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Less than 300 years ago, an institution existed throughout western Europe known as the guild. The guild was the center of commerce in the same way that the universities were the center of thought. In contrast to the guild where individuals learned to master trades through a complex system of apprenticeship, universities more closely resembled the monastic communities of the church where individuals dedicated their lives to the cultivation of their hearts and minds. These were the centers of literacy, art, and the less-practical subjects of the humanities (the domain of the elite).
When technology like the printing press made information widely available, literacy became a valuable commodity and teachers came from the intellectual centers to provide general schooling for the public. The wide accessibility of information did not replace the professor but changed his role into one of a guide for those wishing to encounter the information for themselves. They began to teach the public to read, write, and interact in a more complex world than had ever existed. The only requirement for a respectable commercial job at this point was probably the ability to read, spell, and add.
Meanwhile, craftsmen received their training through apprenticeship and their credentials through the guild. The title of "master" was conferred upon the one who was recognized within the guild as an expert in the trade. Sound familiar? Churchmen received their training through the church. Farmers learned the trade from their family. Those who attended university did so because they had the luxury of time and money to develop their network, their understanding of abstract concepts that were not useful on the farm, and perhaps even indulge their curiosity in the sciences. In some cases higher education was a necessity as they needed to understand principles of law and government that they would use in leadership positions within the community.
As time passed, this exclusive education in the liberal arts became more widely available and in countries like the United States, basic literacy itself was no longer a competitive advantage. One needed a high school degree in order to demonstrate greater potential for participating in more complex jobs. The businesses were too small to train the one accountant they needed and so economies of scale led to mass training for accountants. Those who did not participate in this training could no longer get a job as a book-keeper. And so a trend began in which the well-paying jobs required years of study to prepare for participation. Those who learned the information on their own lacked the credentials of the college and were not always recognized as capable. The university degree thus became the key to both the information and the certification needed for a respectable job. It had effectively replaced the guild, the church, and the community as the primary source of introducing information and credentialing individuals.
But then the industrial age came to an end with the advent of the information age. As industry became automated, the value of the homogenous individual disappeared and the specialist (craftsman) began to reappear. The guild came back with a vengeance under the guise of internships and technical college where students received training and certification for their pursuit of a trade. But more importantly, the internet was born as a new way of producing and sharing information through digital technology.
Like the printing press, it opened up a whole new world of information and complexity to individuals. And just like the role of the professor changed then, it will have to change again. The internet has replaced the university as the repository and dispensary of information. The professor is no longer the expert in the subject when compared with the collected knowledge of the world. The value of the campus as a place of learning and innovation has fallen relative to the amazing laboratories and experimental centers run by private companies. An internship with a well-respected company is more valuable for job prospecting than a degree at this point. And those who do get a job participate in ongoing corporate training to master their company's particular knowledge base. As the guild (read corporations) has begun to resume its credentialing and training power, it is leaving the university in a rather uncomfortable position of irrelevance.
In many ways, I believe this is a good thing as the next 20 years will see the university begin to re-assume its position as the thought center of society.
Imagine children are trained in literacy by artificial intelligence designed by education specialists and technology gurus who learned their trades from dedicated schools on the subject and interact with a worldwide network of related individuals developing a greater depth of information about the field. The learning experience for the children is designed particularly for them from a dizzying database of information and can produce a high school or college level of subject mastery by the time the child has barely reached 13 years of age. Then they will begin to specialize in some particular field and join the worldwide conversation mediated by technology around a particular subject or career field. Some have speculated that at this point the institutions of the church of government, and of education will all be subsumed by the corporation, but I believe that if they adapt, these institutions will find their roles enhanced and expanded by the developments in technology that come from these corporations.
For most people, the university will no longer be a necessary part of a life that is filled with learning through exploration and interaction through digital and real world spaces. History will be experienced live through virtual worlds and ancient places can be explored with accompanying meta-information and guidance that is currently locked away in vaults and virtual databases waiting to expose its secrets to the world. Math will be visual and interactive. Virtual skyscrapers will rise and fall on the mastery of physical properties demonstrated by students in a safe and collaborative environment for exploration. In the rush of available information, much of humanity will be at a loss for how to transform it into something useful.
