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The tasting center opening festivities will be held from noon to 4 p.m. and are open to the public.
Like the handcrafted wines that reflect the diverse micro climates and soil types from within the winery's sustainably-farmed estate vineyards, the long anticipated tasting center pays homage to the California mission-style in its use of reclaimed materials from the early 20th century.
The ranch in the High Valley Appellation was one of the first homesteads in Lake County and the construction of and attention to detail in our new facility reflects the authenticity of that time.
Award-winning architect Ron Firestone and landscape designer Dennis Turner have designed the extensive facilities and grounds.
The cabinetry and woodwork for the tasting center was milled from the winery's own walnut orchard and handcrafted by master carpenter Albert Edijou.
The winery's current vintages are a collaboration between winemaker Kevin Robinson and consulting winemaker David Ramey.
The $10 fee for the May 28 event includes a commemorative glass, hors d’oeuvres and wine tasting.
One hundred percent of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Safe House of Lake County.
Brassfield Estates Winery is located at 10915 High Valley Road, Clearlake Oaks.
Call 707-998-1895 or visit www.brassfieldestate.com.
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Landis+Gyr has determined the error affects fewer than 1,600 of the two million meters it supplied to PG&E.
The utility will replace the meters at no cost to customers and issue full refunds to customers who received inaccurate bills.
The average refund will be about $40 per customer. PG&E will also issue a $25 credit for customer inconvenience and offer a free in-home energy audit to affected customers.
“We take this issue very seriously and will do the right thing for our customers. We are committed to accurate metering and billing and will contact our affected customers immediately and issue full refunds," said Greg Kiraly, vice president, SmartMeter operations. “We encourage any customers with questions to call our SmartMeter help line at 1-866-743-0263.”
Landis+Gyr meters with the defect occasionally run fast when experiencing a narrow band of high temperatures, resulting in a miscalculation of energy bills.
The problem, which affects less than 0.08 percent of the SmartMeters supplied to PG&E by Landis+Gyr, was discovered by PG&E's quality assurance program and the advanced diagnostics available through the SmartMeter technology. If any additional meters malfunction, the diagnostic signals will flag the meters for immediate replacement.
“We are confident that we have identified the small population of meters with this defect based on the diagnostic flags and extensive additional testing in our labs and in the field,” said Jerry Figurilli, chief operating officer for Landis + Gyr North America.
PG&E will share the technical analysis of the meter issue with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for its review, and with the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), which approves the relevant testing standards for the metering industry.
PG&E is installing SmartMeters throughout its service area in keeping with California's statewide policy to provide customers with more affordable, reliable and environmentally sustainable energy services.
The company said independent tests have shown SmartMeters remain the most accurate and reliable tools for measuring customer energy use, although one of the major concerns raised about the devices by consumers has been the issue of inaccurate billings.
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