1. Santa Maria Valley Wine
Country
General Meeting

October 19th, 2010

2. Board Members
• Laura Mohseni, President
• Nicholas Miller, VP
• Brian Simas, Treasurer
• Karrie Glines, Secretary
• Michael Brughelli
• Michael Cordsen
• Tim Duggan
• Matt Murphy
• Marvin Teixeira
• Max Tucker
Riverbench
Bien Nacido Vineyards
Kirk & Simas Wine Group
Riverbench
Kenneth Volk
Far Western Tavern
Vintage Logistics
Presqu’ile Winery
Tres Hermanas
Best Western Big America

3. NEW MEMBERS
• Brown & Brown
Insurance
• Cadre
• Fontes & Phillips
• Gainey
• Holiday Inn
• La Fenetre Wines
• Migration
• Pali Wine Co.
• Poor Richard’s Press
• Rancho Real Vineyard
• Rodeway Inn
• Sanford
• Stephen Ross
• Tastes of the Valleys
• TAZ
• The Ojai Vineyard
• Villa Mt. Eden

4. EVENTS

5. Free Winery & Vineyard Walks

6. The Chardonnay Symposium

7. The Chardonnay Symposium
• Chardonnay tastings with a regional focus
• Potential regions:
– California
– Oregon
– Washington
– NY
– Burgundy
– Australia

8. AUGJUNEMAYAPRILFEBJANDECNOV MAR
JULY
JULY
NOV: INVITE WINERIES, VENDORS
DEC: SAVE THE DATE
JANUARY?: TICKETS GO ON SALE
JAN-JULY: PROMOTE EVENT
MARCH: VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PARTY
The Chardonnay Symposium

9. Posters Available

10. Holiday Weekend in Wine Country

11. HOLIDAY FLIGHTS & BITES
• Saturday, December 4th, 2010
– FLIGHT & BITE of food at each location
• Example:
11am-1pm COSTA DE ORO
12:30-2:30pm KENNETH VOLK VINEYARDS
2-4pm RIVERBENCH
3-5pm CORE
• Sunday, December 5th: passport

12. Trade Shows
• Sunset Magazine
– Celebration Weekend
(early June)
– Savor the Central
Coast (last Sept/early
October)
• What trade shows do
you attend?

13. February March April MayJanuary
PCPA Open House:
wine sponsored by
SMVWINES
Idea: Event &
Wedding FAM Tour
Idea:
Crawfish Boil
Educational
Class
GENERAL
MEETING
Sunset Celebration
Weekend
in Menlo Park, CA
June
Future Events & Event Ideas

15. Local Wines
• Goal: increase number of local wines in Santa
Maria restaurants
• Chamber would like a list of local wineries’
distributors to give to local restaurants

16. WINE TRAIL SIGNS
• 12 signs on the trail
• New: sign at the Santa
Maria airport
• Full signs available for
purchase ($750/each)
• Arrows: $50/each

17. Digital Brochures
• Printing new copy to
be distributed
• Goal: go digital

18. Cell Phone Reception

19. Social Media
• Facebook
• Twitter
• YouTube
• Flickr
• Wordpress Blog
• Wine websites

20. Awards
Santa Maria Valley Industry
Education Council
Salutes
Santa Maria Valley Wine Country,
Inc.
For Continuous Support Of
Community Youth

21. Membership
Benefits

22. Members’ Website
http://members.smvwines.com

23. Members’ Website: Notifications

24. Marketing Tools
• Social Media
• Blog articles
• Flip Video Camera
available for rent (free)
• Newsletters (public or
members-only)
• Public online calendar
• Meetings
• TCS program book

25. Meetings: November 2010
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10
BOARD
MEETING
3-5pm
CCWS
11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19
EVENTS &
MARKETING
10am
Testa’s Bistro
20
21 22 23 24 *****
DEVELOPMENT
COMMITTEE
10am
Vintage
Logistics
25 26 27
28 29 31 ****** this month’s
Development
meeting will be
cancelled due to
the Thanksgiving
holiday

26. Green Business

27. Thank you!

28. Contacts
Kady Fleckenstein
Executive Director
info@smvwines.com
(805) 291-9389
Brian Simas
Events & Marketing Subcommittee Chairman
wineattorney@gmail.com
Tim Duggan
Development Committee Chairman
tim@vintagelogistics.com
SMVWINES
PO BOX 5351
Santa Maria, CA 93456
USA