Before Retirement, Vance Petrunoff Was Selling Bulgarian Wines from Sonoma, CA

Since the spring came so early, maybe I should say that the summer came so early this year, my roses are spectacular like never before. The deer that ate them 2 years ago, was a no show this time around and the high temperatures brought the roses into a grooming frenzy and finally now they are opening up. The floral arrangement with Manzanitas branches is from my Easter table, you know we celebrate the Orthodox Easter a week later than the Catholics, not that it maters that much, but the roses had another week to prepare for the catwalk. I would love to give some to one person in particular, but I know that I will get in trouble if I do it. Merde.

Last weekend I had a great mocha in a cafe on Polk St. in San Francisco, and wanted to comment on their full attention to create such a nice environment and serve great coffee. Well, it was rather a nice warm spring day in the city and that helped too. It is close to Polk and Green, I forgot the name.

Well, it is another new one. Raw food, juicing, vegan....these are hot trends in Northern California. I had to really think hard what to prepare, it was a pot luck party and I came with these stuffed baby bell peppers with clementines, mango, and blackberries. Several of the guests brought their juicers, and now I cannot look at my 20 year old and still working juicer. It was a great party, in a house full of ghosts of my recent past, a lot of yoga teachers and practitioners like me, fun.

March 20, 2009 Bulgaria’s wine producer Telish is planning to enter the wine markets of India, China, and Hong Kong. The news was announced Wednesday by Hospitalitybizindia.com, which cites Svilena Hristova, Sales and Marketing Manager of Telish Wine Cellar. The wine-maker Telish located in the Northern village of Telish, Pleven District, was the only Bulgarian firm to attend the India International Wine Fair, which took place on March 16-18 in Mumbai. “The company is presently targeting the South Asian markets of India, China and Hong Kong. India is a new market for us. Presently, we are the first Bulgarian wine producers here and we plan to establish our presence in the Indian market”, the Sales Manage of Telish is quoted as saying. The company plans to export to South and East Asia its produce of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Bulgarian indigenous varietals, Mavrud and Rubin. Telish produces about two million bottles of wine each year, and...

Start Date 18-MAR-09 End Date 21-MAR-09 Venue City / State Country International Fair Plovdiv 37, Tzar Boris III, Obedinitel Blvd. Plovdiv, Plovdiv Bulgaria Event Profile: VINARIA is the most prestigious and largest specialized exposition within the branch in South Eastern Europe, which brings together exhibitors in the field of vine-growing and wine-producing. Highlights: The WINE NATIONAL COMPETITION is held within it. The National Tasting includes brandy and natural rakias. The awards for drinks-winners and producers are presented at a grand wine ball WINE AND LOVE, LOVE AND WINE. The prize of International Fair Plovdiv - Golden Rhyton - the most prestigious one at Vinaria, the Wine of the Year and Honours diplomas, gold,...