This is where the university will find its identity by returning to its quiet and noble roots of philosophy, literature, government, poetry, and art which will give meaning and value to the mad process of learning undertaken by the rest of the world. Perhaps for some, university will be a lifelong dedication, for others it will be a detour on the way to more information, and some might find a week at the university to be a relaxing vacation in a quiet and artistic setting removed from the rush of learning. But in order to return to its foundations and maintain its relevance in the next decades, the university must ask an important question: what is education?
For if education is simply the mastery of one's subject, the university will be replaced by a digital crowd-sourced environment for discovering and interacting with information. If, on the other hand, learning is the mastery of oneself and subjects cannot be separated from the individuals who engage with them, the university will play a prominent role in the success of individuals using the available technology in a way that is profitable. In this second scenario, the university will become the center for the development of the individual as a holistic being who not only thinks and feels, but breathes and moves and loves and creates and will never be confined to a cog in the digital machinery of the information age.
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Focal Spirit Professional
Monitors / Monitoring
By Sam Inglis
Published January 2014
Focal have made a strong impression in the studio monitor market. Can they do the same in the competitive world of headphones?
Fashions come and go in most aspects of studio equipment, and French makers Focal are currently studio monitor manufacturers du jour. They've now applied the spirit of innovation that characterises their active loudspeakers to the design of their first headphones. The Spirit Professionals are closed-back 'phones which employ a custom Mylar and titanium-alloy driver that is said to "combine rigidity, lightness and high damping properties".
The Spirits ship in a very smart foam-lined box, with separate curly and straight cables, the latter incorporating a remote-control button, as well as a small microphone that allows the Spirits to be used as a hands-free kit with a smartphone. The cables attach to the left earcup using a conventional mini-jack connector, which fits very snugly and is unlikely ever to be pulled out by accident. Like most good headphone cables, the other end is fitted with a mini-jack to which a quarter-inch barrel can be added.
Focal's cosmetic design is either stylish and individual, or plain odd, depending on your point of view. The black plastic material used for the frame and earcups has been covered in a wet-look finish that makes it look as if they've just been taken out of the fridge, and the words 'left' and 'right' are printed in special writing that disappears completely unless you look from exactly the right angle. Cool. Or annoying.
Isolation Stations
Naturally, Focal claim that their headphones sound amazing, but they also make great claims for the degree of comfort and the amount of isolation from external sources the Spirit Professionals achieve. Comfort and isolation are both crucially important qualities in closed-back headphones, but in my experience they are difficult qualities to reconcile. The closer a pair of headphones comes to forming a complete air seal around the ears, the more isolation is achieved — but this usually means more pressure on or around the ears, and thus more discomfort.
Focal's blurb claims to have resolved this problem by using "large memory-foam ear cushions which surround the whole ear as well as spread and minimise the amount of pressure felt by the user". Their design undoubtedly succeeds very well from the point of view of isolation. Sennheiser's HD25 IIs are an industry standard for location recording because of their effectiveness at screening off external noise, and until I heard the Spirit Professionals, I had not come across a pair of quality studio headphones that could rival them in this department. If you need something that will let you make reliable decisions on what's coming through your microphones ina noisy environment, these should definitely be on your list.
The flip side of this is that, for me personally, all the memory-foam ear cushions in the world couldn't make the Spirit Professionals comfortable. Like the HD25s, they exert fairly firm pressure on the outer ear, but I found their earcups neither small enough to sit comfortably on top of the ear nor large enough to enclose the ear fully. Instead, they press the top of the ear against the head. Comfort is a very subjective factor, of course, but the experience made me wonder whether anyone on the Focal development team wears glasses. As a paid-up speccy, I found this pinching pretty uncomfortable and never really succeeded in getting used to it, whereas those in the SOS office with 20-20 vision reported that the Spirits felt fine to them.
