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Hello. Really nice theme. I am having two problems:
1. I created a blog page and now I have a page that previews all of my blog posts, but if I click on one of the post it takes me to a page with nothing on it. Why does it do that? I want it to go to the actual blog post page.
2. I also created a blog menu item but when I click on the blog menu it does not scroll at all. How can I fix that?
Oh. Never mind. I made a mistake somewhere, but it's fixed now.
Hi, sorry for my english! A good template. There is in him a demo data that you can upload to the site? That is, set theme, loaded data, and the site is configured automatically to the specified markup. Rather than build a site from scratch.
Hey there,
Full documentation is provided in the download as long as you grab the 'main files and documentation' zip from themeforest. Unzip it, inside is documentation and demo data files.
You'll find the best way to work, is to skip to the bottom of the documentation (install demo data section) and then install the demo data. With that installed you'll still have a few steps to make, follow the documentation from top to bottom, you'll find the demo data did a lot of the work for you. In doing this you'll also get a much better understanding of the theme.
Take your time with it
Hey there,
You'll need to change the theme code, check out /loop/portfolio-content.php for where those meta items are loaded on your page.
And check out /ebor_framework/metaboxes.php for how that metabox is made.
Hi, I am thinking about purchasing. Is there a way to move the social media out of the banner quickly and have on top right side on theme? Thanks Kirsty
Hey there,
Social media in the banner is only our design, you can manipulate the slider to whatever you need.
If you'd need social media icons in the top right of the theme, you'd need to either customise the themes code, or find a plugin that adds a sticky social section or similar to the page.
Hi Tommus, I wonder if I could kindly ask your advice? I am trying to add a 'call me back' feature to my website, they have provided me with the piece of code which I can add, no problem, however I want to use one of the site's buttons that Kyte come with
This is the code they've given me:
Call Me Back
This is the button I want to use:
[button link='#' color='blue'] Call Me Back[/button]
I presumed I'd simply have to copy: 'JavaScript:openPopWin("http://www.callmeback.org/callmeback.php?code=f05e8af4c4b5d4d8", 350, 400, "", 20, 20)'
Into the button link section, as displayed below, however when clicking the live button, it doesn't do anything. If I add the code they've given me to any other part of the website, it works fine, but I really want to use one of your buttons.
[button link='JavaScript:openPopWin("http://www.callmeback.org/callmeback.php?code=f05e8af4c4b5d4d8", 350, 400, "", 20, 20)' color='blue'] Call Me Back[/button]
Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
Hey there,
You can't just throw that into the button short code I'm afraid, you'll need to use the actual generated code by the short code itself;
 Call Me Back
Hey, thanks for the reply. I pasted that in there but it doesn't work for some reason.
Hang on, somethings gone weird with the code above, please try adding your javascript the the href="" attribute of this;
Call Me Back
That worked perfectly. Thanks very much Tommus.
Out of interest, is there any way to load the blog posts the same way the portfolio works? So it doesn't load into a completely new page?
Hey there,
Not currently, but I'll make a note for a future theme update
I want to use both the showcase portfolio (for showcasing casestudies) and the lightbox portfolio.
I created 2 maincategories with a couple of subcategories. I set the showcase portfolio and lightbox portfolio to use the main categories. But now its not showing the subcategories as filter links on top. It only works when I select show all. Is there a way to show filter links with subcategories for the portfolio.
Hey there,
Currently separating out portfolios by categories will not activate child categories in the way you mention.
It's a good idea though, I'll add it to the development list for the theme and see if it's something that can realistically be added.
Thnx! ill see if I can add it myself (and send you the code)
Hello, and how the unit "map" in "kyte page builder"? I added a link to Google maps ( http://s020.radikal.ru/i706/1311/65/2963fba45901.png ), and added this template to the page but it does not appear – blank window. The documentation found nothing.
Hey there,
Just use a plain text address in the map black, for instance, I would just write;
York, England
And that's all that needs to be done
Thanks, works, but it shows the city, but not a specific place. You need to specify the set point. This address does not have a map so the fully address will not work. There is a marker to the place and route. Here it https://www.google.ru/maps/ms?msid=202476759097288575223.0004ea7f4990934211326&msa=0&ll=47.582171,42.125316&spn=0.01705,0.042272 is as it can be specified? I inserted the link to the second line of the block, but the map does not appear, only the zoom.
Hey there,
The map block will also accept coordinates, e.g;
Hi, sorry about my bad english.
First, congrats for the Theme. Wonderful!!
I need some help. Is there any chance that I could change the portfolio category display? Example: I don't want to show in alphabetic order. I'd like to show some categories together (male next to female…)
I look forward for any light…thanks.
Hey there!
If you install this plugin;http://wordpress.org/plugins/taxonomy-terms-order/
And then go to "portfolios" => "taxonomy order" you can then drag and drop your order, easy
Wowww!! Worked perfectly!! Thanks a lot!!
No problem don't forget to rate the theme from the 'downloads' page of your themeforest account!
Hi Very nice theme!! would it be possible to implement eg. Contactform 7? Need it for booking purpose.
Thanks /Henrik
Hey there,
Contact Form 7 is supported, you can replace the default contact form in the theme with contact form 7
How can I slow down the testimonial rotator on the home page? Some of my testimonials are fairly long and it's scrolling too fast.
Hey there,
If you're using the put to date version of Kyte, then the testimonials block in the page builder has a speed selector you can use to modify this
Would it be difficult to make the navigation bar slightly opaque the minute someone scrolls down from the landing position, or clicks on a page link?
You'd need to detect the scroll and the click with some javascript, but shouldn't be too hard for anyone with some javascript / jQuery knowledge.
If you need any help with that, feel free to contact our customisation partners with this form;http://www.madeinebor.com/customisations/
Cheers dude, have contacted them.
Hi Tommus, I am trying to establish authorship with Google + and my website which uses your theme, it wants me to add the rel="publisher" to a link on my site. I figure the best way to ensure it is site-wide is by adding it to the header of footer.
Since we have social links in the footer, is there any way we can add the rel="publisher" to the Google+ one so that I don't have to double up and have an additional separate link to the Google+ website please?
Hey there
WordPress actually does this for you now, go to "users" and add your profile name in the google+ entry that appears within the user profiles, when you do this, WordPress will automatically create the required google+ publisher entries, with no further work needed
Cheers dude!
Tommus, what determines the excerpt length for blog posts? I'm having a weird issue, blog post excerpts are different lengths.
Take a look at my home page linked below at the blog posts near the bottom. You will see that all three titles take up two lines, so it's not the titles. Yet the middle blog post breaks the excerpt early, resulting in the middle blog post being a different height from the other two, making it look untidy.http://bit.ly/HazRtr
Hey there,
The blog excerpt is controlled by word amount (currently 20), you can change that value in /ebor_framework/theme_filters.php on line 76, looks like this;
function custom_excerpt_length( $length ) {
return 20;
Thanks Tommus. What I do not understand is all of those excerpts are controlled by one setting – the one you have sent me above. Yet if you take a look at my website at the above link, excerpts are breaking at different points, making the three posts different heights. What is causing this, because the titles both take up two lines, so it's not that. There is more than enough content in each post, so I don't believe it's that. I need to work out what is causing this.
Hey there,
As mentioned above, excerpt length is controlled in number of words, if you read the amount of words in each of your excerpts, you'll see that they're all 20, but some words are longer than others. This is a core WordPress function, so nothing is 'causing' it, other than the fact that words are a variable length
If it may help, you could try setting a min-height for those posts like this;
.grid-blog .post { min-height: 450px; }
And adjust as you need
Ah that makes so much more sense now. For some reason Tommus, I read the "20 words" as "20 characters" – I should look a bit closer in future. I will make the change that you suggested and that will hopefully fix it.
