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FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Senior Neely Peterson(Wesley Chapel, Fla./Cypress Creek HS/Colorado State & Santa Fe College)and FGCU softball walked-off Austin Peay 5-4 for the series win Sunday at the FGCU Softball Complex.

Peterson's two-out, seventh-inning solo shot -- her third home run of the year -- lifted the Eagles to their third consecutive series win to begin the ASUN Conference slate. It also marked the fifth victory in walk-off fashion this season for the Green & Blue.

With Sunday's thrilling come-from-behindwin, FGCU improved to 24-15 and 6-3 in the ASUN. Austin Peay fell to 17-13 and 5-4 in league play.

"We couldn't have had a worse top of the first inning," said FGCU softball head coach David Deiros. "We made too many mistakes and extended the inning. They are too good for us to do that. My only thought process after that was to win every pitch,and let's go ahead and get after them. So, I was really proud of how our players battled back. That is what I really appreciate about my team. That's been our mantra all year. Let's move onto the next, and not dwell on the past."

Austin Peay exploded with a four-run first to put the Eagles on their heels early.Enter senior Ally Hulme(Safety Harbor, Fla./Sickles HSState College of Florida)to the rescue.

Hulme came in to relieve FGCU starter juniorAngelina Bonilla(Coral Gables, Fla./Coral Gables HS)in the second, and pitched six scoreless frames. Hulme(9-6) did not allow a singlebaserunner until the top of the seventh inning via a leadoff single. The Eagles defense played a major role in helping to stifle the Governors' offensive attack, as Hulme would record only one strikeout in the19 batters she faced.

At 160 career strikeouts, Hulme is now just two strikeouts away from moving into eighth all-time in FGCU history.

The Eagles forced an Austin Peay pitching change in the fifth, chasing ASUN Pitcher of the Week and league-leader in strikeouts Jordan Benefiel out of the game.

Benefiel held the Eagles to just three hits in a 6-0, game-one win Saturday, but FGCUgot the better of Governors' ace Sunday byslashing nine hits and scoring four runs.

Seven different Eagles recorded a hit Sunday. Freshman Tiffany Meek (Palm Beach Gardens, Fla./William T. Dwyer HS), graduate Tayli Filla(Fort Myers, Fla./Bishop Verot HS/USF), and Peterson each ledthe charge byproducing two apiece. Filla extended her currentreached basestreak to 15 games, and Meek has gone5-for-8 with six RBIs in the last two games.

Meek put the Eagles on the board in the third inningwith an RBI single. Freshman Nikki Gibson's (Yorktown, Va./Grafton HS)fourth-inning sacrifice bunt pushed across an Eagles runto cut the deficit to two, 4-2.

FGCU would then tie it in the fifth courtesy of an Austin Peay error and a wild pitch to knot it at 4-4 setting the stage for Peterson in the seventh to send the Eagles bench into a frenzy and send the Green & Blue faithful home happy.

Peterson finished 2-for-3 with a double to accompanyher walk-off blast.

The Eagles were previously 2-0on the season when tiedheading into the final inning of play, now improve to3-0 in such situations.

FGCU returns to action Wednesday, hosting in-state foe UCF in the last midweek battle of the season. First pitch is set for 5 p.m.

For up-to-the-minute information on the FGCU softball program, follow on Twitter @FGCU_Softball, Instagram at fgcusoftball, Facebook, and stay tuned at FGCUAthletics.com.

COACH DEIROSThe founding father of FGCU softball,David Deirosenters his 21st season as head coach in 2023. Hired in 2001 to build the program from the ground up, Deiros has since guided the Eagles to a 730-412-3 (.637) record, gone 182-112(.619) in the ASUN, had 16 seasons with a winning record and nine campaigns of 35+ wins. Deiros has also led the Eagles to three ASUN regular season championships (2008, 2012, and 2016) and one ASUN Tournament title (2012). In 2012, FGCU defeated No. 5 Florida in its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Last season (2022), FGCU took down both No. 8 Texas and No. 10 Florida once again. Deiros is a former head coach at the 1998 Florida State Runner-Up Lely High School in Naples and is the founding head coach of the 1999 District Champion/2001 Regional Runner-Up Gulf Coast High School in Naples.

