Wine & Shine Tour 2009 Partners
Conergy designs, manufactures, installs and finances solar photovoltaic solutions for major commercial sectors, public agencies, businesses and homeowners through two distinct channels. Conergy's Projects Group focuses on custom solutions for large-scale, energy-intensive enterprises; Conergy's Distribution Group serves a national network of installers, developers and dealers in the grid-tied and off-grid residential realm, while also addressing the needs of small commercial markets. With ten years' market prowess, Conergy has successfully deployed projects totaling over 1 Gigawatt of renewable energy capacity around the world. With operations in 15 countries over 4 continents, Conergy is driving today's clean energy economy via the design, production, installation or financing of close to 1 in 10 of the world's solar energy systems. Learn more at www.conergy.us.
Founded by Jerry Lohr in 1972, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines crafts a delicious array of acclaimed wines from its estate vineyards in Monterey County, Paso Robles and Napa Valley. Produced in an expressive range of flavorful styles, J. Lohr offers three tiers of award-winning wines from estate grapes--J. Lohr Estates, J. Lohr Vineyard Series and J. Lohr Cuvée Series. In addition to its signature brands, J. Lohr also produces a vibrant line of Central Coast wines under the Cypress Vineyards label, exciting bottlings through its Crosspoint and Painter Bridge labels, and highly regarded non-alcoholic wines from the ARIEL label. Learn more at www.jlohr.com
The Eos Estate Winery was built in 1985, and purchased in 2007 by Sapphire Wines LLC of Franklin, Tenn. The Eos brand was introduced in 1997. The winery, named after the Goddess of the Dawn in Greek mythology, features an impressive wine portfolio now directed by Director of Winemaking Nathan Carlson. The Eos brand has been named "The Best Petite Sirah" and "The Best Zinfandel" in California, and "One of the Top 100 Wines in the World" by The Wine Enthusiast. To learn more about the winery, visit www.eosvintage.com
The creative forces behind Clautiere Vineyard are Claudine Blackwell and Terry Brady. Between them, they boast resume listings as varied as accountant, restaurant owners, fashion designer, welder, landscape designer and, lately, winemakers. Since moving up to Paso Robles in July 1999, the couple has passionately rejuvenated and transformed a local ranch into a place of vibrant color and energy. The bold winemaking style of Clautiere Vineyard reflects the couple's motto: "Live the best life you can." Learn more at www.clautiere.com
The Central Coast Vineyard Team is a non-profit grower-group whose mission is to promote sustainable winegrowing on the Central Coast. Representing a collaborative partnership of growers, wineries, consultants, researchers, and natural resource professionals, CCVT has increased the adoption of environmentally friendly farming practices. Learn more at www.vineyardteam.org
The ASES National Solar Tour is the largest grassroots solar event in America. This event offers the opportunity to tour homes and buildings to see how neighbors are using solar energy, energy efficiency, and other sustainable technologies to reduce their monthly utility bills and help tackle climate change. Last year close to 140,000 attendees visited some 5,000 buildings in 49 U.S. states. Now in its 14th year, the ASES National Solar Tour inspires families and businesses across the U.S. to make sustainable energy choices. This event is coordinated nationally by the nonprofit American Solar Energy Society in collaboration with hundreds of outstanding organizations and thousands of volunteers. Learn more at www.nationalsolartour.org
The Paso Robles Wine Country Alliance is responsible for marketing and promotional programs designed to strengthen awareness locally, regionally and nationally and attract wine enthusiasts to Paso Robles Wine Country. Focusing on both grower and vintner interests, the Wine Country Alliance generates educational and research programs to ensure quality wine grape growing and wine production, and monitors legislative activities to support Alliance members. Learn more at www.pasowine.com
The Grower-Shipper Association of Central California was established in 1930 to represent Central Coast agriculture and the people who make it happen. From small, run-by-one farming operations to large, vertically-integrated abribusiness firms, the Grower-Shipper Association represents the best-of-the-best in the industry. The commitment of the Association to meet members' needs, providing products and services developed to help their businesses continue to thrive, is unwavering. Learn more at www.growershipper.com.