With an impedance quoted at 32Ω and a sensitivity figure of 102dB SPL/1mW at 1kHz, the Spirit Professionals are easy to drive at a decent volume even from a USB-powered headphone amp like the Focusrite VRM Box. However, moving to the Spirits from my old workhorse Sony MDR7509s was a disorienting experience at first as the designs present the mid-range in very different ways. Familiar reference tracks sounded unexpectedly fresh, sometimes to the point of seeming like new mixes.
It's possible the sound mellowed slightly once they were burned in, however, and I certainly became acclimatised. After a few days' use, I found the Spirits both enjoyable to listen to and valuable for what they reveal about a mix. To my ears, they tend slightly to emphasise the low and high extremes of the mid-range — what you might call the 'upper bass' and the high treble — and underplay slightly the 700Hz-1.5kHz area that is more prominent on my Sonys. As a result, they make it easy to pick up on issues such as ringing resonances on toms, splashy hi-hats and vocal sibilance, but you'd have to watch how hard you push things in the meat of the mid-range if you want your mixes to translate. The bass is nimble and even, without being exaggerated, and the upper-mid emphasis contributes to the Spirit's useful habit of making bass guitars and kick drums easy to pick out within a busy mix.
Closed-back headphones are never ideal as a sole monitoring source when mixing, but I'd be as happy to mix with these as with any other model I've tried. They would also make good general-purpose studio 'phones for overdubbing and so forth. However, the real attraction of the Spirit Professionals, for me, is that they combine their good audio performance with isolation which is substantially better than nearly all studio headphones. As such, they are serious competitors to the HD25 IIs for anyone who often finds themselves having to work in the same room as their sources, without a separate control room, and if you're in the market for 'phones that fulfil this role, I'd highly recommend trying them out.
There are many closed-back headphones that offer decent isolation, but the only model that comes close to the Spirit Professional in that regard is the Sennheiser HD25 II.
Excellent isolation.
Revealing and well-balanced sound.
Easy to drive.
This reviewer found them uncomfortable.
Not everyone will like the styling.
Focal's first headphones achieve an impressive combination of isolation and sound quality.
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Any of you ladies have some suggestions on an audio upgrade? (speakers/amps, not HU). Looking for a fuller sound out of my 13. Saw taco tunes, but read bad reviews about their support. Looked into oemaudioplus as well, but $$$$. Not an audiophile by any means but i spend alot of time in the truck whether its wheeling or commuting and I wanna richen it up a bit. Right now i'm thinking ill just piece together everything off crutchfield... thoughts?
When I did my '05, I just used Crutchfield. I wasn't going for Fast and Furious type audio setups or anything. Their pricing was competitive, their shipping was quick, would recommend. Doing the head unit was a piece of cake in the '05.
Pioneer, Memphis, and JL Audio are always safe bets. Me personally I've only ever ran Memphis or JL. Memphis for subs and amps JL for the door speakers and highs.
This is not a quick answer and is incredibly subject to opinion.
Your best option is going to be to get a decent amp and a set of component speakers (woofer and tweeter separate). Many of them, like the Alpine, will have a built-in crossover. Then add a dedicated sub somewhere in the cab.
SPS-610c is the model, or something close to that. Then get a slim 10" sub to put in the back. Any "name brand" amp should do just fine. That way you are getting a killer setup but not breaking the bank. I've also seen others do a 8" sub/amp combo under the driver or passenger seat with mixed reviews. Most seem to like it though.
***Note: I do have adapters to mount aftermarket 6x9" fronts and 6 1/2" (I think) rears. I also have the adapters to connect to the factory harness if you decide to skip the amp and just upgrade speakers (easier option). I'd sell all of those (4 speakers mount adapters and 4 wire harness adapters) for $25.
Yeah, I kinda thought about that after making the post... I generally know what brands are decent or not. But, currently CF is throwing a cart together for me that includes Polk Audio gear. Ratings are high, do you guys have any experience with them?
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I put a set of Polk Audios in my LC, as they were the only weatherproof speaker out there, so when your crossing streams and water comes in, ya still got your tunes kicking!
On another bs note, who here has to many gd keys!
I am about sick of all these keys, can't figure out what goes to what anymore.
