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		<title>1990 Burgundy Grands Crus Tasting, Burgers and BBQ</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 15:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tough to be me&#8230;&#160; I was invited to a tasting of 1990 Grands Crus at Bar Boulud hosted by Jason Hyde from Acker, Merrall &#038; Condit Company. Alongside a vivacious cast of characters with a deep love for Burgundy, we shared and discussed a few of these very coveted and pricey 20 year old wines [...]<br/>
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		<title>Wines of Greece – No longer so “Greek to me”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 14:04:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Summertime is here. Grill masters abound. Greek wines are perfect for backyard grilling extravaganzas. Feel free to invite friends over as  these wines won&#8217;t break the budget.
Recently, I shared with three different friends that there were some lovely Greek wines that I thought they should try. Unanimously, I received the same response… a puzzled [...]<br/>
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		<title>Sonoma County and the Green Acres Contingency</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 18:34:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8220;Welcome to Hollywood! What&#8217;s your dream?&#8221; Pretty Woman, circa 1990
Why do people do what they do &#8211; both personally and professionally? I&#8217;ve always had a mild fascination with this topic.
Winemakers tend to be very passionate people. I thoroughly take pleasure in asking them why they do what they do. Inevitably, they are doing what they [...]<br/>
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		<title>Toro, DO and Bodegas Numanthia</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a rainy Monday morning. In lieu of the grind, would you fancy taking a virtual whirlwind visit to the wine region of Toro, Spain, along with sampling slivers of melt-in-your-mouth Pata Negra, Spanish cheese, and then, topping off your experience with some of your favorite champers? Um, hello, happy Monday to me&#8230;
A little bit [...]<br/>
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		<title>One of my Favorite Destinations: Saint-Barthélemy, French West Indies</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[For years while working on the trading floor, I&#8217;d hear fellow coworkers rave about their fabulous holiday with their spouse in St. Barth&#8217;s. At the time, I was single. My best friend Premila and I had a blast traveling the world together, often visiting many &#8220;romantic&#8221; destinations &#8211; Santorini, wine tasting in Tuscany&#8230; you get [...]<br/>
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		<title>Ribera del Duero: “Life is too Short to Drink Bad Wine”</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:31:23 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Ribera del Duero Grand tasting, New York February 23, 2010
With two ballrooms full of purple stained teeth as far as the eye could see, I set out to taste some of the beautiful wines of Ribera del Duero at the recent Grand Tasting event in New York. At my count, there were 85 Vineyards represented, [...]<br/>
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		<title>Véronique Drouhin-Boss, Head Winemaker for Maison Joseph Drouhin and Domaine Drouhin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On my very first trip to the Willamette Valley (my pre wine-as-a-career days), I stopped by the tasting room at Domaine Drouhin. The people were just so lovely and cordial. I thought to myself, even if I don&#8217;t like these wines, I am going to purchase some because of my experience. Then, I found out [...]<br/>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I thought about posting this piece right before the holidays as a gift guide, but I decided it would be better to hold off until January. I live in New York, and it has been bloody cold and nasty. A recent NY Times article, Feeling that Winter Cold? Here&#8217;s Why by Stephen Chang, stated that [...]<br/>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 13:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The &#8220;petite pause&#8221; from wine articles continues as I start to work on launching my wine education business and the ability to purchase wines I recommend directly from my site. Stay tuned because I have some really amazing wine stuff in the works. For all the sushi &#8220;luvahs&#8221; out there, this one is for you&#8230;

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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 03:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Une petite pause entre deux articles sur le vin&#8230;
June 2009
Santceloni
Paseso de la Castellana 57
+34-91-210-8840
www.restaurantesantceloni.com
With 2 Michelin stars and worth every sparkle, this restaurant is for your fancy, blow-the-bank night in Madrid. They do DE-lish with seafood and tend to showcase their amazing Spanish almonds whenever they can. We had Cigal lobster with soft almonds in almond [...]<br/>
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