Over the past few years, I’ve had the pleasure of being involved in the planning and participation of several valley wide events presented by Suisun Valley Vintners and Growers Association. These annual events are Anniversary Weekend, Passport Sunday, SVVGA’s Harvest Celebration and Fun Family Farm Days.  Each of these events has its own special theme and meaning and highlights what Suisun Valley has to offer. On November 18^th, next Friday, the Association will launch another very special celebration, Wine & Food…A Love Story. This particular event will be similar to Passport Sunday but all the wine producers will be in one convenient location and includes not only familiar Suisun Valley wineries but also some other wine labels using Suisun Valley grapes. The venue, The Clubhouse at Rancho Solano, was chosen for its perfect location overlooking our beautiful valley. The evening will feature wine, food, music and both a silent and live wine auction. Auction items will be exclusive to what Suisun Valley produces including wine, produce, olive oil and a few very special live auction items. My family has offered a polenta feed in our tasting room as one of the live auction items. This traditional Italian meal will be made by my brother Rick, Wooden Valley’s winemaker, using our Nonna Lena’s recipe and will be served by my brothers and me. I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am about this event.  I hope this celebration will become as popular as all other events the Association has created over the past few years. Hope to see you there!

Salute’