A new planting of Early Sweet™ with Michael Shipley and Brandon Campos from Los Arroyos in the La Costa region. This was planted early June and is already starting to take off. We look forward to seeing this vineyard next season and how far it has progressed! We would like to also give a big thanks to Juan Pablo McLaurin and his company Carnes Mc for all the support on our trip to Hermosillo and the amazing food. Tacos prepared fresh right in front of us and an amazing meat shop right next door. This is top quality local dining at its best!

From all of us at Admeo, thank you for joining us for delicious tacos from Tacos El Muchacho Alegre last week - we appreciate you! 🌮🌮🌮 It was also a terrific day hosting Anton Paar USA for their DMA 35 Service Day in our Napa office!

Come join us for the SCVTG Irrigation Masterclass at Shone Farm! Whether you’re a novice or a seasoned veteran, this event is perfect for anyone looking to improve their irrigation skill set. A half day program will cover all the aspects, and available technology, for enhancing your irrigation decision making process, data tracking, record keeping, and water smart conservation practices, designed to drive quality, improve yields, enhance your bottom line, and feed you (Lunch included!). We’ll see you there! Agenda - June 6, 2024 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM – Check-in & Registration 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM – Brian Rahn – Coastal Viticultural Consultants: Site influences / Irrigation influence on wine quality 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM – Pamela Van Halsema – Sonoma County Groundwater Sustainability Agencies: Voluntary Groundwater Level Monitoring Program 11:00 AM – 11:45 AM – Mark Greenspan – Advanced

When wine enthusiasts visit a tasting room, they usually have a general knowledge of the winery’s reputation and its wine region. They’re looking forward to tasting and learning more about the wines and enjoying the culinary experience. They may research the area before traveling, follow the winery on social media, search Google, or reach out to friends and family for ideas on other things to do on their trip.  Visitors often ask tasting room staff for recommendations on places to stay, the best restaurants for dining, and other wineries and attractions to visit. While the winery team is always happy to help, they’re often too busy to help with more than a few quick suggestions.  Innovative mapping company HipMaps has a solution. The company works with a winery, chamber of commerce, grower association, hotel, or event organization to design a map customized to their needs and branded with their logo and style. The map can include anything from recommen

WHAT IS A WEBSITE TEMPLATE AND TEN REASONS YOU WANT ONE In today’s fast-changing landscape, web experts agree that we should redesign our websites every three years. Don’t get us wrong, that doesn’t mean touch your website every three years. You should constantly update and keep your website current, but we’re talking about a complete reboot every three years. This refresh is necessary because our content and feature needs change and our consumer eCommerce and browsing habits are constantly changing. Look at the wine business in the past four years and how much has changed since pre-COVID. In addition to the obvious design revitalization, we should also be re-evaluating our website goals and needs on this three-year frequency. When facing a redesign, the first question that crosses the minds of most is, “Should I use a template or have this custom-built?” If you have done a big website from scratch before, you hired a designer and then a developer,

Afternoon Brief, October 18th

US Department of Labor Finds California Grape Grower Illegally Gave Wage, Hour Preference to H-2A Visa Holders at Expense of US Workers: Investigation recovers $54K in lost wages for 14 affected workers in Sonoma County...