Absolutely no problem
Hello again
I have a problems with contact form, so I don't receive messages. Latest WP and theme onboard, ContactForm7 plugin is activated Am I miss something?
Hey there
OK, you installed contact form 7, have you disabled the build in contact form, and swapped it for your contact form 7 form? You do this by changing your contact section template from 'contact' to 'parallax' and then adding in the contact form short code for contact form 7.
Do you offer a list of files that have been updated with each update? I ask because I have made a hell of a lot of changes to Kyte, and without a child theme, I have to remember all the changes I've made and go back in and re-change them in the new update
Almost every PHP file was modified in the last update, though that was only really for a bit of a cleanup, not 100% required.
Important files from the last update;
- NEW – 404.php
- NEW – search.php
- UPDATED – text-block.php in page builder
- UPDATED – portfolio-block.php in page builder
- UPDATED – archive-portfolio.php
- UPDATED – taxonomy.php
I think that covers it
You are seriously awesome Tommus. Your level of after-sales support is outstanding compared to dozens of other theme authors i have purchased from. They dont even come close.
I'm just trying to work out how to get the blog and the portfolio to paginate. Your docs says go to the "Kyte Theme Options" but I cannot find that anywhere in the admin, and 'Kyte Theme Options' is only referenced once in the documentation – under the new portfolio pagination section.
I thought this might be in 'Customise Kyte', so wen't in there and found the Posts Per Page for portfolio, entered 6 and clicked save, however more than 6 are showing. I'm having almost the same problem with blog posts, I do not see an option under blog for pagination.
I've attached a screenshot of the two options panels so you can see what I'm seeing. http://bit.ly/HTDAMw
Hey there,
"kite theme options" means appearance > customise, I should definitely make this more obvious, sorry.
Thanks for the screenshot, I'll need a little more to work with to help you out here though.
Could you leave a ticket with your URL and admin login at our support site please;http://tommusrhodus.ticksy.com Cheers!
Thanks, just left a private support topic with login details.
For some reason when I click a menu item the page scrolls but it covers half of the page heading. Any idea how to fix this?
I'm sure I've just messed something up. Please help.
Hey there,
Nothing wrong here, it's just that your logo is a little large than my demo logo, I'll be updating the theme to include a simple control for you to modify this.
Or: are you logged in whilst testing this, try logging out and testing (as your viewers will be seeing the site) as the admin bar at the top of WordPress when logged in knocks the scroll off a little
I was logged in. Works like a charm when I am not. Thanks. On a side note, I would like to put a retina version of my logo in there but I don't see a spec size. What should it be for retina support?
Hey there,
Retina logo should simply be double the dimensions of your regular logo
Hi! Just purchased the theme and i am having some problems to get the same result as the live demo. I must admit i'm a newbie in wordpress.
1. I cannot get an image or a Rev Slider in the homepage to be fullwidth. I looked through the guide step by step and i noticed that when you configure the home page you choose as template "blank page". I do not have that option, i have "default template, contact, parent, homepage, parallax, parallax with header…" but not "blank page"
2. There is a big gap from the menu bar on top containing the logo and the image. It doesn't look niece at all. There is also a light grey separation bar there.
Hope you can help me to solve it, im stuck here!
Hey there,
1. Use homepage, I need to update my documentation, sorry about that.
2. I can't help here without seeing your site But I'm guessing you won't have added your logo yet, add that in appearance > customise > header settings.
If you need further help please use my ticket service where you can post a URL to your site.http://tommusrhodus.ticksy.com
Solved, thanks for this great support!
Hello there again,
In the testimonials of the demo version there is a cool image as background of the section. I'd love to include one image too but i couldn't find an option to do it.
Can you help me out with it please?
Hey there,
Change your page template to 'parallax' and then use 'the featured image' input to set a background image.
Hi !
I have Problems When I actived theme kytehttp://agenciasingular.com/wp-admin/themes.php?activated=true
the site appears in white
Hey there,
That's odd, certainly not a problem with the theme unless the install went wrong.
Do you have any installed plugins? Disable them all now.
If it's still not working, feel free to leave a WP Login at our support site and we'll try to help further;http://tommusrhous.ticksy.com
Hi! How can i edit font colors? I cant find the settings in the "customize kyte" function?
Hey there,
The font colour is displayed relative to the colour background chosen for each section.
Let me know if there's any text you'd specifically like to change
thx for answer! Want to edit the fontcolor in the menu (to #FFFFF) and font and backround color for the teambox.
Is it also possible to get blogpost in same height in each row. Some titles are longer than others, it means that the box height is different. (looks messy) Can I put a fixed number of lines in the pre / read more text?
Hey there,
Please post those questions and your URL at my support site so I can take a look at your blog heights, I'm sure I can help;http://tommusrhodus.ticksy.com


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Tilt Truck, 1 cu. yd. Volume Capacity, 2100 lb. Load Capacity, Heavy-Duty Towable Hopper Type
- Item # 4UR31
- Mfr. Model # FG131641BLA
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- Zoom In: Double click on image.
- Zoom Out/Reset: Put photo at full zoom & then double click.
- Shipping Weight 178.0 lbs.
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- Item Tilt Truck
- Volume Capacity 1 cu. yd.
- Load Capacity 2100 lb.
- Overall Length 73-1/4"
- Overall Height 43-7/8"
- Overall Width 33-7/16"
- Wheel Diameter 16"
- Caster Dia. 6"
- Caster Type (2) Swivel
- Color Black
- Frame Material Steel
- Container Material Medium Density Polyethylene
- Optional Lid Mfr. No. 1317
- Includes Heavy-Duty Tow Bar and Hitch Pin
- Caster Material Polyurethane
- Container Height 46-1/8"
- Handle Height 40-1/2"
- Handle Included Yes
- Mobility Option Towable/Manual
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Majoitus- ja ravintola-ala
Ovet ovat erittäin tärkeitä missä tahansa hotelli- ja ravintoalan paikoissa, sillä ne luovat ensivaikutelman. DORMA tarjoaa ratkaisuja, joilla sisäänkäynti sujuukin vaivattomasti, turvallisesti ja tyylikkäästi.
The National Harbor on the Potomac River in Maryland has recently acquired an impressive landmark: since 2010, the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center has been part of the identity of this prestigious location just a few minutes from Washington D.C. The complex includes a hotel, congress facilities, restaurants, and shopping and leisure zones.
It seemed a good idea to Tim Dixon, owner/developer of the Iron Horse Hotel in downtown Milwaukee: create an upscale hotel that mingles "business suits and biker leathers." His good idea became reality when Dixon renovated and preserved a neglected 100-year old brick warehouse with a close-up view of the spectacular new Harley Davidson Museum.
The Emirates Palace is destined to become the leading conference hotel in the region. Aside from 394 truly deluxe rooms and up to 1,200 square metres of large suite accommodation, it also offers an ultra-modern conference centre.
Within walking distance of Faneuil Hall—one of Boston's oldest landmarks—is its newest: the InterContinental Boston, a waterfront hotel and residential complex. Its 22-story blue glass façade curves skyward, mimicking the profile of sailing boats in the harbor it overlooks and reflects.
With its sensational architecture, the four-star Radisson SAS hotel has become a new landmark of the financial metropolis and exhibition city that is today's Frankfurt. The gigantic disc structure in discrete blue between which the glass cubes of the structure are sandwiched can be viewed from miles away.
The ideas of three creative minds have been harmoniously combined in a new designer hotel of the five-star category - the Hamburg SIDE. The ingenious plans of Jan Störmer Architects of Hamburg, Matteo Thun, Milano and Robert Wilson, New York have also been recently recognised through the award of the 2002 Architectural Prize.
