VASCM: Next VASCM Meeting: A Tailgate at Thomas Fogarty's Gist Ranch Next Thursday, May 5

[Mary Lindsay]

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The next VASCM meeting is a tailgate this Thursday, May 5 at Thomas 
Fogarty's Gist Ranch vineyard off of Skyline Rd. Vineyard manager 
Marshal White will give us a tour of Fogarty's 'southern estate' 
vineyard, a 100-acre parcel with 14 acres of vineyard located 17 miles 
south of the winery. He will talk about their soil management program, 
including spading, composting and cover crop. **
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**Thursday, May 5**
**3:00-5:00**
**Thomas Fogarty's Gist Ranch - see directions below*

/Please note: this is a more informal vineyard 'tailgate', not a regular 
meeting. If you bring some wine to share, please also bring your own 
wineglass.//
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More about Gist Ranch:  The property features 14 acres of 
organically-grown grapes including Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Malbec, 
Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris and Nebbiolo. Gist Ranch 
sits atop a ridge at 2300 feet above sea level and experiences a 
relatively cool climate influenced by the Pacific Ocean about 14 miles 
to the west. Planted in 1999, this vineyard is responsible for a number 
of Fogarty’s single-site bottlings.



*Then, look forward to the next meeting coming up later in May *(date 
and location TBD):

- *Weed Management with John Roncoroni, **UCCE Weed Science Farm 
Advisor* who specializes in vineyard weed management and speaks to 
growers throughout Northern California. John will talk about issues 
including: identifying weeds vs. cover crop; the status of organic 
herbicides; weed management options. This should be a nice follow-up to 
the tailgate at Gist Ranch.

This topic is coincidental but apropos to the recent news about the 
levels of glyphosate (Round-Up) found in all of 10 red wines tested from 
Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino. You can read about it more here 
<http://abc7news.com/health/i-team-weed-killer-could-be-lurking-in-some-ca-wines/1314832/>on 
the ABC News website.

More information on this meeting will be forthcoming.

In case you are wondering, you have not missed any notices about VASCM 
meetings so far this year. These are the first meetings of 2016, 
although we hope to bring you several more in the next few months.


See you next week at Gist Ranch.


Regards,
The VASCM Board:
- Mary Lindsay
- Ken Swegles
- June Salsbury
- Rick Clarke

www.vascm.org


Directions to Gist Ranch:

 From highway 17:
- take the Bear Creek Rd. exit and cross back over 17 on the overpass
- take a right onto Montevina road.
- take the first left onto Black Rd.
- continue past Lakewood School, then take a left onto Gist Rd. follow 
Gist road to the top, where it dead ends onto Skyline
- continue ahead (bearing to the right) onto Skyline, and then take the 
first left in thirty yards onto Green Forest Road.  Please drive slowly 
on Green Forest Road.
- take the left fork after a quarter mile and proceed up the hill.  When 
you reach a gate, you've reached the property entrance.  Continue past 
the first two vineyards to the next gate, which will be on your left. 
  That's where we'll meet.
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