VASCM: VASCM Meeting March 4 on Soil Health at Clos de la Tech

[Mary Lindsay]

Hello, everyone:

The next meeting of the Viticulture Assn. of the Santa Cruz Mountains 
(the first of 2015) is
*
Wednesday, March 4, 2:30pm
*at Clos de la Tech in Woodside (directions below)

*The program:  Soil Physical and Chemical Properties for Vineyard Design 
and Vine Nutritional Management*
Our guest speaker: Paul Anamosa, Ph.D., Vineyard Soil Technologies in 
Napa. Paul will talk about soil types, soil health, soil water retention 
- and the relationship to vine health.  And, David Goldfarb will talk 
about the vineyard practices at Clos de la Tech.

About Paul Anamosa:  Paul specializes in soil analysis, land evaluation 
for winegrape production, and vine nutritional disorders. He estimates 
that he has evaluated over 18,000 soil pits and interpreted the data 
from over 30,000 soil and grape leaf tissue samples in his 14 years 
working in California viticulture. He is familiar with the Santa Cruz 
Mountains and has consulted with vineyards in our region, including Clos 
de la Tech. His website is at www.vineyardsoil.com .

As usual, please bring a bottle of wine to share during our social hour 
following the presentation.

Also, look forward to a sustainability workshop at Silver Mountain with 
the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) early in April 
(details will be forthcoming).

We look forward to seeing you at this next meeting. And I am sure we are 
all celebrating this weekend's rainfall!

Regards,
The VASCM Board:
- Mary Lindsay
- Rachel Ormes
- June Salsbury
- Rick Clarke

Directions to the vineyards at Clos de la Tech /(you might want to bring 
these directions with you)/:

 From the south and Hwy. 9: head north on Skyline for 10 miles. You will see
signs for the quarry, for Yerba Buena Nursery, and for Clos de la Tech. 
Make a
LEFT on Rapley Ranch Road, across from Thomas Fogarty Winery. Continue
past the quarry, make a left into the first drive (there are signs for 
Clos de la
Tech), and bear to the right to get to the vineyards.

 From Hwy. 92, go left on Skyline and it is 18 miles to the turnoff onto 
Rapley
Ranch Road on your right.

 From Hwy. 84, go left on Skyline and to Rapley Ranch Road on your right.

website at www.closdelatech.com









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