WIRE ADD ASSEMBLY MEMBER CECILIA
YOUR CURRY. SHE IS IN THE AG
COMMITTEE HEARING RIGHT NOW SO.
TOO SHE GETS DONE SHE WILL.
BE HERE BUT WE'RE HERE TODAY.
TOLD THIS HEARING AND LEARN
MORE ABOUT INNOVATIVE
SUSTAINABILITY WORK BEING DONE
IN THE WINE INDUSTRY. I DO WANT
TO MENTION THAT I HAVE MY
COLLEAGUE TO MY LEFT HERE.
CENTER BILL MINING WHO'S. FROM
MONTEREY.
AREA AT SANTA CRUZ MODERATE
FINE WINE COUNTRY.
DOWN THE SERVICE IN SAN LUIS
OBISPO TO.
BUT AS WE HEAR MORE ABOUT AWARD
WINNING ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP WORK IS MY HOPE THAT
WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE AWAY BEST
PRACTICES. AND PROMOTE THOSE
PRACTICES ACROSS THE WINE
INDUSTRY AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL
SECTORS.
THE WINE INDUSTRY IS A
SIGNIFICANT ECONOMIC DRIVER IN
OUR STATE IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE
RECOGNIZE THOSE GROWERS
INVENTORS WHO WERE AT THE
FOREFRONT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP.
I AM KEENLY INTERESTED IN THE
WAYS OF THE STATE CAN BETTER
SUPPORT IN ADVANCE. PROGRESSES
SUSTAINABILITY FISH FRIENDLY
FARMING AND WATER CONSERVATION.
IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE
LEGISLATURE IS WELL EDUCATED. ON
THE ISSUES FACING THE WINE
INDUSTRY AND WERE READY TO WORK
COLLABORATIVELY.
AGAIN THANK YOU AND WELCOME AND
ALTERED OVER TO SENATOR BOB
WEIR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MISTER CHAIR
AND GET READY FOR THE WORKING
WITH YOU ALONG WITH THAT EXTRA
MONEY SAID WE ARE CURRYING THIS
WHILE DOING. ALSO WELCOME THANK
YOU SO MUCH. I'M SO GRATEFUL
THAT ALL OF YOU ARE HERE TODAY
AND WE COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED
TO BE JOINING WITH YOU ON THIS
VERY SPECIAL OCCASION.
SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP ARE CRUCIAL TO LONG
TERM SUCCESS OF THIS INCREDIBLE
INDUSTRY. BUT I THINK THAT WE
CAN ALL AGREE IT HASN'T ALWAYS
BEEN LIKE THAT. GROWING UP IN A
PRUNE IN GREAT FARMING FAMILY.
HEARD MY GRANDMA MANY TIMES AS
SAYING* EYES WHEN IT CAME TO
A SUSTAINABLE GROWING PRACTICES
OR THE ISSUES OF ORGANICS. ABOUT
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DECADES
THE FOCUS OF WHAT ALL OF YOU
HAVE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE. HAS
CHANGED DRAMATICALLY IN ALL OF
YOU BECOME WORLDWIDE LEADERS ON
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
ISSUES THAT NOW CONSUMERS
DEMAND.
IT TO MOVE THE INDUSTRY INTO NEW
REALMS OF BUSINESS AN
OPPORTUNITY IN TODAY FOR OUR
AWARD WINNERS CONSUMERS ARE
SEEKING OUT BRANDS LIKE YOURS.
BECAUSE YOU HAVE A SUSTAINABLE
STORY TO TELL AND ON BEHALF OF
THIS ENTIRE COMMITTEE WE JUST
WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO
THE INDUSTRY. TO ALL THOSE
WORKERS WHO ARE THE BACKBONE OF
OUR ECONOMY AND OF COURSE THE
SUSTAINABILITY. AND AGAIN WE
COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED TO BE
WITH ALL OF YOU TODAY AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO OUR CONTINUED
PARTNERSHIP. AND CANDIDLY
LEARNING FROM YOUR GOOD WORK
THAT YOU'RE DOING DAY IN AND DAY
OUT SO IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE
HERE
WITH ALL OF YOU AND I REALLY
WANT TO THANK BOTH THE CHAIR.
AND MEMBERS OF THE JOINT SELECT
COMMITTEE ON WHY I'M CALIFORNIA
WINE. FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE
HERE TODAY I'M IT'S GREAT CHANCE
FOR US TO REALLY HIGHLIGHT THE
CALIFORNIA WINE INDUSTRY'S
COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY
WHICH IS REALLY EXEMPLIFIED BY
THE GREEN METAL RECIPIENT FOR.
THIS IS THE FOURTH YEAR THAT
WE'VE BEEN HOLDING THE AWARDS.
AND AS YOU'LL SEE AS YOU HEAR
FROM THE TWENTY EIGHTEEN
RECIPIENTS THEY'RE JUST DOING A
REMARKABLE JOB. AND WHILE I HAVE
THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING HERE
REPRESENTING THE CALIFORNIA
SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING ALLIANCE
WHICH IS THE PARTY TOO
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN WHITE
INSTITUTE. AND THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF ONE GREAT COURSE
WE HAVE SEVERAL REPRESENTATIVES
OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS HERE WE
ALSO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES OF A
NUMBER OF THE OTHER PRESENTING
ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE GREEN
pVINTNERS LOAD I WINE GRAPE
GROWERS CINEMA COUNTY
WINEGROWERS AS WELL AS THE
SENIOR TEAM IS BASED ON THE
CENTRAL COAST. AND IT AGAIN
REALLY EXEMPLIFIES THAT THIS IS
TRULY A STATEWIDE EFFORT.
AND I THINK YOU PROBABLY HAVE
HEARD OF SOME OF OUR PROGRAMS ON
THE CALIFORNIA SUSTAINABLE
WINEGROWING PROGRAM CERTIFIED
SUSTAINABLE LODI RULES NAFTA
GREEN AND STEP CERTIFIED. AND
YOU'LL HEAR ABOUT THEM MORE FROM
THOSE WHO WON THE THE AWARDS
BECAUSE MANY OF THEM ARE USING
THOSE PROGRAMS.
SO IT'S AGAIN REALLY WONDERFUL
FOR US TO HAVE A CHANCE TO BE
HERE TOGETHER TO REALLY.
HONOR THOSE RECIPIENTS AND TO
SHINE A LIGHT ON SOME OF THE
LEADING VINEYARDS AND WINERIES
IN THE STATE. AND
IT'S-ESPECIALLY APPROPRIATE THAT
WERE
GATHERED HERE IN THE MONTH OF
APRIL WHICH WE CALL DOWN TO
EARTH MONTH WHICH WAS STARTED BY
WINE INSTITUTE AND TWENTY
TWELVE.
AND AND IT'S A GREAT WAY FOR US
TO REALLY CELEBRATE THE
LEADERSHIP OF THE CALIFORNIA
WINE GRAPE GROWING AND WINE
MAKING THAT IS USING PRACTICES
THAT ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND
SOCIALLY EQUITABLE AS WELL AS
ECONOMICALLY FEASIBLE.
AND WERE ALSO VERY EXCITED THAT
THERE IS A LEGISLATE LEGISLATIVE
RESOLUTION COMMENDING.
COMMENDING THE INDUSTRY
SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS ON WHICH
IS EXPECTED TO BE PRESENTED
TOMORROW AND AGAIN THANK YOU SO
MUCH TO THIS COMMITTEE FOR
OFFERING THAT RESOLUTION. AND IN
ADDITION THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF
FUN ACTIVITIES THAT ARE
HAPPENING ALL OVER THE STATE IN
THE MONTH OF APRIL. THERE ARE
FESTIVALS AND WINE TASTING AND
FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS ECO TOURS
THROUGH VINEYARDS SO I HOPE THAT
YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO GET OUT
AND ENJOY SOME OF THOSE
ACTIVITIES.
THE DEDICATION OF OUR INDUSTRY
IS TRULY REMARKABLE ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE FOURTH
LARGEST WINE GROWING REGION IN
THE WORLD.
AND THOUSANDS OF VINEYARDS AND
WINERIES THAT REPRESENT A VAST
MAJORITY OF THE STATE'S ACREAGE
AND WINE PRODUCTION ARE
PARTICIPATING IN BOTH
EDUCATIONAL AND CERTIFICATION
PROGRAMS. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY
THEY'RE ADOPTING PRACTICES THAT
HAVE. BOTH ENVIRONMENTAL AND
SOCIAL BENEFITS EVER TALKING
ABOUT SING ABILITY WE HAVE TO
THINK ABOUT NOT ONLY THE
ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL BUT ALSO
ECONOMIC. AND IT'S WORTH NOTING
THAT THE CALIFORNIA WINE
INDUSTRIES ECONOMIC IMPACT ON
THE STATE IS OVER FIFTY SEVEN
BILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY VIA
TAXES WAGES AND TOWARDS THEM.
THEY'RE JUST A COUPLE OF QUICK
ECONOMIC DIMENSION THAT I WANT
TO INVITE THE RECIPIENTS TO COME
UP AND SPEAK. AND WE WANT TO
THANK THE REGIONAL WINERY AND
ONE BROWN ASSOCIATION PARTNERS
THAT HELPED BOTH PROMOTE THE
AWARD BUT ALSO ARE VERY ENGAGED
IN DOWNTURN MONTH AND ALL THAT
WE DO. FROM A SUSTAINABILITY
PERSPECTIVE SO THANKS TO ALL OF
THEM. AND ANOTHER REALLY
IMPORTANT GROUP OF PEOPLE I'D
LIKE TO THINK IT'S OUR JUDGING
PANEL SO WE GET APPLICANTS FROM
ALL SIZES SCOPE OF VINEYARDS AND
WINERIES FROM ALL OVER THE
STATE.
