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128 / the tasting panel / november 2015 EVENT WRAP-UP their flagship Bordeaux blend, Cinq Cépages. And then there are the lauded Zinfandels of Alexander Valley AVA and Dry Creek AVAs—and many, many points in between. But the wines and appellations aren't the only points of diversity here; Sonoma County boasts plenty of socio- economic diversity, too. According to a summary of 2010 U.S. Census data, more than one in seven children in Sonoma County lives in poverty, and more than one in four Sonoma County residents lives in economic hardship. Facts like these inspired the original Sonoma Harvest Wine Auction 35 years ago and continue to inspire the larger Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, presented since 2006 as a partnership between the Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance and Sonoma County Vintners. Guided by Honorary Co-Chairs Jean-Charles Boisset of Buena Vista Winery and DeLoach Vineyards and Joe Anderson and Mary Dewane of Benovia Winery, the Carolyn Stark, Executive Director of Sonoma County Vintners, and Maureen Cottingham, Executive Director of the Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance. PHOTO: DYLAN ELLIOTT PHOTO: GEORGE ROSE PHOTO COURTESY OF E. & J. GALLO WINERY Honorary Co-Chair Jean-Charles Boisset pouring Buena Vista wines at Taste of Sonoma. Winemaker Gina Gallo.