Man Allegedly Lures, Attacks Woman In Hotel Room
Man Allegedly Lures, Attacks Woman In Hotel Room
A Central Ohio man is in trouble with the law after allegedly luring a woman to his hotel room and attacking her.
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Tasting Room Viognier
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Join Press Democrat reporter Peg Melnik and a panel of experts in finding a wine of the week.
Fresh & Easy – Tour of the wine tasting room
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Fresh & Easy wine buyer, Karen Fletcher, gives an exclusive tour around our wine tasting room, with a special cameo appearance by the Master of Wine.
Trentadue Winery – Sonoma County wine tasting room
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Trentadue – Where ‘Old World’ and ‘New World’ meet. The Trentadues’ have been growing grapes in Geyserville since 1959! The family moved here that year after Joseph Trentadue, the current proprietors grandfather, spent decades traveling to Healdsburg to buy grapes to make the family wine. The winery – one of the oldest in Alexander Valley – is to this day, one hundred percent family owned. The Trentadues’ continue to sell a portion of their grapes but the majority of the harvest from their 208-acre Geyserville estate and the family holdings in Dry Creek Valley, end up in the talented hands of winemaker Miro Tcholakov. Miro is from Bulgaria and has a very similar story – he too grew up watching his grandfather make wine and was inspired by the ‘sense of place’ and character that could be traced to a wines origins. He also remembers fondly how the making of wine would bring the whole town together but he admits, he’s not sure if he can attribute the family’s popularity to the ‘wine making’ or the ‘wine drinking.’ Miros’ special niche is blending ‘old world’ tradition with ‘new world’ style and for this, he has been awarded nearly 100 Gold Medals. And in 2005 Miro was named by popular media as one of the top 20 winemakers in America. Trentadue is a popular venue for wine tasters – they offer free tastings for their classic wines and charge only $5.00 for their reserve and port wines. Trentadue also has facilities for special events and can accommodate up to 250 people for a seated affair.
Wine store, tasting room to come to Beacon Boulevard
Wine store, tasting room to come to Beacon Boulevard
North Ottawa Weekly/Jeffrey CunninghamBerrien Springs-based Lemon Creek Winery will transform this fomer sevice station at 327 N. Beacon into a wine store and wine tasting shop. GRAND HAVEN — A longtime eyesore in a prominent location on Grand Haven’s Beacon…
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Enhance Your Wine Cellar With a Quality Handcrafted Wine Room Door
A wine cellar needs temperature and humidity control. Good insulation, a vapor barrier and a climate control system are all major components, but a big part of climate control comes in selecting the right wine room door. The wrong choice can force your wine cellar refrigeration system to work more and allow undesirable warm air inside your wine room, nullifying the rest of your cautious wine room construction and design.
The correct wine cellar door maintains a seal on the entryway when the door is closed, allowing the wine cellar cooling unit to circulate temperature and humidity-controlled air through the total wine room without battling with air leaking into the room from outside the door. Whether you buy a pre-made standard door, or have one built to your desired specifications, all good wine doors have specific qualities that make them perfect for the climate control demands of your wine storage room.
Wine Cellar Door Construction
Custom wine cellar contractors recommend using exterior grade wine doors, which are powerful enough to withstand temperature fluctuations and keep outside air from trickling in. An excellent exterior grade wine cellar door should be weatherproofed and acclimatized to the level of temperature and humidity in the environment where it will be used; the humidity factor should not be ignored when picking a door. The recommended humidity for a wine room falls roughly between 50% and 80%, with 70% being the target level. If a wine room door can’t survive 70% humidity without warping or additional issues, it isn’t worth the money you paid for it.
Wooden wine doors should have rock-hard construction; by no means use a cavernous door as the entrance for your custom wine cellar. If you use a glass wine cellar door, it should be double-paned to help keep exterior air out. The recommended thickness for wine room doors varies according to who you ask, but the bare minimum you should install for your wine cellar is one and three-quarter inches. If your wine cellar door is accessible to children or if you just want some extra security for your wines consider adding a lock to your door specs.
Wine Room Door Materials
Wine cellar doors are available in a variety of materials; wood, glass, even wrought iron. Options consist of standard doors, carved wood doors or carved wood and glass. You can also get beveled glass doors or wine cellar iron doors.
