This year marks the beginning of the Sonoma-Penglai Sister City Committee’s (SPSSC) ambitious project to commemorate the significant contribution made by the many Chinese laborers who helped create the vineyards and wineries here in Sonoma Valley during the mid-19th century.  Committee Chairperson Peggy Rubens wants to make our residents and visitors aware of the historic ties between Sonoma Valley and China.  “Many who live in our beloved wine country are unaware of the significant role played by Chinese laborers in the mid-19th century at the beginning of our world famous wine industry.” Although their legendary skills as vineyard workers, cave diggers, and cellar workers have been acknowledged by historians, there is little recognition of these facts in Sonoma, which is why the SPSSC has decided to commemorate this forgotten piece of wine country history.

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SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2017   CELEBRATE CHINESE NEW YEAR AT JACUZZI FAMILY VINEYARDS AND HELP FUND THE WINE COUNTRY CHINESE LEGACY PROJECT.