SVGGA Milestones, From 2002 to Present Date

Suisun Valley Growers Association (SVGGA)

~ 2004 to 2008 ~

• 2004
  • Hired the following to advance their efforts:
    • SVGGA hired Turrentine Brokers to help sell their wine to more than the bulk market (Feb. 2004)
    • SVGGA hired Diaz Communications to help market themselves with PR and a Website. (Mar. 2004)
  • PR and marketing work began.
• 2005
  • Suisun Valley debuted a buyer-seller forum, for more direct sales opportunities (Feb. 2005)
  • Continued to get press releases into the hands of vineyard and winery periodicals.
  • Continued to develop long range plans from the original goals.
• 2006
  • Weather stations were installed to augment two existing ones, in order to gather data and prepare for climate studies. (Sept. 2006)
  • Farmers moved toward helping to craft the new general plan, in order to guarantee that their children’s children will still be able to farm in Suisun Valley, if they so chose to do that. (Oct/ 2006)
• 2007
  • Created a strong strategic plan, taking it from present market conditions into a solidly structured future. (Apr. 2007)
  • The opening of the Suisun Valley Wine Co-optasting room signaled a significant growth spurt. Brands in the Co-operative tasting room included the following (Jun. 2007):
    1. King Andrews Vineyards
    2. Sunset Cellars
    3. Twilight Ridge
    4. Winterhawk Wines
  • Additional brands appellated to Suisun Valley are the following:
    1. Blacksmith Cellars
    2. Croze
    3. Forlorn Hope
    4. Koch Wine
    5. Ledgewood Creek Vineyards
    6. Manifesto
    7. Mankas Hills Vineyards
    8. Olabisi
    9. Scholium Project
    10. Tenbrink Vineyards
    11. Thomas Michael Cellars
    12. Trahan Winery
    13. Vezer Family Vineyard
    14. Wooden Valley Winery

  (Many of these brands are located out of Suisun Valley; however, the grape growers are coming into Suisun Valley to source great fruit. Sept. 2007)

  • 25th AVA Celebration had the entire valley show solidarity for night of food and wine. (Dec. 2007)
  • Separate valley event among the wineries established as part of their 25th celebrations. (Dec. 2007)
• 2008
  • Grape Growers in Suisun Valley hired Dr. Paul Skinner of Terra Spase, Inc. (Apr. 2008)
  • SV AVA Climate & Topography Study was disclosed to the SVGGA Board of Directors (July 2008)
  • Additional wine brands discovered as Suisun Valley is approaching their 26th Anniversary. (P.B. Hein, Boodeaux Vineyards, Hidden Creek Cellars, Quixote, Red Cote, and Terremoto Cellars)
  • The 26th AVA Celebration enjoyed another successful night of food and wine, as well as wineries being overwhelmed with consumers enjoying the valley during last weekend of 2008. (Dec. 2008)

Suisun Valley Grape-Growers & Vintners Association (SVGGA)

2009 to present

• 2009
  • February Suisun Valley Grape Growers Association (SVGGA) experiences a Metamorphosis in Name…to…Suisun Valley Vintners & Growers Association (SVVGA)
  • March 15, 1020, Suisun Valley begins social media with Facebook.
  • April 19, 2009, Suisun Valley initiates Passport Sunday with great success, as a sellout. (Apr. 2009)Harvest Celebration continues in late August.
  • Suisun Valley wine blog is initiated (September 3, 2009)
  • Holiday weekend is in its third year and has evolved as a successful annual event.
  • Appellated wines had grown to be the following:
    1. Andrew Lane Wines
    2. Bask Cellars
    3. Blacksmith Cellars
    4. Boodeaux Vineyards
    5. Bravante Vineyards
    6. Croze
    7. Forlorn Hope
    8. Gustavo Thrace Winery
    9. Hidden Creek Winery
    10. King Andrews Vineyards
    11. Koch Vineyards
    12. Ledgewood Creek Winery
    13. Mangles Wines
    14. Manifesto – Whetstone Wine Cellars
    15. Mankas Hills Vineyards
    16. Olabisi
    17. P.B. Hein Vineyards
    18. Panza from Quixote Winery
    19. RAMIAN Estate
    20. Red Côte
    21. Red Oak Winery and Vineyard
    22. Rock Creek Vineyard
    23. Scholium Project
    24. Shale Peak Vineyards
    25. Sunset Cellars, LLC – Twilight Ridge
    26. Tenbrink Vineyards
    27. Terremoto Cellars
    28. Thomas Michael
    29. Trahan Winery
    30. Twilight Ridge
    31. Vezer Family Vineyards
    32. Winterhawk Wines
    33. Wooden Valley Winery
• 2010
  • Passport Sunday is in its second successful, sold out year.
  • Harvest Sunday continues to draw people into the valley.