Judge Rosenfield has been a strong proponent of restorative justice, an approach in which offenders work with the victims and the community for repair of the harm they have done. He used these techniques, especially for kids, before there was an actual movement and became a

leader in the field as well as an instructor at Sonoma State University, Empire Law School, and California Judicial College.

Born in Connecticut, Arnie Rosenfield attended Vanderbilt University, where he earned his J.D. in 1971.

Judge Rosenfield began his career as a Deputy District Attorney in San Luis Obispo County, CA, where he demonstrated early on his passion to serve those not always well-represented in the justice system. He handled one of the first large successful consumer protections trials

in California, and in 1977, after taking the same position in Sonoma County, he established a Consumer Protection Unit. He later opened a private practice and served as the first Commissioner of Sonoma County Superior Court before being elected Superior Court Judge in 1984, a

position he held until his retirement on December 31, 2009.

The majority of Judge Rosenfield's cases involved the juvenile court, and he was always a strong advocate for children at risk for emotional trauma. In 1996 he initiated the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for Sonoma County, which advocates for the needs of abused

children caught up in the justice system. He instigated the development of the Redwood Children's Center for easing the process of interviewing and examining these children and has been a supporter of Social Advocates for Youth, the Valley of the Moon Foundation, Jewish  Children and Family Services, and the Parent Education Project of Sonoma County.

He also served on the Advisory Committee on Juvenile & Family Law for the California Judicial Council.

For his work, Judge Rosenfield has received numerous awards including Juvenile Court Judge of the Year by the California Judges Association and the 2009 Rex Sater Award from the Sonoma County Bar Association for Excellence in Family Law.  He was honored before the US House of Representatives in 2010 after his retirement.

Arnie currently serves on the Sonoma County Grand Jury.

Our speaker for January 26, 2023, was Marimar Torres, the founder and proprietor of Marimar Estate Vineyards & Winery on Graton Road in Sebastopol. Marimar is a member of a Spanish family with at least 5 generations of winemakers. She is a native of Barcelona, Spain, speaks 6 languages, and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business from Barcelona University. She has worked in the family wine business, Familia Torres, since graduating, and became the Export Manager in 1973. She is also the author of 2 cookbooks, The Spanish Table and The Catalan Country Kitchen. In 1974, she married a California wine critic and moved to California. Familia Torres is an international wine company that got its official start in 1870, and Marimar is a proud descendant of the founders of the Familia Torres group.

In 1981 Marimar’s father purchased property in Sonoma County and started growing wine grapes. By 1984, the Torres Family was producing 150,00 cases of wine in the United States. Marimar began planting her Don Miguel Vineyard in 1986 in the Russian River Valley. She started building the winery on Graton Road in 1991 and opened it in 1993. She then began planting the Dona Margarita Vineyard in the Sonoma Coast appellation between Freestone and Occidental in 2001. The business typically makes between 5 and 16 thousand cases of wine per year. They also sell grapes for approximately 8-10 thousand cases of wine per year to other winemakers.

Marimar’s wines include several varieties of pinot noir and chardonnay. Marimar is also very excited about three new ancestral wine varieties she’s brought from Spain. She expects to make their first wines from these varieties this year. She invited us all to come and visit the winery and taste the wines. Tasting is by appointment only. And, she told us that she hosts a tour of Catalonia every year, with trips to the Torres Estate and Barcelona.

Many thanks to Marimar for her presentation of your Catalan-style vineyards and winery. We wish you great success in your vibrant and interesting business.

Click HERE to watch the recording of Marimar's presentation for a limited time.

On a regular basis, our resident photo pro Warren Smith, submits pictures of what is going on at the weekly meetings. You can always find the most recent pictures at the websites photo journal called "Meeting Sighting" Please note that all the meeting photos for the entire Rotary year are at this location with the most recent on the last page.

Thanks for all the great pictures Warren! Link to Meeting Sightings. The most recent are on the last page!

1. You’re standing in a hallway with three light switches on the wall, each of which turns on a different lamp inside a closed room. You can’t see inside the room, and you can’t open the door except to enter the room. You can enter the room only once, and when you do, all the lamps must be turned off. How can you tell which switch turns on which lamp?