VASCM: Learn About Managing Acid in the Vineyard & in Wine at Pinot Paradise Technical Session March 27

[Mary Lindsay, Muns Vineyard]

*Growers and Winemakers are invited to attend the Pinot Paradise 
Technical Session: "Take the Acid Test"

on March 27, 9:00-12:00 at the Villa Ragusa Conference Center in Campbell

Whether or not you are growing or making Pinot Noir this session will be 
a valuable one on acidity in winegrapes and wine

Speakers:
**Dr. Roger Boulton*, Professor and Chair of the Enology Department of 
Viticulture and Enology Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, U.C. 
Davis and co-author of "The Principles and Practices of Winemaking"; 
*Greg La Follette*, an international vineyard and winery consultant and 
currently owner of La Follette Winery.
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The Technical Session at this year's Pinot Paradise is about acid, 
specifically the acidity of Santa Cruz Mountains Pinot Noir and its 
positive influences. The session will delve into the origins of natural 
acidity levels in the fruit and wine and how these contribute to the 
age-worthy, food-friendly, legendary Pinot Noirs for which the Santa 
Cruz Mountains is known.

*What:  2011 Pinot Paradise Technical Session*

*When:  Sunday, March 27, 9:00am to 12:00pm (prior to the Grand Cruz 
tasting, 2:00-5:00pm)*

*Where:  Villa Ragusa, 35 S. Second St., Campbell, CA  95008*

*Tickets:  $55.00, available from the SCMWA at www.scmwa.com 
<http://www.scmwa.com/>.*

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**Keynote speakers are Dr. Roger Boulton, Professor and Chair of the 
Enology Department of Viticulture and Enology Agriculture and 
Environmental Sciences, U.C. Davis and co-author of "The Principles and 
Practices of Winemaking"; and Greg La Follette, an international 
vineyard and winery consultant and currently owner of La Follette Winery.

Dr. Boulton was named among "the 50 most influential people in the US 
Wine Industry" in 2000 by Wines and Vines Magazine. Mr. La Follette is 
the former winemaker at Flowers Winery, where he developed wide acclaim 
as a renowned Pinot Noir producer. He has also worked with winemaster 
André Tchelistcheff at Beaulieu Vineyards and was the consulting 
designing winemaker for the new U.C. Davis teaching winery. He will 
discuss the viticulture of wine and the management of acidity levels in 
the vineyard. 

The session also includes a panel of four local winemakers who will 
share their experiences and offer a tasting of their Santa Cruz 
Mountains Pinot Noir. This panel includes: Jeff Emery, Santa Cruz 
Mountain Vineyard ; Nathan Kandler, Thomas Fogarty Winery & Vineyards; 
Dave Moulton, Burrell School Vineyards & Winery; Jim Schultze, Windy 
Oaks Estate Vineyards & Winery; and will be moderated by Nick Guerrero, 
Vine Hill Winery.

Pinot Paradise begins on Saturday, March 26 with a self-guided Pathways 
tour of the region's wineries, featuring barrel tasting and library 
wines. Tickets for/ Pathway to Pinot Paradise /are $25.

On Sunday, the /Grand Cruz Tasting /is from 2:00-5:00 (following the 
/Technical Session)/, with 40 Santa Cruz Mountains wineries pouring our 
AVA Pinots, with food provided by over a dozen local restaurants. A /VIP 
Tour/ precedes the /Grand Cruz Tasting/ from 1:00-2:00. Tickets are 
$55.00 for the /Technical Session/; $55 for the /Grand Cruz Tasting 
/(and an additional $20 for the VIP Tour); and $140 for all four events. 
Tickets and more information are available from the SCMWA at 
831-685-8463, www.scmwa.com <http://www.scmwa.com/>, email 
info at scmwa.com <mailto:info at scmwa.com>.