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			<title><![CDATA[Beale Air Force Base Appreciation]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 02:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class="photoR" src="images/2012/beale.jpg" alt="Beale AFB" width="325" height="231" /&gt;Very recently The Sierra Vintners poured our wines at an appreciation event for the Beale Air Force base. There were many in attendance and the event was great. Toward the end of the event, several service men and women personally thanked us for pouring our wines for them. What a class group, to hear them thanking us, after all THEY do for us.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This reminded me that if ever there is a time of year to show appreciation and gratitude, now is the time. It is also a time to think about the things that are good and meaningful in life.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Sierra Vintners family of fine wineries wish you very happy holidays!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Scott Brown &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Bent Metal Winery &lt;br /&gt; President – Sierra Vintners&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[Visit Sierra Vintners: Taste among the barrels]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 18:42:29 +0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Published by SierraFoodWineArt Magazine at www.sierraculture.com.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SIERRA VINTNERS IS A CLUSTER of wineries in scenic Nevada County.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They are nestled in the foothills &lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;around historic Nevada City and Grass Valley, just north of I-80, between Reno and Sacramento. It's a personal, unhurried wine tasting experience along "roads less traveled."&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Nevada County is a rising star in Northern California wine country. The county offers more activities, hotels, B&amp;amp;Bs and restaurants than some of the better known wine regions in the Gold Country, a big draw to summer visitors.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sierra Vintners are winning more statewide accolades for their wines too. Napa and Sonoma wineries regularly buy their grapes.&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[Sierra Vinters July 2012 Ads]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 21:32:08 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[February 2012 News]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;EVENTS&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;Foothills Celebration - March 3 2012&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;&lt;a style="color: #C2190E;" href="https://www.wineweb.com/scripts/secure/eventReservation.cfm?w=41040&amp;amp;seq=398" target="_blank"&gt;Tickets Now On Sale!&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:13px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #000000; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;Saturday, March 3, 2012 1-4 PM&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;Downtown Grass Valley mixes its eclectic Gold Rush feel with a festival featuring the region's exceptional wines, gourmet food and live music, then combines it all with a downtown stroll of the town's boutiques, restaurants and galleries. This is a chance to taste from more than 50 wineries and world-class restaurants, and have an unforgettable food and wine experience.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;Foothills Celebration is a collaborative event of the Grass Valley Downtown Association and the Sierra Vintners. This annual favorite was SOLD OUT the last 2 years at 1,200 tickets!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;Advance Tickets are $30 and will increase to $40 February 25th. &lt;a style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size:12px; color: #C2190E;" href="https://www.wineweb.com/scripts/secure/eventReservation.cfm?w=41040&amp;amp;seq=398" target="_blank"&gt;Buy Tickets&amp;gt;&amp;gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0px; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img src="email/issue09/hr.png" alt="" width="365" height="41" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;FEATURED WINERY: &lt;br /&gt; Lucchesi Vineyards &amp;amp; Winery&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid silver; -moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  -webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);" src="email/issue09/lucchesi.jpg" alt="" width="323" height="216" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Taste the Joy”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lucchesi Wines &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Our love of the land is reflected in each bottle of our wine. Great care was taken in selecting the grape varieties and clones which were best suited for our soils and mountain climate. Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Zinfandel, Syrah, Cabernet Franc, Pinot Grigio love our southwest exposure which maximizes the sun’s rays, perfectly ripening the grapes with concentrated flavors, color and texture. We welcome you to sample our wines and hope you enjoy our collection of great California wines as much as we love making them.