We are thrilled to have 45 participating wineries!

Email went out last week to our 50,000 subscribers.

We have sold our first 20 tickets.

Social media tool kit will be in your "in box" later today.

We need all participating wineries to share news about this new event.

The participating winery list and program is online HERE

If this works, we can do a Fall Trail, Winter Trail, Spring Trail.

June 14th 9:00-10:30 at The Lodge At Healdsburg

What if you learned a thing or two?

What IF this helped you connect with more of your website visitors?

What IF what you learned, helped increase your sales?

Join us for this informative presentation by Jeremy Young as he shares techniques to turn those anonymous website visitors into qualified leads. 

Jeremy will teach you several different ways to capture qualified leads easily and inexpensively. He will also discuss the value of a high-intent SEO strategy.

Cost $10 for Wine Road members

June 3 & 4, 2023       5500 Attendees    

Wine Road members save $200 on their registration.

Questions: Chris Cannard 360-693-6023

Saturday, is many peoples favorite with the West Coast Chowder Celebration serving up samples of the Chefs best efforts. “Only professional chefs are allowed to be involved” and the results are stunning. 

Sunday caps off a great weekend with the Kings of Calamari and the Masters of Mussels providing another super pairing opportunity with great wines. 

Details and Registration HERE

Wine Road Networking... meet your neighboring wineries, connect with your peers, partner and refer.

Our networking program is designed to make it easier than ever for you and your staff to get out there, taste at other wineries, share your referral cards (and a bottle of wine) and make connections that will help you provide a better experience for your guests.

It's easy - SIGN-UP HERE, to host, or to taste. 

Every employee pouring wine needs this training/certificate. If you have recently hired new staff - now's the time to get this taken care of. Your staff can take it online, at a time that works for them.

Responsible Beverage Service

-  This is the link to the online course: https://certifiedalcoholtraining.com/

- This is the promo code:  WINEROAD2023

- PURCHASE THE $15 COURSE - USE PROMO CODE TO SAVE $10

- REGISTER WITH THE ABC - THIS IS $3 PER PERSON

- TAKE THE ONLINE TRAINING

- TAKE THE TEST - GET CERTIFIED

We have a promo code for 35 people.

As traffic picks up in your tasting rooms, it's time to consider getting your team Red Cross certified. Get a ZOLL Defibrillator set up on your property and be prepared in case of an emergency.

Ron Rubin continues his quest to have this life saving equipment and training in every winery in Sonoma County.

Thus far 330 wineries have taken advantage of this amazing offer. We'd love to see more of our members on that list. The ZOLL Defibrillator is provided to your winery at NO cost.

Information here: Trained for Saving Lives

Follow up with Ron Rubin for more details.

Varietal of the Month - NEED Orange Wines, Syrah and Barbera - you can drop one bottle of any of these at the office anytime before July 15.  Let me know if I should add you to the list and be expecting the bottle.  Thanks, Beth

SAVE THE DATE - Thursday July 12th - Wine Road will be hosting a very interesting seminar on A.I. ~ Marketing for your Winery or Lodging. Shana Bull and Amy Lieberfarb have put together an incredibly useful presentation, with tools and tips so you can leave the presentation and dive right in. DETAILS and REGISTRATION NEXT WEEK.

Ron Rubin Winery has financially supported our Wine Road Podcast for the second year - covering all costs associated with producing the show. Without that support we would not have been able to continue.      Thank you! 

Our show was just listed as #3 in the Top 70 Wine Podcasts.