<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Dear Santa Cruz Mountains Winegrowers,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Over the past five years, I have had the pleasure of working closely with Bill Brosseau to help vineyard owners in the Santa Cruz Mountains and beyond transition their properties to certified organic farming. Together, our teams have guided growers from early planning through implementation and certification, positioning their wines to carry the USDA Organic seal on the label.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">In addition to technical and compliance support through Brosseau Wine Design, my company, Alesia Viticulture Services, supplies skilled vineyard labor resources to Bill’s clients in the region, helping ensure that organic farming plans are consistently executed in the field, row by row. From initial feasibility and block layout to day<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">‑</span>to<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">‑</span>day farming, inspections, and certification paperwork, we can assist at any stage of the transition.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">For those who wish to take the next step and bottle wines that bear the USDA Organic seal, Brosseau Wine Studio—located in the cool coastal town of Marina—is also available as a custom<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">‑</span>crush facility, offering a certified, small<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">‑</span>lot<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">‑</span>minded home for organically farmed fruit to be vinified and labeled in alignment with organic standards.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">If you or any landowners you work with are considering moving to certified organic status and be a part of the wellness movement—or want to better understand what it would take—Brosseau Wine Design brings a thoughtful, site<span style="font-family: "Cambria Math", serif;">‑</span>driven winegrower’s perspective to every project, and our combined teams would be glad to discuss how organic farming to winemaking to bottling could work for your vineyard. Please feel free to contact me directly to set up a preliminary conversation.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; margin: 0in; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Joaquin & Bill</p><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Joaquin Casanueva<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;">Alesia Viticulture Services, LLC</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;">Tierra Solutions, LLC</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="font-size: 15pt;">Ambassador Wine Bar, LLC</span></p><p style="margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">License # FLC-LR-1001167909</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">650-333-5490 cell</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">joaquin@alesiavs.com</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">7620 Alpine Road</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">La Honda, CA 94020</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">www.alesiavs.com</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">www.tierrasolutionsllc.com</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;">www.ambassadorwinebar.com</p></div></div></body></html>