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Our Sierra Foothills Vineyards and Tasting Room &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; High upon a hillside overlooking beautiful views of the Sierra Nevada Mountains is our vineyard and winery. Come visit us at the &lt;a style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size:12px; color: #C2190E;" href="http://www.lucchesivineyards.com/winery.htm" target="_blank"&gt;winery and vineyards&lt;/a&gt; or at our &lt;a style="margin: 0pt; padding: 0pt; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12px; color: #c2190e;" href="http://www.lucchesivineyards.com/hours.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Art Deco tasting room&lt;/a&gt; Take in the views and discover our world-class, limited production wines. Nevada County, one hour from Sacramento has a rich Gold Rush history, but is only now being discovered for its spectacular views and superb growing conditions, which are similar in climate to some of the greatest grape growing regions in the world. You can enjoy fine dining, cultural events, every outdoor activity imaginable, convenient lodging, along with our handcrafted wines. Nevada County makes a great weekend or vacation destination.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Join Our Mailing List  Visit&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;a style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size:12px; color: #C2190E;" href="http://www.lucchesivineyards.com/maillist2.htm" target="_blank"&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to join our mailing list.  Let us keep you informed of our many special wine events.&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[Unique Blends from the Sierra Foothills- Avanguardia 2008 Ampio]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:31:36 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;Published at WineAndGoodFood.com:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Unique Blends from the Sierra Foothills- Avanguardia 2008 Ampio&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was really intrigued when I was approached by Avanguardia Wines, a Sierra Foothills winery, to do a tasting of some of their current releases.  Avanguardia specializes in crafting proprietary blends from unusual grape varieties.  Around 70% of the grapes they grow (they have 23 varietals) are of Italian origin.&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[Sierra Vintners Pull it All Together at Nevada City Tasting Event from WineBizNews]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;Published at WineBizNews.blogspot.com:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h3&gt;Sierra Vintners Pull it All Together at Nevada City Tasting Event&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As a big booster of wines from the Sierra and its Foothills. I was delighted to go to the recent Sierra Vintners event held in Nevada City. Almost twenty wineries from Nevada and Placer County participated. Tasting tables were set up in a number of retail shops, hotels and restaurants – all within a short walk of one another. Brilliant.&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[Sipping the Sierra Foothills]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:42:02 +0000</pubDate>
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Four Winemakers to Know in Nevada County&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Thursday, September 15, 2011&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;By Matt Kettmann, Santa Barbara Independent&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;California's gold rush built the twin cities of Grass Valley and Nevada City, located just four miles from each other in the rolling, pine-studded foothills of the Western Sierras, about halfway between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe. But today, decades after the shiny stuff stopped paying for the quaint towns' Old West facades, there's a new boom floating these Northern California economies: wine. And though its flow rarely makes it too far beyond the large, multicounty growing region collectively known as the Sierra Foothills, the recently rechristened Sierra Vintners association is helping ensure that Nevada County's best bottles get noticed. Here are four spots worth visiting the next time you're anywhere near the area, all family-run operations serving up great juice and even better company.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lucchesi Vineyards &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the larger growers in the region, with 20 acres planted in about a dozen varieties, Lucchesi Vineyards is run by Mario and Linda Clough, who got into the wine business nearly 15 years ago. "It was just wild," said Linda of the property before they installed their terraced vineyards. "We didn't know enough to be afraid." In their tasting room on a bustling corner in downtown Grass Valley, Linda welcomes guests with a blend of hometown pride and Texas-raised warmth while pouring everything from viognier and chardonnay to syrah, zinfandel, and port. See lucchesivineyards.com.2007 Cabernet Franc: This stand-out red wine shows off what Sierra Foothills can do, bringing both a typical California fruitiness with more reserved and serious sensations for your lips. $24&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Montoliva Vineyard &amp;amp; Winery&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Experimentation with different grape varieties is central to the Sierra Foothills experience, but Mark Henry of Montoliva Vineyard already figured out what works. "There are a lot of similarities to the geography of central and southern Italy," he explained of his appointment-only winery and tasting room property in the tiny "town" of Chicago Park, about 10 minutes from Grass Valley. So he's working with a wide range of Italian varietals, from