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		<title>Opolo Vineyards: Bigger is Better!</title>
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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>Merlot Gets Her Groove Back</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, I need to come clean and say that this is my first experience tasting a wine from Washington State.  Yes, I know, I hate to admit that it took me this long, but as the 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference in Washington grows near, I feel compelled to learn more about this popular wine country. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Conn Creek Winery&#8217;s New AVA Room</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend I was invited to my very first wine blending party organized by Thea Dwelle (@winebratsf) and hosted at Conn Creek Winery!  The group consisted of myself, a small group of passionate wine bloggers and together each of us blended our very own wine using the fruit from the best AVAs in the Napa [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Murphy Vineyards</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peter Murphy has done it!  This Merlot is by far one of the best I’ve ever tasted. The smell alone will relax your senses.  Full-bodied with deep aromas of dark fruit and a long finish that will call you back for more. Although it has the characteristics of a well-aged wine, I agree with Kevin [...]]]></description>
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