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Thursday, August 24, 2006
Sonoma's "Grape to Glass" 2006
Grape to Glass, an annual event in the Russian River wine country, brings together some of the best local winemakers for an afternoon tasting. There we sampled a number of fine pinots and other varietals from Kosta Browne, Papapietro, Merry Edwards, and many other quality winemakers. It's a unique opportunity to taste so many fine local wines together, meet the owners, then enjoy a hearty barbecue for dinner. For more info on future wine events, visit the Russian River grower's site. Photo source: Saralee Vineyards
Today, the Marine Mammal Center prepped Pickle for release, while a BBC film crew recorded the procedure of affixing several UK-made transmitters. True to form, she tried to wake up in the middle of getting her second transmitter glued on, but was restrained and further sedated. Pickle was an interesting sea lion for us volunteers to feed and treat. Initially suffering from short-term blindness due to domoic acid poisoning, the animal was quite defensive until the symptoms subsided. Since many sea lions suffer permanent brain damage from DA, I doubted Pickle's chance for recovery. I'm very happy to hear of its release today at Rodeo Beach in the Marin Headlands. Photo credit: Stan Jensen, Marine Mammal Center.
Grape to Glass, an annual event in the Russian River wine country, brings together some of the best local winemakers for an afternoon tasting. There we sampled a number of fine pinots and other varietals from Kosta Browne, Papapietro, Merry Edwards, and many other quality winemakers. It's a unique opportunity to taste so many fine local wines together, meet the owners, then enjoy a hearty barbecue for dinner. For more info on future wine events, visit the Russian River grower's site.
