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		<title>BEST $10 Muscadet from Garagiste and BEST Pinot Noir from the Bu</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 18:58:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cabernet Sauvignon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chenic Blanc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chianti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dundee Hills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loire Valley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malibu Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merlot]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oregon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tuscany]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2007 Christopher Dundee Hills Pinot Noir Dundee Hills Cuvee Unfiltered]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Riseccoli Chianti Classico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Anne Gros Bourgogne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Malibu Sanity Single vineyard California Pinot Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Selection des Cognettes Muscadet Sevre Et Maine Sur Lie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Touting a Garagiste &#8211; aka &#8220;G.&#8221; &#8211; purchase is always dicey. Like nostalgia, praising a great G. buy only works in retrospect. Rimmerman&#8217;s selections almost always sell out so there is no going back and buying in. You have to be there when it all goes down. There are other pitfalls when mainlining G. which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Cleaning: 1985 La Chapelle in JEROBOAM &amp; 2 Hot Winemakers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alta Rioja]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cabernet Sauvignon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carignane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chateauneuf du Pape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grenache Blanc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paso Robles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrah]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1985 Jaboulet Aîné La Chapelle Hermitage]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2005 Marques de Riscal Reserva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Carignan Redwood Valley Colimbini Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Ranchero Cellars Carignan Redwood Valley Colimbini Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Rangeland Wine Cabernet Sauvignon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Ranchero Cellars Chrome]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Ranchero Cellars Viognier]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Summer was almost here&#8230;then it jumped off the hook just like a River Monster. tBoW and team tasters have been doing our best to get ready for endless heat and long evenings on the patio with corks getting pulled and the BBQ working. Spring cleaning usually turns up a couple surprises but this year we [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BEST Kosher Wines You Never Knew From</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/pinot-noir/best-kosher-wines-you-never-knew-from-5386?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=best-kosher-wines-you-never-knew-from</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 08:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Burgundy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cabernet Franc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cabernet Sauvignon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles Culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merlot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mourvedre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Petit Verdot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinot Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrah]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2003 Clos Vougeot Chateau de la Tour]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2005 Le Crock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2005 Leoville Poyferre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2005 Malarctic Lagravier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2005 Malarctic Lagraviere]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Domaine Netofa Latour]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[NV Coteaux du Tricastin Red Rhone Special Reserve Cellier des Dauphins]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Collectible kosher wines? The thought boggles the mind. How could inky purple Manischewitz syrup with a shelf life of 20 minutes get a Parker rating? Next you&#8217;ll tell me there are “growth” Bordeaux, as in those classified in 1855, that obey Talmudic law. Every year there are more customers than there are wines for those [...]]]></description>
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		<title>La Vida Viña, LA Radio Nostalgia &amp; Aerator Rules</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/pinot-noir/living-la-vida-vina-la-radio-nostalgia-aerator-rules-5293?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=living-la-vida-vina-la-radio-nostalgia-aerator-rules</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chardonnay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gamay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mendocino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Napa]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2007 Fort Ross Pinot Noir Reserve Fort Ross Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Domanine Lathuiliere-Gravallon Brouilly Pisse-Vielle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;This is Shotgun Tom Kelly&#8221; said the vintage KRTH 101 announcer as he loaded the Rascals &#8220;Lonely Too Long&#8221; into the queue. Shotgun followed that with Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrel and tBoW was smiling wide as he climbed his favorite bike trail &#8211; Dirt Mulholland. Listening to radio programming from the 60s/70s cuts two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bracket Busting Wines</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/pinot-noir/bracket-busting-wines-5258?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=bracket-busting-wines</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 03:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chardonnay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malibu Agoura]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mosel-Saar-Ruwer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinot Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riesling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rita Hills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sparkling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2008 Ernst Schiffmann Brauneberger Juffer Riesling Kabinett]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Hitching Post Cork Dancer Pinot Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Saddlerock Pinot Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Saddlerock Orange Muscat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saddlerock NV Brut]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bracketology and March Madness will keep a blogger from posting on a timely basis. Early picks like Kansas State (8 seed beats 9 seed, your basic toss-up) and VCU beats Wichita State (the classic 12 seed upsetting a 5 seed) are just a setup for the next round losses like my senior big men from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Outta Nowhere! Four Game Changing Wines</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/sangiovese/outta-nowhere-four-reds-that-please-the-palate-5144?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=outta-nowhere-four-reds-that-please-the-palate</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 00:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Argentina]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gamay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malbec]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merlot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Salta]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2006 Caparzo Brunello di Montalcino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Chateau Branda Puisseguin St. Emilion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is NOT a post about JEREMY LIN. Isn&#8217;t he fun? Asian kid from Harvard? OK. Plays in the NBA? Wha? Has led his crummy Knicks team to 7 consecutive wins? No freakin way. But this is NOT a post about Jeremy Lin just so we can write about unlikely wines that turn out to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garagiste Spell Casting and Sleight of Mind</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[And now you are getting very sleepy. Listen to my voice. Read my careful prose. I want you to type I-will-take-one-case. Hit send. When I snap my fingers you will awake fully refreshed and remember nothing other than how much you NEED Garagiste. SNAP! Jon Rimmerman of Garagiste is the MOST POWERFUL WINE WRITER today. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mystery of Burgundy Strikes Again</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/pinot-noir/mystery-of-burgundy-strikes-again-4975?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=mystery-of-burgundy-strikes-again</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Burgundy]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Wild Horse Central Coast Pinot Noir]]></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>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/cradle-of-civilization-tasting-on-a-friday-in-january-4937?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=cradle-of-civilization-tasting-on-a-friday-in-january</link>
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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>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-regions/napa/carneros/the-best-underground-wine-newsletter-the-underground-wine-letter-4883?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-best-underground-wine-newsletter-the-underground-wine-letter</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 JL Chave Selection Mon Coeur Cotes-du-Rhone]]></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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