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In the article, “It’s Time to Pay Attention to Sleep, the New Health Frontier,” written by Alexandra Sifferlin, she discusses the importance of sleep and how it is essential in living a healthy life. Sifferlin talked about Lynn Mitchell, a 68-year old woman who was diagnosed with brain and lung cancer in 2011. She was only getting an hour of sleep a night. The cancer affected her lifestyle as stated in the article, the brain cancer was not only affecting her mentally it was affecting her…

Exploring the Creation of an AVA: the Petaluma Gap “Fall into the Gap” may become the new catchphrase for Sonoma County wine-lovers in 2016 if a 200,000 acre region known as the Petaluma Gap – now a part of the Sonoma Coast AVA – is awarded its own American Viticultural Area [AVA] designation some 10 long years after a local winemaker alliance began their quest for recognition citing their most distinctive factor – WIND! Tracing the path of the Petaluma Gap Winegrowers Alliance’s [PGWA]…

At first sight, the issue might appear trivial, however, several customers recently asked me the following question: “What is the difference between the wines from the Rioja and those from the Ribera del Duero?”. What's more, according to my experience, the next question tends to concern the price difference. This is why I thought an article would be the ideal opportunity to come back on the topic, especially considering that Christmas is at the door and we should be thinking about which wine to…