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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY

A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance

JANUARY 25, 2019

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Lavender fields forever

Hollister’s Foxhollow Farm breeds a love of herbs

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BY WALLACE BAINE

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any years ago, when Jackie Mendizabal was just a small girl, her uncle Francisco took her into her backyard in Southern California and pulled some leaves off a lemon tree. “Let’s make some tea,” he said.

“I was like, ‘What? Can you do that?’” Mendizabal remembered.

“It made an impression on me, for sure.”

Thus began a lifelong love of plants, specifically the kind of

plants with medicinal or aesthetic properties, the kind we call herbs.

Of course, many people have an abiding love of plants and gardening. Many people cultivate herbs.

But precious few of them are able

to make that passion into a viable business. Jackie Mendizabal and her husband Rey are doing exactly that with their small herb farm called Foxhollow.

Situated just to the southeast of Hollister, Foxhollow is nobody’s idea of Big Ag. It is, in fact, only five acres. The farm’s range of products—bath and skin-care products, soaps, lotions, dried herbs and essential oils—are sold primarily at farmers markets, at

a handful of retailers and through the farm’s website (www.foxhollowherbs.com). The Mendizabals run the whole enterprise themselves.

Foxhollow grows any number of herbs but at its center has always been lavender, the flowering plant famous for its namesake pale purple color.

“I use it because it just seems like the world needs it,” said Jackie Mendizabal. “It really has healing

SMALL AG Situated just to the

southeast of Hollister, Foxhollow Farm’s range of products include bath and skin-care products, soaps, lotions, dried herbs and essential oils.

Jackie grew up in Santa Barbara County, the daughter of a man who was master gardener.

“Our backyard was filled with beautiful exotic plants,” she said.

“I planted my first garden with him. He taught me how to irrigate and to harvest. So the appreciation of plants comes from my father, for sure.”

Every Sunday, after church, her dad would take her out shopping and she would always opt for a

potted plant or an herb, until her bedroom was filled with plant life.

So, making a baby salve came naturally, and when the salve proved to be a popular seller, she and Rey decided to scale up.

It was two years, in ’95, when the Mendizabals began looking for acreage in San Benito, founding Foxhollow. They grew mostly lavender and calendula, a marigold that has been used as a culinary and medicinal herb for centuries.

Eventually they took on other herbs: rosemary, St. John’s wort, elderberry, sage. The Mendizabals are careful not to make specific health claims about their products or the ingredients in them. But many of the herbs that they work with have been used for a variety of therapeutic purposes since prehistory.

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properties. I know it sounds corny, but it’s good for the soul.”

Back in 1993, the Mendizabals were living in Morgan Hill, and Jackie was working as an administrator at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose. Even then, she was growing herbs in the backyard, and she came up with a salve to treat diaper rash in babies. A local health-food store bought her healing baby salve and a business was born.

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OLD HABITS The medicinal properties of common herbs and plants

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are often overlooked, ignored or met with skepticism.

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scale back, and now they sell their products at the weekly Morgan Hill and Mountain View farmer’s markets and a few retail outlets across California. Much of their business is now done on-line. “Sometimes,” she said, “I’ll deliver locally. I tell people I’ll drive it to their house. As long as you don’t live in Panoche, you’re OK.” The product line is diverse and features everything from aromatherapy roll-ons to carpet deodorizers to “chakra balancing sprays” to “clear the mind and energize the spirit.” (Since 2014, Jackie Mendizabal has been a practitioner of the energy channeling technique known as Reiki).

In a culture dominated by Western medicine, the medicinal properties of common herbs and plants are often overlooked, ignored or met with skepticism. But, said Jackie, in recent years, the potential of herbs and essential oils have entered the mainstream, and she’s now finding the market coming to her.

“I have people—usually young people—come up to my booth (at the farmer’s market) and say, ‘Do

you know about essential oils?’ I just laugh. I mean, I’ve been trying to tell you about them for years.”

Lavender remains a central player on the Foxhollow product line and is sold as an essential oil, in dried bunches and in sachets. It’s the main ingredient in pillow sprays and dream balms.

Life at Foxhollow is also very much in tune with the seasons.