The Hyatt Regency Düsseldorf is situated in one of two fully glazed towers amid the spectacular architecture of the city's MedienHafen district. The building complex is defined by its minimalist formal idiom, giving it the visual appearance of a virtual cube. It is part of the "Hafenspitze" project, which is redefining the area's urban characteristics and architecture to lasting effect.
Since 1928, the Cloister has been welcoming esteemed guests and families to Sea Island, Georgia, including celebrities, royalty, and U.S. presidents and their families. Throughout the reconstruction at the Cloister at Sea Island Resort, every aspect of the hotel's redesign had to coincide with the expectations of its prestigious clientele.
The expanded Peppermill Hotel Casino is a new venue and entertainment experience for Northern Nevada. After a $400 million expansion, Reno's luxurious and dynamic Peppermill resort boasts the new 62,800 sq ft Tuscany Ball room, 18-story Tuscany Tower, and 3-story Spa Toscana, to name just some of the upgrades.
Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates is the world's third largest indoor ski resort with one of the world's longest indoor ski slopes and the biggest covered snow park. Also attached to the biggest shopping mall outside North America, the truly unique and elegant five-star hotel in Dubai with an experience tantamount to a luxury alpine retreat at a snow dome in the desert.
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 in Operations
The Gautrain is operating normally after a technical problem affected the power pick-up of two trains on either side of Sandton station earlier this morning. Safety protocols required that the trains be brought to a halt until the origin of the problem could be ascertained. Replacement trains were dispatched to pick up the affected commuters and transfer them to Sandton and Marlboro stations respectively so that they could continue with their journeys. This occurred within approximately an hour of the incidents occurring.
Apart from the actual train affected, the service between Sandton and Marlboro (and the rest of the network) was not impacted. The line between Sandton and Rosebank however remained closed while engineers checked the overhead power system. A free shuttle bus service was implemented between Sandton and Rosebank stations for the duration of the line closure.
Mr Errol Braithwaite, an executive on the Gautrain, commented that: "Whilst the Gautrain acknowledges and sincerely apologizes to commuters for the inconvenience and disruption which they suffered, we are never-the-less pleased that the safety protocols which we have developed and practiced have been proved to be effective. An intensive post-event analysis is already underway aimed at not only reducing the probability of this type of event re-occurring but also aimed at learning lessons which will enable us to handle disruptions in an ever more efficient way.
To this end, the Gautrain has today launched an SMS alert service whereby customers can SMS "alert" to 32693 to receive real-time service updates directly to their mobile phones. The service costs R1.00 to join and is free after that.


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Samantha Gibble Named Director of Marketing for 2015 Senior Class
Communication Management and Design senior, Samantha Gibble, has been named this year's Director of Marketing for the 2015 senior class.
Samantha has been involved with many organizations on campus, including Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow, FYRE, SGA and is currently a President's Host . Samantha has been able to intern at Metro Public Relations in Beverly Hills, CA, as well as Classic Conferences and Creations by Christine Events in NJ.


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Posts Tagged 'Rhone'
What I Drank Last Month (Nov 2013) Part 1
by Nikki Lincoln
I had a very crazy November and although I didn't have time to write, I definitely made sure to taste lots of amazing wines. I hadn't realized just how many of the wines I had last month were truly spectacular until I had to back up all of my pictures on the eve of getting a new cell phone. I had to make sure all of my tasting notes were saved somewhere in case they didn't transfer to the new phone and in the process I realized that I better get writing so I can share all of these things with you!
Once I got everything down, I realized it would be better for me to split this post into two so you can look forward to the second half next week!
Kivelstadt 2011 Father's Watch Red Blend
I tried my first Kivelstadt wine a few months ago at Hotel Biron. It was an amazing Rose of Mouvedre and I was excited to see that the winery made several other Rhone varietals. I was able to get some samples and was very excited to start trying them. The first of the bunch was the Father's Watch Red Blend, a blend of Syrah, Carignan, Mouvedre, and Grenache. The wine had lovely pomegranate, earth, and leather flavors. It had a great balance of all of the varietals (which are some of my favorites on their own as well). The wine was quite light for a predominantly Syrah blend and was very enjoyable both on its own and with food. The Kivelstadt wines continue to impress me and I'm excited to crack into more of the samples.
Price: $26
Alamos 2012 Torrontes
The Alamos Torrontes is another wine I received as a sample. I had been very impressed with the Malbec when I had tried it a few months ago and was looking forward to trying more of their Argentinian style wines. When I decided to have a creamy soup for dinner one night, I knew I wanted to grab a bright, acidic wine to help cut the heaviness of the dish. The pear and green apple of this wine really had the crisp flavor that I was looking for and it paired wonderfully with what would have otherwise been a very heavy dinner.
Price: $13
Fenestra 2012 Alvarelhão
I came across Fenestra at the TAPAS Tempranillo tasting and was happy to see that their wines included many Portuguese varietals in addition to Tempranillo. I had never heard of Alvarelhão and fell in love with it as soon as I tasted it. I bought a few bottles and after looking up their wines for this post, am really happy that I did. It seems as though they do not always sell the wine. If you happen across it, I would strongly suggest buying some.
The wine has a beautiful ruby color with tastes of blueberry, raspberry, plum, and cherry. The flavor intensifies with each taste, and truly is an amazing wine. I would really like to get out to Livermore and track down a few more bottles of this interesting varietal.
Price: $19.50
William Hill 2010 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon
I'm a sucker for traditions, no matter how small they might be. The rule is, if you've done it twice, it's a tradition. One of my most persistent traditions is watching V for Vendetta every November 5th. Sometimes the date sneaks up on me and I have to push the movie back a day or two but luckily there are usually plenty of Facebook reminders to make sure I don't miss it all together.
I decided to pair this bold movie with an equally robust wine and went with a sample of the William Hill Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine had a bright red fruit flavor with dark cherry and blackberry as well. I also picked up a lot of the oak flavor from the barrel which added a nice spice touch. The wine felt very appropriate for fall and was perfect for my movie watching.
Price: $40
Four Rosé Top Picks for the Holiday Table. Grab One This Week.
Yes, I said rosé for Thanksgiving. Color me pink.
One of the most joyous, fairly rapid transitions I have observed in wine consumer habits the last ten years, is the adoption of rosé by as a serious wine – and for this I am truly thankful.
While the accident that a big winery had many years ago helped save many acres of old Zinfandel vines, it set palates and impressions back by a decade, equating rosé as a 'blush' a pink sugary wine. (You can observe me visibly twitch when I hear someone use the word blush.)
The American wine consumer has finally awoken to what Europeans have known for decades, a well made rosé is as valid a wine as a well made white or red, and as enjoyable.
Rosé – Not Just For Summer Picnics
While it's true, nothing is more refreshing and delightful than a glass of rosé in the spring and summer, on a picnic blanket or your front porch, rosé is still cornered as a summer wine, a phenomenon I disagree with quite strongly. On a wine trip to France two winters ago, I was surprised and pleased to see many cafes had as many if not more rosé by the glass than whites – in January. I also observed, with great interest when a group of winemakers having lunch, again in January, shared a bottle of rosé amongst themselves. Real men drink Pink.
This belief is also reinforced by a fear many wineries hold of having any rosé left in inventory by July. I watch with some chagrin each year as some of the very best rosé made in California are released en masse early in the year, much sent through distribution, and are sold out sometimes in weeks. Selling wine through distribution means its been generally sold at 50% discount, when instead some of that inventory could have been maintained to sell direct to consumer at a much better margin, and lasted longer. Of course there is always the balancing act for a small winery and cash flow.
