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	<title>The Best of Wines &#187; Merlot</title>
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		<title>Hooked on Garagiste!! BEST Online Retailer in 2011</title>
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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[Merlot]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paso Robles]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2006 Domaine Vincent Paris Cornas Granit]]></category>
		<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>Con Gas!! The BEST of Southern Spain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 23:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Merlot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Portugal]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2006 Solar dos Lobos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Bach Viña Extremisima Rosado]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Bodegas Varal Blanco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Palácio da Brejoeira Vinho Verde]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 Viñedos de Taramilla]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After touring southern Spain for a couple weeks it is obvious the rules for tasting and writing about wine must be rewritten. At least when it comes to southern Spain the commonly accepted and greatly emulated business of swirling, sniffing, comparing, opining, recalling and placing the drink in context of anything simply does not apply. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Read these NOTES while waiting for Spain reports</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Carignane]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cinsault]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grenache]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Languedoc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malibu Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merlot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mosel-Saar-Ruwer]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Paso Robles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinot Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Provence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riesling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Santa Rita Hills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sonoma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrah]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1989 Milz Laurentiushof Trittenheimer Felsekopf Auslese Riesling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2001 Hafner Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2003 Melville Vernas Vineyard Syrah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2006 Beringer Knights Valley Cabernet Sauvignon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2006 Box Car Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2007 Moulin de Gassac Guilhem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2007 Terry Hoage Vineyards Grenache Rose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Chateau Mas Neuf Rosé]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Domaine St Andrede Figuiere Rosé]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Malibu Sanity Pinot Noir]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mr. and Mrs. tBoW have been touring Spain for the past couple weeks. As tBoW prepares the reports we offer a welltimed mop up from recent tastings. The best wine out of Malibu gets challenged with seafood stir fry, a very good Carneros Bordeaux blend, and an old Super Second Bordeaux. And even more! HandleMan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>M√∂tley Cr√ºe wines: rockin&#8217; suprises and a golden oldie</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cabernet Franc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cabernet Sauvignon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Carlton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merlot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moscato d'Asti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Muscat]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1998 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2007 Weingut Jäger Federspiel Ried Weitenberg Wachau Gruner Veltliner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Drouhin Laforet Bourgogne]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poker players like to say &#8220;I&#8217;d rather be lucky than good.&#8221; Is this just another way of saying you do something often enough you&#8217;re bound to fall into something good sometime? Vince Neil and his band were very very lucky. They made superb RnR and at some point Vince made a wine. We have not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decent Red Wines We&#8217;re Too Snobby to Write About</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/cabernet-sauvignon/decent-red-wines-were-too-snobby-to-write-about-3083?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=decent-red-wines-were-too-snobby-to-write-about</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 05:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Napa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Port]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1982 Melford Port]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[1994 William Hill Napa Cabernet Sauvignon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2006 Keenan Merlot 30th Anniversary Reserve Mailbox Vineyard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Domaine de Montcy Cour-Cheverny Plénitude]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We prefer to write about wines we favor which are generally Old World whites, reds and ros√©s. The tBoW tasting team clearly prefers Pinot Noir along with Italian varietals. However, we also have the occasional NoCal Cabernet Sauvignon or big Aussie Red [ed. there's another kind of Aussie red?] put in front of us and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Royalty in the Room! Prime Minister on the Deck! TEN-HUT!</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/cabernet-sauvignon/royalty-in-the-room-prime-minister-on-the-deck-ten-hut-2368?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=royalty-in-the-room-prime-minister-on-the-deck-ten-hut</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 09:29:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[1996 Sori Paitin Barbaresco]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing quite like popping the cork on a First Growth Bordeaux to liven up the meal. The appearance of a member from this class of pedigreed wines is both rare and notable. Pull a cork on 1996 Barolo or a Chambolle-Musigny from any vintage &#8211; both of equal breed &#8211; it is a simple fact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Semler Sets Sail for the NEW &#8216;BU Wine World</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/cabernet-sauvignon/semler-flagship-sets-sail-for-the-new-bu-wine-world-1880?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=semler-flagship-sets-sail-for-the-new-bu-wine-world</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:32:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Los Angeles Culture]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Malibu Agoura]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Malibu Family Vineyards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like the mid 18th century Portola horsemen whose figures are painted on the cave walls located on this incredible property in the Malibu hills, the Semler family has gone exploring. The destination? The land of serious winemakers &#8211; sparsely populated territory in the &#8216;Bu. After several years of planning and a couple of key moves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Malibu Wine at County Line: One Vineyard Two Counties</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/pinot-noir/malibu-wine-at-county-line-one-vineyard-two-counties-1796?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=malibu-wine-at-county-line-one-vineyard-two-counties</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Oct 2010 01:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2007 Chateau de Soleil Malibage Reserve Ventura County]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2008 Chateau de Soleil Pinot Noir Ventura County]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Talk about living on the edge&#8230; &#8220;I wanted to do something creative&#8221; said Barbara Rotter, vintner and co-owner of Chateau Soleil where you can see right down to Leo Carrillo State Beach from her Chardonnay vineyard at 2000 feet elevation. So in 2003 she began planting 5 acres of vines on her 26 acre ranch [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lakey Lazy Days, Vinos and UFOs: Tahoe 2010 Report</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-regions/sonoma/lakey-lazy-days-vinos-and-ufos-tahoe-2010-report-1414?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lakey-lazy-days-vinos-and-ufos-tahoe-2010-report</link>
		<comments>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-regions/sonoma/lakey-lazy-days-vinos-and-ufos-tahoe-2010-report-1414#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Oregon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2003 Babcock Cargasacchi Pinot Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2006 Drew "Cargasacchi-Jalama" Pot Belly Block Santa Barbara Pinot Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2007 Dewey Kelly Pinot Noir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2008 Ribbon Ridge Vineyards Pinot Noir]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you ever need to just recharge the old D cells you ought to consider Lake Tahoe. A world class alpine lake right here in California &#8211; or at least half of it is in California. The attractions include unmovable mountains with snatches of snow, boats bobbing in the lake, and long slow days doing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hunting Down the BEST of Malibu Wines</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/pinot-noir/hunting-down-the-best-of-malibu-wines-168?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=hunting-down-the-best-of-malibu-wines</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 09:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hoyt Family Vineyards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Malibu Wine Country]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Malibu Wine Country&#8230;what makes it so different from anywhere else in the Golden State? Besides the Mediterranean stretch of coastline with the ubiquitous &#8220;Tuscan villas&#8221;, superb surf breaks, and Hollywood folks&#8230;really nothing at all. Especially when it comes to winemaking it&#8217;s just another region with the same issues. The surge in planted acreage &#8211; 150 [...]]]></description>
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