Jesus...just had wanted to rant. Can't get my damn tow ball off my truck, because I have like 20+ keys that all look alike but none work on the hitch pin lock!
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Haha! I know, sadly enough. Just one wack with a hammer does the trick.
I did not realize how easy a lock pops off with one stoke of a hammer.
I knocked off my trailer hitch lock, the ones that wrap over the tongue, and into one of the those yellow locks.
Took no effort, did not even hit it that hard.
I've already got a matching spare. GLWS.
I think I've pretty much decided that this will be my next tire size, but have a ways to go before I wear out my current set of 265/70/17s. If it was one of those too good to be true deals, then I might have pondered it, but I'll let someone else have that killer deal.
I'll keep you in mind when that time comes.
Always open to trades too I'd happily let it go for man stuff/outdoors stuff/taco stuff lol.
I bit the bullet and bought the Bolt, that one-key system. It uses your ignition key to set the tumblers in the hitch pin lock.
It's true. I have the Bolt Key setup on my work truck. It is very nice. I need to get a couple more. It will work with my 4runner and FJC, but not the new Taco. The keyless key (the small Key that comes out of the keyfob) isn't compatible with the Bolt locks.
I do envy your minimalist key ring though. If only I could have one key to rule them all!
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6 Themes Driving Healthcare Leaders to Change
By Philip Betbeze
A report featuring leaders of 24 healthcare organization in a variety of positions shows that high prices and costs continue to fuel big changes that will require collaboration and innovation.
A report featuring candid conversations with 24 industry leaders from a variety of healthcare subsectors shows broad agreement on six themes that should drive healthcare convergence and an improvement of the patient experience.
To win, these subsectors must learn to collaborate, says the report. Authored by by privately held real estate firm Transwestern and IMEG, a design and consulting firm, the report features collected responses from a discussion among thought leaders at 24 healthcare-related organizations.
Some broad themes emerged from the discussion, including:
The growing use of technology to drive down costs: "Access to care being at fingertips or down the street is significant for healthcare. Telemedicine and its adoption will continue to push the boundaries of provider and patient; moreover, it will challenge the payment schemes in healthcare," said Spencer Seals, vice president of real estate and construction at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas.
An intense focus on patient-centered care: "Healthcare by 2020 will be forced to be more patient-centered with an emphasis on convenience," said Amy Waer MD, vice dean of education and academic programs at the Texas A&M College of Medicine.
The importance of being nimble and transparent: "Healthcare in general is becoming more and more transparent and consumers are recognizing that they have a choice. The issue is making sure consumers can make an informed choice," says Seals.
The solidification of the value-based healthcare model: "Value-based care is here to stay…As we see more large-scale vertical integration, we'll see employers, insurers, and governmental agencies demanding cost and quality outcomes, and at scale," said Ryan Walsh, MD, chief medical information officer at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston.
The rise of personalized medicine, outpatient care and home healthcare: "Customers are looking for personalized support and optimal results. They expect access, convenience, and connection that companies like Amazon, Apple, CVS and others provide," said Wayne Baswell of Robins & Morton, a construction company.
The significance of generational differences: "Millennials and Gen Xers expect comprehensive management of health; quantified, self-developed data; transparent understanding of the data and what to do with it; answers anytime, anywhere, etc. Personally, as a Gen Xer with children, my complaint is that these things are not happening fast enough in healthcare," said Abigail Clary, principal and director of the health practice at CannonDesign.
Philip Betbeze is the senior leadership editor at HealthLeaders.
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CuCPS, in corporation with family and community, will provide every student with the opportunity for a first class education in a safe, respectful environment. This first class education will ensure that students have the capability to utilize electronic media to access, retrieve, and make use of information. Students will have the ability to apply their technology skills to heighten professional goals as well as personal lives. Teachers will utilize electronic media – including computers, LCD projectors, streaming video, distance learning, DVDs, and interactive technologies – to provide students with the latest in information, classroom presentation, and job/future preparation.
Student IT interns work closely with students and staff to provide immediate support as needed. Six students work with the division's ITRT to support student and staff technology needs. Pictured above are (L to R) Hayes Turner, Jack McCutcheon, Matthew Hazlegrove, and Sabien Luchynsky. Not pictured are Steven Bryant and Brandon Swann.
