People have different ideas about where “the magic happens.” Often you hear that it’s in the bedroom, or sometimes that it’s in the kitchen, but in the Bay Area the magic often happens in the garage. Besides being a hallmark of the classic Silicon Valley start-up story, the garage is also a key component of a successful venture in Marin. You can trace Hale Mary’s humble roots back to 2003, when Mary, Anthony and Sean Bourke began making pinot noir in their garage. The self-described garagistes have been through a lot since then — Mary battled and survived cancer, and the mighty trio made their way to Freeman Winery in Sebastopol, where the wine is now produced. These devoted oenophiles use only grapes grown in the Russian River Valley, which they believe is what gives their wine its sensuous quality. Hale Mary 2012 is the fourth and most recent of their vintages to be available to the public. You can find this rich and complex pinot at Woodlands Market in Kentfield.
Kasia Pawlowska loves words. A native of Poland, Kasia moved to the States when she was seven. The San Francisco State University creative writing graduate went on to write for publications like the San Francisco Bay Guardian and KQED Arts among others prior to joining the Marin Magazine staff. Topics Kasia has covered include travel, trends, mushroom hunting, an award-winning series on social media addiction and loads of other random things. When she’s not busy blogging or researching and writing articles, she’s either at home writing postcards and reading or going to shows. Recently, Kasia has been trying to branch out and diversify, ie: use different emojis. Her quest for the perfect chip is never-ending.
