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Contents Highlights ...................................................................................................................................................... 2

Active members can borrow wine and beer making equipment ............................................................. 2

Search the Private Member Directory to look up members’ contact information .................................. 3

Find Wines and Steins Mentors ................................................................................................................ 4

Check our club calendar for upcoming events ......................................................................................... 5

Keep up-to-date on beer and wine related community events ............................................................... 6

Explore our bulletin boards ...................................................................................................................... 7

View informational videos ........................................................................................................................ 8

View a list of local winery associations and groups .................................................................................. 9

View a list of beer and wine making supply vendors .............................................................................. 10

The Basics .................................................................................................................................................... 11

To log in ................................................................................................................................................... 11

To change your password ....................................................................................................................... 12

To update your phone number, email or physical address .................................................................... 13

Choose your profile settings ................................................................................................................... 14

Layout of the Main Menu ....................................................................................................................... 15

Website Pages ............................................................................................................................................. 16

Home Page .............................................................................................................................................. 16

Club Calendar Page ................................................................................................................................. 17

Events and Meetings Page ...................................................................................................................... 18

Members Page ........................................................................................................................................ 19

Forums Page ............................................................................................................................................ 21

Resources Page ....................................................................................................................................... 22

About Page .............................................................................................................................................. 23

Visit or Join Page ..................................................................................................................................... 24

Site Map .................................................................................................................................................. 25

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Highlights

Active members can borrow wine and beer making equipment

The club has a large inventory of equipment available to members. To see what’s available click the Resources tab, then Club Equipment, then the type of equipment you are interested in.

Note: you must have received training on the proper use and care of the equipment before you can borrow it

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Search the Private Member Directory to look up members’ contact information Use the Private member directory to look up members’ contact information or do a search based on the types of grapes they grow and many other criteria

You will get a form with all of the membership record details. Choose any detail you want to search on. For example, if you want to find everyone who grows Syrah grapes scroll down to the Types of grapes grown box and click the grape type you are interested in.

Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and press the Search button to see your results. You will get a list of members who match your criteria along with their contact information.

From the Members tab select Private Member Directory and then select Advanced Search Note: you must be logged in to reach the Private Member Directory page

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Find Wines and Steins Mentors The club has several members who have offered to mentor other members. To see a list of those who have volunteered and read a little bit about them go to the Mentors page

For a list of members who have offered to mentor other members click the Resources tab, then click the Mentors link

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Check our club calendar for upcoming events Our calendar shows the dates and programs we have scheduled for upcoming member meetings and outings

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Keep up-to-date on beer and wine related community events Click Events and Meetings then Community Events

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Explore our bulletin boards The club has bulletin boards (aka Forums) available for all members to view or post To reach the bulletin boards (Forums) click on the Forums tab then on the link of the topic you’re interested in

Click Create Topic to add a new posting

If you want to receive emails when new postings are added click Subscribe to Forum

To see the details of a posting click the title

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View informational videos We have available several videos of presentations made to the club. Click Resources then Informational Videos.

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View a list of local winery associations and groups Click Resources then Local Wine Associations

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View a list of beer and wine making supply vendors Be sure to ask about club discounts. Click Resources then Suppliers

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The Basics

To log in

Enter your email and password.

If you’ve forgotten your password click the Forgot password link to receive an email with instructions on how to reset it

Click this icon

Clicking the Remember me box will leave you logged in so you won’t have to do it each time you visit

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To change your password Once you are logged in you can change your password by clicking the login icon then the Change password link and filling out the information

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To update your phone number, email or physical address Click View Profile, then the Edit Profile button. Phone, email and address information is on the Profile tab

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Choose your profile settings

When you first visit the page, you are in “view” mode which shows your current settings. Click Edit Profile if you want to make changes

Uncheck this box if you don’t want other members to see your profile

The Privacy link allows you to select what details you want to show to other members

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Layout of the Main Menu The website has a home page designed for visitors and one designed for members. If you are a member be sure you’re seeing everything available to you by logging in.

When you see an arrow next to a menu item it means there are sub pages

You will get to all of the pages within the website using the menu bar

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Website Pages

Home Page The Home Page is targeted at visitors. It contains information about why someone would want to join the club.

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Club Calendar Page The club calendar page shows dates, locations and program information for upcoming meetings.

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Events and Meetings Page This page contains information about upcoming events and monthly meetings. There is also a link to Community events where you can view wine and beer related events scheduled in the area.

The Monthly Meetings page (under Events) shows general information about club meetings. Clicking Host Responsibilities will show a page describing what the meeting hosts are responsible for. Clicking Meeting Hosts & Co-Hosts will show the hosting assignments calendar

Register for open events on this page

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Members Page The Members page is the home page for members. Upcoming events, recent presentations, community events, and the newest Forum postings are shown on this home page. There is also a slideshow filled with pictures. Note: This is member only content. You must be logged in to see the information on the subpages. There is a wealth of valuable information in the Members section.

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Members Page continued

Click any of these links to view information available only to members

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Forums Page We have forums for beer brewing and wine making, plus one for help needed in any area of interest. Click a link to get to the forum you’re interested in. Members are able to add postings to any forum.

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Resources Page There is a lot of helpful information in the Resources area

Click the Wine Making Equipment or Beer Making equipment link for details about equipment available to members

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About Page The About page contains background information about the club

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Visit or Join Page This page allows the public to find out how to visit one of our membership meetings and sign up to join the club. Send your friends and neighbors here!

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Site Map Looking for something but don’t know where to find it? Go to the Site Map.