Also to note, some rosé actually improves with a bit of bottle age. While the general philosophy of Rosé is best drunk bright and fresh, some of the best rosé and my personal favorites, I often cellar for 3-6 months, in some cases longer. In fact its my observation that many wonderful rosé are released too early, too soon after bottling and are sometimes spritzy, show notes of sulfur and are a bit disjointed. I am an acid hound when it comes to wine, but many of these well made rosé also show better after a few months (or more) to let the acid soften a touch, and the flavor profile integrate. Rosé is no different than other wines, it is alive and develops in the bottle.
That said, after the last few years of buying, drinking and cellaring literally hundreds of bottles, most rosé should be drunk by the time new releases are rolling out – Easter is an excellent time to clean out that previous vintage. There are of course, exceptions to every rule – the wonderful Rosé from Bandol are generally considered best if left to sit at least one year, if not longer.
Without Further Adieu – Four Top Picks For Your Holiday Meal
I have written about rosé as a great wine for holiday meals before, and stand by it. Whether it's as an aperitif, with salads, or if you do as I often and have 3 wines open at once to experiment with all the foods, a snappy rosé holds its own for smiles and cheer as much as a bottle of sparkling.
I have tasted through many dozens of rosé this summer, domestic and imported. Below are four that were all in my top ten, and more importantly, you can go grab a bottle this week. (I find it annoying to see articles coming out right now recommending buying wines that haven't been available for months.) I have many other favorites from this vintage as well (Broc, Arnot Roberts, Sheldon, Mathiasson, to name a few) but most of these are long sold out.
Three of these selections are mostly sold direct and each has a small quantity left to purchase, if you don't wait too long. The fourth can usually be found in better wine shops.
No scores this time sorry, but all of these are 90+, for those of you who like ratings. I voted for them with my credit card.
1. Mounts Family Winery – Rosé of Grenache
I am a long time fan of Mounts, and have watched with great pleasure as their Rhone program and wine making philosophies continue to evolve. I was a big fan of their 2010 rosé, was sad when they didn't release one in 2011, and fell in love with the 2012, and have a few bottles I am hoarding.
Consumers apparently agree, as this was the #2 Consumer Vote at the Rhone Rosé tasting I organized this June, where 100 consumers tasted and ranked their top choices.
Grenache is widely used for rosé in France, but can sometimes be a challenge in California. There is a fear of picking too early and having a vegetal element, but bleeding off juice as a saignée, when Grenache is commonly picked for reds at high ripeness levels, can sometimes push alcohol up, where rosé is generally intended as a modest alcohol wine.
The Mounts Rosé of Grenache was picked just for rosé from their estate vineyard, at 22 Brix, left on the skins for 4 hours, fermented in neutral barrel, and bottled in April. The color is a very light, vibrant pink, with bright red cherry and strawberry notes, and mouth watering lingering acidity. It's a ridiculous steal at $16 – less than ten cases left, available at the winery only. (Or of course to ship.) 82 cases made. Open this Saturday from 12-4, I will be there!
Mounts is also including shipping on 6+ bottles until Dec 31st.
707-292-8148 or email at firstname.lastname@example.com
2. Campovida Rosé of Grenache
The arrival of winemaker Sebastian Donoso has transformed Campovida into a winery to watch and a new favorite of mine. Sebastian, and owners Gary and Anna, are passionate, focused, energetic people who are a delight to visit, and with wonderful small lot wines.
Their 2012 Rosé of Grenache was the #1 Consumer choice at the Rhone Rosé tasting and was simply stunning. Vibrant, taut, fresh, lip smacking. The grapes were destemmed and crushed into macrobins, then cold soaked for 24 hourrs followed by pressing off the skins. Fermented in neutral oak barrels with no malolactic fermentation. Aged in barrel for four months with lees contact and stirred three times, released in April 2013. It's a little more pricey for a rosé at $34, but it's a serious wine and worth every penny. 134 cases made.
There are only a few cases left, held mostly in reserve for a December winemakers dinner, but if you go into their Hopland or new Oakland tasting room and tell them you read about it here and they'll part with a bottle. I highly encourage you to taste the whole lineup.
- Hopland: 13601 Old River Road, Hopland CA Phone: 707.400.6300 Email: email@example.com
- Oakland: 95 Linden St. (at W Embarcadero) Oakland, CA 94607 (707) 744-8797
(p.s. stay tuned in Jan/Feb I will organize a North Coast Rhone Rangers tasting in the Oakland tasting room.)
3. Cartograph Rosé of Pinot Noir
I have come to appreciate how difficult a good rosé can be to make after a few attempts myself, but my summer of 2012 'call for Rosé' tasting where I tasted 60+ rosé over a few weeks, made me especially appreciative of how challenging Rosé of Pinot Noir appears to be, based on tasting results. It's also gutsy to take grapes that cost $4k+ a ton, and make them into an under $30 bottle of wine.
Alan Baker's 2011 rosé was wonderful, but is trumped by the 2012. Fortunately for consumers, there is some of the 2012 left, only because they had no tasting room all summer, while they were constructing their gorgeous new one, just recently open to the public.
The 2012 is from the Leonardo Julio Vineyard, in the north end of the Russian River Valley. Picked on Sept 9th, with ~3 hours of skin contact, with a slow ferment over 42 days in stainless steel, and 4 months aging in stainless barrels. Bottled in February, this gorgeous Rosé of Pinot Noir is a steal at $21, only 80 cases made.
The rosé is a very pale pink, an incredibly refreshing array of bright red fruit, fresh strawberry, citrus, mouthwatering acidity and a hint of minerality, that likely has continued to develop since I last tasted it.
If you live near Healdsburg, venture into their newly opened tasting room at 340 Center St, right next to Zin Restaurant in downtown Healdsburg. Don't forget to try the amazing Russian River Gewurztraminer, and array of Pinot Noirs as well. I'll be there on Friday stocking up. (p.s. watch for the return (one time only) of the now retired widely popular "Sonoma Wine Meetup" here in January.)
http://www.cartographwines.com (707) 433-8270
4. Bonny Doon Vineyard 2012 Vin Gris
I have raved every year about Bonny Doon's Vin Gris (rosé.) This year I am kicking myself for not ordering my usual case from their website, however luckily a quick search on Wine Searcher shows it in stock at a wide array of CA shops, ranging from K&L, Beltramo's and more. (It's been in stock at Bottle Barn before, but not sure right now, will check tonight and report back.)
This is not a tiny production rosé at 7000 cases, but it holds it's own with any I have had each year, and rivals those from Provence. The 2012 was a blend of 62% grenache, 17% mourvèdre, 9% roussanne, 6% grenache blanc, 6% cinsault.
Retail prices range from $12-16 dollars. This is a dangerously delicious Rosé, it seems to simply evaporate in the glass. It's also one that progresses beautifully in the bottle, and I usually open one bottle a month just to enjoy its progression. Easy to drink, yet layered and complex with citrus, white peach, strawberry, ocean breeze, and minerality.
Nikki Lincoln also recently wrote about this wine. What I Drank The Last Few Weeks (Sept 23-Oct 27).
Other Recommendations
Other recommendations for your Thanksgiving table: Pinot Noir, well made sparkling, and Rhone whites pair with a wide array of foods. Give everyone 3 glasses and open one of each, and try pairing each with what's on your plate.
And with that, Happy Thanksgiving and cheers!
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Celebrate Friday Sept 20 #GrenacheDay With the Rhone Rangers in Healdsburg, 2-7pm Tasting
The members of the North Coast Chapter of the Rhone Rangers are riding into Healdsburg Friday Sept 20th in celebration of International #GrenacheDay, as events all over the world are being held to recognize this wonderful grape variety, now becoming very popular in the US.
