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This minty red blend shows how wines can take on the flavors of plants that grow nearby
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Domaine de la Terre Rouge s 2013 Garrigue, a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Syrah from the Sierra foothills.Esther Mobley / The Chronicle
“Garrigue” is one of those perfect wine words a concise term that encompasses a larger, and very beautiful, idea. The word refers to the unique mix of vegetation that grows throughout parts of southern France, near the Mediterranean Sea: fragrant, shrubby plants including lavender, thyme, rosemary, white flowers and juniper. It’s thought that the oils from the native flora make their way onto grapes in nearby vineyards, imbuing the resulting wines with the intoxicating flavors and aromas that recall those plants.
A new wrinkle: Napa County sees few takers for thousands of vax appointments By Catherine Ho
The change happened almost overnight.
The ballroom at Meritage Resort and Spa, Napa County’s largest mass vaccination clinic, went from seeing a flood of residents clamoring for coronavirus vaccinations to just a trickle in the days following California’s expansion of vaccine eligibility to everyone 16 and older.
On Friday, the first day the clinic opened to the public following the statewide expansion, virtually all of the 1,400 appointments got snapped up. But by Tuesday, just two-thirds of available appointments that day about 2,300 of 3,400 were booked. The schedule for the rest of the week suggests a steep drop-off in interest.