Joe Rochioli Jr., Russian River Valley’s Pinot Pioneer, Dies at 88: Growing up on his family's Sonoma farm, the grapegrower and vintner saw potential in fine wine from his land...
Proceeds Have Supported More Than 400 Local Nonprofits to Date
SANTA ROSA, CA (August 17, 2022) – Sonoma County Vintners Foundation (SCVF) is pleased to release a preview of the extraordinary...
Despite Fires, Wine's Glass Still Half Full: Although the vintage is likely to take a hit, it remains unlikely that the European fires will lead to a global wine shortage...
Hundreds of Sonoma Farmworkers May Have Been Exposed to Toxic Smoke During 2020 Wildfires: Amid a contentious debate over farmworker safety protocols in fire-prone Sonoma County, a new report says that...
Shining a Spotlight on Two of Sonoma County’s Dedicated Philanthropic Leaders
SANTA ROSA, CA (May 19, 2022) – Sonoma County Vintners Foundation is thrilled to announce Jean-Charles Boisset...
Less Fertilizer, Higher Prices Await Grape Growers: A 'perfect storm' of pandemic shutdowns, geopolitics and other factors have led to decreased product availability...
Proceeds will continue to benefit more nonprofits than any other fundraising event in Sonoma County
SANTA ROSA, CA (March 10, 2022) – Sonoma County Vintners Foundation is pleased to announce...
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (November 8, 2021) – The Sonoma County Vintners Foundation (SCVF) is excited to once again participate in Giving Tuesday, which will be celebrated this year on November 30. Giving...
New Capstone California Global Education Program Focuses Exclusively on California Wine: The first-of-its kind California wine certification and education program, Capstone California, has launched onto...
Santa Rosa, CA (September 22, 2021)—The Sonoma County Vintners Foundation announces its 2021 Sonoma County Wine Auction (SCWA) has raised over $1.7 million for the Sonoma County...
Redefining the Definition of Balanced Wine: Talking about “balanced wine” used to be perfectly acceptable—until about ten years ago, when the term suddenly became politicized...
Spectacular Auction Lots Revealed Benefiting Sonoma County’s Largest Charitable Fundraiser
Santa Rosa, CA (August 18, 2021) — Today, the Sonoma County Vintners Foundation announced...
US Wines Win International Acclaim at Decanter World Wine Awards 2021: Medal winners have been revealed in the biggest ever edition of the Decanter World Wine Awards, following two weeks of rigorous, Covid-secure...
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (July 7, 2021) – Today, the Sonoma County Vintners Foundation announces a distribution of $1 million in Community Grants to 87 Sonoma County nonprofits that have been...
Aid Includes Emergency Relief Funding and Logistics Support
SANTA ROSA, California – February 10, 2021 – Sonoma County Vintners Foundation has activated their Emergency Relief Fund donating funds...
Challenging 2020 Harvest Will Yield High Quality California Wines: For the months of September and October, total fast-moving consumer goods sales have slowed to single-digit growth, up 9% compared to...
