November 18, 2024 (BUELLTON, Calif.) — In connection with Giving Tuesday (Dec. 3), Alma Rosa Winery, located in Santa Barbara County’s Sta. Rita Hills AVA, has pledged to donate $10 for every bottle of 2022 Alma Rosa North Slope Pinot Noir ($55.00)sold online and onsite at the Solvang tasting room to Santa Barbara County’s Mental Wellness Center through the end of 2024. The Mental Wellness Center provides on-the-ground mental health support services within the Santa Barbara community.
Alma Rosa Winery has a strong commitment to giving back, and in 2020, Owners Bob and Barb Zorich, along with General Manager Debra Eagle launched the winery’s annual fundraising walk, Peace of Mind: 10,000 Steps in the Right Direction, to support mental health community services, as well as fund research on the causes, treatment and potential cures for anxiety and depression. Over the last five years, the winery has raised over $955,000 for the Mental Wellness Center and One Mind. The 2025 Peace of Mind event will be held on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Registration information will be announced in January 2025.
“Anxiety, depression and other mental health challenges continue to negatively impact the lives of many in our community,” says Bob Zorich. “Donations from the 2022 Alma Rosa North Slope Pinot Noir holiday campaign will support the important services that the Mental Wellness Center provides its clients and their families.”
The Zorichs have a long history of supporting mental health-related causes. Bob currently is an Emeritus Board Member of the Hope and Healing Center & Institute and previously served on the board of the WorkFaith Connection of Houston. The Zorichs are also supporters of the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation in New York City and the Kingdom Giving Fund in Colorado…