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		<title>Mystery of Burgundy Strikes Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cotes de Beaune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paso Robles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinot Noir]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2002 Domaine de la Vougeraie Vougeot Clos du Prieure'Monopole']]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2006 Domaine Alain Burguet Gevrey Chambertin Place des Lois]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Burgundy and Barolo are possibly the greatest red wines and certainly the most vexing. When they are great they are the BEST OF WINES. And when they are not ready they can produce more frustration than a Fox news host getting philosophical. Here is the Burgundy dilemma. They are rarely bad wines&#8230;with exceptions and we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cradle of Civilization Tasting on a Friday in January</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:21:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2008 Kir-Yianni Ramnista Xinomavro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Zafeirakis Limniona]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Kir Yianni Petra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Mylonas Assytriko Roditis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Tetramythokos Roditis Patras]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Tetramythos Agioritiko Peloponnese]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dionysus called and tBoW heard. We opened the email from our local wine retailer Woodland Hills Wine Company titled &#8220;Greek Night.&#8221; The thought there was wine to be tasted from Greece was enough to get our attention. We take WHWC events seriously. They never pierce the vinous veil between plonk and genuine oenophile worthy quaffesence. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The BEST underground wine newsletter? The Underground Wine Letter!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cabernet Franc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carneros]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grenache]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Napa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[St Joseph]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrah]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2007 JL Chave Selection Farconnet Hermitage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2007 Offerus JL Chave Selection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Saint Joseph Domaine Jean Louis Chave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 JL Chave Selection Celeste Saint Joseph]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We started &#8220;tasting wine&#8221; in 1978. We frequented a wine shop in West LA up the street from the Wine House which had recently opened. The shop was located in a bungalow that was once somebody&#8217;s home on Cotner. It was the outlet store for The Wine Merchant owned by Dennis Overstreet and located in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Holiday Leftovers and BEST New Year Wine Resolutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:19:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Burgundy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Champagne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chardonnay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cotes de Beaune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Importers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinot Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sparkling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2007 Hospices de Beaune Premier Cru Beaune Cuvée Maurice Drouhin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[2012 will be a terrific year just because there is a Presidential election. This one promises to be more entertaining than is usual mainly because tBoW has it on good authority the GOP has already thrown in the towel on going up against an incumbent in a re-election year&#8230; even though the incumbent appears to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BEST Hard CORE Blender on the Central Coast</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 21:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mourvedre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Barbara County]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Syrah]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2001 CORE 541 GSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2002 CORE 352 GSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2002 Elevation Sensation Alta Mesa Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2003 Elevation Sensation Alta Mesa Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2005 CORE Alta Mesa Vineyard Santa Barbara County Grenache]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2007 CORE Santa Barbara County White Wine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2007 Elevation Sensation Alta Mesa Vineyard]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2008 CORE Santa Barbara Grenache]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There IS a Macys in the Santa Maria Town Center mall. That&#8217;s one less challenge for moving to Orcutt. Santa Maria and Orcutt are the center of Santa Barbara wine country hinterlands. You can think of Orcutt as your last chance to find vinous shelter in rolling hills not completely overrun with vineyards. Forget about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chipmunks &amp; Lasagna Chase Wine Thoroughbreds</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:46:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carlton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chablis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mosel-Saar-Ruwer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nebbiolo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Northern Italy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oregon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pfalz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Piemonte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinot Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Port]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portugal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riesling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1994 Ferreira Port]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1995 Elio Altare Barolo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2007 Reichsrat Von Buhl Armand Riesling Kabinett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2007 Schloss Lieser Lieser Niederberg Helden Riesling Spatlese]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ME..I WANT A HULA HOOP! Fortunately, Alvin did not help select the offerings of the day-long tBoW Open House. Dotoré and REL were first to arrive and nearly last to leave eight hours later. tBoW team tasters filled the front lines as veterans retreated for fresh glasses. All indulged enthusiastically on Christmas lasagna and an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tis the Season to Be Jolly: BEST Holiday Fotos &amp; Garagiste Scorecard</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-regions/languedoc/tis-the-season-to-be-jolly-best-holiday-fotos-garagiste-scorecard-4630?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=tis-the-season-to-be-jolly-best-holiday-fotos-garagiste-scorecard</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 22:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cotes de Beaune]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Languedoc]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[009 Debray Bourgogne Hautes Cotes de Beaune]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oh my gosh my golly. Took a trip to San Francisco (don&#8217;t call it Frisco) after the winds had purified the air and it was just cold enough to keep it all crispy. Here are favorite shots and a couple of wine reviews, too. Sausalito is too touristy for some. You will hear languages other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hooked on Garagiste!! BEST Online Retailer in 2011</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/cabernet-sauvignon/hooked-on-garagiste-will-we-ever-see-the-wines-3367?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hooked-on-garagiste-will-we-ever-see-the-wines</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cote Rotie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grenache]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merlot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mourvedre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paso Robles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrah]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2006 Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit de Beaucastel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Vallon des Brume Vinum Natura]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is a story about a descent into wine madness albeit mild madness, we think. You be the judge. A conspiracy of circumstance and opportunity when everything just happened to fall into place at the same time. Kris-B introduced tBoW to Garagiste in January 2011. We looked. We read. We dipped. The first order was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riesling 50 Chardonnay 0: Turkey Day Wipeout</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 05:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gamay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gewurtztraminer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mosel-Saar-Ruwer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Riesling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rita Hills]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1990 Günther Steinmetz Kerstner Paulinberg Riesling Spatlese]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2002 JJ Prum Graacher Himmelriech Kabinett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Jean-Paul Brun L'Ancien Beaujolais]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Schafer-Frohlich Nahe Riesling medium-dry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The annual Turkey Bowl was a smashing success with the expected outcomes. The food was totally fab and the wine lineup was longer than a Herman Cain explanation. We could not get through all of the choices. Such was not the case Saturday night when the Trojans-Bruins &#8220;rivalry&#8221; game was gratefully buffered by a Riesling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey Day Preview: How to Taste Wine</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ribbon Ridge]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2008 Belle Pente Oregon Pinot Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Sandrone Barbera]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Sandrone Dolcetto D'Alba]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Immich-Batterieberg Riesling Kabinett C.A.I.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hopefully you will be able to read this in time for the big meal Thursday. We are going to reveal the secrets of tasting wine so you can be the brain bully and sound like a real snob. You know casual like but intelligent. It&#8217;s easy if you stick to these few pointers. Don&#8217;t get [...]]]></description>
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