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		<title>Pop! Go The Bubbles: What To Pour For Your Most Sparkly Occasions</title>
		<link>http://www.grapesmart.net/2012/01/30/pop-go-the-bubbles-what-to-pour-for-your-most-sparkly-ocassions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:15:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arianna Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Whether it&#8217;s New Years Eve, Valentine&#8217;s Day, Easter brunch &#8211; or any festive holiday &#8211; sparkling wines are a wonderful way to celebrate. In fact, a good bubbly can turn even a regular ol&#8217; Wednesday night into a special occasion. <a href="http://www.grapesmart.net/2012/01/30/pop-go-the-bubbles-what-to-pour-for-your-most-sparkly-ocassions/">[.....]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Pause And A Chat With Pali Winemaker, Aaron Walker</title>
		<link>http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/12/19/1784/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arianna Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bonaccorsi Wine Wine Company]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m overscheduled. This should be obvious to everyone who knows me, but for some reason, I seem to keep missing the memo. &#8220;Hey Arianna, can you meet the winemaker for Pali Wine Company, Aaron Walker, at Delphine, at 6:30, after <a href="http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/12/19/1784/">[.....]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Montecillo Rioja: Great Value. Great Vino (Not Virginian)</title>
		<link>http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/11/28/montecillo-rioja-great-value-great-vino-not-virginian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:13:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arianna Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Great Wines Under $20]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bodega Montecillo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been writing about Rioja a lot these days. Maybe that’s what inspired the good folks at Bodegas Montecillo to send me two bottles from their winery in Rioja Alta, Spain. I received a 2007 Montecillo Crianza ($12) and a <a href="http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/11/28/montecillo-rioja-great-value-great-vino-not-virginian/">[.....]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Domodimonti: Italian for &#8220;Natural Wine&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/11/21/domodimonti-italian-for-natural-wine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arianna Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Domodimonti Il Messia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Francesco Bellini]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Drago Centro]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marisa Bellini]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine if you were from Italy, but couldn&#8217;t enjoy your country&#8217;s renowned wines. That was the case with Dr. Francesco Bellini &#8211; internationally acclaimed bio-chemist and sufferer of wine allergies. &#160; But in 2003, Dr. Bellini and his wife, Marisa, <a href="http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/11/21/domodimonti-italian-for-natural-wine/">[.....]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Viva Veneto</title>
		<link>http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/08/01/exploring-italy-veneto/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 16:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arianna Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For all of its culinary popularity, Italy’s wines seem to struggle to enjoy the same kind of international obsession. It’s not that they aren’t loved – quite the contrary; after several thousand years of fermenting grape juice, the Italians have <a href="http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/08/01/exploring-italy-veneto/">[.....]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring Italy: Soave</title>
		<link>http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/07/08/exploring-italy-soave/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 16:15:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arianna Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Great Wines Under $20]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fattori Runcaris Soave Classico]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pra Staforte Soave Classico]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Re Midas Cantina di Soave]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wines of Veneto]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This summer, I’m all about the Italians. I recently wrote a post about Gavi, that you may or may not have seen on Palate Press. In it, I asked readers to think about moving away from their more familiar Chardonnays <a href="http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/07/08/exploring-italy-soave/">[.....]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A Little [cash] Goes A Long Way With Big House Wines</title>
		<link>http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/06/27/a-little-cash-goes-a-long-way-with-big-house-wines/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/06/27/a-little-cash-goes-a-long-way-with-big-house-wines/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arianna Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Georgetta Dane]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Soledad, California was founded as a Spanish mission in 1791. It&#8217;s the backdrop of John Steinbeck&#8217;s 1937 novel,  Of Mice and Men. It&#8217;s also the home of Soledad State Correctional Facility &#8211; a large prison filled with scary criminals. Big <a href="http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/06/27/a-little-cash-goes-a-long-way-with-big-house-wines/">[.....]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Move Over, Manischewitz! Kosher Wine For Grown-Ups</title>
		<link>http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/04/18/move-over-manischewitz-kosher-wine-for-grown-ups/</link>
		<comments>http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/04/18/move-over-manischewitz-kosher-wine-for-grown-ups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2011 16:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arianna Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years, kosher wine has been synonymous with syrupy sweet &#8211; almost grape jam-like &#8211; wine. Some people love it and some people force the stuff down their gullet for the sake of tradition, religion or making grandma&#8217;s dry potato <a href="http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/04/18/move-over-manischewitz-kosher-wine-for-grown-ups/">[.....]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jacob&#8217;s Creek Reserve: Shiraz-ma-tazz</title>
		<link>http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/03/02/shiraz-ma-tazz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arianna Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barossa Valley]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jacob's Creek wine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Johann Gramp]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wines from Australia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes a person needs a bottle of wine they can buy and open immediately and just enjoy. A bottle that doesn&#8217;t require cellaring or decanting or pairing with a rich, juicy steak. Sometimes what a person really needs is something fresh and approachable at a <a href="http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/03/02/shiraz-ma-tazz/">[.....]</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beaujolais Nouveau &#8220;Vieux&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/02/24/beaujolais-nouveau-vieux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 17:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arianna Armstrong</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[How to Buy Wine at Good Prices]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Wine Tasting Notes]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[George DuBoeuf]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, in a land far, far away (well&#8230;France), there lived a man named George DuBoeuf. Actually, there lives a man. At 77, he&#8217;s still very much alive &#8211; in a region of the land they call Beaujolais. <a href="http://www.grapesmart.net/2011/02/24/beaujolais-nouveau-vieux/">[.....]</a>]]></description>
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