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Join us for an evening of great wine, food and knowledge from one of California's hardest working individuals in the industry: Michael Honig!

Honig will be at Vino 100 on Thursday, July 31 from 6 p to 8 p for a tasting open to the public! A full list of wines to be sampled will be made available as we get closer to the event.

About Honig: At the age of 22, he took the reigns of his struggling, family vineyard and winery. With an old meat locker for an office, a shoebox marked "miscellaneous" for an accounting system and no training, he began canvassing the streets of San Francisco, selling wine and delivering it himself. Over the years, he has built a strong team and transformed the business into a success. With his seemingly endless energy, he is often referred to as "the James Brown of the wine industry" and spends 75% of his time out in the world introducing people to Honig wines.

A leader in sustainable farming, he chaired the first California initiative to develop a "Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices," a voluntary program establishing statewide guidelines for sustainable farming and winemaking. He is also involved in an innovative pilot program that trains yellow lab puppies to detect vine mealy bugs in the vineyard.

Michael is a director of the Wine Institute, which sets policy for the industry and works closely with federal and state governments. He also serves on the boards of several organizations including: the Board of Directors of the California Sustainable Winegrowing Alliance; the Assisted Dog Institute; President of the Board of Directors of Tower Road Wine Storage; Member of Management Team for Napa County Destination Strategy Project.

He lives on the Honig estate in Rutherford with wife Stephanie, new daughter Sophia and puppy Raisin. For more on Michael Honig and his winery click here!

For more information on this event and others go to www.vino100-kc.com!

Cheers!