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ABOUT FGCUFGCU teams have combined to win an incredible 96 conference regular season and tournament titles in just 15-plus seasons at the Division I level. Additionally, in just 11-plus seasons of D-I postseason eligibility, the Eagles have had a combined 48 teams or individuals compete in NCAA championships. In 2022, the men's golf team became the first program to earn an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament. Nine FGCU programs have earned a top-25 national ranking in their respective sport - including women's basketball (No. 20 in 2021-22 and No. 22 in 2022-23), baseball (No. 16 in 2023), beach volleyball (No. 20 in 2022), and both men's soccer (2018, 2019) and women's soccer (2018) as five of the most recent. In 2016-17, the Green & Blue posted a department-best sixth-place finish in the DI-AAA Learfield Directors' Cup and top-100 showing nationally, ahead of several Power-5 and FBS institutions. In 2018-19, the Eagles had an ASUN and state of Florida best seven teams earn the NCAA's Public Recognition Award for their Academic Progress Rate in their sport. FGCU also collectively earned a record 3.67 GPA in the classroom in the fall 2022 semester and has outperformed the general University undergraduate population for 27 consecutive semesters. The past seven semesters (Fall 2019 Fall 2022) saw another milestone reached as all 15 programs achieved a 3.0-or-higher cumulative team GPA. The Eagles also served an all-time high 7,200 volunteer hours in 2017 - being recognized as one of two runners-up for the inaugural NACDA Community Service Award presented by the Fiesta Bowl.

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Outside of a late-career Super Bowl ring, a quick scan at legendary college and NFL cornerback Patrick Peterson's "career highlights and awards" section on his Wikipedia page would show you that he doesn't have much more to accomplish on the football field. The eight-time Pro Bowler, two-time All-Pro and former Chuck Bednarik and Jim Thorpe Award winner could retire right now and head to the golf course with his legacy firmly intact.

And yet, at the old-for-a-NFL-corner age of 32, Peterson is still playing at an extremely high level, and, more importantly, is among the most dependable players in football. The former LSU standout started all 17 games for the Minnesota Vikings this past NFL season, marking the 10th time in his 12-year career that he's started every game of the regular season. In a league where guys start dropping like flies before Week 2 of pre-season, that might be the most impressive part of his decorated football life.

It's that type of dependability and longevity that's keeping him on the gridiron and away from retired life on the golf course, at least for now. Peterson, a single-digit handicap, had just signed a two-year deal with the Pittsburgh Steelers before speaking with us on The Loop podcast. So there's still some business to be done before he transitions into full-time golfer mode, which he's certainly looking forward to.

"A lot of guys don't have an identity or have anything to do when the leave the game," Peterson said. "Golf gives you an opportunity to still be competitive, to still be athletic and also give you something to do because we're so used to having structure. We're programmed to have something for us at a set time of the day.

"When you play golf, you know you're going to have at least four hours, an opportunity to play with the boys so you still have that locker-room feel. And it's competitive so you still have the game-time feel. Also, you have a little wager on the line, so everything just comes full circle."

Peterson, who has competed in a number of celebrity Pro-Ams, is still itching to get in the field at one of the biggest celebrity Pro-Ams of all. Find out which one by listening to our full chat below with the all-time great. He also told a classic Michael Jordan golf story, predicted Aaron Rodgers' future and more.

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The second episode of Dr. Jordan Petersons Vision and Destiny on the Daily Wire+ starts to get a bit more political than the first. During the first episode, Peterson explores the idea of vision and why it is necessary to have any sort of walkable pathway through life. One of the more profound ideas that I took away from the first episode was that we can let our ideas die instead of us. This outlook towards life really shifted the way that I look at decision making, and optimizing the way forward. The first episode was much more abstract, as it dealt with the abstractions of having a vision, or being a visionary.

