Gilroy Today 2007 05 May/April | Page 3

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From the Editor

Wine is like the best creation man ever came up with . And wine is good for you . According to winepros . com , wine is a mild natural tranquilizer , serving to reduce anxiety and tension . As part of a normal diet , wine provides the body with energy , with substances that aid digestion , and with small amounts of minerals and vitamins . It can also stimulate the appetite ( not always a good thing ). In addition , wine serves to restore nutritional balance , relieve tension , sedate and act as a mild euphoric agent to the convalescent and especially the aged .

We are so fortunate to live in California where wineries are so abundant — and in Gilroy , where we have ten great wineries to enjoy with our friends and family . I personally enjoy the wine events that the individual wineries put on just about every weekend during the summer . We hope you take some time and visit a few of them this summer .
I want to especially thank Whitney McClelland and Westside Grill for sharing Whitney ’ s fantastic wine art with us . If you would like to see more of Whitney ’ s work , stop by Westside Grill … and have a glass of wine from one of our local wineries while you ’ re there .
Anyone for Palm Springs ? Don ’ t bother to book a flight , it ’ s getting too warm there anyway . Just give Therese and Steve Costa a call and see if you can hang out at their place . I guarantee you that the view will exceed anything you can find in the dessert but the surroundings will make you will feel as though you were there . ( For a glimpse , see pages 9-10 .)
Buckle your seat belt . Summer is here and the events are numerous . An event that we were unable to fit in this issue is an Annual Brunch put on by the Las Madres organization on Saturday , June 2nd . So if you ’ re a new mom or an expectant mom and would like to know more about the organization and / or the event , call Michelle Craig at 373-7090 .
On page 16 , we have included the downtown event schedule for this summer . Hope to see you all there .

Everything for your garden and more !

pottery fountains statuary arches water gardens ornaments sod plants gifts
J . Chris Mickartz
Wine art by Whitney McClelland , whitneymcclellanddesigns . com
11155 Lena Avenue • Gilroy , CA 95020 • Highway 101 & Masten Avenue 408.846.4555 • www . garden-accents . net