We were proud to present this year’s inaugural First Leaf award to Tom Aspitarte of Martha’s Vineyard of Skamania County for their exceptional first year efforts.
Martha’s Vineyard of Skamania County is a lovely two-acre site on a 20-acre farm along the Washougal River with 16 acres of ecological infrastructure including a beautiful riparian area and woodlands.
During his first year in the LIVE program, Tom asked many questions, engaged in the inspection process cheerfully, and submitted his report to healthily earn his certification in 2024.
He offered his site as an open inspection for his region’s winegrowers, including one Southwest Washington grower who also just got certified for the first time in 2024. He has offered to showcase this work at the region’s Savor tasting event and continues to promote it to his fellow growers.
Thank you Tom and team for your exemplary work.
LIVE's Virtual Annual Meeting Mar 30 & 31
Registration is open for LIVE's Annual Meeting! Join us virtually for two half-days of virtual presentations, networking, and our annual member meeting. In addition to program updates and board elections, there will be a keynote presentation and a retail roundtable, facilitated by Porto Protocol...
LIVE Fall Newsletter - October 2021
LIVE's fall newsletter is available to read here. Content includes: NEW tri-fold brochures for tasting rooms NEW podcast series from LIVE, featuring a trade training podcast NEW educational platform, featuring a training, Supporting Beneficial Birds and Managing Pest Birds, with the Wild Farm...