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		<title>Santa Lucia Highlands Gala 2011 Review</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ever since I discovered the rich balanced flavors of Mer Soleil Chardonnay I&#8217;ve been hooked on Chardonnay from the Santa Lucia Highlands located in Monterey County.  This area is very unique for its morning and evening fog and heavy sun and wind in the afternoon. When I heard that all of the best vintners where [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Journey Begins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers, My passion for wine has lead me into the vast world of Cigars and I&#8217;m excited to announce that I will be writing a new column on my blog&#8230; a search for my favorite cigar! Over the past year I&#8217;ve experienced a couple cigars that really highten my wine tasting experience and some that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Passaggio UNOAKED Chardonnay</title>
		<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>
		<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>Innovative Farming &amp; Winemaking</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think my favorite aspect about the wine business is that you never stop learning about wine.  In fact I learn something new every day.  While making this special video that shows the growing season of 2010 for Caymus Vineyards, I learned just how important it is to do what&#8217;s called a &#8220;Green Drop&#8221; in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Magic Hour</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Magic Hour&#8221; is a common term shared in the world of still photographers and filmmakers alike. It simply means the first and last hour of light during the day. As Social Media Manager &#38; Filmmaker for the Wagner Family of Wine it&#8217;s my job to tell the story behind each wine to the best of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Caymus Interactive Wine Dinner</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Friends.  If you enjoy watching my films online then your going to love whats coming next. Caymus Vineyards is teaming up with Flemings Prime Steakhouse for an Interactive Wine Dinner Event on September 21 &#38; 22.  Winemaker Chuck Wagner, Flemings Executive Chef Russell Skall and Director of Wine Sales Sommelier Marian Jansen op de Haar [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.frankloveswine.com/adventure/caymus-interactive-wine-dinner</link>
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		<title>Mer Soleil Silver Unoaked Chardonnay</title>
		<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>
		<link>http://www.frankloveswine.com/wine-journal/santa-lucia-highlands-chardonnay</link>
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		<title>Best Local Restaurants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Planning a trip to Napa Valley and need some restaurant recommendations?  The photo above is from Zinsvalley Restaurant in downtown Napa, one of the many places I&#8217;ve been going to for years and invite you to experience. ZINSVALLEY RESTAURANT (Lunch &#38; Dinner) This restaurant has been a family favorite for many years for its fun, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.frankloveswine.com/adventure/best-local-restaurants</link>
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		<title>Caymus Vineyards: Rotation Crop Farming</title>
		<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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