Winter is a quiet time, but in the spring, work in the fields commences, leading to the cutting of the lavender in mid-summer. Jackie said that the Mendizabals use no pesticides or weed killers. “We don’t spray anything.”

Every weed, she said, “is pulled or burned.”

When she’s not in the field, she’s making products, creating labels and packaging or overseeing orders online.

The 2018 legalization of cannabis for recreational purposes has created a market that the Mendizabals have yet to get into. But, the cannabis craze has many more Californians willing to look at plants for their therapeutic uses.

The Mendizabals have certainly

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OUT & ABOUT

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA

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MISSION 10 RACE

The annual Mission 10 Race starts and finishes in front of San Juan Mission for a great cause Jan. 26.

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KIDS PAINTING

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Enjoy four different races, including a kids fun run, TAC Distance Certified Half Marathon and 10-mile and a 5k, at the 36th annual Mission 10 Race, sponsored by Hollister Rotary Club. Each race runs through the scenic Anzar Hills, starting and finishing in front of San Juan Mission. Trophies will be awarded to top family-friendly theme teams. All proceeds benefit local scholarships and charities. Join the 2019 Mission 10 Race Saturday, Jan. 26 at Mission Plaza, Second St. Visit tinyurl.com/y9973eb6.

Get ready for Valentine’s with the little ones at a Valentine’s Kids Painting Party with ARTI-culture.

Join lead artist Joel Esqueda, who will guide children with step by step instructions to paint a heartshaped tree with options for customization. Each ticket holder will also enjoy a free cookie. Saturday, Jan. 26, 11am-noon at Mars Hill Coffeehouse, 610 San Benito St, Hollister. For tickets, visit tinyurl.com/y7f4rbyx.

Eat up! Come to a fun night of allyou-can eat crab and a raffle drawing at the Operation Freedom Paws (OFP) Annual Crab Feed. Enjoy crab, pasta, salad and garlic bread with all proceeds benefiting OFP. This non-profit organization matches disabled veterans, adults and children with rescued dogs and trains them together. Head to the Crab Feed Saturday, Jan. 26, 6-9pm at Old City Hall Restaurant, 7400 Monterey St. For tickets and more information, visit operationfreedompaws.org.

Celebrate the return of gray whales to Monterey Bay during Whalefest Monterey. This family-friendly event features live entertainment, face painting, educational exhibits, historic walking tours, chalk art and much more.

Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 26-27, 10am-5pm both days at Monterey Old Fisherman’s Wharf, 1 Fishermans Wharf. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/yazzhdqr.

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FRAGRANT FIELD Famous for its namesake pale purple color, lavender has always been central to Foxhollow’s herb production.

not built an herbal-product empire from their base at Foxhollow. In an entrepreneurial culture where everyone is looking to “scale up,” Foxhollow has remained a small and manageable business. The farm’s small size keeps Jackie doing what she loves best, working with the plants, both in the fields and in her herb “kitchen.”

Working with herbs, in fact, is very similar to cooking, she said. In both, working with what surrounds you naturally is best.

“There are a lot of kids that are getting into herbs from other countries, or other parts of the world, Chinese herbs or Ayurvedic herbs.

But as a general rule, I always promote utilizing the plant life in your own environment. That’s always better, to use plants that have taken the same water, the same air.”

For more information on Foxhollow Herb Farm, go to foxhollowherbs.com.

NEW GROWTH Beyond lavender, Foxhollow Farms took on other herbs: sage, rosemary, St. John’s wort, elderberry.

GETTING OUT

Open space jaunt

Ron Erskine

BINOCULAR WORTHY Coyote Ridge wildflower displays are grand. From the ridgetop, views across the San Felipe Valley toward Mount Hamilton and Coe Park are breathtaking.

A ‘Must’ spring hike at Coyote Ridge

looked, the landscape was adorned with oaks, bay trees, coyote brush, and the like. But once again, Coyote Ridge was the exception. Hardly a shrub or tree could be seen.

Landscapes are tricky. It would be easy to dismiss Coyote Ridge as a barren wasteland, but that would be a big mistake. A decade ago, I first walked the ridge on a hike led by a Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority docent. I learned that no region near us is more biologically important than Coyote Ridge, and I saw some of the loveliest sights I have ever seen on the trail.

