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News & Reviews

The Price of Knowing
January 15, 2008


Corkheads
For Wine Geeks in the Bay Area and Beyond
Just last week, I sat down with Four Bears winemaker Sean Minor and tasted through his portfolio. Not only is his Cabernet Sauvignon among my picks for the best Napa Cabs under $40 (yes, they DO exist) but his Sauvignon Blanc, made from Dry Creek Valley fruit, was a sophisticated example of this often lean wine, and with an easy price tag to boot.

For $13 a bottle, I got an almost creamy entry (Minor ferments 15 percent of his Sauvignon Blanc in new oak) followed by all the fig, melon and mango you come to expect from this varietal.

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The Minor Family

In August 2007, she had a C-section, and though she worried about complications, Monica delivered a healthy baby girl. But hours after Sofia was born, Monica began running a fever. No one was concerned at first -- Monica figured it was just hormones -- but three days later the fever hadn't broken, and Monica's abdomen was swollen and painful. iReport.com: What do you think about this story? Sound off on video

The doctors at Monica's hospital thought she might be infected with a deadly strain of bacteria. They flew her to a hospital in Boston where she was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis, also known as flesh-eating bacteria.

Defying the odds, Monica survived, but many of her organs didn't. The doctors removed Monica's uterus, ovaries, gallbladder and part of her colon that same day.