Summer GUIDE #1 The Upbeat Wine Guy
Sonoma County, CA. ~ In less than a year the eyes of the world will be on the Bay Area. On February 7th, 2016, Super Bowl 50 will be held at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara.
Super Wine The event is expected to
generate millions of visitors to our region with all of the Bay Area benefi ting from the in- creased tourism in a traditional off season.
Sonoma County
will greatly benefi t after being named the offi cial wine supplier and offi cial destination partner for Super Bowl 50. It may be a little surpris- ing that Sonoma County was picked over Napa Valley to be the offi cial wine and destina- tion partner but locally we know how both counties are amazing in their own way. If you spend a day wine tasting locally you are bound to hear a conversation about the differences between
by Matt McPherson ~
matt@winerebellion.com
Napa and Sonoma County Wine. Just in case you were curious or are asked by a Super Bowl tour- ist here are a few tips: • Sonoma County was the fi rst wine region in California and is 3 times the size of Napa County. • Napa County
achieved worldwide recogni- tion winning a prestigious wine award in Paris in 1976. • Sonoma County wineries have a wid- er selection of wines with growers not as focused on a specif- ic grape varietal as seen in Napa. • Napa County has more Disneyland style wineries that are great for picture taking tourists while Sonoma County has smaller facilities more fo- cused on production • The Sonoma County wine road is much easier to drive on with
better backroads and less traffi c • Napa County is the place to go for fi ne dining and has countless world renowned restaurants. Sonoma County has amazing places to dine as well, but Napa is unparalleled • Sonoma County is less expen- sive – wine tasting and bottles
The key thing to remember is that we are blessed to have Napa and Sonoma County
in our
backyard. Both wine regions are amaz- ing and should be appreciated. Napa County
may be
known for its Cab’s and if you are Cab lover it will be your dream destination. Sonoma County has
variety and allows you to taste such a vast range of grape vari- etals you feel like your palate is on a trip around the world. If I am ask which location to pick… I’ll recommend that they take an extra few days and visit both!
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patients to particular doctors who could then follow cases through the course of treat- ments. Soon, huge lines of patients and visiting observers made the new service so popu- lar that “police had to be called out to control the crowds.” 12-hour days did not faze her. When she passed on in 1971, her accomplishments included being the fi rst female prof of clinical medicine at an Ameri- can university, the fi rst female member of the medical board of NY Hospital, and the fi rst living female doctor for whom a major hospital building was named. What a true pioneer. Once, I asked if she had any he- roes. She replied, “Oh yes, Dr. William Osler,” one of the four founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Continuing my profound appreciation for the original- ity and creativity of “marvel- ous folks,” we need to wish Happy 163rd Birthday, Antoni Placid Guillem Gaudi I Cornet on June 25th. All you intrepid world travelers who have had a chance to visit Barcelona, Spain know fi rst-hand that An- toni Gaudi was a Spanish Cata- lan architect whose “magnum opus” is the Sagrada Familia, which, by the way, is still in- complete.
tive style revealed his love of architecture,
Gaudi’s highly innova- nature and reli-
gion. He preferred creating three-dimensional scale mod- els to drawing plans. From
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Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
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