from outside Lamorinda and making wine, it is worth reading this article.

Please take a look at the link below for an article in the Lamorinda Weekly about the last barn event attended by the mayor of Orinda and her comments on the AVA.

http://www.lamorindaweekly.com/archive/issue0516/Orinda-Takes-the-Lead-i...

LWGA Board

Hi all,
It is a good time to check this website:

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/r302100111.html

These are the best practices to control "Botrytis bunch rot" and many other diseases!!! Let us hope for plenty of SUN
with my best regards