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		<title>Taste Washington 2011 Wrap Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 05:02:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a difficult decision to attend Taste Washington 2011 because my heart just wasn&#8217;t into tasting wine at this particular time, much less write about it. Partly due to a little burn-out on blogging about wine and partly because the wineries I write about here in Washington rarely seem to appreciate the mentions. Granted, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riding the White Horse (with a burger in hand)</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/09/riding-the-white-horse-with-a-burger-in-hand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend offered a rare opportunity to taste a vertical of one of the two class A Premier Grande Cru producers from St. Émilion: Château Cheval Blanc. There were, in fact, 34 bottles from 22 vintages including a 6 liter bottle of the 1988 vintage. According to Nicole Kosta, one of the sexy sommeliers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healdsburg Food &amp; Wine Club Video</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/06/healdsburg-food-wine-club-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 01:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Monday, I attended another Healdsburg Food &#38; Wine Club dinner hosted by Dan Lucia of DL Catering. If you live in the area and you&#8217;ve never been to one of these events, you really need to get yourself up here to the Tayman Park Golf Course. The venue is right next door to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Visit to Jordan Vineyard &amp; Winery</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/04/a-visit-to-jordan-vineyard-winery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, fellow wine bloggers and I were invited out to Jordan for lunch and a tour of their facility. We met John Jordan, CEO, and gained some insight about the winery, their wines and the extraordinary customer experience they provide. Our visit began on the patio with appetizers and a 2008 Jordan Chardonnay. We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights from Taste Washington 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 21:47:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Sunday, I attended the 2010 Taste Washington in Seattle. In addition to great wine and food, I had the opportunity to meet many people I&#8217;ve only known online, including: @nectarwine @wawinereport, @divatink @shona425 @writeforwine @chefmangna @decanterbanter @tarynmiller @yasharseattle @hardrow @winepeeps @watastingroom and, of course, @seattlewinegal. Here&#8217;s a little video of that day. So [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dark &amp; Delicious&#8230;oh, and the wine was good too.</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/02/dark-delicious-oh-and-the-wine-was-good-too/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:22:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Outside the venue was dark, the food inside was delicious and, oh yeah, the wine was good too. Last Friday, P.S. I Love You held their 4th annual Dark &#38; Delicious event in Alameda. Now, I have nothing against Alameda, but it&#8217;s not exactly the easiest place to get around. In fairness, this comedy of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One of the Best Pairings I&#8217;ve Tasted</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/02/one-of-the-best-pairings-ive-tasted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, I went home for the weekend to visit my wife. Because this trip was planned for a while, Bob Moore, from my wine tasting club, arranged a special dinner at Lark in Seattle. Bob initially was supplying the wines, but as the guest list grew, others in the group added some bottles of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Healdsburg Food &amp; Wine Club</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/11/healdsburg-food-wine-club/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Tuesday was the second meeting of the Healdsburg Food &#38; Wine Club that I&#8217;ve attended since moving to the area. It has quickly become one of my favorite events and I&#8217;m looking forward to the next one. Why? Several reasons come to mind. Dan Lucia, the owner of DL Catering, provides the food [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backyard Barbecue with Top Chefs</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/11/backyard-barbecue-with-top-chefs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the meet &#38; greet at the Murphy-Goode tasting room yesterday, I was invited to the Monday night event, a backyard barbecue at Hardy&#8217;s house with Top Chef finalists, Kevin Gillespie &#38; Eli Kirshtein. Wow, did they deliver. The food was incredible as would be expected and I met and talked with the usual suspects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lunch at the girl &amp; the fig</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/10/lunch-at-the-girl-the-fig/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday, before going to see Gary Vaynerchuk in Sonoma, we stopped for lunch at a destination restaurant, the girl &#38; the fig. The girl &#38; the fig features rustic Provincial-inspired cuisine using local ingredients and honoring the bounty of food and wine in the area. Proprietor, Sondra Bernstein, rolled out the red carpet for [...]]]></description>
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