standards like sangiovese to obscurities such as teroldego and negroamaro. "I have a personal preference for Old World wines - earthy, dry, rustic," said Henry. "Geologically speaking, this is the place to do it." And with very few people in the entire state doing the same thing, the former beer-making supply dealer from Seattle finds plenty of freedom. "There are no guidelines," he explained. See montoliva.com.2007 Aglianico: One of the preferred grapes in Roman times, aglianico is a great food wine, with strong enough structure to hold up to beef but a drinkability fitting lighter fare as well. $24&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sierra Starr&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Though they boast the oldest zinfandel wines in Nevada County, opened the first tasting room ever in Grass Valley, and two years ago opened an even more impressive tasting room on the main drag, the Sierra Starr crew is most proud of their new winery facility, which is finally open for business. "It's quite a kick, this industry," said patriarch Phil Starr, who runs winemaking with his son, Jack, while his wife, Anne, runs the retail. Phil enjoys making more elegant wines, the kind that, as he explained, "don't just walk up to you and sock you in the face." See sierrastarrwine.com.Jack's Blend Five NV: Every year, Jack Starr blends his favorite barrels from years past for this tasty nonvintage blend of zinfandel, can franc, petite sirah[CQ], viognier, and more. Single-year bottlings should be shaking in their boots. $17&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Szabo Vineyards&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;"I'm a firm believer that great wines come from great fruit," said Alex Szabo, whose eponymous winery offers tastes in a stylish spot on Nevada City's strip. Unlike many of his blend-friendly neighbors, Szabo makes single varietal wines that he believes reflects his European-oriented palate. "I consider myself a purist," explained Szabo, whose Hungarian roots, expertise in five languages, and time spent working around the Eastern Bloc countries honed his wine sense. "I just want to be amongst the best at what I do." See szabovineyards.com.2006 Syrah: Szabo calls this smoky, soy-inflected bottle his "velvet hammer," and it doesn't fail to arrest your senses with a serious but supple mouthfeel and perfectly pleasant flavors. $24&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;4•1•1&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The best time to experience Nevada County wine country is on Saturday, September 24, 1-4 p.m., when the Sierra Vintners and the Grass Valley Downtown Association present "A Taste of the Gold," the region's premier wine tasting event. It will be hald at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in Grass Valley. See sierravintners.com for more info.&lt;/p&gt;
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			<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;EVENTS&lt;br /&gt; Taste of the Gold&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saturday, September 24, 2011, 1 - 4 pm &lt;br /&gt; &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adjacent to the Pavilion, near Gate 5, at the Nevada County Fairgrounds &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin: 0 0 5px 10px;" src="email/20110901/tasteofthegold_logo.jpg" alt="A Taste of the Gold" hspace="10" width="144" height="142" align="right" /&gt;“Taste of the Gold” is a fun event brought to you by the Grass Valley Downtown Association and the Sierra Vintners. “Taste” features a selection of local and regional wines, fine foods and delectable sweets and treats from some of the Gold Country’s finest restaurants and vintners. The tasting takes place between performances on Saturday, September 24, from 1-4 pm. Tickets are available at &lt;a href="../../undefined/"&gt;www.sierravintners.com&lt;/a&gt;, by calling the Grass Valley Downtown Association at (530) 272-8315, and at Nevada County wineries and tasting rooms.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;Presented by the Grass Valley Downtown Association and Sierra Vintners.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;Tickets&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 3px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;$40 Tickets - August 1st, 2011 up to the day of the event&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Must be 21 or older to purchase tickets. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 20px; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.wineweb.com/scripts/secure/eventReservation.cfm?w=41040&amp;amp;seq=397" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Click here to purchase tickets&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 8px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For questions contact: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;Sierra Vintners at 530-205-3016 or &lt;a href="mailto:info@sierravintners.com"&gt;info@sierravintners.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0px; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img src="email/20110901/hr.png" alt="" width="365" height="41" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;FEATURED WINERY: &lt;br /&gt; Sierra Knolls&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid silver; -moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  -webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);" src="email/20110901/sierra-knolls.jpg" alt="Sierra Knolls" width="323" height="215" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“Fine Wine ~ Great Times!”