The following episode is titled The Identity Crisis. In this episode, we dive deeper into the pathology and incoherence of gender ideology, gender affirming care, the fundamental differences between men and women, and why they are important to acknowledge. In the opening of this episode, the clinical psychologist breaks down how there are generally five different personality and temperament attributes that people have cross-culturally. Known as the Big 5, they are Extroversion, Neuroticism, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Openness. Every person on the planet has some form of these traits within their personality, as they all vary on a scale. Women and men differ slightly in their natural adoption of these traits. Women, on average, are higher in negative emotion and higher in agreeableness than men are. This is because the world is objectively more dangerous for women than it is for men, and they have been biologically wired to care for infants, who are virtually the most vulnerable beings on earth. Despite this fact, there is no shortage of women who carry more masculine traits, and men who carry more feminine traits. This is where the confusion begins.

It is fundamentally much harder for those who have conflicting personalities to their biological sex to adopt their role in the world. However, Peterson states that this does not mean that they are born in the wrong body. The term gender is one that is not very specific, as oftentimes people who claim to have an unconventional gender identity also claim that their identity is based on what they feel that they are. This temperamental variability has virtually nothing to do with identity. Identity is something that must be negotiated. You must negotiate it with yourself, but it also has to be something that is discussed and implemented within your network. It is common to hear someone with an independent identity to affirm the idea that it frees them. However, as Peterson points out, it has nearly the opposite effect in the medium to long term. This brings us back to the network. If your identity is one that nobody, or nearly nobody, can understand, then nobody will have any idea what to do with you, and cast you further into self doubt about who you are. If you insist that things must be your way or the highway, then people will likely choose to go look for someone else to hang around.

Jordan brings his clinical psychology background to the forefront, exclaiming that gender affirming care is completely disgraceful to the therapeutic practice. He explains that it is not a therapists job to affirm anything about any one of their patients, but instead they should aid their patient in negotiating a functional identity with the outside world. The following are some of the steps that Peterson listed as a guide for helping someone build this identity:

As a frequent Jordan Peterson follower and listener, I see the pattern of a game, or the purpose of play frequently being brought up. This is easy to understand, as many people know that good sportsmanship is arguably the most important aspect of playing a game. This is because if you are a good sport, then people will continue to play further iterations of the game with you. Ideally, you can become very skilled at the game, but combine your skill with a high standard of iterated game ethic, and you will become the best player.

Admittedly, I often find myself being unable to disagree with anything that Jordan says. Maybe this is because I am relatively inexperienced with life, and I have no background to disprove his claims. On the flip side, I find that the ideas that he articulates are extremely applicable across different areas of life. This is why I continue to listen. I hope to one day be able to poke holes in his arguments, but the sheer amount of thought put into these arguments is enough to lay my disagreements to rest.

As for this episode, it digs into highly politicized areas. Truth be told, it is hard for me to even fathom that these ideas are now considered to be political. Many people who tend to disagree with what Peterson has to say often do not have an argument to back themselves up. I think this is because he is right. As for how this relates to the University of Minnesota and my experience with DEI policies, I think it is about time that the pendulum starts to swing the other way. Many of these leftist ideologies seep into the cracks of my classes, and my student email box. Some may ask: How does someone elses idea of how they live their life affect your idea of how to live yours? I would say that it affects my life because many of these ideologies are now being implemented at a federal level. There is no wonder that they find their way down the hierarchy. They also affect me because if I have a disagreement with something, I feel I have the obligation to at least voice my opinion and concerns. Everyone has this obligation. This is why free speech, one of the most fundamental building blocks of western civilization, should be celebrated. The freedom to think the way that I want to think, and for you to do the same, is perhaps paramount to anything else that humanity has.

