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

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/5-wines-to-try/2013/02/25/edcaf738-7bda-11e2-9a75-dab0201670da_story.html 5 wines to try By  Dave McIntyre ,  Published: February 26 Recommendations ★★★Exceptional  ★★Excellent ★Very Good Prices are approximate. Check Winesearcher.com to verify availability, or ask a favorite wine store to order through a distributor. Here are five interesting wines to try, including  the 2013 Virginia Governor’s Cup winner , an unusual wine from Oregon and some inexpensive bargains from France and Bulgaria. — D.M. Vini Veni Vidi Vici Pinot Noir 2010 ★ 1  /  2 Danube River Plains, Bulgaria, $10 Decent pinot noir is almost impossible to find for a mere Hamilton, but this stunner shows true pinot character — if you coax it out with a little time and a whirl in your glass. This label also produces a nice cabernet sauvignon and a serviceable merlot, both from the Thracian Valley.  A...

CineSource Magazine Bold and Offbeat: Mary-Louise Parker by Bradley Gray Photos by Vance Petrunoff Mary-Louise Parker is one smoking hot babe and a genius to boot. photo: Vance Petrunoff BOLD, COMPLEX, DIVERSE, OFFBEAT, alien and self-assured—any of these words define Mary-Louise Parker, who has found success on the big screen, the small screen and the stage. In May of 2013, she received the Spotlight Award at the 16th Annual Sonoma International Film Festival, entertaining an enthusiastic and capacity crowd at the Festival Gala. Ms Parker burst into the limelight with unforgettable roles in “Fried Green Tomatoes” and “Grand Canyon” (both 1991) and kept upping that ante from “Bullets Over Broadway” (1994) to “Howl”(2010). But she is probably best known for her television performances in “West Wing”(2001-07) and, of course, the outrageously successful “Weeds”(2005-12). On the stage, she was magnificent in “Prelude to a Kiss” (1990), “Reckless” (1995) and “Proof” (2001) ...

I am happy to inform you that the following wines are being recommended in the June issue of Wine & Spirits Magazine: 87 points - Targovishte 2011 Black Sea Coastal Region Sauvignon Blanc $9.00 (Year’s Best, Best Buy) 87 points -  Vini 2011 Thracian Valley Veni Vidi Vici Pinot Noir $9.00 (Year’s Best, Best Buy)

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Six Brilliant Feature Films at the Mission’s Brava Theater San Francisco, CA  The inaugural San Francisco Bulgarian Film Festival will raise the curtains on March 9 th  and 10 th , 2013 at the historic Brava Theater in the Mission District. The festival will feature a half-dozen Bulgarian feature films (three each day), with many making their West Coast premier. The Sofia Independent Film Festival in Bulgaria and San Francisco Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce are the presenters. Gourmet appetizers, beverages and premium Bulgarian wines will be available during intermissions between films.  "The selections for the SFBFF are some of the best films produced by Bulgarian filmmakers in recent years,” says Artistic Director Jana Karaivanova, who also heads up the Sofia Independent Film Festival and New York Bulgarian Film Festival and procured the films. “Bulgarian filmmaking has become quite prominent in recent years, with international recognition at ...