That she certainly did, beating Jill Boltz's British record of 51 mins 41 secs achieved in New York 17 years ago.

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Things are even more casual up the long driveway of Toulouse Vineyards, where and you are likely to be greeted by Tess, the family dog of owners Vern and Maxine Boltz, or by Vern himself, an affable former firefighter from Oakland.

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