AND REALLY ALL OF THEM DO WOULD
DESERVE THE RECOGNITION IN THEIR
OWN RIGHT BUT WE HAD TO NARROW
THIS DOWN TO FOUR INDIVIDUALS
AND THERE WAS A COMMITTEE THAT
HELPED USTO THIS A THANK YOU.
TO ALL OF THEM WHO UNDERTOOK
THAT REALLY DIFFICULT AND
CHALLENGING EFFORT.
AND WE ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR
SPONSORS. WHO REALLY MADE THIS A
WAR IT'S POSSIBLE AS WELL WITH A
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR MEDIA
SPONSOR WINE BUSINESS MONTHLY?
AND ALSO TORE GOLD SPONSOR RIVER
CAPS THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING
HERE. HANDS NOW WHICH IS WHAT
YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR. AND
THE GREEN METALS ARE BASED ON
THE CORE PRINCIPLES OF
SUSTAINABILITY AGAIN
ENVIRONMENTAL SOUNDNESS SOCIAL
EQUITY AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY.
AND I'M GOING TO ANNOUNCE THE
RECIPIENT OF ALL FOUR OF THE
CATEGORIES AND THEN PLAY A VIDEO
HIGHLIGHTING SOME OF THEIR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IT'S HARD TO
CAPTURE THEM ALL IN A SHORT
VIDEO BUT. IT'LL GIVE YOU A
SENSE OF WHAT THE DEAL. AND THEN
ONCE THE VIDEO PLAYS I'LL INVITE
EACH OF THEM TO COME UP AND SAY
A FEW REMARKS IN TESTIMONY TO
YOU ALL. AND AND IF YOU LIKE YOU
ARE ALSO WELCOME TO ASK SOME
QUESTIONS AT THE END SO. FIRST
ARM AND I WILL SAY
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TWENTY
EIGHTEEN GREEN METAL RECIPIENT
SO VOCAL VINEYARDS IS THE
LEADER.
SUPERHEAT STATE VINEYARDS AND
WINERY IS ENVIRONMENT PAGE EVEN
YOUR MANAGEMENT IS COMMUNITY AND
CAKE BREAD CELLARS IS THE
BUSINESS RECIPIENT SO AGAIN
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF
AND WE'LL JUST TAKE THE PODS AND
SHOW THE VIDEO. AND THEN.
MADAM CHAIR IF YOU WOULD LIKE
TO SAY A FEW REMARKS AN HOUR
AFTER THE VIDEO IT'S UP TO YOU.
OKAY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TWO
THOUSAND EIGHTEEN GREEN MEDAL
WINNER IS.
VOCAL VINEYARDS WINNER OF THE
TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN LEADER
GREEN METAL LOCATED IN
CLARKSBURG CALIFORNIA IS A
FAMILY RUN VINEYARD AND WINERY
THAT HAS BEEN A LEADER IN THE.
CULTURE INDUSTRY SINCE THE FIRST
GRADES WERE PLANTED IN NINETEEN
SIXTY EIGHT. SUSTAINABILITY AT
ITS CORE FOR THREE GENERATIONS.
TODAY VOGEL DEMONSTRATES THEIR
COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY BY
CERTIFYING ONE THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED PLUS ACRES OF THE STATE
VINEYARDS TO VOTE I RULES FOR
SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING. SINCE
TWO THOUSAND TEN BOGLE HAS PAID
A TOTAL OF TWO POINT EIGHT
MILLION DOLLARS IN BONUSES TO
ENCOURAGE ITS PARTNER GROWERS TO
CERTIFY THEIR VINEYARDS TO LOAD
A WORLD. THE VOCAL FAMILY
EXTENDS BEYOND THOSE WHO SHARE
THE VOCAL NAME.
LOUISE HAVE SPENT TWENTY PLUS
YEARS AT THE COMPANY. AND THE
AVERAGE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN THERE
FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.
THE FAMILY FOSTERS GOOD WORKING
RELATIONS WITH QUARTERLY STAFF
LUNCHEON. FEATURING
PRESENTATIONS ON THE LATEST
SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES. VOCAL
IN BODIES LEADERSHIP IN
SUSTAINABILITY.
AS A ONE HUNDRED PERCENT ESTATE
GROWN SUSTAINABLY FARMED WINERY.
DATE VINEYARDS AND WINERY IN
RUTHERFORD CALIFORNIA IS THE
RECIPIENT OF THE TWO THOUSAND
EIGHTEEN ENVIRONMENT GREEN
METAL.
WITH ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
NINETY FIVE PLUS ACRES OF LAND
AND IMPRESSIVE TWO THIRDS OF
THAT ACREAGE ARE LEFT UNTOUCHED.
IN COURAGE BIODIVERSITY LAND
PRESERVATION IS VIEWED AS A
RESPONSIBILITY TO FUTURE
GENERATIONS. IN THE PAST THREE
YEARS THE WINERY HAS REDUCED
WATER USAGE BY FIFTY PERCENT.
CAPTURED RAINWATER AND REDUCE
THE WINERY WATER OVER ONE
MILLION GALLONS GOES BACK IN THE
IRRIGATION PONDS EACH YEAR.
SOLAR PANELS HAVE SAVE NINE
HUNDRED AND TWENTY THREE TONS OF
CO TWO COVERING EIGHTY PERCENT
OF THE ELECTRIC BILL. SUPER RES
GREEN TEAM EDUCATES EMPLOYEES ON
GREEN PRACTICES AND A PULL TO
STRICT PURCHASING POLICY OF
USING MATERIALS THAT ARE AT
LEAST FIFTY PERCENT POST
CONSUMER WASTE. THE COMPANY
OFFERS INCENTIVES FOR CARPOOLING
TO WORK WITH SIXTY FIVE PERCENT
OF EMPLOYEES PARTICIPATING.
THE NEWS AND WINERY PROUDLY
DISPLAYING NAPA GREEN LOGOS ON
EACH BOTTLE PRODUCED IS A LEADER
IN ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP.
KEIJI VINEYARD MANAGEMENT BASED
IN LODI CALIFORNIA IS A CUSTOM
FARM MANAGEMENT BUSINESS
COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE
FARMING.
LEADER OF THE TWO THOUSAND
EIGHTEEN COMMUNITY GREEN METAL.
CAGE HE BELIEVES MAKING THE
COMMITMENT FARM SUSTAINABLY IS
VALUABLE REWARDING. LASTING
BENEFITS. HAVING VINEYARDS
CERTIFIED TO LOOK AT RULES FOR
SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING FOR THE
LAST TWELVE YEARS. THE COMPANY
BELIEVES THAT CANING AND
CONTRIBUTING TO THE LEGACY OF
HEALTHY SOIL. WATER IN THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY. KEIJI IS ACTIVE IN
THE AREA LEADERSHIP ROLES
STRIVES TO FULFILL A VISION OF
SUCCESS FOR LOADING AND THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES BY
INVESTING IN THE LONG TERM
VIABILITY OF THE LAND. HUMAN
RESOURCES LOCAL YOUTH AND FAMILY
KEIJI IS A LEADER IN FOSTERING
STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH
CLIENTS EMPLOYEES AND NEIGHBORS.
CAGEY SYMPHONIES ARE THEIR
TRAINING IS IMPLEMENTED MONTHLY.
TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND WERE TO
THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE BETWEEN THE
FOREMAN AND CREWS. FARMING
SUSTAINABLY.
FOR SYSTEM EFFORTS TO REDUCE.
ENCOURAGE POSITIVE.
THE NEW MANAGEMENT IS A TRUE
COMMUNITY LEADER.
READ SELLERS IN NAPA CALIFORNIA
FACILITIES VISITOR CENTER AND
OFFICES. CAKE BREAD BELIEVES
THAT SUSTAINABILITY MEANS
INVESTING IN ITS EMPLOYEES TO
HELP THEM ACHIEVE THEIR CAREER
OBJECTIVES. AND TO ENJOY A
HEALTHY WORK LIFE BALANCE THAT'S
WHY THEY OFFER A GENEROUS
VACATION POLICY AND HOSTING
ONGOING HEALTHY WEALTHY AND WISE
EDUCATION SERIES. FEATURING
OUTSIDE SPEAKERS TO SHARE
EXPERTISE ON ALL ELEMENTS OF A
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.
KATE INVESTS IN THE LONGEVITY OF
ITS EMPLOYEES BY TIGHTLY
CONTROLLING OPERATION COSTS AND
ELIMINATING WASTE WHEREVER
POSSIBLE. IN FACT THEY HAVE
DIVERTED NINETY TWO PERCENT OF
THEIR TOTAL ANNUAL WASTE IN THE
PAST TWO YEARS.
JUST THAT THE INITIATIVES OR
INVESTMENTS THAT DEFINE. THE DAY
TO DAY DETAILS AND DECISIONS.
HELPS COSTS AND CREATE A CULTURE
OF CONSERVATION.
HOW DOES THAT MAKE YOU PROUD TO
BE A CALIFORNIA NOTHING WELL
I'VE ALWAYS SO IMPRESSED BY WHAT
YOU ARE DOING AND
CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN? AND I'M
GONNA BUY EACH OF HE RECIPIENTS
TO COME ON UP AND SAY A FEW
REMARKS WILL START WITH THE
LEADER AWARD AND RYAN BUBBLE'S
GONNA COME UP TO ACCEPT.
