VASCM: VASCM Meeting Next Week March 4 on Soil Health at Clos de la Tech - Bring Yourself a Chair and a Glass

[Mary Lindsay]

Hello, everyone:

*If you are coming to next week's meeting, please bring a chair (chairs 
will not be provided); and wineglasses are at a minimum so it is 
recommended that you bring your own.**
*
Here are the meeting details:

The next meeting of the Viticulture Assn. of the Santa Cruz Mountains 
(the first of 2015) is
*
Next 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.

Stay tuned for the following additional meetings coming up (details will 
be forthcoming):

- April 4: Sustainability workshop with the California Sustainable 
Winegrowing Alliance (CSWA) at Silver Mountain

- May 9: Tailgate session to learn about the sustainable practices at 
Storrs Winery and Vineyard in Corralitos

- Vine Health, including vine trunk diseases, pruning practices, 
diagnosis and treatment (date TBD)



We look forward to seeing you at next week's meeting. We can share the 
status of early budbreak!

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. Rapley Ranch
is a dirt road about 3 miles long. 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. Follow the signs.

 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.

Note: you can Google directions to Thomas Fogarty Winery and Rapley 
Ranch Road is across the street.
Then follow the signs to the winery and vineyards.

website at www.closdelatech.com











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