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		<title>Wine Flaws: Corked?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 17:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wine Spectator&#8217;s James Laube explains what a &#8220;corked&#8221; bottle of wine is in the below excerpt from its extensive website.  Learning to identify a corked bottle of wine comes with some experience, but once you are able to identify the signs and smell of cork taint you will be able to identify it when it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Impact of Global Warming on Wine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:58:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The topic of global warming  has some people scratching their heads, some naysayers denying its existence, and some grape growers concerned for the future.  Global warming is occurring, and the consequences could be enormous for all walks of life.  Climate is one of the most influential factors in determining a) the quality of grapes grown in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Home for Monster Wines as Crowd-Pleasers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is a fun article that mentions and recommends our 2007 Santa Barbara Winery Chardonnay&#8230;
Find a Home for Monster Wines as Crowd-Pleasers




Big, chewy monster wines have a place in just about any wine lovers repertoire. These high-alcohol, jammy wines might not be your best friend at the dinner table, but wines that sport a decent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Impact of Wine Reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wine reviews are an important aspect of any winery&#8217;s marketing program.  The impact of a great rating on a wine is huge for both winery and indivudual bottling and has a direct impact on sales.  Consumers see this designated number assigned by a wine expert and are attracted to the highly scored wines, not surprisingly. 
We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>California Travel &#8211; Happy Canyon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:59:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Santa Barbara County&#8217;s newest AVA, Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara, has long been a source of high quality fruit for us here at Santa Barbara Winery.  Check out this fun article (&#8216;Near Santa Barbara, California&#8217;s New Wine Country&#8217;) on our newest wine country destination.
From California Travel Girl website
I know why it&#8217;s called Happy Canyon. It&#8217;s because this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zinfandel / Primitivo Article</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:46:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>joanie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out this article on Zinfandel and Primitivo, referring to the two grapes as &#8220;Identical Wine Vino Cousins&#8230;&#8221;
Zinfandel wines denote California grown, yet DNA tests reveal that the variety is of European descent with &#8220;the same DNA as the Italian grape Primitivo.&#8221;  
Also interesting in this article is the discussion of the uniqueness of Zinfandel [...]]]></description>
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