Our student interns were recently featured in the Virginia School Board Association Showcase.
The Cumberland County Public School system is very interested in promoting internet safety for its students. We offer the attached resources to the community in an attempt to help students and parents better understand the problems and issues involved.
Parents... When you create your PowerSchool Parent account you will have also created your SchoolMessenger account. These two accounts are no longer created seperately.
Mr. Neal Osborne is the Network Administrator for Cumberland County Public Schools. He has 19 years of experience in networking, serving as a network administrator for Hopewell City Public Schools, and as an IT Leader for Phillip Morris. In addition, he has served in the United States Military, as well as working several other positions in the IT field. He holds an MCSE certification, and has experience working on a variety of systems and platforms.
Mr. Jeffrey Dingeldein is an Instructional Technology Resource Teacher/Technician. Mr. Dingeldein received his Bachelor's degree and his Master's degree from Longwood University. He has served as an Administrative Assistant/Director of Student Activities, an assistant principal, a principal, a teacher, and an adjunct instructor for Longwood University. He has extensive experience with a variety of operating systems and numerous Microsoft applications and has a background in digital design and database management.
Mr. Charles Motter is an Instructional Technology Resource Teacher. Mr. Motter received his BS in Elementary Education from the University of Pittsbugh at Johnstown. He earned his MS in educational Leadership from Longwood University. Mr. Motter has worked in Cumberland County Schools as a 5th and 6th grade math teacher and assistant to the principal. He has extensive experience in Microsoft applications and the Google platform. He serves as the PowerSchool Assessment and Analytics liaison.


Home » Paper Loyalty Cards Are Dying. Don't Let Your Business Die Too!
How many paper "Buy 10 Get 1 Free" loyalty cards have you had in your lifetime? Probably quite a few right? I know this because paper loyalty cards have been an extremely effective way to drive business for a long time. Your customers get what they want, free stuff, and you get what you want, repeat customers. It's a win-win for everyone involved.
So why do I say they are dying when they have been so successful in the past? I recently read a pretty disturbing statistic, it said more Americans owned cell phones than toothbrushes. Gross, but very telling of the current climate in America. Everything is going digital. If it's not on your phone, it's probably not worth your time. Paper loyalty cards are dying simply because they are going digital. People just don't want to be bothered holding onto pieces of paper anymore.
Remember when I said paper loyalty cards were a win-win for customers and business owners alike? Well, if paper loyalty cards were a win-win, digital loyalty cards are even more so.
We will start with customer benefits. The first is pretty obvious, they no longer have to keep track of those pesky paper punch cards. How many paper punch cards have you lost in your lifetime?
Next, your customers don't have to be in your store to join. For the first time, they can sign up with their phones wherever they are. With web forms and SMS keywords, your customers can sign up from a phone or computer.
Let's think about the paper loyalty cards journey. You print them, have your staff hand them out, and pray that your customers come back. You have no way of tracking each card and no way of encouraging your customers to use them when they aren't in your store. Oh, how times have changed.
With your digital loyalty program, you can track how often your customers are coming in. Your system will automatically record every visit into your CRM giving extremely valuable insight on your customers. With this information, you can automate messages to be sent to your customers that you haven't seen in a while. This alone can dramatically change the traffic to your store.
You can say goodbye to slow days. Because your digital loyalty program is asking your customers for A) their cell phone numbers, and B) permission to text them with special deals and promotions, you have a direct path of communication between you and your most loyal customers. Having a slow day? Send out a buy one get one free text blast and watch as your store fills up.
We value your privacy and will never give away or sell your information.
What Type of ROI Can I Expect with My Digital Loyalty Cards?
Because your system is actually tracking everything, it is easy to calculate the ROI you are getting with every message sent. But let's take a look at a real-life example. You can read the entire case study here, but in case you are in a time crunch, here's the reader's digest version.