Coyote Ridge is underlain with

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ew Year’s morning; Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve; Arrowhead Loop Trail. A couple hundred feet above the valley floor, I paused on a grassy knob to enjoy the vast view across the entirety of Coyote Valley. It was a crystalline morning, and the hills pulsed with green life brought by winter rains.

Only Coyote Ridge across the valley appeared a little reluctant to join the party. The green of new grass was faint, and the ridge was still mostly brown, much as it had been all summer. Every direction I

a massive cigar-shaped deposit of serpentine (California’s state rock).

Slippery to the touch and usually green-hued, serpentine is formed at tectonic plate boundaries where certain minerals mix with heat and sea water. The minerals in serpentine are toxic to most plants, yet serpentine rich sites like Coyote Ridge deliver some of the most stunning wildflower displays you will ever see.

The grasses that green our hills are not native plants. They are alien species from Europe that are not accustomed to serpentine soils. But over the eons, some California natives have adapted to and even thrive in them.

The toxic minerals keep the alien grasses at bay leaving room for tidy tips, poppies, purple owl’s clover and others to bloom in stunning displays.

With enough winter rain, springtime brings a gaudy wash of color to the top of Coyote Ridge.

That’s just the beginning. Coyote Ridge is the main breeding area for the highly endangered Bay checkerspot butterfly. It is home to a number of extremely rare plant species, some endemic to Coyote Ridge alone.

But what about the simple things that most of us hike to see?

Coyote Ridge delivers. With the help of a wet winter, wildflower displays are grand. From the ridgetop, views across the San Felipe Valley toward Mount Hamilton and Coe Park are breathtaking and usually include roaming tule elk.

Bring your binoculars.

The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority’s Coyote Ridge Open Space Preserve protects this special landscape. For now, the preserve is only open to docent-led hikes that are regularly scheduled throughout the spring. Check their website (www.openspaceauthority. org) as the season progresses. Committee for Green Foothills also has a Coyote Ridge hike planned for April 6, 2019. Sign up at their website (greenfoothills.org). Walking Coyote Ridge is a “must.”

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O& A CALENDAR

ANTIQUE AIRCRAFT

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Stop by Frazier Lake Airpark to view beautiful antique aircraft at the Antique Aircraft Display & Fly-In.The old-fashioned airpark hosts numerous classic antiques with a 2,500-foot long turf runway that makes the Cubs, Stinsons, Cessna 180s and Stearmans right at home. Antique Aircraft Display & Fly-In is a free event, Saturday, Feb. 2, 10am-3pm at Frazier Lake Airpark, 7901 Frazier Lake Road, Hollister. Please note, guest vehicle parking is located north of the hangars via the dirt road. For more information, visit frazierlake.com.

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HOLLISTER LIVE MUSIC Head to The Hollister House for a night of live music and good drinks. Enjoy the

live classic rock and blues music of Absurdum with special guest drummer Raul Torres. Saturday, Jan. 26, 9pm-midnight at The Hollister House, 500 San Benito St,

Unit B24. For more information, visit tinyurl.com/yad6n8zj.

BINGO NIGHT Enjoy a fun night of Bingo weekly on Friday nights. Early bird games begin at 6pm, regular games at 6:30pm and flash games are available with prizes ranging up to $1,199.

Also enjoy the snack bar with tasty specials each week. Baler Bingo proceeds support student athletes and Haybaler athletic teams at San Benito High School.

Friday, Feb. 1, 4-10pm at Baler Boosters, 221 Fifth St. Entrance is located on Wentz Alley. For more information, visit balerboosters. org/balerbingo.

3D SCULPTURE The San Benito Arts Council is enrolling students

for its winter and spring sessions.

3D Sculpture is taught by local sculptor Dustin Kinsley. Geared toward students ages 8-16, this class explores the tools, techniques and material used to create threedimensional sculptures from wood, clay, plaster, wax and recycled objects. The courses will be held at ARTspace Annex, 217 Fifth St., starting Tuesday, Feb. 5. For more information, call 831.636.2787 or visit sanbenitoarts.eventbrite.com.

