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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Six Sigma Ranch and Winery announced that Jacquelyn St. Martin has joined its team as direct to consumer sales and hospitality manager.
St. Martin, a new Kelseyville resident, grew up in Spring, Texas, just north of Houston. She received a degree in marketing from Texas A&M University in 2001.
She realized that wine was her destiny after visiting Italy in 2005 and touring some of the most storied and renowned winegrowing regions in that country.
“I feel that wine is in my blood, being that I am half Italian, a quarter French and a quarter German,” St. Martin said.
Her passion for wine matured into a full-fledged obsession and professional calling, and in 2006 she completed Levels I and II Certification with the International Sommelier Guild in Austin.
After working in the wine industry in Texas, St. Martin spent five years at Barnett Vineyards in Napa Valley, where she managed direct sales and hospitality, launched and developed the wine club, and later served as Barnett's national sales representative.
St. Martin experienced Lake County for the first time after she met her fiancé, Anthony Farrington, whose pioneer family came to Lake County more than 150 years ago.
On St. Martin's first visit to the area, Farrington took her to many of Lake County's wineries, and she fell instantly in love with this region and local wines.
“Lake County is a hidden gem,” St. Martin said. “I believe it has the potential to be the best wine region in the United States.”
When Six Sigma Ranch and Winery announced an open position in sales and hospitality, St. Martin soon realized that working for Six Sigma would be a perfect fit.
During the interview process, she had the opportunity to meet the entire team, including the Ahlmann family, the company's owners.
“I instantly felt moved by the closeness of the team and the family, as well as the history and the majestic beauty of the 4,300-acre ranch,” St. Martin said. “You can't experience this property and not be touched by its charm … and I love the wines.”
Six Sigma Ranch and Winery is located at 13372 Spruce Grove Road, Lower Lake.
Visit the winery online at www.sixsigmaranch.com .
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – Lake County Websites and Computers is offering a computer workshop on Saturday, June 23, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The workshop will be held at 15642 Armstrong St. in Middletown in the Jazzercise Center (two blocks behind the post office).
This upcoming computer workshop will be an overview of Windows 7, Microsoft’s best operating system yet.
This workshop will introduce you to some of the great new features in Windows 7 that are not always apparent to the user.
Learn how to automate backups and defragmentation, manage and resize your windows, work with the quick launch task bar and personalize your desktop so you can get to your programs faster and navigate the Internet more effectively.
The presenter of the computer workshop, Mark Rudiger, is the owner of Lake County Websites & Computer Repair in downtown Middletown. He has more than 18 years of experience installing, troubleshooting and working with computers.
If you have a laptop, bring it along and connect to the high-speed Internet. If you don’t, you can follow along on Rudiger’s laptop screen which will be projected on a 120-inch screen.
Go to www.facebook.com/LCSMGroup to register for this and other upcoming workshops.
Admission is $10. Space is limited, so register early. No registrations will be taken the day of the workshop.
For more information or to reserve your spot, call Mark Rudiger at 707-987-1923 or email
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LOWER LAKE, Calif. – At the annual Six Sigma Ranch and Winery release party, held on Saturday, June 2, Chef Tyler Stone from Bravo's “Top Chef” prepared hors d’oeuvres that were paired with Six Sigma’s award winning wines.
The sold out release party was held in the estate cave and spanned across the Six Sigma crush pad.
Mingling among barrels and steel tanks, wine club members were treated to four new releases along with a barrel sample from winemaker Matt Hughes of the inaugural vintage of the Six Sigma 2010 Syrah.
As an added bonus, Chef Stone created professional recipe cards for each food and wine pairing for the guests to take home with them.
Guests were further entertained when Chef Stone used liquid nitrogen to turn the 2010 Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc into ice cream. This luscious ice cream, which was served over fresh fruit, was a perfect way to cool off on this clear, sunny day.
“This is the best event that we have held at Six Sigma Winery,” said proprietor Else Ahlmann. “The food, wine, guests and weather were all spectacular.
Kaj Ahlmann added, “As the guests left, all of their comments were very positive. I was excited to have Cynthia Hurley, who owns Hurley's Restaurant in Yountville, and Jimmy Consos from Mezes in San Francisco who had so many nice things to say about the event and our wines.”
Hospitality Manager Jacquelyn St. Martin said they still have recipe cards left.
She encouraged people to come by the tasting room – open from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – to pick them up and register for the third annual “Cowboy Cook-off,” which will be held on Saturday, July 7.
“This will be another sold out event so get your tickets soon,” St. Martin said.
Visit the ranch online at www.sixsigmaranch.com/ .
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MIDDLETOWN, Calif. – The Middletown Area Merchants Association (MAMA) will hold its monthly meeting and mixer on Thursday, June 21.
The general membership meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will be held at the Calpine Visitor's Center, 15500 Central Park Road.
The meeting will be followed by a mixer from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
The Mixer is being hosted by NEW *2* U (New and Used Consignment) and will be held at their store at 21248 Hwy 175, Suite 1. NEW *2* U is one of Middletown's newest businesses.
Both the general meeting and mixer are open to the public and they encourage members to bring a guest.
For more information, call Gary Graves at 707-696-5294.