&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sierra Knolls Winery&lt;/strong&gt; is the pride of four lifelong friends whose chance friendship with a home winemaker in 1997 led them into the wonders of winemaking. The winery was bonded and official in 2000 and their desire to share their love of wine continues to grow.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;Guests can either enjoy the vineyard &amp;amp; winery by appointment to sample wines, visit the cave and picnic on the lovely grounds surrounded by iris and lavender gardens overlooking the vineyards and valley beyond.  Or, if you want an easily accessible tasting experience, visit their beautiful new tasting room at Bear River, right off Hwy 49 on Linnet Lane between Auburn &amp;amp; Grass Valley.  Its large open tasting room / art gallery / gift shop is the perfect place to relax with a  glass of wine on the wrap around porch or on the grounds accented by a waterwheel, ponds and stream.  Cheers!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;a style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size:12px; color: #C2190E;" href="http://www.sierraknollswinery.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.SierraKnollsWinery.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0px; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img src="email/20110901/hr.png" alt="" width="365" height="41" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;FEATURED WINERY: &lt;br /&gt; Sierra Starr&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid silver; -moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  -webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);" src="email/20110901/sierrastarr.jpg" alt="Sierra Starr" width="323" height="185" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;"Fine Wine, Fun People...Starr Quality" &lt;/em&gt;&lt;sup&gt;SM&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;There's nothing like wine – in variety, complexity, and its harmony with foods – plus it's so damn much fun!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sierra Starr&lt;/strong&gt; produces 2,500 cases and farms 15 acres just outside Grass Valley.  Among their consistently award winning line up of wines, you will  find something for everyone's taste, including the fresh, crisp Sauvignon Blanc, Un-Oaked Chardonnay, Barrel Fermented Chardonnay, Three Zinfandels (including Zinjolais), Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc (Gold), Bubblies, Inertia (Double Gold Best Of Class), the always favorite Jack’s Blend and last, but never least, the constant favorite "Five Starr Port".&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;And they make it too easy to enjoy at their conveniently located downtown Grass Valley tasting room.  Be sure and sign up for their email communications so you are kept in the loop of all events and special tasting excursions, including the upcoming OPEN HOUSE in mid September that will showcase their very "cool" (literally and figuratively) production facility (see photo).  This state of the art building is designed 'green' and stays below 70 degrees without refrigeration.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;a style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size:12px; color: #C2190E;" href="http://www.sierrastarrwine.com" target="_blank"&gt;www.SierraStarrWine.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 21:20:28 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;EVENTS&lt;br /&gt; Nevada City Uncorked—August 6, 2011&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid silver; -moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  -webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);" src="email/20110801/uncorked-poster.jpg" alt="Uncorked" width="323" height="158" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;August 6th, 2011 from 1 pm - 4 pm in historic downtown Nevada City. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;The Nevada City Chamber of Commerce and Sierra Vintners are proud to announce their first collaboration in presenting the upcoming Nevada City Uncorked on August 6, 2011 from 1-4pm in historic downtown Nevada City. Nearly 20 wineries and restaurants and over 700 attendees from neighboring Foothill communities are expected to participate this inaugural event. Locations will be set up all within walking distance on Spring, Pine, Broad and Commercial Streets. Attendees will be encouraged to visit local businesses, chat with merchants, and learn the history of our charming town while enjoying a sampling of local Foothill wines and food. From vintage cabs and buttery chardonnays to delicious crepes and creative California cuisine, there is something for everyone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;Tickets&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;Tickets are $30 in advance through August 4th, and $40 starting August 5th through the day of the event. The ticket price includes a commemorative wine glass to use at each wine tasting plus 5 food tickets. Attendees can purchase additional food tickets for 2/$5 or 5/$10 at the event.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Must be 21 or older to purchase tickets. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 8px 20px; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$30 Advance Tickets&lt;/strong&gt; - Available through August 5th, 2011 (&lt;a href="https://www.wineweb.com/scripts/secure/eventReservation.cfm?w=41040&amp;amp;seq=395" target="_blank"&gt;click here to purchase tickets&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 20px; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$40 Tickets&lt;/strong&gt; - August 6th, 2011 up to the day of the event&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;NOTE:  Check in on the day of the event will occur at The Stone House at 107 Sacramento Street in Nevada City, where you will receive your commemorative wine glass and food tickets.