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By the Numbers... |
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125
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Gallons
of goat milk it takes to make a hundred pounds of goat cheese |
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1931
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Year the Vella Cheese Company started |
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1943
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The
year Alfred Hitchcock filmed “Shadow of a Doubt” in Sonoma
County. He later filmed “The Birds” and part of “Marnie”
there |
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1914
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The
first year Sonoma County appeared in a motion picture (“Salomy
Jane”) |
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367.5’
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Height
of the “Mendocino Tree” at Montgomery Woods State Reserve |
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752
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Number
of acres in the Armstrong Redwoods State Reserve in Guerneville, a
stand of old-growth redwoods |
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$35,000
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Top
price paid for a single wine lot at the sixth annual Premiere Napa
Valley Auction in February. The bid won five cases of Harlan Estate
2000 Cabernet Sauvignon. |
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$3,700
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Average
price for a ton of Napa Cabernet grapes sold in 2001. Seven percent
sold for more than $5,000 a ton. |
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15,500
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Acres
of vineyards in Mendocino County |
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225
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Days
in an average growing season in Mendocino County |
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1782
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The
year Hubert Germain-Robin began producing cognac in France |
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4,349
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Elevation
of Mount St. Helena, the highest elevation in both Sonoma and Napa
Counties |
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7,450
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The
elevation of Black Butte in Mendocino County |
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345
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days
Gestation period for an alpaca |
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20
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years
The lifespan of an alpaca |
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31
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Number
of alpacas in the Napa Valley |
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1846
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Year
of the California Bear Flag Rebellion against Mexico |
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235
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Number
of eggs consumed by an average American each year. |
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1984
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The
year Downtown Joe’s started brewing beer in Napa |
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8
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Number of different beers made by Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville |