26th Annual Alexander Valley Winegrowers
We are excited to announce that our 26th Annual Pruning Contest is on February 18th at Hoot Owl Creek Vineyards.
We’ll have a Women’s Contest and a Men’s Contest this year!
Vineyard Managers, please encourage your teams to participate and submit their applications early!
Applications are due by February 9, 2026.
Thank you to our Generous Sponsor Partners:
AgHealth Benefits
Event Sponsor
BAHCO
Grand Sponsor, they will have their tools and other swag at the event!
Wilbur-Ellis
Providing lunch for everyone!
We are partnering with La Familia Sana, a non-profit in Cloverdale that supports families and farm workers with health, guidance, mental health, and other needs. They will be at the event during lunch with some staff to speak to the pruners and anyone interested in their services. La Familia Sana will help us collect more prize money for participants because their partnership allows us to share their tax-deductible non-profit information. We are hoping for a much larger prize pool this year; last year, we brought in over $5K. Help us beat that!
DONATE: If you would like to donate funds to the prize money pool, please contact me directly. All prize money goes directly to the pruners!
If you need a 501c3 number for your tax deductions, please inform us, and we will send you the information.
DONATE SWAG: If you have swag to donate, please let us know and I will come by and pick it up. We will take anything you would like to promote. Items that the pruners love are things they can use and gift to their families: hats, shirts, sweatshirts, long sleeves, bags, ChapStick, sunglasses.
All Donations Go Directly To The Contest Winners!
Mail checks to AVW, PO Box 248, Healdsburg, CA 95448
contact us at info@alexandervalley.org to donate swag (hats, shirts, wine, etc.)
Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Registration begins at 8:30 AM – Contest starts at 9:00 AM
Hoot Owl Creek/Alexander Valley Vineyards
8400 Hwy 128, Healdsburg, CA 95448
Click for Directions
PRUNERS: Please bring pruning shears and protective safety glasses.
Enter three (3) pruners per entry by February 9th **
All participants win PRIZES!
Lunch to follow – thanks to Wilbur-Ellis!
Download Application for Participation
** ALL Vineyard Growers, Vineyard Managers, and Wineries MUST be ACTIVE members of the Alexander Valley Winegrowers in order to enter their pruners in this contest.