Let's break this down. By sending out a text and email blast, Zak was able to increase his sales by $937.00 from the previous year. How much did this cost him? It cost Zac $0.025 per text and, $0.0035 per email. So, adding that up, Zak spent $97.93 and made $937 in one day with one campaign.
If you would like to try a digital loyalty program in your store, you can FREE for 30 days. No credit card, no hassle. Just sign up below.


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Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
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Q: Two sums with Fibonacci numbers

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*Find closed form formula for sum: $\displaystyle\sum_{n=0}^{+\infty}\sum_{k=0}^{n} \frac{F_{2k}F_{n-k}}{10^n}$

*Find closed form formula for sum: $\displaystyle\sum_{k=0}^{n}\frac{F_k}{2^k}$ and its limit with $n\to +\infty$.

First association with both problems: generating functions and convolution. But I have been thinking about solution for over a week and still can't manage. Can you help me?

A: The  first  one can  be  solved using  the  fact  that the  generating
function of the Fibonacci numbers is
$$\frac{z}{1-z-z^2}.$$
Introduce the function
$$f(z) = \sum_{n\ge 0} z^n \sum_{k=0}^n \frac{F_{2k} F_{n-k}}{10^n}$$
so that we are interested in $f(1).$
Re-write $f(z)$ as follows:
$$f(z) = \sum_{k\ge 0} F_{2k}
\sum_{n\ge k} \frac{z^n}{10^n} F_{n-k}
= \sum_{k\ge 0} F_{2k} \frac{z^k}{10^k}
\sum_{n\ge 0} \frac{z^n}{10^n} F_n.$$
Now we have
$$ \sum_{k\ge 0} F_{2k} z^{2k} =
\frac{1}{2} \frac{z}{1-z-z^2}
- \frac{1}{2} \frac{z}{1+z-z^2}$$
and therefore $f(1)$ is
$$\left(\frac{1}{2} \frac{1/\sqrt{10}}{1-1/\sqrt{10}-1/10}
- \frac{1}{2} \frac{1/\sqrt{10}}{1+1/\sqrt{10}-1/10}\right)
\times
\frac{1/10}{1-1/10-1/100}$$
which simplifies to
$$\frac{1}{2\sqrt{10}}
\frac{2/\sqrt{10}}{81/100-1/10} \times \frac{10}{89}
= \frac{1}{10} \times \frac{1}{71/100} \times \frac{10}{89} =
\frac{100}{89\times 71}.$$

A: For (2) you have $F_k = \dfrac{\varphi^k}{\sqrt 5}-\dfrac{\psi^k}{\sqrt 5}$ where $\varphi = \frac{1 + \sqrt{5}}{2} $ and $\psi = \frac{1 - \sqrt{5}}{2}$ so the problem becomes the difference between two geometric series.
For (1) I think you can turn this into something like $\displaystyle \sum_{n=0}^{\infty} \frac{F_{2n+1}-F_{n+2}}{2\times 10^n}$ and again make it into a sum of geometric series.
There are probably other ways.


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Alexander Barrot acquired the land where Domaine la Barroche now sits in 1703. Brother and sister Julien and Laetitia arrived on the family estate in the early 2000s, and have continued the family winemaking tradition on its 15 hectares in the north and northeast of the Châteauneuf-Du-Pape appellation. The majority of Grenache vines were planted in the 1900s and are cherished generation after generation.
We talk to Laetitia Barrot about joining the family business and the evolution of Châteauneuf-Du-Pape.
Christopher Barnes: Laetitia. Tell us about the area where you make your wine in Châteauneuf-Du-Pape.
Laetitia Barrot: We are located in the area of Châteauneuf-Du-Pape. We only do red wines, and our plots are mainly located in the north, northeast area of Châteauneuf, but in different locations, not in a single plot. We have very old vines that are 65 years old, and now we have this 100-year-old Grenache. We have plots on the north, on the road of Orange where you have Cabrières. These plots are normally known for their river rocks, but we are not on that kind of soil. We're mostly on slopes where there is sandy soil with some river rocks, but mostly sandy soils. We also have a plot which is beside Rayas, with only red, sandy soils.
Which sells for a ridiculous amount of money, right?
