Cadaver Dogs Search Property Linked to âPrime Suspectâ in Kristin Smart Case
Paul Flores, the last person to see Ms. Smart before her disappearance in May 1996, continues to be the focus of investigators, the authorities said.
Deputies prepare to have a car towed for evidence on Monday at the Arroyo Grande, Calif., home of Ruben Flores. Ruben is the father of Paul Flores, the sole person of interest in Kristin Smart s 1996 disappearance.Credit.David Middlecamp/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo), via Associated Press
March 15, 2021
Nearly 25 years after the disappearance of the college student Kristin Smart in California, the search for clues in her death has intensified, with investigators using cadaver dogs and ground-penetrating radar on Monday to canvass a property connected to a âprime suspect,â the authorities said.
Healdsburg s Banshee Wines Announces New Winemaker
Posted on March 15, 2021
Healdsburg, Calif., March 15, 2021 Banshee Wines announces today the appointment of Alicia Sylvester as the winery’s new winemaker. Sylvester joins Banshee following her winemaking role at Merus in Napa. Alicia will work in concert with CEO and co-founder Baron Ziegler to continue crafting site-specific wines that are true to style and character, on which Banshee has built its reputation.
“I started Banshee with a clear goal in mind to make wines that tasted like the best California had to offer but were priced so that everyone could enjoy them; crafting distinctive wines that over-deliver in every possible way,” Ziegler says. “Over time, we’ve built strong relationships with growers from, what I believe, are the best vineyard sites across California, and our wines have never been better. Having Alicia on board to lead the winemaking at Banshee will allow us to keep those initial intention
But rather, it came about from a part-time job at a winery in Livermore, California.
It was while she was working as a server here that she fell in love with the beauty of vineyards: “It was always fun watching all the behind the scenes work it took to make wine – from vineyard practices to all the work in the cellar. It felt magical.”
So magical that she wanted to make a career of it. California Polytechnic had just begun offering Wine and Viticulture as its own major. The university’s motto – ‘learn by doing’ – had surely never sounded so appetising.