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	<title>Phd Wine Education</title>
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	<description>Learn All About Wine >> Tasting >> Investments >> Education</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>2012 Dark &#38; Delicious Petite Sirah Tasting: February 17, Alameda</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
		<category>Wine Talk</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve referred to it in the past as &#8220;the beast.&#8221; Possessing tannins that need to be tamed through intelligent winemaking, Petite Sirah can truly be a monster of a wine. One of the least-well-known red grape varieties that are commonly grown in California, it does not command legions of rabid followers like those who attended [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Essence of Wine: Vanilla</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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Image &#169; 2012 Leigh Beisch

Sprung from the legendary blood of forbidden lovers suffering the wrath of a father king, slender jungle orchids climb skyward, their fruit bearing heavenly scents. The Aztecs demanded tlilxochitl, this black gold, in tribute after conquering the tribes who first unlocked vanilla&#8217;s secrets. As intense as it is ethereal, vanilla possesses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia as a Lesson on Currency and the Wine Industry</title>
		<link>http://phdwine.com/2012/01/31/australia-as-a-lesson-on-currency-and-the-wine-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some of the big news last week in the wine world had to do with the shifting buying habits of our friends Down Under.  Thanks to the vagaries of the international currency markets, the Australian Dollar has appreciated greatly against the Euro, and for the first time since the Euro was launched, stuff from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2012 SF Chronicle Wine Competition Public Tasting: February 18, San Francisco</title>
		<link>http://phdwine.com/2012/01/29/2012-sf-chronicle-wine-competition-public-tasting-february-18-san-francisco/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If there is one public wine tasting event that rivals San Francisco&#8217;s yearly ZAP Zinfandel tasting for sheer size and chaos, it could only be the annual SF Chronicle Wine Competition Tasting. Every year this competition is judged by more than 60 wine professionals, in which they award medals to their top choices from among [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2006 Peay Vineyards Roussane/Marsanne Blend, Sonoma Coast</title>
		<link>http://phdwine.com/2012/01/29/2006-peay-vineyards-roussanemarsanne-blend-sonoma-coast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 04:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As a wine reviewer who gets paid next to nothing for his work, I have the luxury of only reviewing wines that I think are worth writing about.  I&#8217;ve got no deadlines, no quotas to fill, and no obligation to anyone.  All of which means that it&#8217;s always a great pleasure to say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vinography Images: Moon Over Sonoma</title>
		<link>http://phdwine.com/2012/01/28/vinography-images-moon-over-sonoma/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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Moon Over SonomaSONOMA COUNTY, CA:  A full moon rises over an oak tree in Alexander Valley.
INSTRUCTIONS:Download this image by right-clicking on the image and selecting &#8220;save link as&#8221; or &#8220;save target as&#8221; and then select the desired location on your computer to save the image. Mac users can also just click the image to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>30 Second Wine Advisor: Is $20-plus wine &#8220;affordable&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://phdwine.com/2012/01/27/30-second-wine-advisor-is-20-plus-wine-affordable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:01:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category>Wine News Daily</category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us need to keep a keen eye on the fine line between budget and value in the wines we enjoy. And that may go double for Burgundy.
More:  continued here 

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		<title>WineBlueBook: Bordeaux, Northern Red Rhones</title>
		<link>http://phdwine.com/2012/01/27/winebluebook-bordeaux-northern-red-rhones/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This month&#8217;s edition of WineBlueBook rates the 2009 Château Léoville Las Cases, Bordeaux St.-Julien a &#8220;great value&#8221; wine. Also, its buying guide features 2000-2009 Northern Red Rhone wines.
More:  continued here 

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		<title>The States of Wine Shipping</title>
		<link>http://phdwine.com/2012/01/24/the-states-of-wine-shipping/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;It will cost the economy thousands of jobs.&#8217;&#8216;It will reduce tax revenues and destroy retailers.&#8217;&#8216;It will result in an epidemic of teen drunk driving.&#8217;
These were but a few of the vociferous arguments made on 5 January against a bill introduced to the New Jersey state legislature that merely proposed to allow New Jersey state wineries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gallo and Constellation Screwed by U.S. Tort Law</title>
		<link>http://phdwine.com/2012/01/24/gallo-and-constellation-screwed-by-us-tort-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;m going to catch hell for this post from any number of quarters, but it needs to be said.
Big wine companies are favorite punching bags for wine lovers that would never buy their products.  Sometime&#8217;s there&#8217;s a good reason for this, like when they throw their weight around in the marketplace in [...]]]></description>
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