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 8px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For questions contact: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;Sierra Vintners at 530-205-3016 or &lt;a href="mailto:info@sierravintners.com"&gt;info@sierravintners.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;The Nevada City Chamber Office at 530-265-2692 or &lt;a href="mailto:info@nevadacitychamber.com"&gt;info@nevadacitychamber.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0px; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img src="email/20110801/hr.png" alt="" width="365" height="41" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;FEATURED WINERY: &lt;br /&gt; Indian Springs Vineyards&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid silver; -moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  -webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);" src="email/20110801/indian-springs.jpg" alt="Indian Springs" width="323" height="226" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Indian Springs Vineyards&lt;/strong&gt; and Tasting Room is the place to drop in for a taste, and leave with a case. Many customers choose to capture these award winning, unique flavors, and share it with their friends.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;Your wine treasure hunt will lead you into 31 years of experience, enhanced by Jed Steele’s expert wine making skills and Dennis Ball’s vineyard wisdom.  Indian Springs Wines has received a record 14 premium award winners - many of them vying in international competition.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;Indian Springs Tasting Room awaits visitors at 303 Broad Street in downtown Nevada City, and has an extraordinary array of gifts for the discerning customer. If you enjoy drinking fine wine, everything you might need can be found in the amazing showroom! Easy to find treasures await you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;a style="margin: 0; padding: 0; font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size:12px; color: #C2190E;" href="http://www.indianspringswines.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.IndianSpringVineyards.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0px; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img src="email/20110801/hr.png" alt="" width="365" height="41" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;FEATURED WINERY: &lt;br /&gt; Pilot Peak Winery&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid silver; -moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  -webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);" src="email/20110801/pilot-peak.jpg" alt="Pilot Peak" width="323" height="248" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pilot Peak Winery&lt;/strong&gt; with its beautiful terraces, nearby vineyard and majestic oaks and pines is a great place to come and taste wines in Nevada County.  Wine should be enjoyed sitting down with food, family and friends and the “Complimentary” Comparative Wine Tastings offered every Saturday and Sunday provide you with this wonderful opportunity.  This unique wine tasting serves wine in flights of 4 allowing you to compare and contrast each of the wines while served with light appetizers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;October brings the last of the season’s outdoor events including the 2009 Vintage RED Futures party on October 22nd 1-4pm.  This harvest event offers barrel tasting, food, music and the lowest prices available on the “yet to be bottled” wines.  Make your reservations on the winery website early – Sell out will happen quickly. See you at the Peak!&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[Wine competition: As good as it gets]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img class="photo" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 10px 25px" src="images/best-of-california-syrah.png" alt="Jacques Mercier of Solune Winery won the Best of California Syrah award." width="239" height="357" /&gt;Do wine awards matter? Certainly there is no shortage of wine competitions claiming so.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In  a cursory search, I counted more than 90 different events fueling the  perception among consumers that medals are a dime a dozen. Are wine  awards a good gauge of quality?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;At the recently concluded  California State Fair Wine Competition, Solune Winegrowers won Best  Syrah of California, a hugely prestigious award, for its 2007 Syrah  produced from grapes grown right here in Nevada County.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Jacques  Mercier, Solune's owner and winemaker, said he believes that  competitions are a good independent assessment of quality. “Overall,  good wines tend to win medals, but the reverse is not true,” he  explained. “It's rare that a poor wine will ever win a Gold or Silver  Medal.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Most competitions have four judges on a panel, each with  an independent vote. The combination of the four votes gives the wine  its ultimate award. Even if one of the judges gives very high marks to  an average wine, it will seldom garner enough support from the other  three to get much more than a bronze medal, if even that.