Lake County Anderson Valley Mendocino County
Tour Schedule and Wine Information
Get off the beaten path on this tour visiting the northern reaches of California’s wine country.
Winery visits include Shannon Family of Wines, Long Meadow Ranch, Maggy Hawk, Domaine Anderson, Goldeneye Winery, McNab Ranch & Butler Vineyards (Bonterra). This tour highlights California’s history and commitment to sustainable and climate-smart winegrowing. Guests will overnight Wednesday at the Tallman Hotel in Upper Lake, California and Thursday in Boonville, California.
Wednesday, November 8
Lake County
Meet at 11:00am in the Napa Valley Marriot lobby for 11:15am bus departure (with luggage)
Networking and
Follow-up Meeting Time
Time: 7:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Location:
Picnic Lunch Stop
oakvillegrocery.com
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:
Shannon Mercantile
Presentation & Tasting
shannonfamilyofwines.com
Hosts: Deborah Summerfield, Lake County Grape Commission Chair
Joy Merrilees, VP of Production at Shannon Family of Wines
Presentation: Lake County Rising
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Location:
Shannon Ridge
Vineyard Tour, Tasting & Dinner
Hosts: Clay & Angie Shannon, Shannon Family of Wines
“Project Ovis” Vineyard Tour
Appetizers, Wine Tasting, and Sheep Grazing at the Ogulin Estate house
Three course dinner with featured foods produced from the ranch
Time: 3:45 PM - 7:30 PM
Location:
Thursday, November 9
Anderson Valley
Meet the bus at 8:15am in the Tallman Hotel (with luggage)
Long Meadow Ranch
Tour
longmeadowranch.com
Certified Organic Vineyard Tour
Hosts:
Stephane Vivier, Winemaker
Brad Groper, Chief Sales Officer
Courtney DeGraff, Executive Director, Alexander Valley Winegrowers
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:20 PM
Location:
Maggy Hawk
Lunch
maggyhawk.com
Host: Sarah Wuethrich, Winemaker
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:25 PM
Location:
Domaine Anderson
Tasting
domaineanderson.com
Regional Walk Around Tasting
Hosts:
Darrin Low, Winemaker, Domaine Anderson
Arnaud Weyrich, Winemaker, Roederer Estate
Jeff Jindra, Winemaker, Scharffenberger Cellars
Time: 2:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Location:
Goldeneye Winery
Dinner
goldeneyewinery.com
Hosts: Kristen McMahan, Winemaker
Alexis Eich, Hospitality & Retail Sales
Time: 6:00 PM
Location:
Friday, November 10
Mendocino County
The Madrones: Meet the bus at 7:50am (with luggage)
Boonville Hotel: Meet the bus at 8:00am (with luggage)
McNab Ranch
Tour, Tasting & Lunch
bonterra.com
Hosts: Benjmain Mitarakis, Export Director
Clint Nelson, Senior Director of Vineyard Operations
Mackenzie Blaylock, Executive Director at Mendocino Winegrowers
Winemaker Panel and Tasting
McNab Ranch “Vineyard of the Future” Experience: Joseph Brinkley, Director of Regenerative Farming, Bonterra Organic Estates
Farm to Table Lunch by Chef Olan Cox & Wine Pairing by
Jeff Cichocki, Director of Winemaking, Organic
A grower discussion about "Climate-smart Winegrowing into the Future" with Lisa Francioni, Senior Director at the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance and Kate Venugopal, California Wines International Marketing Sustainability Specialist
Time: 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM
Location:
Rams Gate
Dinner
ramsgatewinery.com
Farewell Dinner in Sonoma Valley
Hosts:
Jeff O'Neill, CEO and Founder
Steve Lindsay, Senior Vice President -
Custom Brands, Export & Compliance
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location:
