Football and wine go hand in hand
Whether you're rooting for the Patriots or the Giants, or just tuning in to watch the multi-million dollar commercials, you'll no doubt be thinking about which wines to serve with your salty, spicy, cheesy Super Bowl snacks.
A winery fit for a Hobbit
As you walk up to Castillo Hillside Shire Winery, the scenery seems almost unreal. Upon arrival you’re guided to park in front of an ornate stone mansion and then walk up a paved hill surrounded by greenery on either side. You’ll notice a large pond to your right, named Vivienne’s Lagoon, after the owners’ daughter. You’ll pass an old barn that’s been converted into a guest home and finally you’ll arrive at a quaint little house fit for a Hollywood hobbit—this is the tasting room.
Dead honored on seasonal holidays
On Nov. 1, some 50 members of the Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real, led by Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves, will make a pilgrimage through the Elkhorn Slough Reserve, a natural treasure on the Monterey coastline that preserves the habitat of hundreds of plants, animals and birds. This grouping of 51 congregations includes St. Stephen’s in Gilroy, St. John’s in Morgan Hill and St. Luke’s in Hollister.
‘Once’: Captivating
Take this eight Tony Award winner, be invited to belly up to the Irish bar on stage before the show begins and at intermission, have a drink and become a part of the experience in this winsome, bittersweet story of a subtle love and support of two people brought together by fate and a clever playwright.
