Official
Weekly Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Lafayette, CA
June 30, 2011 | VOL 65 | ISSUE 48
June 30, 2011 | VOL 65 | ISSUE 48
 | Geoff Zimmerman called his last meeting as president to order at 12:30 We then sang a lot | |
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Visiting Rotarians
none Guests Larry Blodgett introduced Lynn Zimmerman Jay Lifsum - Susan Jenkins and George Kawah Steve Faulk - Angela Falk (daughter) - junior at Acalanes |
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Geoff Zimmerman -boccie ball postponed until July 16 awards recognition dinner in corning on July 9
Bob Shusta - proposed changes to bylaws and constitution club assembly proposals - bob will email original bylaws and the tracked changes will be voting on July 14
Bob Shusta - Alicia Craigholm had perfect attendance
Geoff Zimmerman - Ned note takers
Mike Heller walked in
Geof Zimmerman congratulated him and gave him a new grill weber genises e330
Geoff Zimmerman - thanked club for everything and all of the help/support given throughout the year Troy Feddersen was then turned over the presidency and given a gavel, hat and microphone
Larry Blodgett - Mike Henn is undergoing surgery
Happy/Sad dollars
Bill Aemes - 21 years ago a few Rotarian's including ed stokes went on a bus for Tom Courtright wedding. Over 400 people.
Andy Scheck - crawling under the house and realized he wouldn't fit. So he sent in his 17 year old daughter
Bob Shusta - happy to be back from AZ.
John Sherry - Bob Shusta is in the paper
Lynn Zimmerman - happy she gets her husband back
Anna Connoly-Stevenson - baby sat up and not even 4 most old also happy for the two new Rotarian's - Dino Riggio and Alicia Craigholm
Troy Feddersen - happy for Jeff Zimmermans tenure as president
Norma Evans - happy to be part of rotary
before the speaker we introduced there was a conga line
Speaker
Neil Conan - Hanna Nicole vineyards invited by Mike Henn
east counties first winery
built a colonial style
18000 sq ft
2 acres of grounds that fit inside about 55 acres of fines
permitting process
had three children between them, eight total re going to name daughter Hanna Nicole, thought it was a good name for a winery. Ended up naming the daughter Hannah were originally going to do apples and ended up planting grapes on 7 acres in 2000. By 2001 they had a crop.
Ended up having the buyer rep they were working with make the wine the first year good wine is made from good grapes growing grapes is very expensive humbling process goal was to originally to spend time with his family as well as supplement his day job selling insurance fine line between dream and nightmare now had over 40 weddings at the winery make 17 different wines
Jay Lifson named all 5 varietals of red
Bill Eames - won a bottle for naming the 6th varietal
built winery for the residents of Contra Costa
Hanna Nicole winery has a presence where there can be events, weddings, concerts, etc. has view of Mt. Diablo
try to make products that fit the communities needs barrel aged wines that everyone could afford
current status of wine market - was a huge amount of inventory cost about $16/case to produce wine. Not including the actual wine.
Under $10 bottle of wine is the most important aspect of the market because that is where everyone starts.
Process
starts in vineyard with company that packs grapes and cools them to 30 degrees then it is shipped to new jersey grow 3 - 4 tons an acre concentrate more on flavor than quantity once wine is in tank to ferment it takes 45 days then moved to barrels for 18 - 24 months
in over 200 restaurants
looking to expand
10 medals, 3 years running
product is improving
raffle
tom Henry - $2
Andy scheck - $5
Bill Aemes - bottle of wine
Norma Evans - bottle of wine
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Notes
by Dino Riggio | Photos John Sherry