Thank you for taking the time to read, and I look forward to writing the next review in the series soon. Again, I watched this series on the Daily Wire+, which is a fantastic source for conservative news, uncensored opinions, and enthralling shows like Vision and Destiny. Let me know your thoughts on these grand ideas in the comments!

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Thanks for reading Ottawa Playbook. Im your host, Maura Forrest, with Nick Taylor-Vaisey. This week, two parallel budget tours hit the road, the Emergencies Act is under scrutiny (again), and we hear theres some news about DONALD TRUMP. And this morning, well find out which Canadian astronaut gets to fly to the moon.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Quebec as part of his budget tour today. | Hollie Adams/Getty Images

BUDGET TOUR The House of Commons isnt sitting again until April 17, giving the Liberals (and NDP) plenty of time to criss-cross the country and sell last weeks federal budget to Canadians (or take credit for whats in it).

Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU is in Quebecs Abitibi region today, visiting two ridings currently held by the Bloc Qubcois. Hell visit a grocery store and hold a town hall with employees of a lithium mine.

Trudeau was in Montreal over the weekend, and made a Sunday evening appearance on Tout le monde en parle the must-watch Quebec talk show where his most notable lines werent about the budget at all.

Election talk: Its been pretty clear for a while now that Trudeau isnt planning an exit anytime soon. But for the record, he told host GUY A. LEPAGE in no uncertain terms that hell be leading the Liberals into the next election.

Migrant deaths: He was also asked about the deaths last week of two migrant families attempting to enter the United States from Canada across the St. Lawrence River in Akwesasne Mohawk territory. Trudeau claimed the tragedy is proof that Canada needs controlled, regular migration, which he said is why his government reached an agreement with the U.S. to extend the Safe Third Country Agreement to the entire border.

Thats an argument unlikely to sit well with refugee advocates, who say the expanded agreement which allowed the government to close the unofficial border checkpoint at Roxham Road in Quebec will drive migrants to attempt more dangerous crossings.

Also worth noting: The PM has launched a new YouTube channel just in time for the budget tour. He already has an official channel, featuring all his official speeches and press conference clips. But this new one offers a more, shall we say, personal touch.

For example, here he is, sitting on his desk, explaining the so-called grocery rebate (7,600 views). Here he is, with a whiteboard, explaining how budgets get made (for some reason, lobbyists dont get a mention here). Here he is, in a hard hat, explaining the electric vehicle supply chain (155 views).

(Just as a point of comparison, Conservative Leader PIERRE POILIEVREs Friday video urging people to fill up their tanks ahead of the annual carbon tax increase has roughly 210,000 views but whos counting?)

Meanwhile: Trudeaus ministers will pop up today at grocery stores, union locals, universities and Royal Canadian Legion branches from Calgary to Newfoundland, where theyll no doubt highlight the budgets affordability measures and tax credits for the low-carbon economy.

NDP Leader JAGMEET SINGH is also on the road as part of his own post-budget victory tour. Hell spend the day in St. Johns, Nfld., where hell claim the governments C$13-billion dental care plan as a major NDP win.

For more on that: Heres the CBCs AARON WHERRY on how dental care is happening now because the Liberals and New Democrats were willing to sign a supply-and-confidence agreement and the NDP needed something to show for it.

ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING The Federal Court will begin hearings this morning on the federal governments invocation of the Emergencies Act during the so-called Freedom Convoy protests in February 2022.

Youll no doubt recall that Justice PAUL ROULEAU, who spearheaded the public inquiry into the use of emergency powers, concluded in February that Trudeau was justified in invoking the act to end the occupation in Ottawa and protests elsewhere in the country.

But civil liberties organizations and groups involved with the protests are taking the government to court in a separate bid to prove the Liberals didnt meet the legal threshold required to invoke the act. The hearings will take place in Ottawa today until Wednesday.

Whats at stake: Its possible the court could reach a different conclusion from Rouleau, who himself found that reasonable and informed people could look at the same situation and decide the use of emergency powers was unwarranted.