Join us to taste Rhone wines made from Grenache no prescription online pharmacy Noir, Grenache Blanc, Grenache based blends, and Grenache Rosé from 11 wineries.
The event is from 3-7 p.m. at the Stark Tasting room in downtown Healdsburg, one block off the square.
NOTE! This event will be small, intimate, with limited space. Tickets WILL sell out based on the last two years and tickets at the door will be subject to capacity and not guaranteed.
Purchase tickets here: https://grenacheday2013.eventbrite.com/
Taste Through Grenache wines, Red, White, Blends & Rosé
This is your chance to taste wines from a wide range of wineries, from veteran icons to new and emerging wineries that make small productions and 100 case lots.
Wineries include: Anaba, Donelan Family Wines, Frick Winery, Mounts Family Winery, Quivira, Stark Wines, Steele Wines, Skylark Wine Company, Two Shepherds, AND special guests from the Sierra Foothills Baiocchi Wines (one of the winners of the 2010 tasting) and SF Chronicle touted Skinner Vineyards.
Taste multiple wines from 11 producers for less than price of one tasting room fee, $15 in advance. ($20 at the door, IF available.)
Have Fun, Compare, & Vote For Your Favorite
Similar to our smash hit Grenache Day, Rosé, and Napa tastings – attendees get a clipboard of information with detailed notes on each wine, and walk around to interact with each winery.
Attendees will have a chance to vote for their favorite wines. Help pick the top wine of the day!
Celebrate Anywhere & Look For These Global Events
Can't join us in Healdsburg? #GrenacheDay is an International and virtual event. Open your favorite bottle of Grenache and share it virtually on Twitter with hashtag #GrenacheDay. Also, look on the Grenache Symposium website for an event or tasting near you. You can also find daily updates on their Facebook page.
Participating Wineries Include:
- Anaba
- Donelan Family Wines
- Frick Winery
- Mounts Family Winery
- Quivira
- Stark Wines
- Steele Wines
- Skylark Wine Company
- Two Shepherds
- Baiocchi Wines
- Skinner Vineyards.
Many Thanks to Our Host – Stark Wines, and Sponsor, The Wine Road.
Tuesday August 27, The Rhone Rangers Ride into Napa for Art and Wine
The members of the North Coast Chapter of the Rhone Rangers are joining together to offer wine aficionados a chance to taste Rhone wines from 15 wineries.
The event is from 3-7 p.m. at the Napa Valley Museum in Yountville.
Taste Through Rhone wines, Red, White, & Rosé
This is your chance to taste over 45 wines from a 15 Rhone producers, from veteran icons to new and emerging wineries that make very small productions and 100 case lots.
Wineries include: Anaba, Maclaren, Cornerstone, Two Shepherds, Meyer Family Vineyards, Ridge Vineyards, Kale, Kieran Robinson, Wesley Ashely, Carica, Euclid, Truchard Vineyards, Petrichor, Donelan Family Wines and Campovida.
Taste multiple wines from 15 producers for less than the price of most Napa tasting rooms, $20 in advance. ($25 at the door.) Less than the cost of a single tasting in most Napa tasting rooms!
Tickets here: https://napa-rhone.eventbrite.com/
Please note: If you are a qualified member of the Trade (wine buyer for restaurant, retail) or Media (actively publishing writer or blog.) there is a separate tasting available, please email email@example.com.
Enjoy Art, Cheese, Wine & More
Enjoy art on display from the Napa Valley Museum, sample cheese from Oxbow. New! Truffles to taste and on sale from Bert's Desserts, very popular at other events!
Have a Date With The Devil
The tasting will be held in the Museum's main gallery where visitors will be surrounded by Date with the Devil, a juried exhibition of new work by 19 regional artists based on the legend of Faust, the man who sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for riches, power, youth and wisdom.
Date with the Devil reminds us that who we are is ultimately defined by the choices we make. Also on display are 26 devil-inspired prints by late Calistoga artist Earl Thollander. The History Gallery on the first floor will also be open free of charge. All galleries are free of charge.
Have Fun, Compare, & Vote For Your Favorite
Similar to their smash hit Grenache Day and Rosé tastings – attendees get a clipboard of information with detailed notes on each wine, and walk around to interact with each winery.
Attendees will have a chance to vote for their favorite wines. Help pick the top wine of the day!
Participating Wineries Include:
- Maclaren
- Cornerstone
- Two Shepherds
- Meyer Family Vineyards
- Ridge Vineyards
- Kale Wines
- Kieran Robinson
- Wesley Ashely
- Carica Wines
- Euclid
- Truchard Vineyards
- Petrichor
- Campovida
- Anaba
- Donelan Family Wines
Rosé the Rhone Way – A Post in Pictures
A few weeks ago, William and the North Coast Rhone Rangers organized a beautiful Rosé tasting in the garden at Quivira Winery. Between the wonderful weather and the gorgeous bottles of Rosé, I ended up with a lot of really great pictures. I decided to just put them all up here and let the wine do most of the talking (with my own notes interspersed of course).
The pictures below represent just a few highlights from the tasting. The whole event was lovely and I look forward to adding some of these wonderful wines to my personal collection.
We started the day with the Broc Cellars Rosé. The blend is 50% Counoise and 50% Cinsault. It was a great refreshing way for us to start off the tasting. With clean, fresh, watermelon flavors it felt like a perfect start of summer wine. I personally am really excited about Broc Cellars – with a tasting room located in Berkeley, I know I will be stopping by before at least one Cal Football game this year.
The next Rosé was from Campovida. I had met the winemakers a few weeks earlier at the 7% Solution Tasting and was excited to get a chance to try their wine. Grenache Rosé is definitely something I've been enjoying a lot lately and this was no exception. To go from loving Grenache to discovering Grenache Blanc, it is only fitting that I've now progressed to Rosé and am growing quite passionate for it as well. The Campovida was also selected by attendees as their favorite wine of the day, in a poll completed by attendees, by quite a margin, congrats!
My personal favorite of the day was the Front Porch Rosé being poured at the Idlewild table. As a blend of 70% Grenach and 30% Syrah, it has a lovely juicy flavor that was reminiscent of guava.
Of course, there were also some amazing Idlewild wines (which for some reason I didn't manage to get a picture of). The 2012 Vin Gris ($22, 70 case production) was an exceptionally light Syrah Rosé. With only 1.5 hours on the skins, it had delicate strawberry and crisp citrus tones.
The third wine at the table was another favorite – the Idlewild Grenache Gris ($28, 122 case production). With 3 days on skins and stems, it was darker in color than the Vin Gris. The wine had a beautiful nose and lovely cranberry flavors. I had tasted it a few weeks earlier and was happy to try it a second time and see that it was still as wonderful as I remembered.
The Mounts 100% Grenache Rosé caught my eye initially just with how light and peachy the color was (I told you the pictures did a lot of the talking here). With only 4 hours of skin contact and low sugar content, it had such a light and crisp grapefruit flavor. It was absolutely perfect on the sweltering Sonoma day.
It wouldn't be a complete review without mentioning the host winery's Rosé as well. This Rosé is a blend of 51% Grenache, 32% Syrah, and 17% Mourvedre. There was a lovely strawberry flavor that I very much enjoyed along with the bright pink color. The wine is also organic which I always support. In addition to the Rosé, I also picked up the Quivira 2011 Grenache. I had to contain myself from buying anymore and I'm sure next time I visit I will also be grabbing a few of their blends.