WE JUST SAY ONE THING BEFORE WE
GET STARTED I CAME IN LATE FIRST
WHAT PRESHEAF EVERYBODY'S HERE.
I'M YOU KNOW I'M THE STATE AXIS
STATE ABILITY PEOPLE SOMETIMES
DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT AND IT'S
SO I'M HONORED TO HAVE. MY AS
SOME MEMBER OF WALDRON HERE
TODAY BECAUSE SHE LIVES IN ALSO
AN AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY BUT I
THINK IT'S VERY ENLIGHTENING TO
SEE WHAT ALL OF YOU HAVE DONE.
AND IT GETS ME A KIND OF AN ODD
NOT MY FOCUS I'M THINKING. MY
FATHER WHO WE FARM WALNUTS WOULD
HAVE NEVER THOUGHT OF ALL THESE
GREAT THINGS THAT YOU ARE ALL
DOING AND SO I TAKE MY HAT OFF
TO YOU I TAKE MY HAT OFF TO. THE
ELDER FARMERS THE YOUNGER
FARMERS AND THE FARM WORKERS
THAT ARE NOT ONLY OUR FARM
WORKERS BUT THERE ARE FAMILY AND
YOU COULD SEE IN THESE PICTURES
THAT YOU REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
WORKERS AND SO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
THANK YOU.
ONE.
SO THE LEADER AWARD GOES TO BOCA
VINEYARDS.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE
TODAY. ON BEHALF OF MY BROTHER
WARREN MY SISTER JODY IN OUR
ENTIRE STAFF I'D REALLY JUST
LIKE TO.
SAY THANK YOU TO THE CHAIR AND
MEMBERS OF THE JOINT SELECT
COMMITTEE ON CALIFORNIA WINE AND
THE GREEN MEDALS DURING
COMMITTEE FOR RECOGNIZING BOWL
OF INURED TO THE GREEN METAL
LEADER AWARD.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND OUR
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE OTHER.
ORGANIZATIONS THERE BEING
HONORED HERE TODAY.
TO US AS IT IS TO MANY IN THE
INDUSTRY.
SUSTAINABILITY IS MORE THAN
JUST A YOU KNOW BUZZ WORD FOR
FOR US IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE
KNOW STRIVE FOR ON A DAILY BASIS
IN EVERYTHING WE DO. IN OUR IN
OUR VINEYARDS AND WINERY
OPERATIONS.
OUR FAMILY SETTLED IN THE DELTA.
IN THE MID EIGHTEEN HUNDREDS.
AND OVER FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED
AND FIFTY YEARS AND SIX
GENERATIONS WE HELD A
RESPONSIBILITY TO THE LANDS THAT
WE FARM.
WE FEEL IT'S OUR JOB.
TO LEAVE THE LAND BETTER THAN
THEY WERE WHEN WE RECEIVE THEM
FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.
WITH OUR LONG FARMING HISTORY.
WE ALSO YOU KNOW. ALWAYS BELIEVE
THAT WE WERE A GREEN COMPANY.
IT WASN'T TILL ABOUT TEN YEARS
AGO THAT WE KIND OF DECIDED TO
DIG IN AND ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT
ARE ASSISTING ABILITY EFFORTS.
YOU KNOW THIS WAS BROUGHT ON BY.
YOU KNOW WORD THAT WE WERE
GETTING NO WORD BACK INFORMATION
THEY'RE GETTING BACK ON THE
MARKET BUT ALSO FROM OTHER
LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY AND WHAT
THEY WERE DOING ON A DAILY
BASIS.
ONE OF OUR PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTS
HAS TAKEN PLACE IN THE
VINEYARDS.
WE WORK WITH A LOT I WON GREAT
COMMISSION. TO IMPLEMENT THE
CALIFORNIA RULES OR
SUSTAINABILITY WHICH SOME OF THE
MOST RIGOROUS STANDARDS IN THE
STATE.
WE'RE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE NOW
CERTIFY OVER SEVENTEEN HUNDRED
ACRES OF OUR STATE VINEYARDS.
IN TWO THOUSAND TEN WE BEGAN A
PILOT PROGRAM WITH ALL OF OUR
OUTSIDE GROWERS.
WE DECIDED TO PAY A TWENTY FIVE
DOLLAR PER TON BONUS. FOR ALL OF
THE FRUIT THAT THEY BROUGHT IN
TO INCENTIVIZE THEM TO CERTIFY
THEIR VINEYARDS AS WELL UNDER
THE SAME STANDARDS.
AS A RESULT.
IN TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN.
WE MADE. THE PROGRAM MANDATORY
BUT AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE
STILL PAYING THE TWENTY FIVE
DOLLAR PER TIME BONUS. AS A
RESULT OVER NINETY TWO PERCENT
OF THE FRUIT THAT WE BROUGHT IN
OUR FACILITY WAS CERTIFIED UNDER
THE CALIFORNIA RULES PROGRAM.
AS WE CELEBRATE OUR FIFTIETH
ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR IN THE
WINE INDUSTRY. WE BEGIN TO LOOK
FORWARD TO THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS
AND HOW WE CAN PLAY A ROLE IN
THE FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY
EFFORTS. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL
THE HELP AND. ALL OF YOU FOR
HELPING US IN THIS JOURNEY.
WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY A BIG
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF OUR
EMPLOYEES.
AS WELL AS OUR GROWING PARTNERS
FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THEY PUT
IN.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THIS
RECOGNITION. WE'RE HONORED TO BE
PRESENTED WITH THIS YEAR'S GREEN
METAL FOR LEADERSHIP.
I SHOULD MENTION ANOTHER SPECIAL
GUEST WE HAVE A CLIP MARKED ON
HE IS FORMALLY WITH THE LORD I
WENT GREAT COMMISSION AND REALLY
ONE OF THE. I WANT TO SAY
FATHERS HAVE BOTH THOUGHT I DID
VITICULTURE WORKBOOK LODI RULES
AND THAT BECAME OUR ON
CALIFORNIA'S SUSTAINABLE
WINEGROWING COACH SO THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE OVER
THE YEARS HE'S. ABOUT TO RETIRE
ON ON HIS WAY SO
CONGRATULATIONS.
OKAY NEXT UP WE HAVE OUR
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD AND THIS
GOES TO SAINT SABRI. AND I WOULD
LIKE TO INVITE CROOKSHANKS TO
COME ON UP AND ACCEPT THE AWARD.
NOT WITH THE PERSON.
THE.
I'M THE THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF
ST SUPRIYA STATE VINEYARDS AND
WINERY I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK
THE CHAIRS AND MEMBERS OF THE
JOINT SELECT COMMITTEES ON LINE.
AND THE GREEN METAL STEERING
COMMITTEE FOR THIS WONDERFUL
RECOGNITION. IT IS TRULY AN
HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY AND
RECEIVE THE TWO THOUSAND
EIGHTEEN GREEN. METAL
ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD.
AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE CERTIFIED
NAP A GREEN AND WHITE NEARING.
AM OUR STATE IS OVER FIFTEEN
HUNDRED ACRES AND.
OF THAT FIFTEEN HUNDRED ACRES
TWO THIRDS ARE LEFT TO THRIVE IN
THEIR NATURAL HABITAT. AT ST
SEBREE WE BELIEVE SUSTAINABILITY
IS PRESERVING AND PROTECTING OUR
LAND ENVIRONMENT. FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS FROM THE VERY
BEGINNING WE HAVE. WITH
THIS IN MIND AND WE CHOSE TO DO
THIS SIMPLY BECAUSE IT'S THE
RIGHT THING TO DO.
I'M ALWAYS WANTING TO IMPROVE
WE'RE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT
WATER SAVING TECHNIQUES WE'RE
WORKING TO EXPAND OUR SOLAR
GENERATION.
AND WE ARE CONSTANTLY AND POINT
ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE
FARMING PRACTICES.
AT THIS YEAR WE ACTUALLY
INTRODUCED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED
SHEEP TO OUR DOLLAR HIGH TO
STATE VINEYARD.
HELP WITH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
PRACTICE THE RESPONSIBILITY. AM
AND REDUCE OUR MOWING SO WE HAVE
A LOT OF SHEEP THERE MOWING
EVERYTHING FORCE WHICH IS GREAT.
AND.
WE.
I AM I'M JUST DELIGHTED TO SORRY
I'M NERVOUS.
I'M DELIGHTED TO ACCEPT THIS
AWARD AND THANK YOU SO MUCH TO
MY TEAM THAT'S HERE SUPPORTING
US WE WE WORK REALLY HARD
WORKING ON THAT BUT GREEN THEM.
AND HIDE IN A.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YOU CAN.
YEAH.
OKAY SO NEXT WE HAVE THE
COMMUNITY AWARD AND THERE'S NO
SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU SAW THE
VIDEO. BUT IT IS KATIE VINEYARD
MANAGEMENT THEY HAVE THEIR
FAMILY HERE IT'S SO WONDERFUL
THAT YOU ALL COULD MAKE IT AND
MADELINE RIPKEN COOPER IS GOING
TO BE ACCEPTED ON THEIR BEHALF
.
THE.
THANK YOU MY NAME'S ABOUT OWNER
CAN COLBERT AND IT IS WITH GREAT
HONOR THAT I ACCEPT THE GREEN
METAL AWARD FOR COMMUNITY ON
BEHALF A CAGEY VINEYARD
MANAGEMENT.
