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Somepeopledreamof being rock stars.Many rock stars,
apparently, yearn tobe vintners, including this trio.
Dream
On
Travelersareaccus-
tomed towinemakers
running inns,butwhat
sortofhotelwoulda
brewmastercreate?
“Acommunitycenterand
anenvironmentwhere
peoplespend time,have fun,
andrelax,”saidMike
McMenamin, co-founder,
withhisbrotherBrian,of
Oregon-basedMcMenamins
Hotels,Pubs&Breweries
(mcmenamins.com).
Craftbeermakerssince
1985, theMcMenaminsare
alsoknown for rehabilitat-
inghistoricbuildings into
inns.They justopened
theirninth, the
GEARHART
HOTEL
, inaCapeCod-style
former innonOregon’s
northcoast. Its18 rooms
featureknottypinepanel-
ingandcolorful art.
Downstairs, thepopular
SandTrappub (pictured
below)pourshouseales.
“We try tokeep thingssim-
pleanddown toearth,”
Mikesays. “That’sour
philosophywithbeer too.
Beer issimplebutalive
with thatyeast.You’dbet-
tersing to itandhavegood
thingsaround itor things
willgobad, fast.”
The newly opened
REVEL RESORT
inAtlanticCity corrals aposseof
celebrated chefs— including
Michel Richard, JoseGarces,
andMarc Forgione (pictured)—
among 14 restaurants under one
oceanfront roof. Locatedon the
boardwalk, the 47-story, 1,800-
room hot spot encompasses a
130,000-square-foot casino, a
32-therapy-room spa, a nearly-
two-acre rooftopgarden, and
nightclubswith stages featuring
everything fromburlesque to rock.
Rooms from$239. revelresorts.com
GamingForGourmets
WHO:
BOZ SCAGGS
DAY JOB:
Singer, songwriter
SIDEGIG:
Scaggs Vineyard
(scaggsvineyard.com),
NapaValley
TASTINGNOTES:
Scaggs and
wifeDominique embrace the
less-is-morephilosophy of French
winemakers, producing terroir-
expressiveRhone varietals.
WHO:
DAVEMATTHEWS
DAY JOB:
DaveMatthews
Band leader
SIDEGIG:
BlenheimVineyards
(blenheimvineyards.com), near
Charlottesville, Virginia
TASTINGNOTES:
Matthews
himself designed the low-impact,
A-framewinery, best known for
chardonnay and viognier.
WHO:
MAYNARD JAMES
KEENAN
DAY JOB:
Lead singer of Tool
SIDEGIG:
CaduceusCellars
(caduceus.org) located in the
VerdeValley inArizona; and
co-owner of Arizona Stronghold
(azstronghold.com), near Sedona
TASTINGNOTES:
Keenan’s
triumphover thedesert climate
tomakewine isdocumented in
the2010filmBlood IntoWine.
Try the chardonnays.
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celebratedliving.com
FALL 2012
He’s not the first chef toopen
a hotel—GordonRamsay and
AlainDucasse eachoperate inns
—butNobuMatsuhisa’s boutique
NOBUHOTEL
opening at Caesars
Palace in Las Vegasmay be the
profession’s splashiest switch from
restaurants to rooms. The 181-
key hotel will featureminimalist
roomswithwood, ricepaper, and
stone accents, Japanese artwork,
and room service sushi from the
firstNobu restauranton theStrip,
locatedat thebaseof the hotel.
Rooms from $300.
nobuhotelcaesarspalace.com
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