The question of whether the legal threshold for invoking the Emergencies Act was met is important not just for evaluating a historical event, but for how it might guide governments in the future, CARA ZWIBEL, a lawyer with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association, said in a statement Friday. Ultimately, it is a question that can only be answered by the courts.

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THE INDICTMENT We know, we know, this is a Canadian politics newsletter. But it will be difficult to ignore former U.S. President DONALD TRUMPs expected appearance in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday, following his indictment related to alleged hush money payments to porn star STORMY DANIELS.

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Prince Edward Islanders go to the polls today.

Prime Minister JUSTIN TRUDEAU is in Quebecs Abitibi region.

Seniors Minister KAMAL KHERA will attend the United Nations Open Ended Working Group on Ageing, taking place in New York City today until Thursday, where she will deliver Canadas national statement.

7 a.m. The Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly begins in Ottawas Shaw Centre with a pipe ceremony.

9:30 a.m. (11 a.m. NDT) NDP Leader JAGMEET SINGH is in St. Johns, Nfld. for a roundtable with seniors on dental care. Hell speak with reporters at 10:45 a.m. (12:15 NDT).

9:30 a.m. The Federal Court will begin hearings in a judicial review of the invocation of the Emergencies Act during the Freedom Convoy protests.

10:30 a.m. The Bank of Canada releases its first quarter issue of the Business Outlook Survey and the latest Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations.

11 a.m. (10 a.m. CDT) Innovation Minister FRANOIS-PHILIPPE CHAMPAGNE is in Houston, Texas, with Canadian Space Agency President LISA CAMPBELL to reveal the names of astronauts for the Artemis II Moon mission, including one Canadian.

11:25 a.m. Trudeau will visit a grocery store in Val-dOr, Que., before speaking to reporters at 11:45 a.m.

12 p.m. (11 a.m. CDT) NDP MPs JENNY KWAN and LEAH GAZAN will hold a press conference in Emerson, Man., to condemn the governments expansion of the Safe Third Country Agreement.

3:45 p.m. Trudeau will hold a town hall with employees of the Sayona lithium project in La Corne, Que.

5:30 p.m. (7 p.m. NDT) Singh will host a meet and greet in St. Johns, Nfld.

JOB OPENINGS ERIN OTOOLE is out. A little over a year after being ousted from the Conservative leadership, OToole announced in a statement Friday hell be resigning his Durham seat at the end of the spring session.

Heres Globals ALEX BOUTILIER with a look back at OTooles decade in federal politics, his successful leadership bid and unsuccessful election campaign, and the party infighting that cast him out.

The full tally: OTooles exit will soon bring to six the number of federal ridings in need of a byelection, including three others vacated by Conservatives: PortageLisgar (CANDICE BERGEN), Calgary Heritage (BOB BENZEN) and Oxford (DAVE MACKENZIE). Two Liberal seats Winnipeg South Centre (JIM CARR) and Notre-Dame-de-GrceWestmount (MARC GARNEAU) round out the list. Those five byelections will all need to be announced by the end of summer.

But in all six ridings, theres a good chance the real drama will have played out long before voters actually head to the polls. Poll aggregator 338Canada rates all six as safe holds for the incumbent party, meaning the nomination races are likely where its at.

Hence all the fireworks in Oxford, where Conservative party organizer ARPAN KHANNA recently won the partys nomination despite accusations of being a parachute candidate.

And at least five Conservatives are vying for the partys nomination in Bergens former Manitoba seat, including former provincial minister CAMERON FRIESEN and former MP LAWRENCE TOET.

HOW THEY REALLY FEEL Playbook got its hands on the results of a Canada Revenue Agency employee survey. The agency wanted to gauge the vibe among employees who returned to the office to do their day jobs (i.e. not to just pick up mail).

A big caveat: The November survey predated a broad-based return-to-office hybrid regime that kicked in for thousands of workers in January.

