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		<title>&#8220;Orange wines&#8221; and what to do with them, part two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Adventurous winemakers and wine lovers are increasingly exploring “orange wines”—i.e.,  wines made from white varieties that pick up color (and tannins) from extended maceration of the freshly crushed juice on the grape skins (think Gravner, Radikon, Edi Kante, Wind Gap, Scholium Project, etc.). Do you use these wines in your program? If not, why not? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.winophilia.com/2012/02/03/orange-wines-and-what-to-do-with-them-part-two/</link>
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		<title>Unsung white wines from California’s Central Coast</title>
		<description><![CDATA[While red wines made in southern California from Rhône Valley varieties have been building a loyal following since the late 1990s, their white siblings, especially those made from or based on viognier, continue to be an insiders&#8217; secret. That&#8217;s great news for savvy buyers as prices in most cases have yet to catch up with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.winophilia.com/2012/01/31/unsung-white-wines-from-california%e2%80%99s-central-coast/</link>
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		<title>On the use of sulfur dioxide, part two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Natural winemaking” is an issue of great interest these days to many consumers, not least because many wine journalists, retailers and sommeliers are touting its benefits. But they also may be tolerating wine flaws that might have been prevented by judicious use of sulfur dioxide. What do YOU view as the most important role of sulfur [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.winophilia.com/2012/01/28/on-the-use-of-sulfur-dioxide-part-two/</link>
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		<title>Serious, affordable reds from Washington State</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With big-name French and California reds beyond the budgets of most wine drinkers these days, except for special occasions, Washington’s red wines are looking better and better. Yes, a relative handful of the state’s top bottlings now retail for $60 or more, but the number of excellent values in the $20 to $30 range is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.winophilia.com/2012/01/25/serious-affordable-reds-from-washington-state/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Orange wines&#8221; and what to do with them</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Adventurous winemakers and wine lovers are increasingly exploring &#8220;orange wines&#8221;—i.e., wines made from white varieties that pick up color (and tannins) from extended maceration of the freshly crushed juice on the grape skins (think Gravner, Radikon, Edi Kante, Wind Gap, Scholium Project, etc.). Do you use these wines in your program? If not, why not? [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.winophilia.com/2012/01/22/4271/</link>
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		<title>Domaine Le Couroulu 2009 Vacqueyras Cuvée Classique</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why should you care? When it comes to southern Rhône wines, collectors, sommeliers and, yes, wine writers tend to focus most of their attention on Châteauneuf du Pape, whose wines are among the most prestigious of France. But savvy enophiles have long known that great wines are also made in some of the appellations that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.winophilia.com/2012/01/19/domaine-le-couroulu-2009-vacqueyras-cuvee-classique/</link>
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		<title>Red Burgundy, Southern Rhône, Germany</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Issue 160 of the International Wine Cellar, published yesterday, leads off with extensive coverage of the 2010 red Burgundies, one of the most exciting vintages for these wines of my professional lifetime. The new issue also highlights the superb 2010s and 2009s from the southern Rhône Valley and Germany’s 2010 vintage. For as little as [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.winophilia.com/2012/01/18/red-burgundy-southern-rhone-germany/</link>
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		<title>On the use of sulfur dioxide</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to my recent post about &#8220;natural winemaking,&#8221; I asked our esteemed panel of winemakers for their views on the role of sulfur dioxide in making and raising wines. “Natural winemaking” is an issue of great interest these days to many consumers, not least because many wine journalists, retailers and sommeliers are touting [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.winophilia.com/2012/01/15/on-the-use-of-sulfur-dioxide/</link>
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		<title>Against wine extremism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a fundamentalist fervor these days about “natural” winemaking. This seems to me a disturbing trend, given the temperature of the rhetoric being tossed around on some wine chat boards. For those who have missed the current tempest in a wine bottle, here are a number of the key elements of natural winemaking: No acid or [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.winophilia.com/2012/01/12/against-wine-extremism-2/</link>
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		<title>Uncommon red wine bargains from Spain, part two</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the course of my tastings each year of thousands of new wine releases for the International Wine Cellar, I run into plenty of great values. But no other country offers as many as Spain does, or with such consistency. Outside of the cooler, often damper northern regions that are heavily influenced by the Atlantic Ocean, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.winophilia.com/2012/01/09/uncommon-red-wine-bargains-from-spain-part-two/</link>
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