Only a few days until December 20th – a day packed with wine tasting, coffee sipping, and Cyclocross racing! The word is spreading quickly about the event -  check out the preview story in Dec. 12th’s edition of the Lodi News Sentinel.

Start Times

Here are the race times for the upcoming Sacramento Cyclocross race at our winery – more detailed race information can be found over at SacramentoCX.com.

Kids’ Races

One of the most fun races of the day is the kids’ race where kids 10 years and under hop on their bikes and ride a modified course.  Children of all cycling backgrounds are welcome – just a few bucks to enter!

Photos: Jeff Namba

Brad and Randy received a great honor last week, along with four others, by being inducted into the San Joaquin Ag Hall of Fame.  The two were recognized for their commitment to sustainable winegrowing, community and industry involvement, and efforts to grow the region’s agriculture industry.

The Twins saying a few words. Photo: Stockton Chamber of Commerce

Brad and Randy felt incredibly honored to be among the distinguished list of Hall of Fame honorees, both past and present.

Brad:

It’s an honor.  We go about our business and jump in and help out where we can.  You like to think you’re making a contribution, and to be honored this way says maybe you have, so it feels good.

Randy:

You don’t do it by yourself.   We’ve got families that have stood behind us in our work and we’ve had loyal employees…who have helped immeasurably in the successes that we’ve been having.

Lots of us were on hand at the award dinner to cheer for them and the other honorees.  A special congratulations goes to Paul Burkner of AIM, who the Twins have worked closely with for nearly 30 years.

To read the full article, including profiles on all six inductees, head to the Lodi News Sentinel’s article.

Phil Pennino and the folks at PG&E paid us a visit this week with an oversized check!  No, we did not win the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes (No Prize Patrol, no balloons) but we did receive a rebate for the 230 kilowatt solar array here at the winery.  See the complete article here.

The Twins, Randy and Brad

Just a few weeks ago I profiled our newest installation, a bi-facial solar array over our crushpad.  This array actually generates green energy from both sides; direct sunlight on top and indirect light on the bottom.

Our decision to invest in clean energy is firmly planted in our generational way of thinking.  Quite simply, the more we can do to lessen our impact on our surroundings, the better off we feel our next generation will be.  Generating clean solar power is just one aspect of that effort.

As Brad pointed out in the Lodi News Sentinel article, we also have a few habitat restoration projects in the works that we are very excited about.  We will keep you posted on the progress of our sustainable efforts.