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA OPEN HOUSE Don’t miss the Luck Gas Station Centennial Celebration, hosted by San Juan

Robert Eliason

ORIANA CHORALE

Everyone who loves to sing is invited to join San Benito Oriana Chorale as it begins another fun and challenging season. Sopranos, altos, tenors and basses are all welcome to join this community choir in singing the best of classical, folk, Broadway, light opera, pop and gospel vocal music. No auditions are required. Join the first rehearsal Monday, Jan. 28, 7:15-9:30pm at Christ Fellowship Hollister, 2066 San Benito St, Hollister. For more information, visit orianachorale.org.

TRES PINOS FINDING RAPTORS Explore the backroads of San Benito County with the Sequoia Audubon Society

in search of raptors. Search for golden eagles, ferruginous hawks, prairie falcons and more on this Sequoia Audubon Field Trip.

Participants are asked to bring along lunch, something to drink and a scope if they have one.

Please note: Heavy rain will cancel this event. Saturday, Jan. 26, 8:30am-3pm. Meet at Immaculate Conception Catholic Community, 7290 Airline Highway. For more information, visit sequoiaaudubon.org.

GILROY COMEDY THEATER Don’t miss Pintello Comedy Theater’s production of The Ladies Foursome. Experience 18 holes of

Don’t miss Beginnings at the Adobe, Castro Adobe State Historic Park’s first public open house of the year. Explore the early period of the Adobe and the Castro family’s historic migration as part of the Anza Expedition of 1776. Enjoy homemade nopales, making fresh tortillas and sharing stories. Sunday, Jan. 27, 11am-3pm at Castro Adobe State Park, 184 Old Adobe Road, Watsonville. Guided tours will be offered at this free event at 11:15am, noon, 1pm and 2pm. Visit tinyurl.com/ybyoo29q.

friendship, secrets and laughter in this funny, fast-paced, heartwarming story, inspired by Norm Foster’s popular play The Foursome. Sunday, Jan. 27, 2pm at Pintello Comedy Theater, 8191 Swanston Lane. For information and tickets, visit pintellocomedy.com.

MORGAN HILL ANZA EXPEDITION Learn about the Juan Bautista de Anza Expedition while joining the Open Space Authority and National Parks for the Anza Expedition Hike history walk along the 4-mile Arrowhead Trail in Coyote. Learn about the expedition and the experience

of the families that undertook it at this certified interpretive site for the Anza Expedition. Please bring drinking water and a snack for the trail. The Anza Expedition Hike will be held Saturday, Jan. 26, 10am-1pm at Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve, 550 Palm Ave. For more information, visit openspaceauthority.org.

AUTHOR VISIT The Morgan Hill Library welcomes author, journalist and lecturer A.J. Jacobs as a part of Silicon Valley Reads 2019: Finding Identity in Family History. Head to this free author event to hear Jacobs talk about his book It’s All Relative, and how everyone is related in some way. Jacobs has written four New ➝11

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Bautista Historical Society.

Enjoy the ceremony, officiated

by Grand President Carey Pearce and other Native Sons of the Golden West, who will dedicate a commemorative plaque.

Gather at the Community Center following the ceremony for a complimentary lunch and social.

Saturday, Feb. 2, 11:30am-1:30pm at Luck Museum, at the corner of Third and Monterey streets.

For more information, visit sanjuanbautistaca.com or call 831.623.2001.

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For more information visit artofyogamorganhill.com.

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LUNAR NEW YEAR

Celebrate Lunar New Year and the Year of the Pig at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose. Learn about Lunar New Year’s customs and traditions, observed by many Asian cultures. Revel in the lively Lion Dance, make culturally-relevant art and crafts and enjoy traditional and contemporary music and dance performances. Saturday, Feb. 2 and Sunday, Feb. 3, noon-4pm each day at Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose, 180 Woz Way, San Jose. For more information, visit cdm.org.

York Times best sellers combining memoir, science, humor and selfhelp. Saturday, Jan. 26, 4:30pm at the Morgan Hill Library, 660 W. Main Ave. For more information, visit friendsmhlibrary.org.