YOU DO THE CHAIRS THE MEMBERS OF
THE JOINT SELECT COMMITTEES ON
WINE AND THE GREEN METAL
STEERING COMMITTEES FOR THIS
RECOGNITION. AND FOR
COORDINATING THIS EVENT.
AKG VINEYARD MANAGEMENT WE
BELIEVE IN FARMING SUSTAINABLY.
BALANCING THE THREE EASE OF
SUSTAINABILITY BEING
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND
ECONOMICALLY VIABLE AND SOCIALLY
RESPONSIBLE HAS GUIDED OUR GOALS
OF BEING A STELLAR CUSTOM
FARMING MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
OURWORK IS GUIDED BY DEEP
RESPECT FOR THE LAND. OUR
COMMUNITY OUR FAMILY FARMING
TRADITION AND PRIDE IN THE
PRODUCTS THAT WE PRODUCE AND THE
SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE.
WE ARE EXCITED TO CELEBRATE OUR
EFFORTS OF SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITY OUR EMPLOYEES OUR
YOUTH OUR CLIENTS AND OUR FELLOW
WINE GROWERS AND WINE MAKERS.
I'D LIKE TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES
TO RECOGNIZE OUR CAGEY VINEYARD
MANAGEMENT ATTENDEES. ARE HERE
WITH US TODAY BECAUSE OUR
SUCCESS REALLY DOES LIE ON
TEAMWORK. UP MY HUSBAND BEN
KOLBER.
ZERO OO AND AN OWNER YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO MAKE ME CRY.
HE'S ME CHRIS COULD TERRACE
OWNER AN OPERATIONS MANAGER.
IF YOU GUYS DON'T MIND RAISING
YOUR HAND WHEN I CALL YOU.
LAURIE SMITH OFFICE MANAGER.
EMILY RIPKEN SAFETY TRAINING AND
COMPLIANCE.
AS OF CON VINEYARD MANAGER.
AND THEN MY PARENTS RICHARD
ANANSI RIP CAN AND OUR FIRST
CLIENTS OF CAGEY VINEYARD
MANAGEMENT.
AND MY IN LAWS ROBERTSON IN
CULVER. AND ALSO THE FIRST
SUPPORTERS OF CAGEY AS OUR FIRST
FIRST MEMBERS. IN CAGEY.
SO AT KEIJI VINEYARD MANAGEMENT
WE VALUE OUR COMMITMENT TO
SUSTAINABILITY. AND GIVING BACK
TO OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY HAS
LASTING EFFECTS. WE ENJOY
SHARING OUR TIME KNOWLEDGE AND
FINANCIAL SUPPORT WITH OUR LOCAL
YOUTH.
WE COLLABORATED IN COORDINATED
AN ANNUAL PUMPKIN DELIVERY TO
EVERY STUDENT LARSON ELEMENTARY.
SORRY NERVOUS.
WE SPONSORED OUR FFA AND OUR
FOUR H. YOUTH.
I KID YOU BELIEVES AN INSPIRING
OTHERS ESPECIALLY OUR FUTURE
FARMERS WITH OUR PASSION THEY
ARE OUR FUTURE.
WE MAKE TIME TO BE LEADERS MANY
OF OUR TEAM VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP
ROLES WITH A LOT I DISAGREE
CARS.
AT THE LITTLE ONE GROUP
COMMISSION ON RECLAMATION
DISTRICTS AT THE FARM BUREAU AT
OUR PARENT TEACHER ORGANIZATION
AND WITH KIT BAG SAFETY
TRAINING.
WE GIVE BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY BY
SERVING AS LEADERS THIS MATTERS
AND HAS LASTING EFFECTS.
WE BELIEVE OUR EMPLOYEES OUR
BIGGEST ASSET.
KATIE REVAMPED OUR SAFETY
TRAINING MATRIX AND TRANSLATED
OUR MATERIALS INTO.
DEAL WITH THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE
OF OUR CRUISE. WE RECOGNIZE AND
EMBRACE OUR CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
WE CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESSES OUR
EMPLOYEES MATTER AND ARE
IMPORTANT.
WE TAKE PRIDE IN ASSISTING
GROWERS TO BECOME CERTIFIED IN
LODI ROLES.
WE ENJOY IT SELL IT SELLING THE
CERTIFIED FRUIT TO LIKE MINDED
BUYERS. ECONOMIC VIABILITY IS
CRUCIAL AND SUPPORTING OUR
SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. LASTLY
SUSTAINABILITY TAKES MINDFULNESS
AND HARD WORK BUT WE SEE THE
BENEFITS AKG EVERYDAY.
SO I'M SO HAPPY AND PROUD TO
ACCEPT THE COMMUNITY GREEN AWARD
ON BEHALF OF CAGEY VINEYARD
MANAGEMENT THANK YOU.
AND FOR THE FOR THE WORD I'D
LIKE TO INVITE CYNTHIA SHARP
FROM THE CAKE BREAD CELLARS TO
COME ON UP AND ACCEPT. THE
BUSINESS AWARD
.
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
CYNTHIA SHARP AND ON BEHALF OF
CAKE FOR THE SELLERS. ALIKE THEY
THINK THE CHAIRS THE MEMBERS OF
THE JOINTS BUT COMMITTEES ON
LINE AND THE GRAY METAL STEERING
COMMITTEE FOR THIS RECOGNITION.
IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE TODAY.
WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD TO
RECEIVE THE TWENTY EIGHTEEN
GREEN METAL BUSINESS AWARD AS IT
RECOGNIZES CAKE BREAD CELLARS
COMMITTED COMMITMENT TO
SUSTAINABILITY. IT CONFIRMS WE
ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN OUR
VINEYARDS AND WINERY.
AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HELPING US
PRESERVE THE LAND FOR
GENERATIONS TO COME.
SINCE THE FIRST FINISH IN
NINETEEN SEVENTY THREE
SUSTAINABILITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN
PART OF THE CAKE BUT FAMILY
WINERY VALUES. THE MENTALITY.
STILL GUYS ALL OF OUR PRACTICES
TODAY RANGING FROM LARGE
RENDITION INITIATIVES LIKE OUR
GREEN PARKING LOT.
TWO SMALLER DAY TODAY HABITS
THAT ADD UP TO NINETY TWO
PERCENT RECYCLING OF OUR TOTAL
WASTE.
AND OUR LATEST BOTTLINGS WE HAVE
ADDED THE NAPA GREEN LOGO TURRET
BACK LABELS TO HELP REINFORCE.
OUR CONTINUED PROMOTION OF
SUSTAINABILITY TO OUR CUSTOMERS
WHICH WE FEEL IS VERY IMPORTANT.
WE ARE VERY PROUD TO BE TO BE
NAPPING GREEN WINERY AND LANCE
CERTIFIED. THERE ARE TWO PARTS
OF THE NAPA GREEN PROGRAM THAT
WE THINK ARE VERY PROGRESSIVE
AND FORWARD THINKING THAT WE
WANTED TO POINT OUT. THE FIRST
PART REQUIRES A WINERY TO BE RE
CERTIFIED EVERY THREE YEARS.
THIS ENCOURAGES OUR CONTINUED
IMPROVEMENT IN OUR
SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES.
AND THE SECOND PART ENCOURAGES
US TO EXPAND OUR SUSTAINABILITY
EFFORTS BEYOND OUR OWN
FOOTPRINT.
WE DO THIS BY EDUCATING OUR
EMPLOYEES TO USE THE SAME
PRACTICES AT HOME. AND SUPPORT
OTHER WINERIES AND VINEYARDS TO
BECOME APOCRINE CERTIFIED. THIS
IS HOW ONE SMALL LOCAL EFFORT
CAN BE MULTIPLIED OVER TIME TO
CREATE A MUCH BIGGER IMPACT.
WE HAVE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO
HAVE HAD MENTORS IN
ORGANIZATIONS ALONG THE WAY.
THAT HAVE GIVEN US HELP AND
GREAT SUPPORT DURING THIS
JOURNEY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE AND
THING JOHN GARN FOUNDER AND
PRESIDENT OF YOUR CRAFT.
HE IS ONE OF THE FIRST TO
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF
SUSTAINABILITY AND THE WINE
INDUSTRY AND IS A TRUE LEADER IN
THIS AREA.
ANNA BRITAIN ALSO IF YOU CRAFT
WHO IS A GREAT HELP IN OUR ONE
IN JUST.
SORRY.
IT WAS A GREAT HELP IN OUR
RECERTIFICATION PROCESS THEIR
GUIDANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT
HELPED US ALL ALONG THE WAY.
WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RECOGNIZE
THE NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS WHICH
CREATED THE NAPA GREEN PROGRAM
AND THE EARLY TWO THOUSANDS.
CREATING A PROGRAM TO SHARE
IDEAS WITH OTHER WINERIES AND
DEVELOP THE CERTIFICATION
PROCESS IN CONJUNCTION WITH A
COUNTY.
IN CLOSING WE WOULD LIKE TO
GRADUATE ALL OF THE TWENTY
EIGHTEEN CALIFORNIA GREEN MODEL
AWARD RECIPIENT.
THANK YOU.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT
FIRST OF ALL LET ME JUST MAKE A
COMIC IS THE FOUR OF YOU WERE UP
THERE I MEAN WHAT AN INSPIRATION
I THINK FOR ALL OF US TO BE ABLE
TO SEE FIRSTHAND. THE COMMITMENT
THAT EACH ONE EACH ONE OF YOU
HAVE BUT.
THE COMMITMENTS ON BEHALF OF
YOUR COMPANIES. AND MANY OF YOUR
RESPECTIVE FAMILIES THAT.