It wouldn't be a day of wine tasting without me hamming it up for a few photos as well. I was very enthusiastic that my dress matched many of the wines. I would love to say this was a happy accident but I noticed that most of my dresses had some wine spots on them and I figured in this case, no one would see if I spilled wine on myself. Ironically, since I took the precaution, I managed to refrain from my usual clumsy nature and keep all of my wine in the glass.
The commentary on the event would not be complete without mentioning the beautiful sustainable garden at Quivira. It was fun to explore and see just how many different types of produce were flourishing. I can hardly keep my key lime plant alive so I was definitely impressed. My friend, Natalie, really enjoyed exploring the gardens as well. I hear the raspberries are delicious…
After tasting a lot of lovely Rosé, we all went back to William's house for a wine filled homemade dinner that went way past sunset. It was a wonderful day and I'm looking forward to more of these smaller Rhone Ranger tasting events. At $15/ person, the Rosé tasting was a fun and inexpensive way to explore a very specific wine topic. Quivira was a perfect location for it and intimacy of the event really let me talk to the winemakers a little bit more. Thanks William for putting together such a beautiful tasting!
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Rosé the Rhone Way in Healdsburg June 1st with the Rhone Rangers
Summer is here, and it's time to drink pink! The history of Rosé can be traced back to Abbies in the middle ages, where Monks made Rosé from Rhone varieties. It's with good reason that the Rhone Rosés of Provence, sent the world benchmark for what defines Rosé.
The members of the North Coast Chapter of the Rhone Rangers are joining together to offer wine aficionados a chance to taste Rhone Rosés.
Taste Through 12 Great Rosés in Quivira's Gardens.
Admission is $15 in advance ($20 at the door) and includes an opportunity to also sample some of Quivira's other Rhones wines after your rosé tasting. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Rhone Rangers Scholarship Fund.
Buy tickets online here: http://rhonerose.eventbrite.com
Have Fun, Compare, & Vote For Your Favorite
Similar to the smash hit Grenache Day tasting last fall, the format is similar. Attendees get a clipboard of information with detailed notes on each wine, and walk around to interact with each winery.
Attendees will have a chance to vote for their favorite rosé. Help pick the top wine of the day!
Participating Wineries
This is your chance to canadian viagra taste wines from a range of icons, to up and coming stars, and wineries that make very small productions, 100 case lots.
Taste from:
- Broc Cellars
- Cline
- Cornerstone
- Idlewild
- Mounts
- Peterson
- Paradise Vineyards
- Quivira
- Stark
Enjoy Lunch in The Gardens
Food truck, UltraCrepes, with their menu of savory lunch crepes will be present. Please support your local food providers and grab a bite!
Take a Full Rhone Ride With Quivira
Your ticket ALSO includes tasting through Quivira's Rhone wine portfolio at no additional charge. All Quivira wines tasted are also available for purchase that day.
Men, don't be shy – real men drink pink!
See you in the gardens, cheers!
Pssst – Syrah Isn't Dead: Tasting Notes: 2009 Bonny Doon 'Les Pousseur' Syrah
I am back! Finally catching up after Eighteen days in Europe – Denmark, Portugal, and the balance in France – with glorious tastings in Chablis and the Northern Rhone, where Syrah is the red grape of choice (and AOC law.)
For those of how to find reputable canadian cialis you still snickering over Syrah, cracking pneumonia jokes etc – move on. Syrah's Darwinist down phase is over – Moscato or some other 'varietal great white hope' is next.
In truth, this 'market correction' was needed. Way too much bad syrah was being made, as well as planted in wrong places everywhere.
People and places that had no business being in Syrah are gone. Good riddance. The strong have survived. Incredible syrahs, especially from cool climate are in
high demand, and increasing in price, from small, talented, cult producers.
Pining For The Northern Rhone
I spent a week in the Northern Rhone, with 12 deep, technical tastings, my glass graced with some of the Rockstars of the Northern Rhone: Gangloff, Faury, Allemand, to name a few.
My first week back, as a sanity check, I popped open a bottle from Randall Grahm, the US veteran Rhone Ranger. How would his modest priced Rhone – Syrah offering fare?
(PS – Randall – they love you over there.)
Tasting Notes: 2009 Bonny Doon 'Les Pousseur' Syrah
At 13.5% alcohol, Mostly/all Neutral oak (thats my guess), solid acid/pH numbers, and most importantly, great flavor profile, Bonny Doon delivers the CA syrah goods at an every day price point.
- To The Eye: inky deep purple, reminiscent of Cornas, no light shall pass!
- On The Nose: Smoked meat, black olive tapenade, modest black fruits.
- In The Mouth: Well balanced. Dark black fruit, bacon notes, savory notes, good texture and soft tannins.
This is a rock solid syrah. BDV "Doon' Members get this at a meager $21. Thats Syrah you can enjoy on a weeknight and feel great about.
This wine is officially sold out and the tasting room is selling the new 2010, but there is some online to buy
and its in some retail channels still. Grab some now! (I just re-ordered.)
Notes from Randall:
I don't usually wholesale plagiarize a wine makers notes – but no one says it like Randall. How can you not love this man's words?!
"La syrah," the French say—syrah is deeply and elementally feminine—is perfumed elegance. Enchanting and capitvating rather than overpowering, it disarms by its strangeness. Like Borge's Zahir, syrah makes an indelible impression. One will wander the world till the end of one's days, its sublime, haunting fragrance gradually displacing all thoughts and memories, including the knowledge of one's own name.
Oh those Europeans and European-styled wines! Initially very closed when you first meet them. Air (and time) lures them out of their protective cocoon.
Our '09 Syrah "Le Pousseur" is named for an alchemist and trickster, but is withal an incredibly accessible wine, great by the glass but also a felicitous partner to all manner of roasted meats, poultry, game, wild mushrooms, and well aged cheeses.
Wine Geek Info:
- Varietal Blend: 100% syrah
- Appellation: Central Coast
- Vineyards: 56% Alamo Creek, 32% Bien Nacido, 12% Chequera
- Alcohol by Volume: 13.5%
- TA: 0.58 g/L
- pH: 3.73
- Serving Temp: 55-60ºF
- Cellaring: 5+ years from release (May 2012)
- Production: 1200 cases
Tasting Notes: 2009 Louis Barruol Côte-Rôtie 'Les Roses' (Syrah)
The Northern Rhone is my favorite wine region in France, I have been enjoying tasting through its regions prior to my upcoming trip there.
This is the land of cool climate Syrah, of which Côte-Rôtie is the most well known.
The first night quic
kly sampling this was pleasant, but didn't have that 'ooh' factor I want in a $60 Côte-Rôtie. Fortunately the second night, it improved.
I can't agree with the comments on CellarTracker from a year ago of too much oak or new world style. But its a year later it could have integrated some. If anything the wine was a bit simple
prior to some air. And at 12.5% alc not over done or over ripe.
Its still young (obviously) and improves with aeration, and will do so bottle aging.
It was also more aromatic night two. Also
interesting as I changed to a larger Riedel stem, more oak was prevalent on the nose.
Tasting Notes: 2009 Louis Barruol Côte-Rôtie 'Les Roses'
- To The Eye: Dark purple color, unfiltered.
- On The Nose: (Varied greatly by stemware bowl size – tried 3 different size Riedels.) Violets, White pepper, smoked meat.
- On The Palate: Black fruits, olive notes, meaty notes; a finish of mocha, with some structure, and a good finish.
Imported by Kermit Lynch. Not a value buy at $60, but a fair price for Cote Rotie. I'd cellar if purchased.