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;While  good wines tend to rise to the top, Gold Medals are remarkably elusive.  There are simply too many variables at play. “Some judges love oak in a  wine, others might find it too strong,” Mercier said. “Some prefer crisp  acidity while others endorse softer wines.”&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That creates the  checks and balance system of wine judging. All four judges may perceive  the wine has quality but differ in their individual perception of  perfection. A wine scoring two Gold and two Silver votes is impressive  but it only scores a Silver Medal. If three judges give it a Gold,  clearly an indication of high quality, but the fourth holds out at  Bronze, it gets a Silver Medal.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That's why a Double Gold, when  all four judges vote Gold, is so rare. They all must agree on the  highest level, on the same wine, at the same time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There is  another factor to consider as well, multiple awards for the same wine  from different competitions. Remember good wines rise to the top. Coufos  Cellars 2008 Viognier won a Silver Medal (see side bar) at three  different competitions. Three independent judging panels giving Silver  is a true gauge of a wine's quality.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bent Medal Winery's 2008 Syrah gathered a Gold and two Silver Medals at three separate events, another sure sign of quality.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Double  Oak's 2009 Chardonnay is yet another great example. Winning Double Gold  and Best of Class at one competition is huge, winning Gold at another  is further proof of that wine's high quality.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Consider the  gauntlet that Solune's 2007 Syrah had to navigate to win Best Syrah of  California at the State Fair. First, all four judges awarded it a Gold  Medal. Then, with a larger pool of judges tasting it, it went up against  all the highest awarded Syrahs of the Sierra Foothills, where it won  Best Syrah. Then an even larger pool of judges tasted it against all the  highest-ranking Syrahs from every region of California where once again  it came out on top.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Read the full article at &lt;a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.theunion.com/article/2011110729991" target="_blank"&gt;TheUnion.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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			<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 21:24:11 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;The New Northern California Guide App for iPhone/iPad&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;a href="index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&amp;amp;cntnt01articleid=15&amp;amp;cntnt01returnid=107" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img style="float: right; margin: 0 0 5px 10px; padding:0;" src="email/20110628/iphone.jpg" border="0" alt="" hspace="10" width="98" height="187" align="right" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;A free exciting new app that puts all of the information you need to plan a great vacation right in the palm of your hands. Showcasing the best of Northern California – in a format that’s easy to use “on the go” – you’ll have quick and convenient access to these great features :&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0; line-height:17px; text-align:center;"&gt;&lt;img style="border: 1px solid silver; -moz-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  -webkit-box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);  box-shadow: 5px 5px 10px rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);" src="email/20110628/wine.jpg" alt="" width="323" height="169" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight:bold; font-size:15px; margin: 0 0 5px 0; padding: 0 20px; color: #D99B1C; text-align:left; line-height:20px;"&gt;Nevada County Wineries - "Business as Usual While Aggressively Eliminating the Grapevine Moth"&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;NEVADA COUNTY, CA -- June 15, 2011 - Sierra Vintner wineries continue with business as usual while taking a proactive organic approach to protecting their grapes after California agriculture officials recently discovered two pairs of the European Grapevine Moth in Nevada County.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12px; color: #333333; margin: 0 0 18px 0; padding: 0 20px; line-height:17px; text-align:left;"&gt;"All wineries and downtown tasting rooms are open with an abundance of finished wine to enjoy," said Pilot Peak owner Lynn Wilson. "This ideal weather we are experiencing makes it perfect to come up for a picnic or tour one of our many locations."&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[The NEW Northern California Guide App for iPhone/iPad]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 18:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Nevada County aggressively eliminating EGVM]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://westernfarmpress.com/grapes/nevada-county-aggressively-eliminating-egvm" target="_blank"&gt;WesternFarmPress.com article, Posted June 20th at 3:47 pm &lt;/a&gt;(Click to Read Article)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[Nevada County wineries working to avoid grapevine moth]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 00:57:07 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;a href="http://www.theunion.com/article/20110617/BREAKINGNEWS/110619821&amp;amp;parentprofile=search" target="_blank"&gt;TheUnion.com - Posted Friday, June 17th, 2011 &lt;/a&gt;(Click to read article)&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[New Sierra Vintner Print Ads]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 23:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;Sierra Vintners recently launched a new branding campaign, "Taking Wine in a New Direction," which will incorporate various methods of marketing communications, including new print ads.