WORK SO HARD IN THIS.
INDUSTRY AND.
WE'RE VERY PROUD OF YOU THANK
YOU VERY MUCH.
I WOULD LIKE TO.
INTRODUCE.
ASSEMBLY MEMBER MONIQUE LOW
MOAN FROM BY THE SANTA BARBARA
WINE COUNTRY SHE REPRESENTS
WELCOME.
IT I DO HAVE ONE QUESTION
BEFORE.
WE MOVE ANY FURTHER IN THE
PRESENTATION ALLISON WERE ARE
YOU BECAUSE YOU'RE THE LEAD. IN
THE IN THE IN THE US. YOU SAID
THAT CALIFORNIA WAS FOURTH.
IN THE WORLD IN TERMS OF WAS
THAT IN PRODUCTION ACTION YES.%
OKAY I KINDA GET MAYBE ITALY AND
FRANCE WITH WHO ALSO IN
CALIFORNIA AND LOOK AT SOME OF
ENSIGN ALRIGHT THANK YOU. WE
NEED TO GET THERE. CAN'T BELIEVE
THAT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SECURING
AGAIN CONGRATULATIONS ON BEHALF
OF ALL OFUS AND WE ARE SO
GRATEFUL THAT YOU'RE HERE IN
CANADA IT IS WONDERFUL TO BE OUT
HERE YOUR PERSONAL STORIES.
IN THAT THAT'S WHAT WOULD LIKE
TO GET A FOCUS ON IF YOU DON'T
MIND TALK A LITTLE ABOUT THAT.
SO IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS THE
RIGHT THING TO DO. AND IT MAKES
BUSINESS SENSE AS WELL BUT I
TALK ABOUT THE PERSONAL. STRIVE
TO BE ABLE TO BE BOTH
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY OF
FOCUS ON SUSTAINABILITY AND HOW
MUCH TIME DO YOU TAKE ME TO
CHANGE THE CULTURE. OR WAS IT
ALWAYS IS PART OF SUBPOENA MIND
IS TALKING TO US ABOUT THAT
BECAUSE IT REALLY IS PERSONAL TO
ALL OF YOU OBVIOUSLY. IN IF YOU
CAN JUST GIVE US SOME INSIGHT ON
THAT.
WE'RE CERTAIN SKATER IN PLACE.
SO FOR US LIKE I SAID.
IN OUR PRESENTATION IT STARTED
A LITLE OVER TEN YEARS AGO I'M
WE ALSO WORK WITH JOHN GARN.
HE ACTUALLY CAME OUT AND.
ADVISED US.
AND KIND OF GOT US I GOT THE
BALL ROLLING FOR US. AND FOR US
IT WAS SOMETHING WHERE YOU KNOW
WE THOUGHT WE'D BEEN DOING IT
THE RIGHT WAY ALL ALONG BUT WE
REALIZE ONCE WE ACTUALLY. DUG IN
AND LITTLE CLOSER. THERE'S A LOT
OF THINGS THAT WE COULD BE
DOING.
THAT WERE BETTER THAN WE COULD
BE DOING A BETTER WAY.
MIKE MIKE YOU HAD SAID EARLIER.
WE KIND OF WHEN WE FIRST LOOKED
AT.
ENVIRONMENT YOU KNOW
SUSTAINABILITY YEAH WE WERE
THINKING HOW'S THE SALT
GREENWASHING IT'S ALL YOU KNOW
SELF FLUFF AND IT IS GOING TO
COST US MONEY JUST TO GET TO. TO
GET A CHECK BOX ON OUR. ON OUR
LABEL SOME BUT WHEN WE LOOKED
INTO IT AS A WHOLE LOT MORE THAN
THAT. WE.
REALIZE THAT THE MONEY WE SPENT
WAS GONNA COME BACK TO US MANY
TIMES OVER. AND SO SOME OF THOSE
FIRST.
IMPLEMENTATIONS THAT WE DID
OVER TEN YEARS AGO ON LIKE I
SAID THEY'VE ALREADY PAY
THEMSELVES OFF AND THEN SOME.
AND SO THAT THAT'S KIND OF HOW
WE GOT INTO IT THANK YOU PLEASE.
I AM OKAY SO WE STARTED ABOUT I
BELIEVE ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO AS
WELL AM AND.
WE WE THOUGHT WE WERE DOING
EVERYTHING WE COULD OUT IN THE
VINEYARD THINKING SUSTAINABILITY
WERE STATE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT WE CAN KEEP OUR VINEYARDS
GOING FOR YEARS AND YEARS.
.
FOR THE FUTURE GENERATIONS THEM
BUT WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING THEN
AT GETTING THE. LAND
CERTIFICATION AND THE WINERY
CERTIFICATION THERE ARE SO MANY
THINGS THAT WE COULD IMPROVE AND
I MEAN EVEN LITTLE THINGS LIKE.
MAKING THAT.
.
THE MOTION DETECTORS ON LIGHTS
AND ALL THE OFFICES LIKE HE I I
NEVER HAD THOUGHT OF THAT BEFORE
ABOUT HOW MUCH ENERGY COULD WE
SAVE JUST PUTTING THAT ON MOTION
DETECTOR. AND AND SO FROMTHERE
WE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THAT
VERY FIRST CERTIFICATION AND
THEN. WITH THE NAPA GREEN.
THE WAY THAT ATE THE PROCESS
GOES YOU GET CERTIFIED BUT THE
NEXT TIME THEY RECERTIFY YOU YOU
HAVE TO SHOW IMPROVEMENT.
SO AM IT'S KIND OF A CONTINUAL
THEME THAT WE HAVE A. AND
CREATED A NAPA GREEN COMMITTEE
AT OUR WINERY AND SO WE'RE
MEETING MONTHLY TALKING ABOUT
ALL THE RESEARCH. AND AND ALSO
WITH THE HELP OF ANNA BRITAIN AT
VIEW CRAFT AS WELL SO AM. I
THINK IT'S JUST A PROGRESS THAT
WE'VE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST
TEN YEARS AND WE'RE STILL HAVE
GOALS FOR THE NEXT. TEN YEARS
AND PLUS. KEEP GOING AND
IMPROVING IT SHOULD BECOME PART
OF THE CULTURE IT HAS YEAH. I
THINK THAT WE HAVE AM LIKE I AM
ONE OF THE WAY MAKERS SO I HAVE.
NO MEETINGS WITH THE SELLER CREW
TALKING ABOUT WATER SAVINGS AND.
THEM JUST THE OTHER DAY I HAD A
MEETING ABOUT ALL THAT
IMPROVEMENTS THAT WE'VE DONE
JUST IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS TO
LET THEM KNOW AS WELL AND THEY
ARE CONSTANTLY COMING UP WITH
IDEAS OF. HOW THEY THINK THEY
CAN REDUCE WATER IN THE CELLAR
SO? THANK YOU. PLEASE. MY NAME
IS MADELINE UNLIMITED WONDERFUL
JOB OKAY A*. IT TO SHOWS
RIGHT THAT. SO MANY AGRICULTURE
BASED BUSINESSES.
SO PERSONAL AND FAMILY RUN RIGHT
AND I COULD WE COULD ALL FEEL
THAT IN JUST THAT WAS VERY
GRATEFUL FOR THAT GREAT WEALTH
THAT'S REALLY HOW WE GOT INTO
THE BUSINESS AS BEING A. A GREAT
GUARD DAUGHTER GROWING UP.
IN LODI KNOWING THAT I WOULD
PROBABLY BE FARMING ONE DAY.
BEING A PART OF THE LIBERALS
PROGRAM PRESS MADE SENSE. AND I
ACTUALLY CONSOLE AND AND HELP
OTHER FARMERS GET CERTIFIED.
IF THEY WANT TO GO THROUGH THE
PROGRAM AND I FIND AGAIN AND
AGAIN. THAT IF YOU'RE A FARMER
YOU'RE ALREADY INVESTED IN
LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE HE
WOULDN'T BE FARMING FOR JUST A
YEAR AND MOVE ON TO SOMETHING
ELSE SO. I FIND THAT THS GOING
THROUGH A CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
FOR YOU REALLY REINFORCES. THESE
VALUES THAT FARMERS HAVE KEEPING
HEALTHY SOIL KEEPING HEALTHY
WATER KEEPING YOUR YOUR LABOR
SAFE AND AND KEEPING THEM HAPPY.
JUST ONLY GOES TO INVEST IN OUR
FUTURE SO.
I AM MORE FROM A A FARMING SIDE
OF THINGS RATHER THAN A WINERY
BUT. I'D JUST LIKE TO ADD THAT
ANY COMPANY CAN MAKE SUSTAINABLE
CHOICES.
IF YOU WORK TOGETHER AS A TEAM
IT'S ABOUT MAKING THAT
COMMITMENT AND FINDING WAYS TO
ALWAYS IMPROVE WHAT YOU DO. MAKE
IT MORE EFFICIENT AND PROTECTOR
RESOURCES SO I THINK IT'S JUST A
VALUABLE LESSON. FOR ANYONE THAT
WANTS TO LOOK TOWARDS THE FUTURE
IN ANY KIND OF BUSINESS THAT
IT'S JUST THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I. OWN SKIN CLOSER JUST TO
REITERATE WHAT BRICK AND RYAN
WERE SAYING. I'M THE
RECERTIFICATION PROCESS IS
REALLY GREAT BECAUSE YOU'RE
ALWAYS FINDING WAYS TO GO BACK
AND BUY NEW THINGS YOU CAN DO.
