Summer GUIDE #2


The Upbeat Wine Guy FromWind to Wine!


by Matt McPherson ~ matt@winerebellion.com


Sonoma County, CA. ~ Sonoma County is one of the


most diverse places on earth; al- lowing us to experience diverse cultures, food, events and wine all over the county. Much of our diversity can be attrib- uted


to our


geographi- cal location with easy access to the ocean, riv- ers, moun- tains, etc. These differ- ent locations allow our county to create dis- tinct and different wine. Most


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of us know some of the major designated American Viticul- tural Areas (AVA’s) in our re- gion: Alexander Valley, Ander- son Valley, Dry Creek Valley, Russian River Valley and So- noma Coast. A group of local wineries and winemakers are attempting to create an official- ly recognized AVA, The Peta-


For many years, the Sonoma County wine in- dustry


has used the term


“Petaluma Gap” to help define grapes that are exposed to a unique com- bination of wind, fog and soils that give the wine a dis- tinctive char- acter. Numer- ous wineries are located or source grapes in the region, including:


luma Gap, which is currently a part of the Sonoma Coast AVA.


Cline Cellars, Fogline Vine- yards, Keller Estate, Trombetta


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Family Wines, Kosta Browne, Kendall Jackson, LaFollette Wines, Schug Winery and Twomey Cellars. The Petaluma Gap AVA applied for approved designated AVA status in Feb- ruary of this year. Approval can often take a few years. Geographically, the Petaluma Gap borders West Marin and Valley Ford on the west, then follows Chileno Valley and Spring Hill Roads to Adobe Road on the east, Cotati on the north and Lakeville on the southeast. As inland valley air heats up, it pulls the cool coast- al air into a naturally formed 15-mile- wide


“gap” in the coastal


range mountains. The wind flows off the ocean between Tomales Bay and Bodega Bay,


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UPBEAT TIMES • July 2015 • 17 Weird Facts & Fun Trivia - 4


Sir John Falstaff appears in more plays of Shakespeare (3 - King Henry 4 Parts 1 and 2, and King Henry V) than any other Shakespearean character.


The great astronomer Fred Hoyle believed that influenza epidemics are caused by viruses dropping down from space. He proposed that human nostrils point downwards, rather than upwards, to minimise the number of viruses falling in.


Even though most items in the home today are technologically up to date, most of us are still using the standard light bulb designed in 1928!


The biggest planet in the Solar System has the shortest day: giant


Jupiter spins around once in only 9 hours 50 minutes.


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