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Sustainable in the Vineyards and Winery ~ Trained for Saving Lives

Have you ever saved a life?
When a gentleman was on the floor in a Tobacco/Magazine shop in Lewiston, Maine, at least in the 70s, I did.
I had gone to buy a magazine, and heard groaning on the other side of the rack. I was in the women’s section, and a man was on the other side, in the men’s magazines. All I could hear were the groans, and I was hesitant to take a look. Curiosity got the best of me, though, because the sounds were getting louder. A gentleman was on the floor, his chest was heaving through his ski jacket, and he was holding himself, trying to ease the pain. I snapped into action. I grabbed his tightly zipped jacket and just tore it open to relive that pressure. I called to the clerk, “Call an ambulance! NOW!” It came. He made it. Later I thought, “How did I tear open that jacket like it was made of paper?” Adrenaline is an amazing thing.
With what I’ve learned, preparing the following press release below from what I was learning about AEDs, it has let me understand that even without knowing how to use an Automatic External Defibrillator (AED), I’d be able to use one. And, I would, without batting an eyelash, again. That said, I’d be even better prepared if I had Red Cross training.
These devices have easy to follow instruction, I’ve been told. So, if you can read and have great automatic reflexes in an emergency, success rate is much better if you at least try, than if you do nothing.
The following is newsworthy for winery readers and consumers in Sonoma County. It offers some comfort for those with heart problems, and for those who aren’t yet aware of even having a problem, for all of Sonoma County wineries and their visitors. This is going to be the “safe valley.”
Tis the season for giving, and this could result in a gift of life…
This sustainability and safety program is designed to keep everyone at a Sonoma County winery safe and saved, if necessary.
In order for a winery in Sonoma County to qualify to receive a ZOLL AED PLUS, Sonoma County winery owners or representatives must contact Ron Rubin at ron@ronrubinwinery.com.
STEP 1
After a winery’s qualifications are approved to receive a ZOLL AED PLUS, it will be promptly contacted, by a representative from the American Red Cross, to schedule CPR/AED/First Aid training for the winery’s team. Winery participants will cover the cost of their staff training.
To date, the following wineries have taken advantage of this important life-saving program.
Acorn Winery, Healdsburg 2. Amista Vineyards, Healdsburg 3. Amphora Wines, Healdsburg 4. Armida Winery, Healdsburg 5. Asti Winery, Cloverdale 6. Balletto Wines, Santa Rosa 7. Blue Rock, Cloverdale 8. Buena Vista, Sonoma 9. C. Donatiello Winery, Healdsburg 10. Campana Ranch Winery, Windsor 11. Carol Shelton Wines, Santa Rosa 12. Cartograph Wines, Healdsburg 13. Cast Wines, Geyserville 14. Cattleya Wines, Santa Rosa 15. Christopher Creek Winery, Healdsburg 16. Comstock Wines, Healdsburg 17. DeLoach Vineyards, Santa Rosa 18. DeLorimier Winery, Geyserville 19. DRNK Winery, Sebastopol 20. Dry Creek Winery, Healdsburg 21. DuMol Winery, Windsor 22. Dutton-Goldfield Winery, Sebastopol 23. F. Teldeschi Winery, Healdsburg 24. Family Wineries Dry Creek, Healdsburg 25. Francis Ford Coppola, Geyserville 26. Frei Brothers, Healdsburg 27. GC Lurton Vineyard, Healdsburg 28. Grand Cru, Windsor 29. Hamel Family Wines, Sonoma 30. Hanna Winery, Healdsburg 31. Hook & Ladder Winery, Santa Rosa 32. Idell Family Vineyards, Sonoma 33. J Vineyards & Winery, Healdsburg 34. Keller Estate, Petaluma 35. Kistler Vineyards, Sebastopol 36. Korbel Winery, Guerneville 37. La Follette Wines, Healdsburg 38. Laurel Glen Vineyard, Glen Ellen 39. Lauterbach Cellars, Windsor 40. Lynmar Estate, Sebastopol |
41. Matrix Winery, Healdsburg 42. Mauritson Wines, Healdsburg 43. Mazzocco Sonoma, Healdsburg 44. Medlock Ames Winery, Healdsburg 45. Merriam Vineyards, Healdsburg 46. Merry Edwards Winery, Sebastopol 47. Michael David Winery, Geyserville 48. Moshin Vineyards, Healdsburg 49. Muscardini Cellars, Kenwood 50. Nalle Winery, Healdsburg 51. Old World Winery, Fulton 52. Owl Ridge Wines, Sebastopol 53. Papapietro Perry Winery, Healdsburg 54. Patz & Hall, Sonoma 55. Pedroncelli Winery, Geyserville 56. Pezzi King, Healdsburg 57. Quivira Vineyards, Healdsburg 58. Rack & Riddle, Healdsburg 59. Ramey Wine Cellars, Healdsburg 60. Robert Young Estate Winery, Geyserville 61. Rockpile Vineyards, Healdsburg 62. Ron Rubin Winery, Sebastopol 63. Rued Winery, Healdsburg 64. Russian River Vineyards, Forestville 65. Schug Carneros Estate Winery, Sonoma 66. Simoncini Vineyards, Healdsburg 67. Soda Rock, Healdsburg 68. St. Anne’s Crossing Winery, Kenwood 69. Sugarloaf, Santa Rosa 70. Taft Street Winery, Sebastopol 71. Tara Bella Winery, Santa Rosa 72. Thomas George Estates Winery, Healdsburg 73. Three Sticks Winery, Sonoma 74. Trattore Estate Wines, Geyserville 75. Truett Hurst Winery, Healdsburg 76. Vinify Wine, Santa Rosa 77. Virginia Dare, Geyserville 78. West Wines, Healdsburg 79. Wilson Winery, Healdsburg 80. Woodenhead Vintners, Forestville |
All of the above Sonoma County wine companies have already committed to the Trained for Saving Lives program. Now, if you have a Sonoma County winery, this is a great gift for your staff. They, too, may get to save a life one day. You never know.