Appellation Wine Country Living Moves to Historic Sonoma Valley Adobe.Business Editors and Food/Entertainment Writers SONOMA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000 Embracing the experience of wine country living, Appellation ap·pel·la·tion n. 1. A name, title, or designation. 2. A protected name under which a wine may be sold, indicating that the grapes used are of a specific kind from a specific district. 3. The act of naming. Wine Country Living magazine has moved its offices to a historic, one-hundred-and-fifty-eight-year-old adobe located in Sonoma on the town plaza at 489 First Street West, Sonoma, California Sonoma is a historically significant town in Sonoma Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA. Sonoma is centered around its historic town plaza, a remnant of the town's Spanish colonial past. 95476. Known as the Leese-Fitch Adobe, the structure was built in 1842 by American merchant and General Vallejo in-law Jacob Leese as the first residential adobe in the state of California. "Just like our readers, at Appellation magazine we embrace the wine country lifestyle," said Michael G. Earls, president of Appellation Wine Country Living, "Sonoma is unique. It is central to all west coast wine regions and is also important to California's history." The town of Sonoma was the site of the Bear Flag Revolt Bear Flag Revolt Short-lived rebellion in 1846 by American settlers in California against Mexican authorities. In June a small group captured Sonoma, a settlement north of San Francisco, and declared independence, raising a flag that featured a grizzly bear. Capt. John C. (which led to California's statehood state·hood n. The status of being a state, especially of the United States, rather than being a territory or dependency. ), is home to the Sonoma Mission (the northernmost of the chain of historic missions that line the state) and houses General Vallejo's personal home. These historic venues today comprise a California State Park. "With our editorial mission of focusing solely upon wine country living from Baja to British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography ," said Gregory S. Walter, Appellation's Editor and Publisher. "The move to Sonoma clearly demonstrates our commitment to experience and then report upon wine country living from the source. Our writers live, love and experience the wine country lifestyle. Our new location reflects that lifestyle too." In the current October/November issue of Appellation Wine Country Living it's harvest time. The magazine includes a cornucopia cornucopia (kôr'ny  kō`pēə), in Greek mythology, magnificent horn that filled itself with whatever meat or drink its owner requested. of wine country experiences from a fascinating tour of Walla Walla, a picturesque town and epicenter for fine wine in Washington state to an interesting interview with the French Laundry's chef and culinary giant Thomas Keller to a complete look at the revolution in new California Rhone-style wines to a profile on a French bistro thriving in the wine country city of Paso Robles Robles is a common surname in the Spanish language meaning oaks, and may refer to:
Appellation Wine Country Living is an award-winning, full-color special interest consumer magazine focused on west coast wine country lifestyle. Published by Appellation LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , a one-year subscription is $21.00 and is available by calling 800/799-2679. To advertise, or for more information, contact Appellation Wine Country Living at 489 First Street West, Sonoma CA 95476, 707/935-0111 or visit the web site at http://www.appellation.com. |
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