VASCM: Bring A Chair to Today's Meeting if You Are Attending

[Mary Lindsay]

Sorry for the last minute shout-out, but if you are coming to the 
meeting this afternoon and can do so, bring a folding chair!  And a 
spare one if you have one for a friend who may need one.  We will be 
meeting in the winery, and chairs are in short supply.

Hope to see you this afternoon.

- Mary Lindsay

Wednesday, March 18
3:00pm
at Vine Hill

Our speaker:  Stan Grant, viticulture consultant and principal of 
Progressive Viticulture, will give a presentation on ripening and canopy 
management for optimum wine grape quality, both directly through canopy 
specific practices and indirectly through vineyard design and other 
vineyard practices.  Stan addressed the VASCM several years ago when he 
gave a presentation on research he was doing for CAWG on hangtime, and 
we have asked him to return to address the broader issues affecting 
ripening. Stan established and was the Director of Gallo's Viticulture 
Department, he was the Director of Farming for Duarte Nursery, and he 
currently consults with vineyards throughout the state.

As well, we are returning to Vine Hill as a follow-up to our cover crop 
meeting last year.  We can see how Vine Hill's cover crop has blossomed, 
and Rachel Ormes will share her program and results.

As usual, please bring a bottle of wine to share.

Directions to Vine Hill:

/From Highway 17 Between Scotts Valley and Summit Road:/

// <http://www.cumbreofvinehill.com/pdf/map.pdf>
· Exit at Vine Hill Road
· Drive downhill approximately 2 miles
· Turn left onto Jarvis Road
· Drive uphill approximately 2-1/4 miles (The last 1/2-mile is steep and 
narrow)
· The Winery driveway is the first right after you pass Rider Ridge Road
Directions and map at www.winesofvinehill.com