The topline numbers: More than 6,400 CRA-ers who had already returned to the office in some capacity took the survey. Fifty-six percent said they still mostly worked from home. Another 27 percent split their time between home and office. The hardcore office workers comprised 17 percent. One in four commuted to an office once a month or less.

Almost every single survey respondent 97 percent accomplished what they expected to accomplish in the office. One in four returned at their bosss request. A mere 16 percent claimed to prefer to work in the office.

Snitch watch: Twenty-eight percent of respondents observed other employees at their CRA office not following safety protocols. (The bold and underline is the agencys formatting.)

Half and half: In November, 56 percent of surveyed employees indicated they were happy to work at a CRA office. Thats a majority! But remember, the survey excluded employees who were still fully work-from-home.

The official word: A spokesperson said the agency intends to maintain key flexibilities in its application of its Directive on Virtual Work Arrangements. The CRA has continuously engaged and consulted on how we will navigate our journey to a hybrid work environment, and will continue to do so.

Are you a CRA employee? Are you happy with your return to the office? Can you simply not wait to arrive for a hard days work? Or are you a homebody? Tell us!

Interim RCMP commissioner MICHAEL DUHEME told CTVs VASSY KAPELOS that the national police force should be able to use CSIS intelligence as evidence in criminal investigations.

The federal government is staring down one of the biggest strikes in Canadian history as public servants push for higher wages, Bloombergs RANDY THANTHONG-KNIGHT reports.

The next federal ethics watchdog will be paid C$110,000 less than the previous commissioners, the National Posts CHRISTOPHER NARDI learned.

MARK SUTCLIFFE and CATHERINE MCKENNEY raised similar amounts during the Ottawa mayoral election campaign, but in very different ways, the CBCs JOANNE CHIANELLO reports. Sutcliffe, who won the race, raised C$300,000 from just 250 people who donated the maximum amount. Among the names? DALTON MCGUINTY, MICHELLE COATES-MATHER, KORY TENECKYE and CHRIS FROGGATT. Former mayor JIM WATSON also gave C$500.

Ontarios chief electoral officer wants a ban on publishing the results of political polls for the last two weeks before an election, the CBCs MIKE CRAWLEY reports. Poll guru RIC GRENIER has thoughts.

And the CBCs JOHN PAUL TASKER writes that the cost to run the federal government is up C$151 billion since Trudeau took office.

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Lost in translation: Washington and Brussels face pushback on effort to patch trade rift.

IRS rules for electric cars unveiled after months of attacks.

Environmentalists alarmed by push to undermine New Yorks climate law.

How the climate movement learned to win in Washington.

Biden-backed California rule pushes clean trucks.

Birthdays: HBD to former senator DANIEL LANG.

Spotted: HAN DONG, serving Global News and SAM COOPER with a libel notice for a story alleging he advised a Chinese diplomat to delay the release of the two Michaels.

TASHA KHEIRIDDIN, accusing PIERRE POILIEVRE of revisionist history for claiming the Wright brothers were simple, common men.

The WESTERN STANDARD, going all in on April Fools Day JORDAN PETERSON, apparently falling for it.

Elsewhere, with attempts at April Fools Day humor: BOB RAE and the BLOC QUBCOIS.

Another UCP candidate, TUNDE OBASAN, bowing out Meanwhile, RAJAN SAWHNEY, a provincial minister who had said she wouldnt run again, is now the UCP candidate in the riding held by Environment Minister SONYA SAVAGE, who has also announced she wont seek re-election.

NDP MP CHARLIE ANGUS, accusing former B.C. NDP premier JOHN HORGAN of cashing in as the planet burns for joining the board of a coal company.

PIERRE POILIEVRE, making a Very Funny Joke.

Movers and shakers: SABRINA KIM starts today as director of issues management for Natural Resources Minister JONATHAN WILKINSON. Kim was most recently d-comm and head of issues management for Defense Minister ANITA ANAND and also served stints in the Prime Ministers Office and for two environment ministers.

