{"id":1629,"date":"2015-05-01T08:53:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T16:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pre-production.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/?p=1629"},"modified":"2015-05-01T08:53:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T16:53:47","slug":"taft-ability-partnership-wine-tasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.taftcollege.edu\/echo-online\/blog\/2015\/05\/01\/taft-ability-partnership-wine-tasting\/","title":{"rendered":"Taft Ability Partnership Wine Tasting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1635\" style=\"width: 428px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0042.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1635\" class=\" wp-image-1635\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0042-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"418\" height=\"277\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1635\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. C mans one of the tasting tables<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1633\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0039.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1633\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1633\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0039-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1633\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrons sample various wines<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1636\" style=\"width: 437px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0059.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1636\" class=\" wp-image-1636\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0059-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"427\" height=\"283\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1636\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taft High Jazz Band performs.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Taft Abilities Partnership Team (TAPT) held its annual Wine and Cheese Tasting event at the Fort, a Taft landmark, on April 30. The charity event benefits the Fort Preservation Society and the Transition to Independent Living program at Taft College.<\/p>\n<p>The event was catered by Taft College&#8217;s own Chef Geoffrey Dunham. Featured were\u00a0hot\u00a0dishes including meatballs, ribs, and mac and cheese bites,\u00a0cold items including bruchetta, quiche, veggies with dip, and much more. The dessert table featured white and milk chocolate covered strawberries, cr\u00e8me puffs, churros, and fruit.<\/p>\n<p>Entertainment was provided by the Taft\u00a0Union High School Jazz Band who performed classic jazz favorites throughout the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Various wineries provided wine for tasting offering a variety of wines\u00a0allowing patrons to sample their wares. Soft drinks and water were also available<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0event also had a silent auction and\u00a0a\u00a0bidding auction. Many items were donated by local people and businesses. The evening was relaxing\u00a0and enjoyable allowing goers to\u00a0partake of good food, good wine, good conversation, \u00a0and good company.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1631\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1631\" class=\" wp-image-1631\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0055-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"436\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1631\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TUHS Jazz Band<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1634\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0067.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1634\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1634\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0067-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1634\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken Knost tries Chef Geof&#8217;s famous meatballs.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1632\" style=\"width: 419px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0065.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1632\" class=\" wp-image-1632\" src=\"http:\/\/oldweb.taftcollege.edu\/tcwp\/cougaronline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/DSC_0065-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"photo\" width=\"409\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1632\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Billy White, Darcy Bogle,\u00a0and Cal Vaughn enjoy the event.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Dr. C mans one of the tasting tables   Patrons sample various wines  &nbsp;   Taft High Jazz Band performs.  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