EVENTS

WINERY YOGA Breathe, stretch and unwind during 75 minutes of yoga in the beautiful surroundings of Guglielmo Winery, the oldest continuously operating, family-owned winery in the Santa Clara Valley. After yoga head to the tasting room and try award-winning, premium wines. During winter months

RESTAURANT MONTH Celebrate California Restaurant Month in Gilroy as the artistry of the city’s restaurants is displayed and feasting is made even more accessible than ever.

Guests are invited to relax and treat themselves to great dining as Gilroy restaurants offer “Fit and Sip” specials all month long, pairing lighter foods with local wines from the Santa Clara Valley Wine Trail. Celebrate Gilroy Restaurant Month through Jan. 31 throughout Gilroy. For a full list of participating restaurants, visit gilroyrestaurantmonth.com.

LIVING HISTORY Meet mountain men, Civil War soldiers, Victorian ladies, and more while stepping back to the early days of San Juan. Enjoy craft and cooking demonstrations and see historic horse-drawn vehicles and Victorian furnishings. Taste an old fashioned soda in the historic Plaza Hotel Saloon. Experience the history on Saturday, Feb. 2, 11am-4pm at San Juan

BLACK HISTORY Join the Gilroy Center for the Arts at the fifth annual Black History Month Exhibit. Experience the featured art of black folk artists, collage artists, photographers, sculptors and more. Join the Celebratory Reception Saturday, Feb. 9, 12:303:30pm and view the exhibit Feb. 2-Mar. 3 at Gilroy Center for the Arts, 7341 Monterey St, Gilroy. Admission to the gallery and receptions are always free.

For more information, visit gilroycenterforthearts.com.

VALENTINE’S COMEDY Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a night of laughter, dinner and dancing. Enjoy the comedy of Dennis Gaxiola, dance to the music of Soul Kiss and savor a three-course dinner presented by the live+love+leal culinary team.

Seating is limited and guests must be 21 or older to attend. Celebrate Valentine’s Day Saturday, Feb. 10, 6-10pm at Leal Vineyards, 300 Maranatha Dr, Hollister.

Hacienda de Leal Valentine’s Day packages, including one night stay, transportation to the dinner show and more, are also available. For more information and to register, visit tinyurl.com/ycyfehnf.

AWARDS DINNER Join San Benito County Chamber of Commerce at its 98th Annual Awards Dinner and Dance, “Celebrating Our Legacy A San Benito County Story.” Help honor the Man, Woman and Businesses of the year for 2019 while enjoying the Scooby Valdez Band. Tickets are available now. Join the party Saturday, Feb. 16, 6-10pm at Leal Vineyard, 300 Maranatha Dr, Hollister. For more information, visit bit.ly/awardsdinnerdance.

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PHOTO EXHIBITION The social issue photography exhibition “Homeless Voices” features the work of Kirti Bassendine on view at the Gilroy Center for the Arts through Jan. 26. This exhibit shows how the homeless population lives in order to survive and how

this social issue can no longer be ignored. Entrance to the gallery is always free, Tuesday through Friday, 2-5pm and Saturday, 11am-2pm at the Gilroy Center for the Arts, 7341 Monterey St, Gilroy.

Visit kirtibassendine.com.

COMPETITION REGISTRATION Piano students in grades 5-12 are invited to register for the Marian Filice youth piano competition and music festival at Gavilan College. Contestants will be expected to perform two contrasting pieces from the classical repertoire from memory. Winners will be chosen in junior and senior divisions.

Nearly $2000 in prize money will be awarded, and honorable mentions will be recognized. The competition will be held Sunday, Mar. 3, 10am at Gavilan College.

The deadline for entry is Monday, Jan. 28. For more information contact mamirkhanian@gavilan. edu, for applications, visit gavilan.edu/music.

Bautista State Historic Park, 19 Franklin St, San Juan Bautista.

For more information, visit sanjuanbautistaca.com.

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WINE

Winning wines

MEDALS Local wineries bring home honors from 2019 SF Chronicle Competition

held in Cloverdale, California on Jan. 11.

