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	<title>The Best of Wines &#187; Rhone</title>
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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>
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		<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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		<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[Cote Rotie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grenache]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merlot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mourvedre]]></category>
		<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>Tasting Night as Summer Gasps Last</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beaujolais]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burgundy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gamay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mosel-Saar-Ruwer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rhone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Riesling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rousanne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sparkling]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2005 Domaine St. Benoit Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Gardiole Vieille Vigne de Roussanne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2005 Juvé y Camps Brut Nature Gran Reserva]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 G. Descombes Beauolais Villages]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2010 F.Weins-Prum Riesling Kabinett]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Papa Fred&#8217;s back yard was the perfect Southern California setting for a relatively spontaneous wine tasting with snacks and hounds and folks who really enjoy wines bearing relatively obscure labels. We also a couple of special bottles to taste. A late Summer-early Fall heat wave put us on the patio. We pulled a bunch of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Field Mouse loves many&#8230;but not all&#8230;white Rhone wines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2008 Alta Colina Claudia Cuvee Paso Robles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Maison Bleue Jaja White]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2009 Stolpman La Coppa Blanc]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let the Roussanne love flow freely. This is part two of what promises to be an ongoing love affair with the great white grape that thrives in the Rhone and SoCal [ed. find Part One here]. This diatribe includes a couple of warning shots to the bow of your glass so stay frosty. 2009 Chateau [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Village Wine of Brentwood: BEST online wine merchant you never heard of</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:21:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chateauneuf du Pape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chenic Blanc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dessert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grenache]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loire Valley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monterey]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[1996 Chateau De l' Echardie Quarts de Chaume Clos Paradis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2000 Domaine de Pegua Chateauneuf du Pape Cuvée Reservée]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2007 Domaine Pichot Vouvray Domaine Le Peu de la Mariette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2007 Lucia Syrah Susan's Hill Santa Lucia Highland]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The name is Ruxin, James Ruxin. Jim has been selling the most collectible wines to a select clientele for decades. Getting on his customer list was once a bit like getting the unlisted phone number for Ma Maison. Except, what Ruxin has to offer is much different than what you got at the old A-list [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All Over the Wine Map&#8230;6 Good Hours on a Saturday Night</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-grapes/pinot-noir/all-over-the-wine-map-6-good-hours-on-a-saturday-night-1158?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=all-over-the-wine-map-6-good-hours-on-a-saturday-night</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:05:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gamay]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What we like about summertime is dining al fresco when the temps are in the 70s, the grill is hot, cobs are roasting and sausages are cooking&#8230;and the corks are getting pulled. You never know what will turn up on the table. It is just a great time to match something fresh with something familiar. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to choose the BEST wine? A golf lesson.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[2010 Masters golf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MIckelson's shot on 13]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Masters was exceptionally dramatic this year. Many years it can be a total bust. But the return of Tiger to the Tour to face a resurgent and mature Phil Mickelson promised to deliver a worthwhile show. Adding the most fun player on Tour &#8211; Anthony Kim &#8211; and the promise was more than fulfilled. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speaking of wines</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 13:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marsanne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pinot Noir]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Rousanne]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Holidays are here. tBoW is getting ready for a big Xmas day party. Touring local wineries today. Here is my holiday bling collection courtesy of a Downtown LA vendor. Have to make a shopping stop there next week. Here are the wines bringing holiday cheer. 2005 Fitou Bel Armant Chateau Champ des Souers $15: This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The REAL November Classic</title>
		<link>http://thebestofwines.com/wine-regions/piemonte/barolo/the-real-november-classic-153?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=the-real-november-classic</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Syrah]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[November is LA&#8217;s finest month. What people really care about in this town is the weather. And November is perfectly balanced. The sky is clear and brilliant every day. It rarely rains. The air is fresh, even crisp. Temps range between mid 70s to mid 80s when the sun is out dropping to the high [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marching towards the Bird (but not a BCS Bowl)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bacchus</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dessert]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gigondas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Grenache]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Napa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New Zealand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sauvignon Blanc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Syrah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zinfandel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Burgundy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Piemonte]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USC football]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Being an SC football fan is a lot like loving Barolo and Burgundy. You hope every year will bring a championship banner but it just cannot be. Just like with Burgundy, we never really understand why every bottle labeled Chambertin is not championship quality. And, like USC football, there is always a year that just [...]]]></description>
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