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		<title>2009 Passaggio UNOAKED Chardonnay</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jan 2011 21:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Gutierrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Friends.  You&#8217;ve probably heard about this new style of Chardonnay that&#8217;s gaining popularity in the market place. It&#8217;s called an &#8216;unoaked&#8217; chardonnay and it&#8217;s free of any barrel influence and displays the true natural flavors of the fruit and it&#8217;s soil.  What&#8217;s the difference you might ask?  Well, an &#8216;oaked&#8217; chardonnay is your typical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pessagno &#8216;Sleepy Hollow&#8217; Chardonnay</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:34:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Gutierrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While I was filming in the Santa Lucia Highlands of Monterey County, I decided to take a moment and experience a small family owned and operated winery called Pessagno.  I heard several great stories about their wine, especially their Chardonnay from the Sleepy Hollow Vineyard.  As I approached the tasting room I was first greeted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mer Soleil Silver Unoaked Chardonnay</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Gutierrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After I met the Wagner Family I soon learned about this unique grape growing area known as the Santa Lucia Highlands in Monterey County.  This is where most of the fruit is sourced for blending Conundrum, but the Wagners also make several other wines from this land.  Because it&#8217;s near the Monterey coast, the Santa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caymus Vineyards: Rotation Crop Farming</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:29:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Gutierrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I learned that when a vineyard is past it&#8217;s prime it can be replaced with a rotation crop to amend something to the soil to help grow grapes when you decide to replant.   Chuck Wagner, winemaker at Caymus Vineyards took me out to his rotation crop on this beautiful sunny day to explain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Belle Glos: Taylor Lane Vineyard</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Gutierrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All I can say is, &#8220;Wow!&#8221;  On my first day on the job, Winemaker Joseph Wagner and I took a trip to the Sonoma Coast to visit the Taylor Lane Vineyard.  This enchanted area is surrounded by a balance of fog and sun, which helps produce an amazing Pinot Noir thats full of bright berry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Opolo Vineyards: Bigger is Better!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 22:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Gutierrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you love Zinfandel then you&#8217;ve probably heard the name Opolo Vineyards as being one of the best producers of Zinfandel in California.  It was purely on word of mouth that I reached out to this family owned winery to learn more about their wines. After the first taste of their Mountain Zinfandel, the words [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wine for Mothers Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 21:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Gutierrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you love your mother as much as I do, then I highly recommend you treat her right, especially on mothers day.  Celebrate her legacy by opening one (or all three) of these amazing wines.  Please feel free to contact me via Twitter if you need help finding any of these wines. Belle Glos “Meiomi” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hope and Grace</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Gutierrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After just one visit to this little artistic tasting room in the cute town of Yountville, I can honestly say, without a doubt in my mind, that winemaker Charles Hendricks of Hope and Grace wines is one of the BEST producers in Napa Valley! These wines are so good that I spent at least 2 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia: Chateau Tanunda</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 00:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Gutierrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I absolutely LOVED this Chateau Tanunda 2007 Grand Barossa Shiraz from Australia.  Robust aromas of toasty oak, cedar and a rich smooth taste of vanilla, plum and dark raisin.  The alcohol is 14.5%, making this the perfect wine to enjoy on it’s own, with a favorite cigar or a slice of chocolate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wine Marketing and Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 23:47:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Frank Gutierrez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the wine industry started getting it’s feet wet in the realm of web 2.0, it’s been an uphill battle to understand specifically what is needed to properly use social media as a marketing platform.  It’s clear that Blogs, Twitter and Facebook are the most popular forms of social media.  But is it enough for [...]]]></description>
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