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Cross-county vintages take home wins

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t the 2019 SF Chronicle Competition, more than 6,800 wines from around the country, plus Mexico and Canada, vied for medals. Best Sparkling was a tie between…wait for it…2014 Trump Blanc de Blancs (VA) and Goose Watch Rosé sparkling (Finger Lakes, NY). Best White went to 2017 Castello Di Amorosa Chardonnay (Napa), Best Rosé was 2017 Turkovich Grenache Rosé (Yolo County), and Best Red was a tie

between 2016 Las Positas Malbec from Livermore Valley and 2016 St. Anne’s Crossing Zinfandel, Dry Creek Valley.

Locally, Alara Cellars scored Double Gold for 2016 Negrette, gold for 2016 Tempranillo and silvers for 2017 Grenache Blanc, 2017 Artistic Rosé (Grenache), 2016 Pinot Noir and 2016 Artistic Late Harvest Viognier. All hailed from Siletto Vineyard in San Benito.

Guglielmo Winery took silvers for 2016 Petite Verdot and 2016 Estate Sagrantino. Jason-Stephens

Winery brought home golds for the 2014 Santa Clara Valley Merlot and Ones and Zeros 5.0 blend. Silvers went to 2017 Pixelated Rosé, 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon, 2014 Persing Vineyard Cabernet Franc, 2014 Malbec, 2014 Petite Verdot, 2013 Swing Vineyard Carmenere and 2014 Meritage. Good showing.

Kirigin Cellars garnered gold for 2016 Petite Sirah, 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon and NV Estate Red, with silvers for 2017 Chardonnay, 2018 Malvasia Bianca, NV Estate White, 2016 Pinot Noir, 2016 Pinot, 2015 and 2016 Malbec, 2016 Tempranillo, 2016 Syrah and NV Kirigin’s Red Merlot blend, all from Santa Clara Valley. Impressive.

Martin Ranch brought home double gold for the 2016 J.D. Hurley Pinot Noir, gold for the 2017 Thérèse Vineyards Grenache Blanc (Arroyo Seco), and silvers for 2016 J.D. Hurley Sauvignon Blanc, 2016 J.D, Hurley Cabernet, 2015 Dos Ninos Sangiovese, 2015 Victoria Denice Vineyard Carignane, 2014 Lester Syrah and 2016 Victoria Denise Vineyard Mourvedre.

Solis Winery scored golds for 2016 Grenache and 2014 Estate Baciami, along with silvers for 2015 Zinfandel, 2014 Syrah, 2014 Estate Cara Mia and 2014 Seducente, all from Santa Clara Valley. Owner/ grower Vic Vanni said, “Not too bad. A few more golds would have been nice!”

Satori scored double gold for 2015 Za-Zin Zinfandel, gold for 2017 California Chardonnay and silvers for 2016 Merlot and 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon.

Alara Cellars was just named a “Hot Brand to Watch” by Wine Business Monthly Magazine. This follows the Central Coast Wine Competition win for Janu Goelz and her 2017 Grenache Blanc, which also scored 92 points and gold at the San Francisco International competition, and 90 points in Wine Enthusiast.

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Open Sun 1-4pm Hosted by Shannan Matthews (209) 410-8078 Listed by Tammy Davis (831) 801-3179 Beautiful custom built 3Br/2Ba home— you feel cozy & warm from the time you walk in. From the gorgeous open beamed wood ceilings to the river rock fireplace, this home has a lot to offer. Full-owned solar, hard-wired alarm system, custom shutters, hickory floors & cabinets, RV parking w/sewer dump, plush carpeting, gas fireplace in master suite, master bath w/oversized Jacuzzi tub & huge walk-in shower w/dual shower heads & huge walkin master closet. Large attic w/two pulldown access stairs, wainscoting in the kitchen, aggregate rock flooring, walk-in pantry, spacious laundry room & cabinets & counter. And so much more.

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330 Tres Pinos Road, Suite D1, Hollister (831) 245Ͳ0321 1544 Constitution Blvd, Salinas (831) 800Ͳ7341 534 Abrego Street, Monterey (831) 648Ͳ7271 237 Mt. Hermon Road, Scotts Valley (831) 438Ͳ8400 13117 Highway 9, Boulder Creek (831) 338Ͳ2125 or 338Ͳ2184

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