🌱 Patch AM: Details In Bankruptcy Of California's Oldest Family Winery: Report

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In today's newsletter:

• Sonoma Valley's oldest family winery faces bankruptcy and new ownership
• What exactly happened with the sewer leak by Fifth Street West?

Also on today's calendar: Harvest Time Barn Sale Event: Saturday 9/26 from 9am until 1pm. and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Who's in favor of bringing back Roman Numerals? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 44 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Clouds and sun, temps: high: 82, low: 48.
• Sunday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 75 and low of 43 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Details In Bankruptcy Of California's Oldest Family Winery: Report (patch.com) — Sonoma Valley's historic Gundlach Bundschu winery, California's oldest continuously family-owned winery, has entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy after a debt-financed Glen Ellen expansion and pandemic-era wine sales slump. The Bundschu family, now facing loss of majority control, hopes a new investor will keep the Sonoma Valley operation running while they retain a minority stake and wind down the Abbot's Passage facility.
   

• No damage reported after Sonoma Water sewer line leak near Fifth Street West and West Napa Street (sonomanews.com) — A sewer line leak near Fifth Street West and West Napa Street in Sonoma has been fully stopped, and officials report no damage to drinking water lines or nearby fish in Fryer Creek. City, fire, and county crews briefly closed part of Fifth Street West for cleanup, then flushed and vacuumed the storm drains to remove greasy debris and prevent future contamination.
   

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 26
• Harvest Time Barn Sale Event: Saturday 9/26 from 9am until 1pm. →
  5200 Block of Big Ranch Road in Napa,
  9:00 am
Sunday September 27
• Petaluma Fall Antique Faire →
  Historic Downtown Petaluma, Petaluma, CA, 94952,
  8:00 am
Wednesday September 30
• Adult Group Guitar Classes →
  Bennett Valley, Santa Rosa
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• Practical Magic | Movie Night in The Garden. →
  Elizabeth Spencer Winery, 1165 Rutherford Rd, Rutherford
  6:00 pm
• Practical Magic | Movie Night in The Garden →
  Elizabeth Spencer Winery, 1165 Rutherford Rd, Rutherford
  6:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Bookbinding Happy Hour →
  Sonoma CA
• Jack London State Historic Park WILD Trail Challenge →
  Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen
  9:00 am
• Plein Air Watercolor Landscapes with Built Structures at Jack London State Historic Park →
  Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen
  10:00 am
Friday October 2
• BIG BOOK SALE Oct 2-5 by Friends of the Santa Rosa Libraries →
  Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa
  3:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Jack London State Historic Park WILD Trail Challenge →
  Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen
  9:00 am
• BIG BOOK SALE by Friends of SR Libraries Oct 2-5 →
  Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building, 1351 Maple Ave, Santa Rosa
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Dia de Muertos at Jack London State Historic Park →
  Jack London State Historic Park, 2400 London Ranch Rd, Glen Ellen
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Glen Ellen

• Fall colors come to Sonoma Botanical Garden's Asian woodlands (sonomanews.com)
• Sonoma Valley's Gundlach Bundschu Winery files for bankruptcy, as industry trends hit California's oldest family-run winery (sonomanews.com)
• Jack London Park to Feature Día de Muertos Altars (ksro.com)

Napa

• Napa Valley Winery Ranks In Top 10 Tasting-Room Vote (patch.com)

Petaluma

• Highway Closed As Vegetation Fire Grew In North Bay: CHP (patch.com)

Ok Sonoma! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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