As Summer Approaches, Keith Can Discuss the Most Popular Destinations and Hidden Gems, the Best Times to Travel and Helpful Hints to Save Money and Book Vacations with Ease
Summer is just around the corner, but it's not too late to plan an unforgettable summer vacation. Whether it's a nearby weekend getaway or an exotic tropical escape, travel expert Keith Nowak can answer all your travel-related questions. Ask Keith about this year's most popular, trendiest destinations or off-the-beaten-path hidden gems. And for money-saving tips, Keith can share all his insider tricks from the best time to travel, when to book your flight and hotel, and cutting costs with vacation package deals.
As Communications Director for Travelocity, Keith is a frequently sought resource for media outlets looking for the latest travel tips and trends. With a career spanning a number of multinational companies from Finland to Taiwan, Keith has spent more than his fair share of time on the road. His travels have taken him north of the Arctic Circle, south of the equator – and just about anywhere in-between. These years of traveling has allowed Keith to learn a few tips about how to make travel just a bit easier and less costly.
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STEPHEN PARRY, OWNER OF PARRY CELLARS - THE CALIFORNIA WINEMASTERS
Depending upon Mother Nature, our small vineyard averages three tons of grapes each year, resulting in a limited release of approximately 200 cases. The vines, lovingly hand tended and stressed by the rocky soils, close spacing and an exceptional microclimate, produce a rich, elegant cabernet. Our wine is a labor of love that we are sure you will enjoy now and in the future.
VINEYARD
Our Vineyard and HomeOur small, family owned vineyard is located on the east side of the Silverado Trail, just north of the town of St. Helena in California's Napa Valley. The half-acre vineyard was planted by Dave Abreu in 1990 with over 1,200 cabernet sauvignon vines that are Spottswoode clones grafted on 5C rootstock. The vines are tightly spaced four feet in row by five feet between rows on sloping land with rocky, clay-loam soil studded with obsidian. The vines have been trained as bilateral cordons with spur pruning on a vertically shoot positioned trellis. The vines grow vigorously with the northeast-southwest row orientation reducing afternoon exposure of grape clusters that can result in sunburn.
In our continuing efforts to enhance grape quality, we have reduced irrigation and established a no-till cover crop of clovers and native grass between the vineyard rows to conserve moisture, improve soil structure, attract beneficial insects and suppress vigorous weeds. In 2004, we are proud to have had our vineyard enrolled under the Napa Green Certified Land Program by the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service, CA Department of Fish and Game, Napa County Agricultural Commissioner and Regional Water Quality Control Board (you would expect no less from a retired U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employee!). We completed a farm conservation plan for the vineyard which includes environmentally beneficial management practices that help protect and enhance fish and wildlife and their habitats.
Between vineyard practices and Mother Nature, our harvest averages three tons of grapes. Since 1997, our friend and vineyard manager, Paul Saviez, has done a terrific job with our grapes and has the patience of a saint dealing with Stephen, a worried vineyard owner!
WINEMAKER
Our talented winemaker hard at workWe are proud to have Andy Schweiger as our winemaker. He is also the winemaker for Schweiger Vineyards and Winery where our grapes are crushed and our wine is made. We are glad to have Andy and his family as part of the Parry Cellars family. Andy also attended our alma mater, UC Davis, where he received a degree in Viticulture and Enology. His previous experience includes work at a number of wineries, including Chateau St. Jean, ZD, and Cain. He makes our cabernet (with help but hopefully not interference from us!) in open-top fermenters that are punched down by hand in Schweiger's newly built tank room. From these fermenters, the juice flows by gravity into French oak barrels (both new and used) in the barrel room below. Thanks to Andy's talents and careful attention, we have produced a fabulous cabernet!
Be sure to check the details of our current release of Parry Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon.
ABOUT THE CALIFORNIA WINEMASTERS
The California Winemasters is a perennial Wine Spectator Top 10 Charity Wine Auction set for May 16, 2015 at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank. This extraordinary event showcases 50 international chefs and 75 of California’s Finest Wineries. “Winemasters” has raised over $27 million in support of the mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
The CF Foundation is a nonprofit donor-supported organization dedicated to attacking cystic fibrosis from every angle. It’s focus is to support the development of new drugs to fight the disease, improve the quality of life for those with CF and ultimately, to find a cure.
The Foundation’s drug development success has been recognized by Harvard Business School and by publications such as Forbes, Discover Magazine and The Wall Street Journal.
Make your reservations NOW for this wine tasting extraordinaire and spectacular hors d’oeuves dinner!
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LARRY ELDER IS HONORED TODAY WITH A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME
Laurence Allen "Larry" Elder (born April 27, 1952) is an American lawyer, writer and radio and television personality who calls himself the "Sage of South Central," a district of Los Angeles, California. His radio program The Larry Elder Show formerly aired weekdays 3 pm on talk radio 790 KABC in Los Angeles. His show began September 27, 2010; it was previously heard on the same station weekdays from 3 to 7 pm from 1994 to 2008 and was syndicated on ABC Radio Networks from 2002 to 2007 and since 2009.
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