&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[Nevada County Wineries - "Business as Usual While Aggressively Eliminating the Grapevine Moth"]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 02:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;NEVADA COUNTY, CA -- June 15, 2011 – Sierra Vintner wineries continue with business as usual while taking a proactive organic approach to protecting their grapes after California agriculture officials recently discovered  two pairs of the European Grapevine Moth in Nevada County.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"All wineries and downtown tasting rooms are open with an abundance of finished wine to enjoy," said Pilot Peak owner Lynn Wilson.  "This ideal weather we are experiencing makes it perfect to come up for a picnic or tour one of our many locations."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Over the past few weeks, crews have been spraying an organic alternative to a standard pesticide and setting traps throughout the area to eliminate any potential moth larvae.  The products being used are completely safe for the environment, degrade quickly and are non-toxic to humans. The spray is applied directly and contained within the plant system and, hence, only those insects that feed on the crop perish.  Consumers wishing to visit the area should have no concerns as spraying doesn’t occur on the weekends and the organic product is susceptible to degradation by sunlight. Most formulations persist on foliage less than a week following application.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Phil Starr of Sierra Starr Vineyard was recently interviewed by KCRA TV and stated, “This is something that we need to deal with and take the proper precautions in doing so.  I am confident that by finding it early, growers will be able to rid this pest before it becomes a problem."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Each weekend there are numerous local events occurring within the area and visitors are welcome to explore the many unique and diverse local wineries or the multitude of additional tasting rooms located in downtown Grass Valley and Nevada City. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For a complete list of Sierra Vintners wineries, including winery descriptions, locations, hours, contact information and area activities, go to www.sierravintners.com.  You can also call 530.205.3016 or email info@sierravintners.com.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;About Sierra Vintners&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sierra Vintners is a partnership of wineries located in Nevada County, California, collaborating to promote the emerging wine region located midway between Sacramento and Reno in the Sierra Foothills.  This region features fifteen wineries and additional tasting rooms, offering a diverse wine experience with handcrafted and award winning wines, rural vineyards and wineries, and downtown tasting rooms in the historic towns of Grass Valley and Nevada City, CA. For more information, visit www.sierravintners.com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[Crews Spray Grape Destroying Moths]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;KCRA.com (Posted 8:44 am PDT, June 13, 2011)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kcra.com/video/28219842/detail.html" target="_blank"&gt;Click here to view KCRA Video - Interview with Phil Starr of Sierra Starr Vineyard&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="feedflare"&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[AM 950 KAHI Radio Interview with Phil Starr]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 00:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="/uploads/images/sierra starr intrvw.mp3"&gt;Listen to this AM 950 KAHI on-air interview with Phil Starr of Sierra Starr Vineyard, to learn more about the Sierra Vintners wine region, as well as their annual Sierra Vintners Wine Trail event (recently held Memorial Day Weekend 2011).&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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			<title><![CDATA[New Name for Nevada County Winery Association]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description>&lt;p&gt;Members of the Nevada County winery organization, formerly known as the Northern Sierra Wine Country, have announced the rebranding of their association and the campaign to follow. The group's new name will now be Sierra Vintners. "We recognized that our former name and brand did not effectively support who we are as a growing and vibrant wine region," stated association President Alex Szabo of Szabo Vineyards.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;"Sierra Vintners showcases who we are by location (between the foothills and the Sierras), and by the fact that we, as a group, encompass all facets of the wine world. From grape growers to winemakers, tasting rooms, retail environments, and small production boutique wineries with uniquely blended varietals that you won't find in the larger wine regions, Sierra Vintners has it all."&lt;/p&gt;
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