REESE A CERTIFIED IN TWO
THOUSAND EIGHT. BUT YOU JUST.
CAN'T STAY WITH THE NORM YOU
ALWAYS HAVE TO BE DOING MORE AND
MORE SO WE DO ALSO HAVE AN
ACTIVE GREEN TEAM AT THE WINERY.
ARE ALSO MEETING MONTHLY AND
DISCUSSING NEW IDEAS AND NEW
WAYS OF DOING THINGS BETTER.
THAT RECERTIFICATION PROCESS
WERE PROVIDED A.
INTEGRATED RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
WHICH IS REALLY REALLY HELPFUL
AND.
PROVIDES LOTS OF NEW IDEAS AND
WAYS OF DOING THINGS BETTER WE
REALLY APPRECIATE ANNA FOR AND
VIEW CRAFOORD PROVIDING US WITH
THAT.
THANK YOU.
WELL I JUST HAVE A COUPLE
COMMENTS YOU KNOW I'M ONE OF THE
CHALLENGES OF BEING IN THIS
CAPITAL IS THAT OF MANY OF OUR
COLLEAGUES ARE FROM SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. AND YOU HAVE TO
EXPLAIN TO HIM THAT ONE JUST
DOESN'T SHOW UP IN A BOTTLE. AND
WHAT IT TAKES IN FROM THE DIRT
ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE ROOT
STOCK EITHER THROUGH GRAFTING
AND YOUR EMPLOYEES IN THE PAPER
WORK IF. YOU KNOW YOU GO THROUGH
ALL OF THAT AND.
I'M HONORED TODAY TO HEAR WHAT
WONDERFUL LEADERS WHO ARE IN THE
INDUSTRY.
INNOVATIVE.
YOU KNOW YEARS AGO AND MANY
PEOPLE THINK WE'RE NOT
INNOVATORS AS BEING FARMERS
RIGHT THEY JUST THINK THAT IT'S
VERY EASY JOB BUT WE KNOW HOW
DIFFICULT IT IS.
AND THAT YOU WERE COLLABORATIVE
EARLY I MEAN ALL OF YOUR SHARING
INFORMATION YEARS AGO AGAIN
WE'VE A LOT OF FARMERS KEPT ALL
THEIR INFORMATION TO THEMSELVES
THEY DO WORK INTO SHARING. OR AS
WE KNOW COLLABORATING ONLY MAKES
A BETTER PRODUCT RIGHT.
HELLO AND LASTLY IS THE DIVISION
TWO GUYS HAVE INCREDIBLE VISION
YOU KNOW I'M TRYING TO WORK WITH
CAPE AND TRIED AND TRIED HICKMAN
OF TAPPAN TRADE I'M WORKING ON.
YOU KNOW REDUCING GREENHOUSE
GASES AND YOU GUYS ARE DOING THE
THINGS THAT I WANT I'M PROUD OF
AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE OTHER
FARMERS UNDERSTAND AS WELL SO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP
AND. CONGRATULATIONS.
RYAN YOU AND ASKED YOU YOU WOULD
HAVE MENTIONED ABOUT COSTS AND
COULD KIND OF BROUGHT A NUMBER
UP BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GO
THROUGH THE PANEL AGAIN AND TALK
ABOUT. YOU KNOW.
BECAUSE I'M SURE THE OTHER
PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T.
FOLLOWED YOUR VISION OR MODEL
ARE THINKING JEEZ HOW CAN I
AFFORD TO PUT ONE MORE THING.
YO INTO MY WINERY HOW CAN I PUT
ONE MORE EMPLOYEE IN MY BUSINESS
PLAN ONE MORE HOUR OF THE DAY
FOR RECORD KEEPING CAN YOU
COMMENT ON THAT THE COST AND
WHAT.
THE THOUGHT PROCESSES.
BUT.
YOU KOW. FARMING IS IS IS NOT A
SHORT TERM. PROPOSITION IT'S
IT'S SOMETHING YOU KNOW AS A AS
A FAMILY ORGANIZATION WE'RE
LOOKING AT THE LONG TERM WE'RE
LOOKING. NOW NOT JUST TWO YEARS
DOWN THE ROAD WE'RE NOT LOOKING
AT YOU KNOW TRYING TO. GET OUR
BALANCE SHEET TO LOOK AS GOOD AS
POSSIBLE FOR THE NEAR TERM WE'RE
LOOKING FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.
AND SAW A LOT OF THOSE COSTS
THAT YOU KNOW GO OUT TODAY. LIKE
I SAID EARLIER THEY'RE GONNA
THEY'RE GONNA BE COMING BACK
MANY TIMES OVER.
ONE OF THE THE COST THAT WE DO
PUT OUT THERE THAT YOU KNOW
REALLY DOESN'T COME BACK IS THAT
BONUS THAT WE'RE PAYING TO OUR
TO OUR GROWERS BUT. WE FEEL THAT
THAT'S THAT'S A COST THAT YOU
KNOW. THERE'S COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH BECOMING CERTIFIED UNDER
THESE PROGRAMS. TO THAT'S NOT A
BURDEN THAT WE WANTED TO PUT ON
OUR GROWERS BY THEMSELVES WE
KNOW WHAT IT COSTS FOR US TO
CERTIFY YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF
GRADES AND SO. WE ADDED THAT IN
AND IT'S JUST THE COST OF DOING
BUSINESS TO TO GET THOSE GREAT
CERTIFIED UNDER THE THE
CALIFORNIA RULES PROGRAM AND WE
WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
AND IT'S BEEN DONE ON THE STEPS
ECHO WHAT.
RYAN WAS SAYING.
.
THERE ARE COSTS INVOLVED BUT.
IF IF YOU DON'T RECEIVE A BONUS
BUT MOST OF MY GROWERS WHO HAVE
BEEN ENCOURAGED TO JOIN ARE
DOING IT FOR THE BONUS BECAUSE
IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE UNLESS
ECONOMICALLY.
THEY CAN. GET THOSE COSTS BACK
WE HAVE FOUND THAT IT DOES OPEN
OTHER DOORS TO MAYBE YOU WILL
GET A BONUS THAT YEAR. BUT YOU
WILL HAVE ANOTHER STORY AND
ANOTHER MARKETING TOOL TO FIND
WINERIES. WHO ARE INTERESTED IN?
SELLING GREEN WHINER CERTIFIED
MINE SO IT DOES HAVE POWER OTHER
THAN JUST GETTING THE BONUS WE
HAVE NEGOTIATIONS AND STORY AND
AND YOUR CRAFTING. MORE TO WHO
YOU ARE.
SO IT IS AN INVESTMENT FOR THE
FUTURE BUT WE FIND PRETTY MUCH
EVERY FARMER WHO DOES IT.
.
IS IT IS NOT WRITING OFF THOSE
COSTS FOR EVER BUT IT DOES COME
BACK IN THE SHORT TERM.
THEN THINGS INTO.
AND.
AND THE SUNDAY OKAY.
IT JUST MAGICALLY COMES ON.
AND. THERE IS IT IS THERE THERE
IS COST RELATED TO THIS
DEFINITELY BUT THERE'S ALSO
THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO THAT
DOESN'T COST WHICH.
AM ARE SIMPLE THINGS LIKE JUST
MAKING SURE YOU'RE RECYCLING
YOUR BOTTLES CORRECTLY OR AM
TALKING TIERED SHOULD JANITORIAL
STAFF AND MAKING SURE THAT THEY
ACTUALLY ARE TAKING THE
RECYCLING OUT TO THE RECYCLING
CONTAINERS RATHER THAN JUST
THROWING IT IN THE GARBAGE OR. I
AND THERE'S THERE'S SO MANY
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS TO THIS AND
YOU CAN LOOK I MEAN WE PUT IN
SOLAR PANELS. AND ATE IT NOW
OFFSETS EIGHTY OR EIGHTY PERCENT
OF OUR POWER IS COVERED BY THE
SOLAR SO THAT EVENTUALLY IS
GOING TO PAY ITSELF OFF. BUT IT
WAS A BIG INVESTMENT TO START
WITH.
BUT I THINK YOU KIND OF HAVE TO
LOOK AT THE SMALL THINGS THAT
YOU CAN DO AND EVEN SOMEBODY
THAT SAYS I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO
DO THIS THERE IS STUFF THAT YOU
CAN DO. AND AM.
THE ASSESSMENT THAT THAT.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT THEY
DO THAT WITHIN ALL INTEGRATED
INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT DATE WILL
GET THEY WILL TAKE A LOOK AT
EVERYTHING YOU'RE DOING AND
FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU NEED TO
WORK ON IT. AND.
EVEN JUST AS MUCH AS LOOKING AT
HOW YOU SANITIZED TANKS OR MIGHT
NOT BE ANY. CHANGE IN COSTS AT
ALL JUST MIGHT BE A DIFFERENT
PRACTICE OR A DIFFERENT WAY THAT
YOU'RE DOING IT SO. AM I THINK.
SHARING THE INFORMATION AND.
THAT HELPS.
AND TALK. THEM. SEPARATE SPLEEN
AND SHARING OUR STORY WITH OTHER
WINERIES.
I LOVE TALKING ABOUT OUR SAVINGS
IN REGARDS TO OUR WASTE
DIVERSION.
.
I THINK BEFORE IT WAS THAT NO
ONE WANTED TO SHARE THEIR
INFORMATION AND I LOVE SHARING
OUR INFORMATION BECAUSE I'M
PROUD. OF THE SAVINGS THAT WE
HAVE AN INSTANT ABILITY EFFORTS
THAT WE'RE MAKING.