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Tasting Notes: 2006 Ridge Lytton Estate Syrah
Yes, reviews and tasting notes are back! With the 2012 harvest behind me, its time to get back to sharing tasting notes. (Note that even when I don't post regularly here, you
can still regularly find my notes on Cellartracker.
Rhoning With Ridg
I was in love with this Syrah when I had it earlier this year, and am in love again now, wish I had bought a case instead of 2 bottles. It is sold out, I have to admit. This release is a hit each year, and doesn't last long. The 2007 is available now, and I intend to taste and buy a few this weekend.
Generally my Syrah palate leans towards cool climate Syrah, that have a different flavor profile, are leaner, and lower in alcohol, but the Ridge is an example that Syrah from warmer regions like Dry Creek can still be (very) appealing to those with cool climate biased palates.
This Syrah is bolstered I believe, in part, because it hs 8% Viognier, co-fermented, Cote Rotie style.
Tasting Notes: 2006 Ridge Lytton Estate Syrah, Dry Creek Valley
- To The Eye: A deep inky purple
- On The Nose: wonderful aromatics; notes of blueberry & violets, supporting stronger notes of black fruit, dried fruit, many layers.
- In The Mouth: Layered dark fruit, with both silky texture and structure. Great acidity that integrates beautifully. Black fruit and smoked meat on the front palate, silky red fruit mid palate, and then and incredible lingering finish that is full of fruit and acid, that slowly fades off the tongue over 30-60 seconds.
At 14.4% alcohol, it is modest, and balanced. Typical of Ridge, this wine has a decade + of aging potential, but cheap cialis online is highly enjoyable now.
A gem of a wine, that any wine lover can find something to appreciate, and fairly priced at 34 dollars. 92 points
It was enough to make my finally buckle and join the Ridge Wine club.
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Romance the Rhones This Saturday July 14th at The Old Mint in San Francisco. (AND win a pair of tickets)
Join fellow Rhone Wine Lovers at the "Romancing the Rhones"
Grand Tasting
Do you love Rhone wines? Share in a deliciously Rhone experience on Saturday, July 14, At The Old Mint in San Francisco, Saturday, J
uly 14, 2012. Getting there is easy: it's close to BART and there's also a parking garage across the street!
Enjoy inspired, Rhone-friendly foods from local artisans. Sample amazing Rhone wines from California, Oregon and beyond. Learn something new about Rhone varietals.
As a Rhone enthusiast, I am very excited about this new event. I don't normally discuss my own small wine brand, Two Shepherds on Simple Hedonisms as I believe in separation, but I will share that Two Shepherds is pouring its new 2011 releases which include the Grenache Blanc recently featured in the San Francisco Chronicle by Jon Bonné. I will also be pouring barrel samples of the very limited release 2011 Russian River Valley Grenache and Syrah at the VIP Barrel tasting portion.
Romancing the Rhones: Event Info & Options
- Taste 100+ amazing Rhone wines from 40+ Rhone producers
- Gourmet "Rhone Romance" Lunch with the Winemakers @ Chez Papa Resto in the Mint Plaza. Limited seating (Gold Bar Tickets, $85)
- VIP Barrel Tasting (Gold Bar & Silver Dollar Tickets) – early start at 1230.
- Blind Tasting of 40 top-scoring wines from Rhone Shootout.
Pit your palate against the experts and vote for your favorites!
- Walk Around Grand Tasting in the Vaults – meet the Winemakers
- Perfect Pairings – 8 succulent wine & 8 brilliant bites (optional: $20)
- Awards Ceremony – vote for your favorites
- Gold VIP lunch is at 1130.
- Gold and Silver VIP start at 1230 with Barrel Tasting and regular wine.
- The Grand Tasting is from 2-430
Enter to Win A Pair of Tickets (Ends Tuesday Evening July 10th)
To Enter To Win is Easy – simply tell us in comments below, from the list of participating wineries below:
Which is your favorite and why/which wine you like most
Which Winery are you most eager to try
Please include your first and last name for ticket will call in your entry.
Good luck and see you Saturday, Bastille Day!
Participating wineries include:
- Anaba Wines
- Art Farm Wine
- Aver Family
- Bonny Doon Vineyard
- Bourassa Vineyards
- Canihan Family
- Cass Winery
- Cinnabar Winery
- Cornerstone Cellars
- Crooked Vine Winery
- Derby Wine Estates
- Dierberg Vineyard
- Drytown Cellars
- Eden Springs
- Fenestra Winery
- Field Stone Winery
- Fortunati Vineyards
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- Grizzly Peak Winery
- Guglielmo Winery
- Hahn Family Wines
- Hearthstone Vineyard and Winery
- Holly's Hill Vineyards
- Hug Cellars
- Jazz Cellars
- Jessie's Grove Winery
- Leucadia Red
- Mangels Vineyards
- Michael David Winery
- Midsummer Cellars
- Nottingham Cellars
- Perrucci Family Vineyard
- Poetic Cellars
- R&B Cellars
- R2 Wine Company
- Rahn Estate
- RoxyAnn Winery
- Skylark Wine
- South Coast Winery
- Spangler Vineyards
- Tallulah Wines
- Tercero Wines
- The Winery SF
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All the acts of government are of slight importance to conservation, Aldo Leopold told us, compared to the acts and thoughts of individual citizens. Leopold is known today as a great hero of conservation, but he was primarily an ordinary citizen who had a passion for the natural world and cared enough to use his special skills to make a difference. Such is the case with all true conservation heroes past and present--people like John Muir, Rachel Carson and others whose names we have yet to learn.
Just four years ago, a dozen students at Minnesota´s New Country School discovered badly deformed frogs during a hike in the Ney Woods and sparked a mass effort (including an NWF campaign) to find the cause and a solution to the growing problem of amphibian deformities. Though their names are not well known, these students share with other, more-celebrated conservation heroes that concern for and ethical commitment to nature is essential to protecting the wildlife and wild places of our world.
In this issue, we pay tribute to several individuals whose outstanding contributions to conservation are being recognized with an NWF National Conservation Achievement Award at this year´s NWF Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas.
Among the recipients are the New Country School students whose concern and tenacity may help to solve the mystery of amphibian deformities in time to address any human-caused factors. Others include: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service scientist David Mech, whose work on wolves has helped change public attitudes and allowed this most misunderstood predator to regain a foothold in the wild; Idaho Statesman reporter Rocky Barker, whose insightful articles are building new understanding of conservation issues throughout the West; and the Seattle-based Earth Ministry, a leader in the new movement building on the moral and spiritual commitment of faith communities to care for the Earth.
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I love pandas so this book was appealing. This book starts off with a brother and sister traveling through time (apparently they can do that from Merlin missions, something happened earlier in this series) and they end up in China and learn and get to hangout with pandas. This book also describes the effects of earthquakes and helping others, even if you don't know them. This book is probably really appealing to 1st and 2nd graders since it has magic, adventure, friendship, and vocab that they can grasp and still enjoy reading.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0375868267, Hardcover)Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!
Time-traveling brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie have to find a certain kind of food—the fourth thing needed to save Merlin's beloved penguin, Penny. The magic tree house whisks them off to a village in the mountains of southeast China, close to a world-famous panda reserve. Will it be their easiest adventure yet? Not a chance! Jack and Annie don't know it, but they've arrived on the day of a historic earthquake!
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"Although we are well-positioned to receive this unprecedented level of funding, our competitive edge in this race is contingent on our ability to work together effectively," Smith wrote in a letter that superintendents got via e-mail at midnight Wednesday.
The haste at which he is asking the local officials to signal their backing for the plan has frustrated many district and union officials. Winter break is just days away, making it difficult for districts to convene their boards and employee groups for meaningful discussions about the document they saw for the first time Thursday.