Yes, exactly. Even in Châteauneuf it's quite difficult to have bottles.
We have these plots here, and also some plots in the village with Mourvèdre, Cinsault, and Syrah, and two of the very old vines of Grenache. The primary characteristic of the Domaine is that we have a majority of sandy soil in our plots. We'll be able to do very elegant and delicate wines, rather than powerful and masculine wines that you can have on the river rock soil.
In 2013, the New York Times wine critic, Eric Asimov, wrote this article where he was very disparaging about the levels of alcohol that seem to be creeping up every year in Châteauneuf-Du-Pape. There were two reasons for that, one being people chasing scores. You know Robert Parker and trying to appease his palate, and therefore, sell their wine for more. The other possibility is climate change. What do you think of this, and is this something that you've had to face with your wine-making?
For us, the alcohol level is not a concern and is not the right question. What is very important, is to pick up the grapes when they're perfectly ripe, and in this case, if you pick up healthy grapes with the right ripeness, you will be able to make a balanced wine and you will not feel the alcohol, even if it's more than 15 degrees.
We have a very small team of harvest people, and we have approximately 15 days of harvest, but it can last three to four weeks. We will start to harvest the plots that are ripe, and maybe we can stop for two or three days and go to another plot that is ripe, and we will definitely take our time. Sometimes we will even harvest a plot twice, if one part is ready and the other part is not ready. In this case, you're able to have very balanced wines, and you don't feel the alcohol level. People who taste our wines will not feel the alcohol level.
Are you saying is that it's really the winemaking, and the time when you pick, that's creating these larger wines, rather than something endemic to the climate in Châteauneuf changing?
Obviously, the work of the winemaker and the vine grower is related to the weather, so we have to adapt every year. We don't do the same work every year, so of course it's related to the climate.
In 2011, we had a very warm summer, for example, so the wines were more powerful than the '12, for example, which was fresher. We try to do the best work that we can in the vineyard, because 80% of the quality of the wine comes from the vineyard, from picking healthy grapes. In the '11, we did some green harvest to improve the concentration and the quality of the grapes, and also, we kept 40% of the stem to improve the freshness. Even on a vintage like the '11, which is a warm vintage, we have a lot of freshness, and you don't feel the alcohol level that much.
On the '12, we had a fresher year, so you can feel it in the wine, and it's a fresher vintage. In '13, we harvested very late, in October. It's also a vintage that is very fresh with a lot of acidity and a lot of concentration of fruits and flavors.
I think that every year is different, and even if we say, "Okay. It's getting warmer," we have some vintages that are warmer than others.
Châteauneuf is interesting because you use a blend of different grapes. Every estate is a bit different in terms of how they make their wines. How do you blend and what is the philosophy of blending at your estate?
We have different plots of Grenache, four plots of 100-year-old vines and plots of young vines. We also have Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvèdre, and a plot of Vaccarèse. We usually vinify the different grape varieties separately. For the plot that is near Rayas, we vinified it by itself and made a single Cuvée called a Pure, which is 100% Grenache. The other three plots of 100-year-old vines goes into our Cuvée Signature, which is a blend of 65% Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah, and Cinsault. We like to vinify the grape varieties separately, and then age it separately. We age the Grenache in a big foudre. Syrah and Mourvèdre are aged in 600 liter barrels, and the Cinsault in a stainless steel tank for 18 month before buckling.
Do the percentages change year by year in terms of how you blend it?
Yeah, it can because it represents the vintage and the production. We don't try to have the same style of wine every year. It's adapted to the vintage and the weather we've had. Usually, we represent around 65% of Grenache, which is representative of our plots. In 2013, for example, we'll have a Signature with only 55% of Grenache and higher percentages of Mourvèdre and Syrah, because we experienced a very cold spring and we had a lot of coulure on the Grenache, which means that not all the flowers turned into berries. We had some grapes with only a few berries. In Châteauneuf, we like to have a little coulure every year because it improves the concentration, but in 2013 we lost 50% of our Grenache, so it was a bit too much. The wine shows wonderful, good concentration and wonderful acidity.
