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ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: About that 2020 Wine Grape Harvest?
It was just two short weeks ago that we wrote about the 2020 harvest and how the vintage looked heading into the most crucial time in the growing year.
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — DR. WAYNE M. FICHTER: Child’s Backpack Leading to Back Pain?
With school right around the corner, it’s time to start shopping for school supplies. One of the most overlooked items is your child’s backpack.
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — DR. WAYNE M. FICHTER: Chronic pain triggers to avoid
Debilitating chronic pain is on the increase and if you do not know why you are in pain then it is difficult to know what to do or how to cope. At Natural Spine Solutions, we treat people with chronic pain every da…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — HOLLY CARLING: How to get rid of headaches or migraines
There are many causes for headaches and migraines. Many people would probably agree that one of the biggest causes right now is the political climate and uncertainty that seems to always linger in the background of…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: Bonny Doon Access
A couple of years ago one of our great local distributors happened into the shop. In the sample bag were a few bottles from the Bonny Doon Winery, located in Santa Cruz. We have known the wines from Bonny Doon for …
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Bill and Gerlinde Hamilton
ELAINE CERNY: MY GARDEN PATH — Dog days?
I’m not sure why, but they call this the “dog days of summer.” I asked my dog about it, but she just gave me that look. You know the one … I am pretty sure it …
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — HOLLY CARLING: Are you hangry?
Some people are familiar with the word hangry, others think I’m misspelling hungry or angry. It is, however, a combination of the two words. It is when the emotion of anger, irritability, impatience or intolerance …
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: Reports from Wine Country
Much news from our friends in “Wine Countries” across the west that affects everything from visits to the wineries, to our events here at home to the 2020 vintage. So, let’s get started with news that one way or an…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: Wine dogs
When you visit wineries and wine shops, many times you will find the owners there with their dogs. It makes sense, wine, after all, is a social drink. We have long said that when you sit down to have a glass of win…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — HOLLY CARLING: Lyme disease: The ticks are out!
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted through the bite of a tick. It can be a serious disease. Fortunately, not all tick bites cause Lyme disease. It is transmitted from certain ticks only. Some researc…
ELAINE CERNY: MY GARDEN PATH — August … already?
It’s hard to believe, but summer is half over already. Seems like it just got started. Guess we’d better enjoy every day: hot, cold, wet or dry.
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Grace and Frank Jaminet
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — GEORGE BALLING: Consumption patterns
Consumer wine consumption has a natural rhythm to it. Varietals come and go in popularity, as does winemaking style. All but the most die-hard varietal loyalists will change their preferences with the seasons. Ther…
ADVERTISING: Advertorial — DR. WAYNE M. FICHTER: Masks-beneficial or harmful, you decide
After writing last week’s article I started looking up studies to see if wearing a mask is detrimental to our health. What I found was perplexing. Post COVID-19 all the literature said masks are not harmful to wear…