The Hernando and Pasco school boards quickly added the topic to their planned meeting agendas. Pinellas had it scheduled for Tuesday.
"I can't understand why they are pushing it so quick and not giving everyone a better understanding of what it consists of," Hernando School Board chairman Pat Fagan said. "I would think none of the school districts in the state understand exactly what they're asking for."
Several teachers union leaders called the state's time line unrealistic. Leaders said they weren't sure if they would agree to terms such as having FCAT results count for up to half of teachers' evaluations or creating a pay scale that gives raises based on evaluations.
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To expect districts to have in-depth analysis and negotiations over such game-changing issues in a few short weeks, or even a few months, "is not real respectful of reality," said Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association president Jean Clements.
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Pasco schools superintendent Heather Fiorentino figured that, like it or not, the state is on a path to adopt the Race to the Top guidelines regardless of district support. The path has been clear since the FCAT's birth, she said, through several iterations of performance pay straight up to the state's unveiling of differentiated accountability last year.
The question is whether to take the money and comply, or not take the money and still have to comply, Fiorentino said.
She has recommended her School Board sign the memorandum of understanding when it meets next Tuesday, saying the grant simply seeks to implement the "best practices" that Pasco schools already use to improve student achievement.
Hillsborough schools superintendent MaryEllen Elia said her district has been working long hours to move toward improving teacher quality. This initiative, regardless of tight turnarounds, fits right in.
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How to Hire a Serving Staff for a Party
Whether you want to hire a staff of one or a staff of one hundred for your party, there are a few things you should know walking into the process.
Whether you want to hire a staff of one or a staff of one hundred for your party, there are a few things you should know walking into the process.
Here's a breakdown of questions to ask, tips to decide and what to expect when hiring a serving staff to make the planning process a bit easier.
Tips to Start Your Search
The best reference for finding staff to work your party is by word of mouth. However, there are many party staff or even temporary staffing agencies with excellent reputations (and more importantly workman's comp insurance) that you can research and feel confident about using for your event without the sign-off from a person that you know.
If you've hired a caterer that has an in-house staff or some one they use all the time, I'd go with them!
If your finding staff on your own, ask your friends, family, and work buddies for serving staff recommendations for your party from bartenders to waiters.
Check on line or in your local phone book under "Party Staff, Party or Event Planning, Temporary Staff."
Call a local restaurant, which you frequent and trust, and ask if someone would be willing to work a private party.
Questions to Ask When Hiring a Serving Staff
After you've spoken to a few folks and feel comfortable with your initial picks, set up an appointment to meet them, if appropriate, or the agency contact in person. Here's a helpful list of questions you might want to ask:
What is the hourly rate of each person, or rather position as managers and bartenders may cost more, and is there an hourly minimum? Many companies have a 5-hour minimum.
How long is the staff's break times within that time period?
Is a tip for each staff member customary and what is the "going rate?" For the record, tips are customary for private events in your home.
Can they provide recommendations with phone numbers that you can call? Don't expect to call each staff member personally, but you should call party hosts or even caterers who have worked with the staffing agency in the past.
What does the serving staff wear? Often times the staff wears nice black pants, a white button down shirt, and maybe a black bow tie. For more casual events, the staff may wear a white Polo shirt. Or you can inquire about something specific such as all pink shirts for a baby shower (but you may have to pay for and provide the shirts).
*In Los Angeles and other cities as well, there are many events that have serving staff who are hired for their "look," such as "beachy types" for a party at the beach. And, many staffing agencies have photos of their staff for clients to peruse. Mind you, this has little to do with skill and more to do with modeling, but these types of agencies exist and may be right for your event.
Do they have all the necessary paperwork for their staff such as workman's comp insurance?
I believe that "there are no stupid questions," so ask away until you feel comfortable. Remember, the serving staff will be in your home or acting as ambassadors for your event. Make sure that you have a nice rapport with the person that is representing them or the people themselves.
How Large of a Serving Staff Do You Need?
If you are going through a staffing agency, they can advise you on how many people you'll need for your event. If you are hiring people direct here's a good guideline, which doesn't include a chef!
The assumption here is that, in addition to the serving staff, you will be hiring a pro chef, caterer, or preparing the food yourself and the staff will assist you in serving it.
Generally, most buffet parties with a guest list of 50 require about 4 people: 1 bartender, 1 food / kitchen helper, 2 busser / helpers to tray pass during cocktails, pick up glasses, plates, and replenish the buffet.
If you are renting plates, as opposed to using nice disposables, you should have another person to help rinse off rental dishes and pick up plates around the party.
If your party of 50 people has a sit-down meal, I'd up the staff by 1 or 2 more people on the floor. It all depends on how long you want to wait for your food, and typically, the more staff you have, the smoother your event will be.
As your guest list increases by 25 people, you should consider hiring another bartender and server.
What to Expect from Hiring a Serving Staff
When you hired the serving staff, you should have given them the date, general arrival time, party address, and your phone number(s). If they are a direct hire you should have their cell phone numbers as well. If they are through an agency, you should have a contact number or two for any "party day" issues.
You may want to call within the week before the party to confirm staffing arrangements through both the agency and direct hires.
Everyone doesn't need to come at the same time - 2 people, the food/kitchen person and another who will can help set up chairs, the buffet, etc... should arrive 2 1/2 hours before guests, and 2 people should arrive 1 hour to 45 minutes before guests get there.
Let the serving staff know what the dress code is: Nice white shirt, nice black pants, black shoes, black bow tie - or whatever you have in mind.
Make sure that your "communication" chain is clear. Who do they go to for any issues? Typically a staffing agency will assign a "manager" or person that signs every one in and out.
Create a party timetable if necessary and post it in the "working kitchen" area or distribute it to all who will be "running" the party so you can sync up on when the buffet opens or planned events, like serving a birthday cake.
Expect each staff member to take a meal break. And, make any "etiquette requests" or party protocol clear such as "Please don't eat food in front of the guests or behind the buffet." You may want to request that they refrain from drinking alcohol while they are working.
I always touch base with the bartender and let them know what my feelings are about guests that seem to be chugging down the cocktails. Ultimately, it's a party host's responsibility to keep an eye on this and find a ride for a person who has had too much to drink.
The serving staff should leave their "kitchen workspace" in your home in the same condition as they found it. Don't expect them to wash your windows, but they should sweep the workspace floor or the place where they've prepared the food. Plates, glasses, and trash should be picked up in the party space and taken to your trash bins outside, but don't expect them to clean the rooms from top to bottom!
If you did get rentals, find out how these items need to be situated for pick up. Sometimes the staff will help get these in order for you, but it's not necessarily their responsibility.
For direct hires, it is customary to pay direct at the end of the night or when you let each person go home. Gratuity on top of the hourly wage should be applied if you are happy at the evening's end.
Staffing agency rates usually run higher as they have more overhead, insurance, and more to account for.
Finally, treat the serving staff courteously and your party should be a success. A verbal "thank-you" is always appreciated!
The Fine Print on a Serving Staff Contract
You may want to make sure that these points are in writing or consider adding them:
The hourly rate or the pricing structure that you have discussed and agreed upon for all items and services including overtime.
The party information including the address, and arrival and departure times.
Proof of workman's comp insurance or a statement that they carry it. If you are hiring staff direct, you should consider this carefully and make sure you are covered if a staff person slips and is injured on the job. Check your homeowner's policy or perhaps your state's guidelines and see if they provide some sort of temporary insurance for these situations before you consider how you want to hire serving staff.
Their cancellation policy or procedure for a "force majeure" situation - meaning what happens if there is an unforeseen circumstance, natural or otherwise, on the day or leading up to the day of the party which makes it impossible for the event to take place.
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