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		<title>Summer in Santa Barbara (finally)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:24:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Summer has finally shown itself in full force.  While the June fog seeped into July this year, it looks like August will be filled with blue skies and sun.  The time is ripe for barbeques, bike riding and wine tasting.  Bring a picnic to the winery and sit outside, sipping Rose or Sauvignon Blanc.  Visit [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highlight on Chardonnay</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Santa Barbara Winery Chardonnay Featured on Find the Best
Details:
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Wine Color: White
Regions Grown: Worldwide
Alternative Names: Aubaine, Beaunois, Gamay Blanc, Melon Blanc
Taste Description: Depends on where it is grown; semi-sweet or sour, heady or light
Associated Blends: blends with Albana, Catarratto, Cortese, Erbaluce, Favorita, Garganega, Grecanico, Incrocio Manzoni, Nuragus, Procanico, Ribolla Gialla, Verdeca, Vermentino and Viognier
Optimal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pinot Noir Pioneer</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I have been gathering information for our wholesalers on the upcoming release of the 09 Santa Barbara Winery Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills, I again am reminded and proud of the pioneering efforts of our winemaker Bruce McGuire for Pinot Noir in Santa Barbara County.  I sat down with Bruce yesterday to get a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Book Recommendation &#8211; Notes on a Cellar-Book</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:19:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just finished a great book on wine titled, Notes on a Cellar-Book.  Written by George Saintsbury, the book was first published in 1920.
Since its first publication in 1920, George Saintsbury&#8217;s classic Notes on a Cellar-Book has remained one of the greatest tributes to drink and drinking in the literature of wine.  A collection of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bottling Pinot Noir</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bottling has been continuing this week at Santa Barbara Winery.  Yesterday we started bottling the Santa Barbara Winery Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills 2009.  This vintage was not affected by frost as in the two years prior, therefore the case production will jump back up to around what it was for the 05 and 06 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Sense of Place</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:40:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Davis, Calif. &#8211;  A three-hour meeting addressing the “Outlook and Issues for the World Wine Market” in June presented an almost overwhelming amount of valuable data. Speakers from the United States, Europe and Australia spoke of current realities and issues, and attempted to forecast the future.
To focus more on the U.S., James Lapsley of the Department [...]]]></description>
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