When purchasing a wine cellar door, the condition of your wine cellar may dictate your purchase to a certain point. Is the wine room already built? Do you need to buy a door to fit your existing entryway? Or do you need a complete set with the door, doorjamb, weather stripping included in a package? Wine cellar doors may come in “door-only” versions or as pre-hung doors. A pre-hung wine room door comes to you installed into a frame which you set up into the entryway. Pre-hung doors speed up the installation process if you are doing the work yourself, but you may need an extra set of hands to help get the door in position and correctly attached.
Some wine cellar doors contain optional wrought-iron attachments which are set up on top of your door once it has been installed in the opening, but these don’t have anything to do with climate control issues in your cellar; the wrought iron add-ons are purely decorative. If you add these ornamental designs, it is vital to fasten them securely to the door to eliminate the potential for damage to the lacquer finish of the wood.
Wine Cellar Doors vs. Entryways
Many wine cellar door manufacturers offer custom-designed and built entryways. What’s the difference between an entryway and a wine room door? With a custom entryway you are having the entire section of door, doorjamb and related construction included in the package. This can allow for the construction of a more stylish look for your cellar and offer some additional custom options for the area. If you order the door only, you can set it up in your existing entryway, which is helpful for situations where you are already happy with the surrounding wine cellar construction.
Miscellaneous Concerns
Wine cellar doors should come with a threshold, door sweep and perimeter seal. These seals permit the door to be weather-stripped on all three sides to keep out drafts when the door is shut. Weather stripping is a necessity for the entrance to your wine room, or else your wine cooling system works less efficiently and your climate controlled air will move into the area outside the wine cellar.
Are you buying a custom wine room door? You will need measurements of your door jamb or entryway and you must decide whether you want handles or locks. Some vendors will not supply locks or pre-drilling. If you want to install a lock in these cases you will have to do the job yourself based on the design specifications of an exact lock.
Sometimes the direction your doors open might be an issue. When deciding which way your wine room doors should hinge, think about the placement of your wine racking or accessories around the doors, and how wide you need to open the doors should you need to add in a crate or case of wine bottles. If you need more clearance than the inside of your wine room can provide, make sure your doors can swing open to the outside, and don’t forget a doorstop or additional add-on to prevent the doors from striking the wall.
A wine cellar door is a significant part to your wine room. Selected wisely the doors can help your wine cellar work properly and create a great first impression to your visitors.
Ben Adams is the marketing director for Vigilant, Inc. a luxury goods manufacturer in Dover, NH. Vigilant is a premier manufacturer of wine cellars, wine racks and wine cellar doors as well as cigar storage equipment. Vigilant partners with homeowners and businesses to create wine storage spaces to fulfill the need for complete and precise protection for collections of fine wine. Please visit them at www.vigilantinc.com for additional information or to learn about any of their wine storage or cigar storage products.
Buena Vista Wine Tasting Room
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White Oak Winery & Wine Tasting Room, Sonoma County Alexander Valley
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White Oak in the Alexander Valley White Oak winery and wine tasting room is located in the heart of Alexander Valley on hwy 128 and was such a jewel to find – like a treasure chest right here in our own back yard. First, I have to say, this is one of the funniest and most giggley places we’ve been. The wine tasting room is teaming with a spirit much like the owners, Bill Myers, who is a retired fishing Captain from Alaska – laid back, care free and perfectly ‘salty.’ Bill started coming here …
Seghesio Family Vineyards – Sonoma County Wine Tasting Room
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Seghesio Family Vineyards – Wonderful Service and Wines to Match Have you ever been somewhere that you are just so moved by the customer service and genuine care that you just can’t stop talking about it? That’s how we were after several visits to Seghesio Family Vineyards. Every time we left we couldn’t stop talking about what a great experience it was! Warm, authentic, gracious, fun, informative and scrumptious – these are the words I use to describe this longtime, Sonoma wine growing …
Locals Wine Tasting Room in Geyserville
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Locals Tasting Room – Why go anywhere else? Locals tasting room in the heart of downtown Geyserville is an independent collective that pours wines from 10 award-winning wineries. On any given day, they have open & ready to pour for you over 62 different wines! With a selection like that, you’re sure to find one, if not several wines, that become your new favorites. One unique thing about Locals is that because they carry so many wines, they’re able to do tastings by ‘flights,’ which means …