.
THERE IS A COST UP FRONT.
BUT. I THINK IN THE LONG RUN
USED DO YOU DO SEE THOSE SAVINGS
WE IMPLEMENTED A COMPOSTING
PROGRAM. AND PEOPLE DON'T
REALIZE THAT YOU'RE SAVING THE
DELIVERY TRUCK FEE HERE'S SAVING
THAT TIME THAT ARE THAT TIME
EMPLOYEE HAS TO GO PICK IT UP.
THE COST OF THE FERTILIZER YOU
HAVE TO TAKE ALL THAT INTO
ACCOUNT. FOR OUR OUR WAYS TO BE
INVESTED AND OTHER CALLED BIG
BELLY WASTE RECEPTACLES. AM.
THAT SAVED US OVER A THOUSAND
DOLLARS A YEAR WE WERE ABLE TO
GET RID OF ONE OF OUR.
FIX OUR TRASH DUMPSTERS SO YOU
DO HAVE TO TAKE ALL OF THOSE
LITTLE THINGS INTO ACCOUNT AND
IT DOES ALL OUT A.
SO WE JUST WANT TO SAY AT BOTH
THE CYNTHIA AND OF COURSE TO
MADELINE'S WAS BROKEN RYAN WE
ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR
LEADERSHIP. THAT WE ARE GRATEFUL
YOU'RE HERE TODAY AND I THINK WE
NEED TO GIVE THESE FOR A ROUND
OF APPLAUSE AND ORGANIZATIONS
SAY THANK YOU.
WE DID TO BE RETURNED BACK OVER
TO A MS JORDAN FOR SOME CLOSING
REMARKS THAT WE WOULN'T LIKE TO
BE AT OPENING UP FOR PUBLIC
COMMENT AND THAT'S THE TIME
WHERE WE INVITE EACH OF YOU TO
BE ABLE TO COME SAY A FEW WORDS
IF YOU LIKE ON BEHALF. OF YOUR
ORGANIZATION OR IF YOU WANT TO
TELL US ANY STORIES ABOUT THE
FOUR THAN THAT ARE UP HERE WOULD
LOVE TO HEAR THAT AS WELL.
BUT WHEN WE TURN IT BACK OVER
TO A MISTER IN FOR SOME CLOSING
REMARKS THAT IT'S RIGHT. IN THE
END WE'D LIKE TO BE TO OPEN UP
TO ALL OF YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH AND I WILL
JUST END BY.
TELL YOU ONE INTERESTING FACT I
THINK WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT ALL OF
THE CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS.
IT IS NOW THE CASE WHERE. MORE
THAN SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT OF ALL
OF CALIFORNIA WINE IS MADE IN A
CERTIFIED SUSTAINABLE WINERY.
AND A THIRD OF ALL OF
CALIFORNIA'S WINE GRAPE ACREAGE
IS CERTIFIED THE CALIFORNIA
SUSTAINABLE WINEGROWING WILL
RIVALS SNAPPLE GREEN. OR STEP
CERTIFIED PROGRAM AND I THINK
THAT'S JUST REMARKABLE ON THE
RELATIVELY NEW PROGRAMS AND IT
JUST SHOWS THE COMMITMENT. AS DO
THESE INCREDIBLE STORY SO
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL I WANT TO
THANK OUR PARTNERS FROM THE
STEERING COMMITTEE FOR. THEIR
INVOLVEMENT WITH THE GREEN METAL
OTHER SPONSORS AND I WOULD
INVITE EVERYONE TO JOIN US FOR A
DOWN TO EARTH PERCEPTION IN ROOM
THREE SEVENTEEN FOLLOWING THIS.
INFORMATIONAL HEARING THANK YOU
SO MUCH THANK YOU SO MUCH TO THE
CHAGRIN OF APPLAUSE MS JORDAN
FOR ALL OF HER WORKING.
WHO DESIGNED THE COMMITTEE WOULD
LIKE TO BE ABLE TO OPEN UP TO
ALL OF YOU WE'D LIKE YOU TO WALK
ME TO THE MICROPHONE IF YOU
DON'T MIND YOU SAYING YOUR FIRST
AND LAST IN YOUR ORGANIZATION?
WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU
WHAT'S BEEN WORKING WHAT CAN THE
STATE DO TO HELP YOU AS WELL.
OR AS WE SAID ANY BEHIND THE
SCENES STORIES ABOUT THE FOR
THESE FOLKS ANY GOSSIP WE LIVE
HERE TOO. THOUGH UP PLEASE COME
ON FORWARD.
AND AT OR IF YOU'D LIKE TO BE A
BRAG WE'D LIKE TO BE OUT HERE
THAT TOO SO PLEASE COME FOR.
GOOD EVENING THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US HI THERE THANK YOU
AMANDA BRITAIN I WORK WITH THE
NAPA VALLEY VINTNERS AS A
CONSULTANT ON THE NAFTA GREEN
CERTIFIED LAND AND WINERY
PROGRAMS. THERE'S REALLY WANTED
TO THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR
ACKNOWLEDGING ALL OF THE HARD
WORK THAT ALL OF THE CALIFORNIA
MENTORS ARE DOING. TO REALLY
SHOW THAT SUSTAINABILITY CAN
REALLY ACTUALLY ENHANCE MAKING A
REALLY HIGH QUALITY WINE AND
REALLY HIGH QUALITY PRODUCT. AND
WE'RE JUST SO SO PROUD THAT TWO
OF OUR ABNER'S AND THEY'RE BOTH
COMPREHENSIVELY CERTIFIED IN THE
NAPA GREEN LAND A MIGHTY
PROGRAMS. THE VICTORY AND CAKE
BREAD ARE BEING HONORED FOR
THEIR LEADERSHIP HERE TODAY AND.
I KNOW BROOKE IS ALWAYS THERE
WITH THE OLD SPEAKING SEATED
GREAT TODAY THAT'S ONLY
BACKGROUND I'LL GIVE ON HER BUT
YOU GET THAT YOU PULL IT OUT TO
ALL THE GREAT JOB AND. I'M JUST
REALLY PROUD OF ALL THE WORK
THAT EVERYONE'S DOING I THINK
YOU. SHOULD BRING YOUR GREAT
PLEASE SHARE YOUR WORDS THANK
YOU SO MUCH.
WHO ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME
FORWARD SAY A FEW WORDS WE
WELCOME YOU?
ALL IGHT CAN MAKE US A LINE
THAT'S RIGHT EXACTLY.
PLEASE COME ON BOARD.
I THOUGHT I SAW HER HUSBAND
STIRRING TO THE AREA.
THAT'S RIGHT. WITH THE FATHER OF
LODI RULES COME IN FOR.
WELCOME SIR ANYTHING FOR ALL
YOUR WORK YEAH MY NAME'S CLIFF
ALL MARK RECENTLY RETIRED FROM
SURE HARVEST BUT I WAS THIS
DESPICABLE WONDERING FACTOR LOT
I WANT MY COMMISSION FROM.
NINETEEN NINETY FIVE TO TWO
THOUSAND NINE. SO THAT A LOT I
GROWERS HAVE BEEN WORKING ON
THIS SINCE NINETEEN NINETY ONE.
I GOT TO NINETEEN NINETY FIVE
BUT WHAT I WANTED TO SAY TO THE
AUDIENCE. SO IT IS VERY.
GRATIFYING TO SEE WHAT THE IN
TEN HAS A SELF ASSESSMENT
WORKBOOK.
MICHIGAN HAS A JEW SCRAPER ALL
OF THAT WAS STIMULATED BY WHAT
THE WORK DONE IN LODI AS WELL AS
REST CALIFORNIA. I JUST CAME
FROM A FIELD DAY TODAY FOR THE
ALLMAN BORDER CALIFORNIA. WHICH
HAS A SELF ASSESSMENT PROGRAM
BASICALLY MODELED AFTER THE WINE
INDUSTRY SELF ASSESSMENT. ONE
POINT TWO MILLION MILLION ACRES
OF ALMONDS AND THEY'RE WORKING
VERY HARD TO CATCH UP TO ONE
INCH RESELL. THE CALIFORNIA
ENERGY ALL OF YOU HAD SUCH A
HUGE IMPACT AND PEOPLE ARE
WATCHING AND PEOPLE ARE
RESPONDING IN IT IS REALLY. UP
WONDERFUL TO SEE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH I THINK WE
KNOW THAT WE OWE HIM A ROUND OF
APPLAUSE FOR THE.
WHO WILL DO THAT YOU WOULD COME
UP IN DEBT SPEAK WE WELCOME YOU
PLEASE COME UP ALL THERE WE GO?
AND AS WE SAID WE WELCOME
STORIES IS SO.
YOU NEED A KLEENEX THE OTHER
HALF OF KATY I'M REALLY I'M
REALLY THE ONE THAT NEEDS THE. A
LOT ON A CONGRATULATIONS FOR BEN
COLBERN CEO OF.
KIDS EVEN YOUR MANAGEMENT
RATHER.
TODAY BE KNOWN AS MALINCHE
HUSBAND. TIME. I EVER WANT TO
POINT OUT AS YOU OR MAKE YOU
WERE DEFENDING WHY WE'D WHY WE
DO THIS AND AND SPEAKING ABOUT
REASONS.
THAT AFFECT US MORE THAN THE.
MONETARY VALUE OF
SUSTAINABILITY IS HAS TO DO WITH
OUR EMPLOYEES. ARM.
AS TO WHO I SEE AS OF ABOUT
FILMING RIGHT NOW SO MAKE SURE
YOU DON'T SHOW ALL THE GUYS
OKAY.
