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		<title>Botrytis Cinirea</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pierre</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Botrytis cinirea is occurring, in a very small block of older Riesling vines, in our Lafond Vineyards. It will very likely produce less than 1500 375ml bottles. Botrytis cinirea can occur, under wet conditions, in other fruits, such as strawberries, where it is simply called rot and the fruit discarded. In grapes, usually after an initial [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harvest is almost over at Lafond Winery &amp; Vineyards</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:43:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pierre</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are getting near the end. All the whites have been picked and what is left of the reds, Syrah, will be picked next week. Winemaker, Bruce McGuire, goes through the field and marks off what is ripe and ready and what is not. This may mean going back into the same block and same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Release Santa Barbara Winery 2008 Late Harvest Riesling Lafond Vineyards</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 04:24:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pierre</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lafond Vineyard’s Riesling vines were originally planted in 1972. Our long, cool growing season enables firm acids to develop which highlight the flavor intensity that makes this a wonderful full-bodied example of a noble grape we feel is underappreciated in the world. Extended hang time on the vines helped to produce a wonderfully rich, yet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Netting the Pinot Noir at Lafond Vineyards</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pierre</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pinot Noir has reached 50% veraison, that is, half have turned from green to purple and will begin to sweeten. This will, of course, attract ravenous birds who can very quickly decimate your crop and Pinot Noir attracts them more than any other variety. Vineyards have tried all sorts of things to discourage or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weed Abatement Lafond Vineyards</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 19:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pierre</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weeds miraculously grow even when there is no rain. You can disc the rows but in between the vines it is more difficult. There are three ways to control the weeds. You can hoe by hand, which is incredibly expensive, and we sometimes have to resort to this if the weeds are large and out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Barbara Winery New Release</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pierre</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Grenache]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[2006 Grenache Syrah After three decades of wine growing in the Santa Rita Hills, Pierre Lafond and winemaker Bruce McGuire are still experimenting with unconventional varieties in this very cool growing region. Following their successful introduction of Syrah to Santa Rita Hills in the early 1990’s, they are now onto their second vintage of this [...]]]></description>
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