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Editors note: The 11th annual North Coast Wine Challenge happens this week with 32 judges tasting roughly 1,000 wines, all made in the North Bay. The contest attracts many high-caliber wines, from Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, Marin and Lake counties and parts of Solano County. To celebrate the vibrancy of Sonoma Countys wine industry, were publishing stories on diverse aspects of wine, from where and how you can learn about wine to how winemakers and grape growers are dealing with climate change. And, of course, well have the results of the North Coast Wine Challenge in The Press Democrat and pressdemocrat.com this week. We thank Sonoma-Cutrer for supporting our efforts.

One of Californias oldest pinot noir vineyards sits on Santa Rosas van der Kamp Vineyard a tiny 25-acre vineyard on the north-face bench of Sonoma Mountain.

Indigenous tribes believe the world began right on top of that mountain.

Whether thats true or not, one thing is for certain great wine begins there.

For those reasons, the Santa Rosa vineyard is among over 100 featured in 150 Vineyards You Need to Visit Before You Die, published in December 2022, by Shana Clarke.

Among other Sonoma County vineyards that made it into the book for their uniqueness-factor were Hirsch Vineyards in Healdsburg, Jordan Vineyard and Winery in Healdsburg, and Sonomas Bedrock Vineyard and Bedrock Wine Co.

It was a surprise, you know, we dont get off the mountain often, said Malia van der Kamp, 32, the vineyards winemaker who was born and raised on the land. At times were out of touch with the outside world, so its always a surprise when people hear about us and appreciate what were doing.

When a publisher asked Clarke in 2022 to author the book, she started her search for vineyards, some in Africa and Japan, that represent the wine world today and those that have laid the groundwork for various regions, she said.

To put it simply: Interesting and unique vineyards that inspire one to travel.

I want people to travel, I want people to love wine, and I hope the book can fuel a readers passion in a deeper way or spark that fire, said Clarke, a freelance journalist and author based in New York City.

Family-owned and operated van der Kamp Vineyard was spotlighted for having one of Californias oldest pinot noir vines and producing the hard-to-find Pinot Meunier.

Their vines, some of which are from the early 1950s, sit at 1,500 feet, where they are met with thick fog from opposite sides of the vineyard and battle each other, as Malias father, Martin Van der Kamp, says, for a taste of sunlight weather conditions perfect for pinot noir.

They produce rare pinot meunier and chardonnay for still and sparkling wines, which are made by Malia, who owns and operates her own wine brand. She does it all while raising her 10-month old baby, Inanna, on the vineyard.

I remember running through the vines as a kid and staying home from school to help pick grapes, said Malia, the youngest of six kids. Now my daughter gets to run through the vines.

The land, once used for trading and a sacred meeting spot for Indigenous tribes, Malia said, is used for tribal ceremonies now. And the vineyard is riddled with history theyve found several Native artifacts in the area including arrowheads and pistols.

Its truly a magical, spiritual piece of land, Malia said. The area has a bit more character.

Malias father, who was raised in Napa by an Irish immigrant mother, has made wine since the 60s, often using the vineyards fruit. Raised by a single mother, he turned to his friends fathers, all winemakers in Napa, to learn the craft.

In 1989, he and his wife, Dixie, bought the land and made the vineyard a home for their six kids. Her brother Ulysses has managed and farmed for the last 30 years, pruning every grapevine with their longtime foreman Jesus Perez Rojas, who also lives on the farm with his family.

When they bought the land, it was mainly pinot noir, cabernet sauvignon, and a few acres of chardonnay and Golden Chasselas an old-time grape planted during Prohibition to make altar wines, Malia said. Since then, theyve replanted but preserved and maintained their long-beloved pinot noir vines.

When Clarke was asked what she hopes readers take away from the book, she responded, Inspiration

At Sonomas Bedrock Vineyard, wine masters take pride in their 130-year-old vines. Its why Clarke highlighted the vineyard in the book.

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