We are thrilled to announce something new along the Wine Road, The Wine Road Ambassador Program.  We are also excited to say 50 people have already completed the program!  Whoo hoo

This complimentary program has been designed with you in mind, Our Wine Industry and Hospitality friends.

As someone working in the wine business, or in our wine country lodging properties, we’d love for you to know all about the Wine Road: who we are, what we do, and how we came to be.
You will also be learning about the region, our beautiful slice of Sonoma County that you will be able to share with visitors to the area.

How to Become a Wine Road Ambassador

1. Read the Study Guide
2. Watch the Video
3. Take the Quiz

4. Viola! You are now a Wine Road Ambassador!

Once you pass the test you will be a Wine Road Ambassador! We’ll send you your very own, incredibly stylish Ambassador pin. Wear It and Share It (on social).

DETAILS HERE: WineRoad.com/WineRoadAmbassador 

If you are planning to participate in our premier Wine & Food Affair weekend, we have the sign-up link ready to go HERE.

The sign-up is done via Eventbrite - when you sign-up, you will need to list the name of the recipe you plan to serve.

Tickets go one sale Aug. 31st (Aug. 30 for Insiders).

Deadline to sign-up is FRIDAY

Questions ??? contact our Event Manager Debbie Osborn

We are planning a Fall Wine Trail, with a goal of selling 300 tickets.

$50 per person for the day, each winery to pour 2-3 wines, all tasters will be "walk-in".

There will not be glasses, wristbands or RSVP lists - guests will show their ticket on their phone, or a printed copy.  

Tickets go on sale August 3rd.

This is the link if you want to sign-up.  Deadline is TODAY

Inspired Spaces Foundation, whose mission is to furnish homes for woman and families transitioning from homelessness, is hosting a fundraiser on Sept. 9th at their building near the Santa Rosa Airport.

If you’re interested in pouring at or donating for this event, please contact Rebecca Germolus at Rebecca@MaximumValueMarketing.com or 707-537-1419. Rebecca, our Wine Road blogger, is the volunteer coordinator of winery participation for this fundraiser. Rebecca can email you details on the event and sign up forms.

To learn more about the work of Inspired Spaces Foundation, here’s a recent Press Democrat article on the foundation: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/santa-rosa-design-firm-helps-formerly-homeless-individuals-turn-their-new-h/

Go forth and taste some wine...several wineries have signed up to host you for a tasting!  You can share your referral cards, learn about your neighboring wineries and make some new connections.

Make it happen, sign-up to go tasting.

Bring a bottle for your host (not required, but oh so nice) and if you have referral cards, bring enough to share a stack with everyone at the tasting, then SHARE your experience on social, tag @thewineroad and #sipsonoma

Sign-Up here to TASTE or to HOST

We do not sign wineries, and you do not need to reserve your tasting via our office, it's all done by you, using the Google Doc.

Congratulations - Jordan Vineyard and Winery has made this year’s World’s 50 Best Vineyards list, which was announced April 12 at a ceremony in La Rioja, Spain’s premier wine region.

Coming in at No. 20, the Healdsburg winery was recognized as a “continent winner,” or the top vineyard in North America. It was the only Sonoma County winery to make the list this year and only one of two U.S. wineries in the top 50 (Oregon’s Brooks Wine came in at No. 28).    Full Story here

We mailed invoices, but we also sent an online invoice via Square, so you can pay however it works best for you. Winery Assessment is $900, Lodgings Assessment is $500. Form is also HERE

Ron Rubin has offered to again sponsored the Wine Road Podcast. This is the third year - covering all costs associated with producing the show.

If you're not listening...you should :-)  WineRoadPodcast.com