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		<title>2008 Black Kite Pinot Noir, Anderson Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 05:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fairly dark and extracted for a Pinot, its color belies its light delicate body. Immediately after opening straight from the cellar, I got a slight whiff of SO2, but that quickly dissipated. After about 10 minutes in the glass (and warmed up a bit), I started getting cherry cola, smokey bacon &#38; earthy aromas. Ripe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Highlights from Taste Washington 2010</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2010/03/highlights-from-taste-washington-2010/</link>
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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 much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2006 Simoneau Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/12/2006-simoneau-vineyards-cabernet-sauvignon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I looked back at all my posts and realized that it&#8217;s been nearly six months since I&#8217;ve reviewed one specific wine on my blog. I&#8217;ve been so preoccupied that I just haven&#8217;t thought about it. That last wine was a Fairwinds Cabernet Sauvignon, so it seems appropriate that after that disappointing showing, I would review [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Napa Cab Tasting at Chateau Montelena</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/11/napa-cab-tasting-at-chateau-montelena/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:46:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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Yesterday at Chateau Montelena, my friend, Rick Bakas, organized a tasting of current vintages of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon priced under $50. Turnout was great with about 20 people from nearly 15 wineries in attendance. It was a great opportunity to meet and network with other social marketing folks, as well as drink some great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Smasne/Gård Wine Release Party</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/08/smasnegard-wine-release-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 12:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To meet Robert Smasne, the winemaker for Smasne, Gård and consultant for several other brands, you&#8217;d never think that he truly is a farmer at heart. He rarely smiled during our conversation. but he talked passionately about his wines, his kids and his beautiful wife, Echo, who does make him smile. (I still can&#8217;t believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Visit to JM Cellars</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/08/a-visit-to-jm-cellars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:09:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday morning, while having coffee with Teri Citterman (@Citterman), who writes for Wine Press Northwest and Northwest Best Places Travel Books, she mentioned her appointment later that day with John Bigelow of JM Cellars. When she asked me if I wanted to meet her there, I thought, why not? So I managed to invite myself [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Fun Wine-filled Weekend</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/08/a-fun-wine-filled-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, enough cooking videos. Let&#8217;s get back to the wine. After all, this is a wine blog, isn&#8217;t it? Even though I didn&#8217;t plan on a lot of wine drinking this past weekend, as things turned out, I ended up getting plenty of wine and some rather good wine at that. It was relaxing just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2002 Fairwinds Cabernet Sauvignon</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/06/2002-fairwinds-cabernet-sauvignon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 06:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I have noticed when I go to wineries is that I tend to buy wines based on a positive experience I have at the winery. Unfortunately, that often means I buy wines that aren&#8217;t really that good. I guess I feel some obligation to buy something when the winemaker spends time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Tuscan Blind Tasting</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/06/super-tuscan-blind-tasting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:37:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday was a busy day. Starting with going to the airport at 9am and flying to San Diego via Salt Lake City and arriving to shop for some appetizers for that evening&#8217;s tasting, it was hectic. But ultimately, it was a lot of fun meeting new people and tasting some wines that I&#8217;ve never had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blind Tasting of GSM from Around the World</title>
		<link>http://bricksofwine.com/2009/05/blind-tasting-of-gsm-from-around-the-world/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 04:30:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Hwang</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, we hosted a tasting of Southern Rhône style blends from everywhere. All these wines were from different vintage years, but all are currently available. The only common theme is they were primarily GSM (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre) blends. I picked these wines specifically because Grenache was the highest percentage varietal in all of them. [...]]]></description>
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