.
IT WHAT WHAT WHY DIDN'T EXPECT
RIGHT AWAY IS THE EMPOWERMENT IT
BROUGHT TO OUR EMPLOYEES NOT TO
MAKE DECISIONS ON THE FIELD.
FAMILY WITH OLIVER TRAININGS
THAT SHE DOES ARM REALLY BROUGHT
IN POWER MEANT TO THEM AND
MAKING DECISIONS ON THE FIELD.
WE STARTED AS A SMALL FARMING
COMPANY FARMING WANT TO TOUCH
UPON A VETERAN
GRADUATIONS EVERYONE THANK YOU.
SO HAPPY SHARED IN GRADUATION
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE JOB.
WHO ELSE WE WELCOME YOU PLEASE
COME FORWARD?
SHARE YOUR PIECE.
ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO GIVE IT CAN
SPEAK WITH THE COMMITTEE.
FOR.
ALL RIGHT WHEN I BRING IT BACK
TO THE COMMITTEE WE'D LIKE O BE
ABLE TO OFFER UP CLOSING
REMARKS.
AND THEN WITH BEFORE FAHRER AT
WE JOURNEY DISSECT TALK ABOUT
OUR NEXT STEPS IS A PRIOR TO
GOING TO BE HEARING MORE AND
TAKE SOME PICTURES AND WOULD
LIKE TO TAKE CARE OF SOME
HOUSEKEEPING BEFORE. WE ADJOURN
TODAY BUT WHAT WE TURNED OVER TO
THE SIDE WE ARE CURRY IN THE
GAME JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO
EXACTLY ARE CURRY. COMES FROM A
FARMING BACKGROUND IN HAS BEEN A
TRUE LEADER FOR THE WINE
INDUSTRY. IN THE STATE IS SIMPLY
THIS WAS A THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I THINK THIS ONE AGAIN THANK YOU
VERY MUCH THANKS FOR ALL YOUR
HARD WORK I KNOW IT'S NOT THE
STUFF IS NOT EASY IT TAKE SOME
TIME. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR
ACKNOWLEDGING THE WORKERS.
BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES I'M YOU
KNOW IT'S OBVIOUS YOUR MENTORING
A LOT OF THE WORKERS AND FOR
BEING ABLE TO GIVE THEM
EMPOWERMENTS REALLY IMPORTANT
SO.
AGAIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANKS
FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND.
THIS CURRENT LINE MAN.
TURN IT OVER TO SENATOR DODD
SENATOR DIED FROM THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS TO THE STATE
ASSEMBLY TO THE STATE SENATE.
I'M JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU
TO SENATOR DIED HE'S BEEN
INCREDIBLE PARTNER IN LEADER ON
BEHALF OF THE WHITE COMMUNITY
HERE IN THE STATE SENATE AND
CLOSING REMARKS PLEASE.
WELL THANK YOU.
YOU KNOW.
WE'VE WE'VE HELD NOW I THINK.
.
WE HAVE FOUR FIVE OR YOU OVER
TIME.
HEARINGS AND AND YOU KNOW.
WHILE EACH HEARING HAS ITS
UNIQUE VALUE I THINK THIS ONE
GAVE US SO MUCH VALUE BECAUSE WE
NOT ONLY DO WE HEAR WHAT WAS
GOING ON. AND WHAT THE
TECHNIQUES AND THAT YOU WERE
USING. AND THE STRATEGIES THAT
YOU WERE USING.
BUT WE HEARD THE PASSION BEHIND
IT AND THE. FAMILY VALUES OR THE
COMPANY VALUES BEHIND EACH AND
EVERYONE OF THESE ENDEAVORS. AND
I'D LIKE TO THANK.
ALL THE INDUSTRY GROUPS. ASIDE
FOR EVERYTHING THAT.
.
THE CALIFORNIA STATE OF A WINE
GROWING ALLIANCE THE NAPA VALLEY
VINTNERS. WITH THEIR GREEN
PROGRAM THE CALIFORNIA LAND
STEWARDSHIP INSTITUTE YELLOW AND
AND WITHOUT I DON'T WANT TO
LEAVE ANYBODY OUT LOAD I LOSE
OTHERS. THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA.
YOU ALL OUR SHOW A BEST
PRACTICES AND MORE AND MORE
PEOPLE ARE MOVING TOWARDS US I
JUST WANT TO THANK EACH AND
EVERYONE OF YOU. THIS HERE AND
THEN ALL THE WARD WINNERS FOR
YOUR LEADERSHIP. AND.
MAKING US LOOK GOOD. FRANKLY WE
REPRESENT. A PHENOMENAL
CALIFORNIA WINE INDUSTRY AND I'M
SO VERY VERY PROUD OF EACH AND
EVERYONE OF YOU THANK YOU.
CARE.
I.
BEFORE JUST GETTING TO SOME
QUICK CLOSING REMARKS WOULD LIKE
TO BE THAT WELCOME THE SOME THE
WOMAN FROM STOCKED IN IN ALSO
CHAIR THE WOMEN'S CAUCUS WHO'S
HERE TODAY. THAT'S WELCOME
ASSEMBLYWOMAN AMY PLEASE.
ONE OF. THE GOOD LOOKING TO THE
DICE.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE THE SO WE WANT
TO SAY A FEW WORDS.
AS SAY SHE DOES HAVE SOME
CONSTITUENTS WHO ARE HERE OR BE
RECOGNIZED YOUR TODAY.
SOMEONE THEM. THANK YOU THANK
YOU ALL VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU
FOR ALLOWING ME TO COME UP AND
SIT FOR A MINUTE.
IT THOUGH AND I AM SO GLAD
WE'RE ALL SITTING HERE THOUGH
BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE FACES OF
NAPA AND SONOMA COUNTY BUT IT'S
ALSO GOOD TO SEE THE FACE OF SAN
JOAQUIN COUNTY AND LODI.
AND WE HAVE AN AWARD WINNER
HERE.
WHO IS IN OUR DISTRICT AND SO I
WAS REALLY PROUD TO BE HERE AND
AND THAT WE KEEP REPRESENTING
AND AS I KEEP IN MIND MY PEERS
WELL THEY MAY MAKE A LOT OF ONE
SO DO WE BUT WE GROW A LOT MORE
FOR? US SO IT TAKES ALL OF
CALIFORNIA PULLING TOGETHER I
THINK TO REALLY.
YEAH WELL IT YEAH.
YOU HAVE TO SPEAK UP BECAUSE I
THINK THE WHOLE METAL RIGHT AND
SO WE. WE SLIP IN AND WE TRY TO
DO OUR STUFF. OF. LIFE NOW. FOR
WORD WINNERS WERE BETTER THAN
OKAY PASS THROUGH IT JUST THANK
YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND I
THINK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU
DO THAT REALLY PUTS CALIFORNIA
ON THE MAP.
AND COMPETITIVE WITH THE ENTIRE
WORLD THANK YOU VERY MUCH STREAK
YOU. MAY I TELL YOU ARE SO LUCKY
TO HAVE THE SIMILAR REPRESENTING
YOU TALK ABOUT A FIERCE ADVOCATE
SO JUST THINK YOU SO MUCH SO
MUCH FOR JOINING US AS WELL WE
HOPE YOU CAN. GIVE THE STATE
TAKES A PICTURE OF US PLEASE. ON
AS. IT IS NOT EASY TO FARM IN
CALIFORNIA AND I THINK WE ALL
KNOW THAT. AND YOU HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO SHOW HOW TO LEAD THE
WAY.
AND I GOTTA SAY THE WHITE
COMMUNITY IN THIS STATE HAVE
BEEN LEADERS ACROSS THIS NATION
ON THE PLANET WHEN IT COMES TO
STAYING ABILITY IN SHOWING THAT
IT ALSO WORKS FOR THE ECONOMY.
AND THE ECONOMICS OF THE
INDUSTRY IN THE FOUR OF YOU NEED
TO BE CONGRATULATED WITH YOUR
COMPANY'S UP FOR TRULY PLAYS IN
THE TRAIL AND WE'RE SO GRATEFUL
YOU'RE HERE TODAY WE COULD BE
MORE EXCITED BETTER RECOGNIZE
YOUR INCREDIBLE EFFORTS ALONG
WITH YOUR AMAZING THE FOUR OF
YOU WOULD. LIKE TO
INVITE EACH YEAR TEAMS TO COME
TAKE A PICTURE UNDER THE
ROTUNDA.
WITH EACH OF US IS WELL AND
AGAIN THANK YOU AND
CONGRATULATIONS ONE LAST ROUND
OF APPLAUSE TO ALL OF OUR.
AND THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING
THE PICTURES AS THE SOON TO SAID
WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME AMAZING
CALIFORNIA WINE FROM MULTIPLE
COUNTIES I MIGHT ADD. SO AS WELL
SO.
WITHOUT. HEY THERE WE GO.
ACTUALLY.
.
SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO OUT WE'RE
GOING TO BE A JOURNEY IN THE
HEARING WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN IS
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE A LEFT OUTSIDE
THIS DOOR WE'RE GONNA NEED YOU
UNDER THE ROTUNDA IN JUST TWO
MINUTES. AGAIN WILL TAKE TWO
SETS OF PICTURES THE FOUR OF YOU
AND WE LIKE TO HAVE EACH YEAR
TEAMS IN YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS WHO
ARE HERE. TO TAKE A GROUP SHOT
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THANK YOU
SO MUCH WEIRD JOURNEY MOSTLY