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Twisted Roots Carmel Valley Tasting Room at Lyons Head Gallery, 12 Delfino Place in the heart of the valley is open Friday through Sunday12:00 p.m.–5 p.m.).
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HeyWineLovers! TwistedRootsLaunches NationalDrinkWineDayPinterestContest TwistedRoots CarmelValley Tasting Room atLyons HeadGallery, 12DelfinoPlaceintheheartof thevalley is open FridaythroughSunday12:00 p.m.–5 p.m.). CarmelValley,CA,February 03,2015 —Twisted RootsCarmelValleyTasting RoomatLyons Head Gallery,12 Delfino Placeintheheartof thevalleyis open FridaythroughSunday12:00p.m.–5 p.m.).Thetasting roompours wines createdfromestategrapes on vines firstplantedin Lodiin 1918. Didyouknow thewinery’s namecamefromatwisted rootthatthefamilydug up fromthevineyard? Twisted RootsLaunches its inauguralPinterestcontest. Heywinelovers! February18this NationalDrinkWineDayand wearecelebrating byspreadingtheloveand health benefits of wine! Fromthe beautyof thevineyards to hilarious winejokes, Pinterestis burstingwith fun contentfor winelovers. Shareyour favoriteimages, quotes andjokes and enterto win inour latestPin-It-To-Win-ItContest! To enterthecontest simply:Pin ItTo Win It!
February18this NationalDrinkWineDayand wearecelebratingbyspreading theloveand healthbenefitsof wine! Fromthebeautyof thevineyards tohilarious winejokes, Pinterestis bursting with fun contentfor winelovers. • https://www.pinterest.com/TRWine/ • CreateABoardTitled:Twisted Roots LoveWine! • Add aminimumof 5 pictures • of yourfavoritewineimages, quotes andjokeswith thehashtag#TwistedRootsLovesWineand • #TwistedRootsWinery • Emailalink of your boardto:marci@chatterboxpublicrelations.com • Oneluckywinnerwillwin a$50VisaGiftCardand threepeoplewillreceiveacomplimentarytastingfor two to our CarmelTastingRoom! • Enterto win betweenFebruary1standFebruary28th.Winnerannouncedon March 5th.Certified Green Growers: • AtTwisted Roots, webelievein lettingthegrapes speak for themselves. Partner Josh Ruiz,representingpartners Ross Schmiedtand MikeHodge, stated that, “Wefeelthatour work in the vineyardis thegenesis for theflavorand overallcomplexityof our wines. As LodiCertifiedGreenGrowers wefollow sustainablefarming practicesthroughouttheentirewinemaking process.” • Thecertification ofTwisted Rootsas agreengrower includes two components:TheLodiRulespracticestandards,and aPesticideEnvironmentalAssessmentSystemthatmeasures theimpactof allorganicandsyntheticpesticides used during theyear.Thevineyardis audited annuallybyathird partyto verifyfarmingpractices, and maynotexceed amaximumnumberof points calculated using thesystem. • Among theCertified SustainablePractices arethefollowing: • Integrated PestManagement:TwistedRoots limits crop protectionto onlyessentialmeasures, andcreates and maintainsahabitatfor naturalenemiesof certainpests. For example, thefamilyplantsspecifictypes of grasses in its “1918”OldVineZinfandelvineyard to helpattractbeneficialinsects. • Air QualityControl:TwistedRoots plants covercrops of nativegrasses inand around itsvineyards tominimizedust, and limitstractorusageto reduceairpollutionand conserveenergy. • Land Stewardship:Thefamilyintegrates themanagementof thevineyards with theecosystembyproviding riparianzones, maintainingvernalpools, protecting wildlifehabitat, and installingnestingboxes for birds and bats.To combatagrowing problemof coyotes chewing up irrigationpipes, workersbegan leaving buckets of water for thecoyotes.Now thecoyotes eattherodents,leavingtheirrigationalone. • Water Management:Vineyard workers constantlymonitorsoilmoistureand measurethevines’waterneeds.Theyregulatewaterusagethroughcarefulirrigation scheduling, andconstantlymaintainand serviceirrigationsystems to ensuremaximumefficiency. • SoilHealth:Believingthathealthysoilleads to greatwines,TwistedRoots adds organicmatter byplanting covercrops and byutilizingcompost. Experts controlfertilizerand irrigationto maximize nutrition in thesoil, whichresults in higherquality,moreconcentratedfruit. Each yearanalysts run soiland planttissuetests todeterminetheneeds of thevineyard.