Hot news from the homestead winemaking hq here on Rivetti Mountain is that the Italian Husband's '08 Que Syra Syrah scored him a consecutive third year First Place rosette in the coveted Marin County Fair non-commercial winemaking awards.
Perusing the newly announced winners' placement list it appears that politics and wine making rub shoulders down in neighboring Marin. For State Assembly Member for the district, Jared Huffman had an entry in the same Class 5 category as our Que Syra, his vintage placing as a third.
The Marin County Fair's Amateur Winemaking Competition is open to amateur winemakers who produce wines without the assistance of a commercial winemaking facility. This contest employs a 'dutch' system for judging wines (wines submitted into the contest are NOT judged against other entries).
West Petaluma's Bob Peak (Partner in Santa Rosa's The Beverage People & fellow Petaluma Gap Wine Growers Alliance member) scooped a Best in Class for his Pinot Noir. Congrats Bob, Timo and Assemblyman Huffman!
Fantastic - a huge congratulations to Timo!!!
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Posted by: Anastasia Schuster | Thursday, July 01, 2025 at 05:06 PM
nice scoop for the wine growers alliance from petaluma gap
Posted by: Nigel | Tuesday, July 20, 2025 at 04:02 PM