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0842 — A car was parked in the primary school’s pick-up/drop-off area. 0847 — Report of a friendly pit bull loose behind the library with no owner in sight. 1344 — Report of a reckless driver who almost hit a pedestrian and was last seen near Main/Adams. 1356 — The manager of a local hotel received information about a fraudulent credit card that had been used at the hotel in April. 1614 — Report of a car illegally parked in a disabled spot near Main/Spring. 1622 â...

Judgment of Paris: The tasting that changed wine forever Mirrorpix via Getty Images In a Parisian hotel 45 years ago, some of France’s biggest wine experts came together for a blind tasting. The finest French wines were up against upstarts from California. At the time, this didn’t even seem like a fair contest — France made the world’s best wines and Napa Valley was not yet on the map — so the result was believed to be obvious. Instead, the greatest underdog tale in wine history was a...

Six thousand charred dead trees. Two years. That’s what needs to be cleared and removed at Napa’s Newton Vineyard, and how long it’s likely to take. And then theres the winery to rebuild. “We need to take [the dead trees] out for risk of falling and causing further damage, while balancing that removal against erosion control. The cost to do just that is several million dollars,” says estate director Jean-Baptiste Rivail. The Newton property was heavily damaged in the 2020 wine-country...

The Classics These places are the proven, the blue chip, the tried-and-true. They live up to the hype, both in terms of quality wine and visitor experience. Chappellet Vineyard garden view / Photo courtesy Chappellet Chappellet Vineyard One of Napa Valley’s founding wineries, Donn & Molly Chappellet were among the first to plant vineyards on the high-elevation hillsides of Pritchard Hill, founding the vineyard in 1967. All six of their children are involved with the vineyard. The organically ...

Wolf Down Almost Ready to Debut German Street Food in Chinatown Berlin-inspired döners may be on the menu later this month Share this story Slowed by the pandemic that prevented an early 2021 launch, Canada’s much-anticipated Wolf Down is tentatively announcing its Berlin-inspired street food menu will soon arrive on Chinatowns Spring Mountain Road. Now publicly planning for a May debut and confirming the Las Vegas location will be very similar to the original restaurant in Ottawa, new sign...

Premium Content Subscriber only A warning has been issued to Central Queensland residents by the states building watchdog about engaging the services of unlicensed concreter Jacob Moratti. The Queensland Building and Construction Commission urged people to be extremely careful when dealing with Mr Moratti, who has allegedly ripped off a number of victims. "The QBCC is urging consumers, contractors and suppliers to be cautious in their dealings with Mr Moratti and his businesses, which includ...

/PRNewswire/ - Thentia, a global leader in GovTech Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), announced today it has closed a $10 million Series B investment led by New...

Thentia secures $10 million in Series B financing to ramp up US operations Toronto-based government software startup Thentia has closed a $10 million CAD Series B round led by New York growth equity firm Spring Mountain Capital. The round, which consisted entirely of primary equity financing, also saw participation from existing investor BDC Capital. Thentia intends to use the new funding to accelerate its go-to-market strategy and bring its cloud-based licensing software to mor...

0721 — Medical aid for a fall victim on Main Street. 0930 — Police took a report on a fraudulent order that had been placed and shipped. 1906 — Lift assist on Vineyard Avenue. Wednesday, April 28 1315 — Report of cats stuck inside a car parked near Grayson Avenue. 1351 — Report of a domestic violence incident on Tuesday night. Police took the victim’s statement and arrested a 39-year-old St. Helena man on suspicion of domestic battery. 1637 — A woman asked an ...

New Names, New Wines from Napa As some readers know, I’ve only recently been able to dedicate more time to writing here on Vinography after a number of years being an entrepreneur and small business owner trying to squeeze in some wine writing around the edges. By virtue of that struggle for time, I have not exactly kept up with new developments in California wine at the level to which I aspite. There was a time that thanks to an endless parade of large public tastings, I was almost sure to h...