Learning the ins and outs of a vineyard
Last month I got as close to heaven as any oenophile has ever been. I’m not much of a camper, but when Matt Levy, public relations and marketing manager, invited me to attend Camp Schramsberg, a three-day sparkling wine seminar at Schramsberg Vineyards in Calistoga, I jumped at the chance. Schramsberg Vineyards has been producing sparkling wine since 1965 when they became the first U.S. producer to use Chardonnay and Pinot Noir grapes in the méthode champenoise (where a secondary fermentation occurs while the wine is in the bottle - thus producing bubbles). These sparkling wines are so good that in 1972, the Blanc de Blancs was served at the historic “Toast to Peace” in Beijing, between President Richard Nixon and Premier Zhou Enlai. To this day, Schramsberg’s wines are still being served in the White House.
GOLF: CordeValle Golf Club will host Frys.com Open through 2013
CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin will remain the host site of the Frys.com Open through 2013, tournament officials announced Thursday.
Christians pray for unity
In the Gospel of John, Jesus told his followers: “A new commandment I give you: Love one another. As I love you, so must you love one another.” A scholar has estimated that there are some 34,000 separate Christian denominations, and so this commandment seems to have been broken 34,000 times.
Sharks shake off early 2-0 deficit to top the Kings 7-2
SAN JOSE – Down 2-0 after one period, the San Jose Sharks responded with seven unanswered goals over the final two periods to send the Los Angeles Kings home on the short end of a 7-2 score and a 2-0 deficit in the best-of-7 Western Conference quarter-finals Sunday night at SAP Center.
FOOTBALL: Garcia to work out for Houston Texans
Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and Gilroy native Jeff Garcia is scheduled to work out for the Houston Texans today, according to the Texans' website.