Tell us about the specific wines. You have your flagship, Châteauneuf-Du-Pape, and then you have a couple other blends that you have.
Yes. We have the Signature, which is the classic blend of Châteauneuf, the Pure that I mentioned earlier, 100% Grenache because it's an homage to the grape that is the most important in Châteauneuf.. We also have a Cuvée, which is called Fiancée, and it's 50% Grenache that comes from another 100-year-old vine, and 50% Syrah. Fiancée we made from 2004 to 2007, and we stopped making this Cuvée because we had too low yields. In 2013, the Syrah was so wonderful that we decided to blend our best barrel of Syrah with some old Grenache, and so we'll have very little quantities of Fiancée in 2013.
Our family has been in Châteauneuf since the 14th century, which is when the popes arrived in Châteauneuf. Actually, thery were in Avignon, and they had a secondary residence in Châteauneuf, and they started to plant vines. It's been very confidential until the 18th and 19th century.
Our family was there since the beginning, and we still have a legal document saying that we purchased a vine in 1703. It's been a long time. At that time, being a winemaker and vine grower wasn't a full-time job. My father took over from his father, who took over from his father, and worked the vineyards. My father loves working in the vineyard, and he made his wine, but he sold it in bulk to negociants like Guillard or Chapoutier. He only bottled the best vintages. He did 2,000 bottles for the best vintages. It's my brother, Julien, who joined him in 2002, who decided to sell our wine in Le Domaine la Barroche, because we had a beautiful vineyard, so it was nice to do it. The Domaine is quite new, but on a very old vineyard, and it's an old family of Châteauneuf-Du-Pape.
Coming from a family that has that legacy in the wine business, is there a pressure to follow in the footsteps of your father and become a winemaker, or become part of the family wine business? Or did you think, "Maybe I'll become a race car driver or a lawyer or something?"
No, we didn't have any pressure. For example, I left Châteauneuf for ten years because I wanted to do something else, to discover other landscapes. I worked for more than ten years in big, worldwide companies in marketing and commercial. My brother traveled a little bit. He went to Australia, and to the U.K., but he wanted to be a winemaker. He did some studies in wine growing and winemaking, but he wanted to make his own wine. We are really lucky because our parents have been very supportive, and that allowed us to sell the wines in Le Domaine la Barroche, and make changes to move forward.
Does your family have a philosophy of winemaking? What is the thought process behind the wines in terms of the style that you're going for?
The philosophy is work hard and be humble, because working with the weather is difficult, and you can't control it. You learn to do the best you can, but sometimes it's not enough. You're never sure until you have the grapes in the cellar. You're never sure that you will be able to produce the vintage. We work hard in the vineyard, it's most of the work.
The other heritage is that we have a very old cellar that was built in 1930 by our great-grandfather, and it's based on the gravity system. The cellar is underground. We also have underground concrete tanks for the vinification. All the grapes comes from the top, and we use the gravity to manipulate the juice, so we try to be very gentle with the wines. We prefer to be non-interventionists and to let nature speaks for itself.
It's been the heritage that helped us last, but the cellar starts to become a bit too old. For the vines, it's fine, but for the man, it's difficult to work and to improve it. We are currently finishing the construction of our new cellar, which will be in front of Clos des Papes in Châteauneuf-Du-Pape on the plot that we have with the Mourvèdre. This new cellar will be based exactly on the same principles as the old one. Underground cellar, three levels. We will put the grapes from the third level, and the vinification part will be in concrete tanks, so we'll keep it the same, but improve the way it works.
Tell us about the terroir of your estate and how it's different from other areas of Châteauneuf-Du-Pape.
What is very typical of our Domaine is we that have a lot of sandy soil. The sandy soil gives a freshness, an elegance, to the wine compared to the river rocks that are famous for Châteauneuf-Du-Pape, that you have on plateaus like north of Châteauneuf near Cabrières, Mont Redon, or also in la Côte. The river rocks will take the heat during the day and release it during the night, so on the river rocks you don't have temperature variations between day and night, which gives very powerful, masculine wines. Our sandy soil are much fresher, and so we have a lot of elegance in our wines.


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