' Reservations & Shop — Great Bear Vineyards
Product Image for May 20, Saturday 12:30-2:30pm – CA Rangeland Trust Vineyard Walk, Wine Tasting, & Lunch

May 20, Saturday 12:30-2:30pm – CA Rangeland Trust Vineyard Walk, Wine Tasting, & Lunch

Add To Cart
$40.00

Product Details

Only for members & attendees of the CA Rangeland Trust

Vineyard Walk, Wine Tasting, & Lunch – Saturday 12:30-2:30pm

Walk the vineyard:

  • Vineyard, olive tree & lavender field walk with owner, Marcus - 1 hour
  • Voted Best Winery 2020, 2021 & 2022 by readers of Sacramento Magazine
  • Wines awarded Gold & Double Gold at San Francisco Wine Competition, 96-Points 

Learn about: 

  • Our vineyard & olive trees from planting to profitability 
  • Our transition from sustainable to organic farming 
  • Use of biological products
  • Marketing wine to the local community as well as international wine connoisseurs

Lunch

  • Charcuterie board 
  • Taste a flight of 5 wines paired with 5 cheeses
  • Q&A with the owner continues over lunch

Owner: Marcus Meadows-Smith

  • Marcus is also a renown expert on microbial products for agriculture and invited speaker at many ag conferences around the world.
  • Formerly the leader of $2 billion portfolio of businesses for Uniroyal/Chemtura including their global Crop Protection business; CEO of AgraQuest transforming from financial distressed startup to $500 million exit in 4 years; Head of Bayer Crop Science's global biologics business.
  • Currently CEO of BioConsortia, microbial R&D company developing N-fixing microbes for non-legume crops (from corn to lettuce) to replace/reduce the use of synthetic N fertilizers, biopesticides, and post-harvest protection products for agriculture. 

Owner & Winemaker: Jenny Meadows-Smith

  • Award-winning winemaker
  • Graduate of UC Davis Viticulture & Enology program, as well as BSc Chemistry & MBA from UK universities.